Funding for civil society organisations in the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe

As stated in the New European Consensus on Development, and reaffirmed by the Council of the European Union, the EU and its Member States recognise the multiple roles that civil society organisations (CSOs) play “in the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as their essential role in economic, social, political, environmental, development and humanitarian fields, complementing the role of the State in providing services, reaching out to vulnerable and marginalised people, eradicating poverty, building resilience, and contributing to ensuring that no one is left behind.”

As such, the EU has committed since 2012 to support CSOs in all external instruments and programmes and in all areas of cooperation,
including through a “flexible and tailor-made approach to funding” in order to reach all types of CSOs. This commitment to support CSOs was reiterated in the specific objectives of the EU Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI-GE).