Development Cooperation Instrument [How the EU budget is spent]

The Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) is the main financial instrument in the EU budget for funding aid to developing countries, and as such complements the European Development Fund, which is outside the EU budget.

The primary objective of the DCI is to alleviate poverty, but it also contributes to other international priorities of the EU such as the UN's post-2015 Development Agenda; sustainable economic, social and environmental development; and the promotion of democracy, the rule of law, good governance and respect for human rights.

EP: EPRS: Briefing: How the EU Budget is Spent http://www.europeansources.info/record/how-the-eu-budget-is-spent/

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