Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the activities of the EU Platform for Blending in External Cooperation (EUBEC) from August 2014 until end of 2015

Decision 1080/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 encouraged the Commission to study the development of an "EU Platform for External Cooperation and Development" with a view to optimising the functioning of mechanisms for the blending of grants and loans in the field of external action. In its report to the Council and the European Parliament of 26 October 2012, the Commission proposed setting up the new EU Platform for Blending in External Cooperation (EUBEC), which was subsequently launched as an EC Expert Group on 14 December 2012.

In line with the commitment that the Commission will report to the European Parliament and Council, a first report covered the work of the EUBEC since its establishment on 14 December 2012 until end July 2014. The present second report covers the period from August 2014 until December 2015.