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European neighbourhood policy

First created in 2004, the European neighbourhood policy (ENP) seeks to establish special relations with 16 of the EU’s neighbours in the South and East.

As highlighted in the 2015 ENP review, the policy focuses on four priority areas:

  • good governance, democracy, rule of law and human rights;
  • economic development;
  • security; and
  • migration and mobility.

The objective is to enhance the resilience of states and societies in the EU’s neighbourhood. The ENP includes the principle of differentiation and tailor-made approaches with each partner, including greater mutual ownership.

The EU and most of its neighbourhood partners have jointly agreed on new partnership priorities, which focus each bilateral relationship more clearly on commonly identified shared interests.

The ENP is supported by the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI). Within the current multiannual financial framework (2021-2027), an amount of €19 billion is foreseen for the neighbourhood under the NDICI geographical pillar alone.

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