Rural village in Eritrea. The European Union's partnership program with the country will focus on providing sustainable and effective energy access. Photo by: USAID /CC BY-NC-ND
The EU has been supporting the State of Eritrea since independence in 1993. Under the previous cycle of funding from 2009-2013, the EU dedicated EUR 53.7 million to food security and rural development programs.
The new agreement signed last January, officially called National Indicative Program (NIP) 2016 -2020 for Eritrea will focus on the following focal sectors: