EU High Representative/Vice-President of the Commission Federica Mogherini just signed a €346 million new regional funding programme with the Caribbean region until 2020. This represents more than a doubling of the funds that were available in previous years (€165 million euros).

The programme, designed together with the Caribbean representative organisation CARIFORUM, establishes jointly agreed priorities for bi-regional cooperation. The signing took place on the occasion of the EU-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Summit and the EUCARIFORUM High Level Event in Brussels.

Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica said: “With the signing of the regional programme we can now mobilise resources for the implementation of our jointly defined priorities. This also illustrates not only the EU’s continued commitment but also continued engagement in the region.”