Contents

Section I: Democracy, Good Governance and Human Rights. 4

1. State of ratification/signature of selected human rights conventions. 4

2. Deep Democracy Indicators. 7

2.1 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (2013-14). 7

2.2 Freedom House: Freedom in the World (2013-14)*. 8

2.3 The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy index (2013)*. 9

2.4 World Press Freedom Index (2013-14). 10

2.5 Freedom House: Freedom on the Net 2014. 11

3. Other human rights indicators. 12

3.1 Death penalty (as of 30 June 2014). 12

3.2 LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) rights (2013). 13

3.3 Ratification of core labour standards (2013). 14

3.4 Gender Inequality Index (2013). 15

3.5 Global Gender Gap Index 2010-14 Rankings. 16

4. Other indicators. 17

4.1 UNDP Human Development Index (2013). 17

4.2 Global Peace Index Ranking (2013-14). 18

4.3 Ranking of Happiness (2010-12)*. 19

4.4 World Bank’s Doing Business 2014 Ranking. 20

4.5 Global Competitiveness Index (2013-15). 21

Section II: Macroeconomic indicators. 22

1. Real GDP growth rate (%). 22

2. GDP per capita (EUR). 23

3. Demographic indicators (1). 24

4. Inflation rate, average (%). 25

5. Unemployment rate (% of labour force). 26

6. Employment rate (% of persons aged 15-64). 28

7. Government debt and deficit / surplus (%). 29

8. Current account balance and trade balance (%). 30

Section III: The EU and the Partners. 31

1. Main agreements in force with partners. 31

2. Trade flows. 33

2.1. EU-28 trade with European Neighbourhood policy (ENP) partner countries (million EUR). 33

2.2. Share of EU-28 in ENP trade (%). 34

2.3. Share of mineral fuels and lubricants (SITC 3) in trade, EU-28 (%). 35

2.4. Main trading partner based on the combined value of imports and exports. 36

2.5. EU-28 trade with the world, 2014. 37

2.6. EU-28 trade with eastern ENP partners, 2014. 38

2.7. EU-28 trade with southern ENP partners, 2014. 39

3. Participation of ENP countries in FP7 (2007-13). 40

4. Schengen visas issued by the EU Member States in the partner countries in 2013*. 41

5. University cooperation and mobility of students and researchers. 42

6. European Integration Index for Eastern Partnership countries, Open Societies Foundations / Renaissance Foundation*   48

Section IV: The European Neighbourhood Instrument 2014-20. 49

1. The European Neighbourhood Instrument. 49

2. Supporting cooperation with Mediterranean countries. 50

3. Supporting cooperation with Eastern Partnership countries. 54

4. Measures open to all Neighbourhood countries (ENI-wide). 57

5. Cross-border cooperation in the Neighbourhood region. 59

6. Overview of commitments and payments. 60

Section I: Democracy, Good Governance and Human Rights 1. State of ratification/signature of selected human rights conventions

* OP: Optional Protocol

* Date of signature in bold; date of ratification in standard. Also in bold, where an instrument has been neither signed nor ratified (‘NO’).

* R: text adopted with reservations

State of ratification/ signature of major HR conventions * || ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights OP1* OP2 || ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights OP || CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women OP || CAT Convention against Torture OP Right to Individual Complaint (Art.22) || CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child OP AC OP SC

ALGERIA || 12/09/1989 || 12/09/1989 || 22/05/1996 — R || 12/09/1989 || 16/04/1993

OP1 – 12/09/1989 || OP — NO || OP — NO || OP — NO || OP-AC — 06/05/2009

OP2 — NO || || || Art. 22 12/09/1989 || OP-SC — 27/12/2006

ARMENIA || 23/06/1993 || 13/09/1993 || 13/09/1993 || 13/09/1993 || 23/06/1993

OP1 – 23/06/1993 || OP — 29/09/2009 || OP — 14/09/2006 || OP 14/09/2006 || OP-AC — 30/09/2005

OP2 — NO || || || Art. 22 — NO || OP-SC — 30/06/2005

AZERBAIJAN || 13/08/1992 || 13/08/1992 || 10/07/1995 || 16/08/1996 || 13/08/1992

OP1 – 27/11/2001 || OP-25/09/2009 || OP — 01/06/2001 || OP 28/01/2009 || OP-AC — 03/07/2002

OP2 – 22/01/1999 || || || Art. 22 4/02/2002 || OP-SC — 03/07/2002

BELARUS || 12/11/1973 || 12/11/1973 || 04/02/1981 || 13/03/1987 || 01/10/1990

OP1 – 30/09/1992 || OP — NO || OP — 03/02/2004 || OP — NO || OP-AC — 25/01/2006

OP2 — NO || || || Art. 22 — NO || OP-SC — 23/01/2002

EGYPT || 14/01/1982 || 14/01/1982 || 18/09/1981 R || 25/06/1986 || 06/07/1990 R

OP1 — NO || OP — NO || OP — NO || OP — NO || OP-AC — 06/02/2007

OP2 — NO || || || Art. 22 — NO || OP-SC — 12/07/2002

* OP: Optional Protocol

* Date of signature in bold; date of ratification in standard. Also in bold, where an instrument has been neither signed nor ratified (‘NO’).

* R: text adopted with reservations

GEORGIA || 01/05/1994 || 3/05/1994 || 26/10/1994 || 26/10/1994 || 02/06/1994

OP1 – 03/05/1994 || OP — NO || OP — 01/08/2002 || OP — 09/08/2005 || OP-AC — 03/08/2010

OP2 – 22/03/1999 || || || Art. 22 30/06/2005 || OP-SC — 28/06/2005

ISRAEL || 03/10/1991 || 03/10/1991 ||  03/10/1991 R || 03/10/1991 R || 03/10/1991

OP1 — NO || OP — NO || OP — NO || OP — NO || OP-AC — 18/07/2005

OP2 — NO || || || Art. 22 — NO || OP-SC — 23/07/2008

JORDAN || 28/05/1975 || 28/05/1975 || 01/07/1992 R || 13/11/1991 || 24/05/1991 R

OP1 — NO || OP — NO || OP — NO || OP — NO || OP-AC — 23/05/2007

OP2 — NO || || || Art. 22 — NO || OP-SC — 04/12/2006

LEBANON || 3/11/1972 || 03/11/1972 || 16/04/1997 R || 05/10/2000 || 14/05/1991

OP1 — NO || OP — NO || OP — NO || OP — 22/12//2008 || OP-AC — 11/02/2002

OP2 — NO || || || Art. 22 — NO || OP-SC — 08/11/2004

LIBYA || 15/05/1970 || 15/05/1970 || 16/05/1989 — R || 16/05/1989 || 15/04/1993

OP1 – 16/05/1989 || OP — NO || OP — 18/06/2004 || OP — NO || OP-AC — 29/10/2004

OP2 — NO || || || Art. 22 — NO || OP-SC — 18/06/2004

MOROCCO || 03/05/1979 || 03/05/1979 || 21/06/1993 R || 21/06/1993 R || 21/06/1993 R

OP1 — NO || OP — NO || OP — NO || OP — 24/11/2014 || OP-AC — 22/05/2002

OP2 — NO || || || Art. 22 19/10/2006 || OP-SC — 02/10/2001

MOLDOVA || 26/01/1993 || 26/01/1993 || 01/07/1994 || 28/11/1995 || 26/01/1993

OP1 – 23/01/2008 || OP — NO || OP — 28/02/2006 || OP — 24/07/2006 || OP-AC — 7/04/2004

OP2 – 20/09/2006 || || || Art. 22 02/09/2011 || OP-SC — 12/04/2007

* OP: Optional Protocol

* Date of signature in bold; date of ratification in standard. Also in bold, where an instrument has been neither signed nor ratified (‘NO’).

* R: text adopted with reservations

SYRIA || 21/04/1969 || 21/04/1969 || 28/03/2003 || 19/08/2004 || 15/07/1993

OP1 — NO || OP — NO || OP — NO || OP — NO || OP-AC — 17/10/2003

OP2 — NO || || || Art. 22 — NO || OP-SC — 15/05/2003

TUNISIA || 18/03/1969 || 18/03/1969 || 20/09/1985 R || 23/09/1988 R || 30/01/1992

OP1 – 29/06/11 || OP — NO || OP — 23/09/2008 || OP — 29/06/2011 || OP-AC — 02/01/2003

OP2 — NO || || || Art. 22 23/09/1988 || OP-SC — 13/09/2002

UKRAINE || 12/11/1973 || 12/11/1973 || 12/03/1981 || 24/02/1987 || 28/08/1991

OP1 – 25/07/1991 || OP — 24/09/09 || OP — 26/09/2003 || OP — 19/09/2006 || OP-AC — 11/07/2005

OP2 – 25/07/2007 || || || Art. 22 12/09/2003 || OP-SC — 03/07/2003

Source: http://treaties.un.org.

Art. 22 CAT: http://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/cat/pages/catindex.aspx.

2. Deep Democracy Indicators 2.1 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (2013-14)

The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries/territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be. A country/territory’s score indicates the perceived level of public sector corruption on a scale of 0 – 100, where 0 means that a country is perceived as highly corrupt and 100 means that a country is perceived as very clean. A country’s rank indicates its position relative to the other countries/territories included in the index.

                                                                             2013                                               2014

                                                    Rank (1-177)          Score              Rank (1-175)          Score

Algeria || 94 || 36 || 100 || 36

Armenia || 94 || 36 || 94 || 37

Azerbaijan || 127 || 28 || 126 || 29

Belarus || 123 || 29 || 119 || 31

Egypt || 114 || 32 || 94 || 37

Georgia || 55 || 49 || 52 || 50

Israel || 36 || 61 || 37 || 60

Jordan || 66 || 45 || 55 || 49

Lebanon || 127 || 28 || 136 || 27

Libya || 172 || 15 || 166 || 18

Moldova || 102 || 35 || 103 || 35

Morocco || 91 || 37 || 80 || 39

Palestine[1] || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A

Syria || 168 || 17 || 159 || 20

Tunisia || 77 || 41 || 79 || 40

Ukraine || 144 || 25 || 142 || 26

Source:

2013 report: http://cpi.transparency.org/cpi2013/results/.

2014 report: http://www.transparency.org/cpi2014/results.

2.2 Freedom House: Freedom in the World (2013-14)*

The Freedom in the World report assesses the real-world human rights and fundamental freedoms enjoyed by individuals. The 2014 Freedom House assessment is based on data from 1 January 2013, through 31 December 2013. The freedom rating is graded using a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 represents the maximum freedom. The 2014 edition covers developments in 195 countries and 14 territories.

|| 2013 || 2014

|| Freedom rating || Freedom status || Freedom rating || Freedom status

Algeria || 5.5 || Not Free || 5.5 || Not Free

Armenia || 4.5 || Partly Free || 4.5 || Partly Free

Azerbaijan || 5.5 || Not Free || 6 ▼ || Not Free

Belarus || 6.5 || Not Free || 6.5 || Not Free

Egypt || 5 || Partly Free || 5.5 ▼ || Not Free

Georgia || 3 || Partly Free || 3 || Partly Free

Israel || 1.5 || Free || 1.5 || Free

Jordan || 5.5 || Not Free || 5.5 || Not Free

Lebanon || 4.5 || Partly Free || 4.5 || Partly Free

Libya || 4.5 || Partly Free || 4.5 || Partly Free

Moldova || 3 || Partly Free || 3 || Partly Free

Morocco || 4.5 || Partly Free || 4.5 || Partly Free

Palestine || 5.5 West Bank            6 Gaza Strip || Not Free || 5.5 West Bank 6.5 Gaza Strip ▼ || Not Free

Syria || 7 || Not Free || 7 || Not Free

Tunisia || 3.5 || Partly Free || 3▲ || Partly Free

Ukraine || 3.5 || Partly Free || 3.5 || Partly Free

Source: Freedom in the World 2013: http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2013#.UuIySnevmUk.

Freedom in the World 2014: http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2014#.UuIyCXevmUm.

*No figures available for 2014 at the time of writing.

2.3 The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy index (2013)*

The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy index provides a snapshot of the state of democracy worldwide for 165 independent states and two territories — this covers almost the entire population of the world and the vast majority of the world’s states (microstates are excluded). The Democracy index is based on five categories: electoral process and pluralism; civil liberties; the functioning of government; political participation; and political culture. Countries are categorised as one of four types of regime: full democracies; flawed democracies; hybrid regimes; and authoritarian regimes.

|| Rank 2013 || Type of regime

Algeria || 118 || Authoritarian

Armenia || 116 || Hybrid

Azerbaijan || 140 || Authoritarian

Belarus || 142 || Authoritarian

Egypt || 135 || Authoritarian

Georgia || 78 || Hybrid

Israel || 39 || Flawed

Jordan || 122 || Authoritarian

Lebanon || 98 || Hybrid

Libya || 101 || Hybrid

Moldova || 69 || Flawed

Morocco || 115 || Hybrid

Palestine || 103 || Hybrid

Syria || 158 || Authoritarian

Tunisia || 90 || Hybrid

Ukraine || 85 || Hybrid

Source: Report 2013: http://www.eiu.com/Handlers/WhitepaperHandler.ashx?fi=Democracy_Index_2013_WEB-2.pdf&mode=wp&campaignid=Democracy0814.

*No figures available for 2014 at the time of writing.

2.4 World Press Freedom Index (2013-14)

The World Press Freedom Index is a reflection of the attitudes and intentions of governments towards media freedom, ranking from 1-179. Many criteria are considered, ranging from legislation to violence against journalists.

                                                            Rank 2013             Rank 2014              Change in rating

Algeria          || 125 ||                         121 || +4

Armenia || 74 || 78 || -4

Azerbaijan || 156 || 160 || -4

Belarus || 157 || 157 || =

Egypt || 158 || 159 || -1

Georgia || 100 || 84 || +16

Israel || 112 || 96 || +16

Jordan || 134 || 141 || -7

Lebanon || 101 || 106 || -5

Libya || 131 || 137 || -6

Moldova || 55 || 56 || -1

Morocco || 136 || 136 || =

Palestine || 146 || 138 || +8

Syria || 176 || 177 || -1

Tunisia || 138 || 133 || +5

Ukraine || 126 || 127 || -1

Source:

World Press Freedom Index 2013, http://en.rsf.org/press-freedom-index-2013,1054.html.

World Press Freedom Index 2014, https://rsf.org/index2014/data/index2014_en.pdf.

2.5 Freedom House: Freedom on the Net 2014

Country || Freedom on the Net 2014 Status || Total 0-100 points || Subtotal: Obstacles to Access 0-25 points || Subtotal: Limits on Content 0-35 points || Subtotal: Violations of User Rights 0-40 points

Armenia || Free || 28 || 7 || 9 || 12

Azerbaijan || Partly Free || 55 || 14 || 17 || 24

Belarus || Not Free || 62 || 15 || 20 || 27

Egypt || Partly Free || 60 || 15 || 12 || 33

Georgia || Free || 26 || 8 || 7 || 11

Jordan || Partly Free || 48 || 12 || 15 || 21

Lebanon || Partly Free || 47 || 14 || 12 || 21

Libya || Partly Free || 48 || 18 || 9 || 21

Morocco || Partly Free || 44 || 11 || 10 || 23

Syria || Not Free || 88 || 25 || 26 || 37

Tunisia || Partly Free || 39 || 11 || 8 || 20

Ukraine || Partly Free || 33 || 8 || 8 || 17

Source: Freedom House, 2014 Global Scores, https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net-2014/freedom-net-2014-graphics.

3. Other human rights indicators 3.1 Death penalty (as of 30 June 2014)

               

Is death penalty applied?

Death penalty || UN resolution on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty (adopted on 20 December 2012)

Algeria || De facto moratorium since 1993 || In favour

Armenia || Abolished by Constitution || In favour

Azerbaijan || Abolished by Constitution || In favour

Belarus || Applied || Abstained

Egypt || Applied || Against

Georgia || Abolished by Constitution || In favour

Israel || Abolished for ordinary crimes by Constitution || In favour

Jordan || Applied (1) || Abstained

Lebanon || Applied || Abstained

Libya || De facto moratorium since 2011 || Against

Moldova || Abolished by Constitution || In favour

Morocco || De facto moratorium since 1993 || Abstained

Palestine || De facto moratorium in West Bank since 2005 Applied in Gaza Strip || UN non-member state

Syria || Applied || Against

Tunisia || De facto moratorium since 1991 || In favour

Ukraine || Abolished by Constitution || In favour

                                                                            Source: http://www.handsoffcain.info/bancadati/index.php?tipotema=arg&idtema=19000517.

(1) In December, Jordan executed 11 individuals and hence cancelled its 8-year de facto moratorium on the death penalty.

3.2 LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) rights (2013)

                                                       Is homosexuality legal or illegal?

Algeria || Illegal

Armenia || Legal

Azerbaijan || Legal

Belarus || Legal

Egypt || Illegal for male to male relationships / Unclear for female to female relationships

Georgia || Legal

Israel || Legal

Jordan || Legal

Lebanon || Illegal

Libya || Illegal

Moldova || Legal

Morocco || Illegal

Palestine || Illegal for male to male relationships / Legal for female to female relationships

Syria || Illegal

Tunisia || Illegal

Ukraine || Legal

Source: http://ilga.org.

3.3 Ratification of core labour standards (2013)

Core labour standards are fundamental principles that protect basic human rights in the workforce. As stated in the International Labour Organisation’s 1998 Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, core labour standards aim to: eliminate all forms of forced or compulsory labour; effectively abolish child labour; eliminate discrimination in respect of employment and occupation; and ensure the freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining.

|| Elimination of forced and compulsory labour || Abolition of child labour || Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation || Freedom of association and collective bargaining

Convention || C29 || C105 || C138 || C182 || C100 || C111 || C87 || C98

Algeria || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X

Armenia || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X

Azerbaijan || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X

Belarus || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X

Egypt || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X

Georgia || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X

Israel || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X

Jordan || X || X || X || X || X || X || Not ratified || X

Lebanon || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X

Libya || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X

Moldova || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X

Morocco || X || X || X || X || X || X || Not ratified || X

Palestine || - || - || - || - || - || - || - || -

Syria || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X

Tunisia || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X

Ukraine || X || X || X || X || X || X || X || X

Source: ILOLEX, http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/newratframeE.htm.

3.4 Gender Inequality Index (2013)

The Gender Inequality Index (GII) reflects women’s disadvantages in three dimensions: reproductive health; empowerment; and the labour market. The index shows the loss in human development due to inequality between female and male achievements in these dimensions. It ranges from 0, which indicates that women and men fare equally, to 1, which indicates that women fare as poorly as possible in all measured dimensions.

                                             Ranking (1-187)                GII         Human development category

Algeria || 81 || 0.425 || High

Armenia || 60 || 0.325 || High

Azerbaijan || 62 || 0.340 || High

Belarus || 28 || 0.125 || High

Egypt || 130 || 0.580 || Medium

Georgia || 81 || 0.438 || High

Israel || 17 || 0.101 || Very high

Jordan || 101 || 0.488 || High

Lebanon || 80 || 0.413 || High

Libya || 40 || 0.215 || High

Moldova || 51 || 0.302 || Medium

Morocco || 92 || 0.460 || Medium

Palestine || N/A || N/A || Medium

Syria || 125 || 0.556 || Medium

Tunisia || 48 || 0.265 || High

Ukraine || 61 || 0.326 || High

Source: UNDP, http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/table-4-gender-inequality-index.

3.5 Global Gender Gap Index 2010-14 Rankings

The Global Gender Gap Report, first published by the World Economic Forum in 2006, provides a framework for capturing the magnitude and scope of gender-based disparities around the world. The index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health criteria and provides country rankings that allow for effective comparison across regions and income groups and over time. The Global Gender Gap Report 2014 benchmarks national gender gaps of 136 countries.

|| Rank 2010 || Rank 2011 || Rank 2012 || Rank 2013 || Rank 2014

Algeria || 119 || 121 || 120 || 124 || 126

Armenia || 84 || 84 || 92 || 94 || 103

Azerbaijan || 100 || 91 || 99 || 99 || 94

Belarus || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || 32

Egypt || 125 || 123 || 126 || 125 || 129

Georgia || 88 || 86 || 85 || 86 || 85

Israel || 52 || 55 || 56 || 53 || 65

Jordan || 120 || 117 || 121 || 119 || 134

Lebanon || 116 || 118 || 122 || 123 || 135

Libya || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A

Moldova || 34 || 39 || 45 || 52 || 25

Morocco || 127 || 129 || 129 || 129 || 133

Palestine || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A

Syria || 124 || 124 || 132 || 133 || 139

Tunisia || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || 123

Ukraine || 63 || 64 || 64 || 64 || 56

Source:

Gender Gap Report 2012, http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GenderGap_Report_2012.pdf. Gender Gap Report 2013, http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GenderGap_Report_2013.pdf.

Gender Gap Report 2014, http://www3.weforum.org/docs/GGGR14/GGGR_CompleteReport_2014.pdf.

4. Other indicators

4.1 UNDP Human Development Index (2013)

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure for assessing long-term progress in three basic dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life; access to knowledge; and a decent standard of living. It ranges from 0 to 1, with the higher-scoring countries being ‘developed’ and the lower ones being ‘developing’ or ‘undeveloped’.

                                                   Ranking (1-187)             HDI       Human development category

Algeria || 93 || 0.717 || High ||

Armenia || 87 || 0.730 || High ||

Azerbaijan || 76 || 0.747 || High ||

Belarus || 53 || 0.786 || High ||

Egypt || 110 || 0.682 || Medium ||

Georgia || 72 || 0.745 || High ||

Israel || 19 || 0.888 || Very high ||

Jordan || 77 || 0.745 || High ||

Lebanon || 65 || 0.765 || High ||

Libya || 55 || 0.641 || High ||

Moldova || 114 || 0.663 || Medium ||

Morocco || 129 || 0.399 || Medium ||

Palestine || 107 || N/A || Medium ||

Syria || 118 || 0.658 || Medium ||

Tunisia || 90 || 0.721 || High ||

Ukraine || 83 ||   0.734 || High ||

Source: UNDP, Human Development Report 2014: http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/hdr14-report-en-1.pdf

4.2 Global Peace Index Ranking (2013-14)

The Global Peace Index comprises more than 20 indicators of the existence or absence of violence or the fear of violence (focusing on ongoing domestic and international conflict, safety and security in society, militarisation). The indicators were originally selected in 2007 with the assistance of an international panel of independent experts and have been reviewed by the expert panel on an annual basis.

                                                                      2013                                              2014

                                               Rank (1-158)            Score           Rank (1-162)          Score

Algeria || 119 || 2.284 || 114 || 2.239

Armenia || 98 || 2.123 || 97 || 2.097

Azerbaijan || 126 || 2.350 || 123 || 2.365

Belarus || 96 || 2.117 || 92 || 2.078

Egypt || 113 || 2.258 || 143 || 2.571

Georgia || 139 || 2.511 || 111 || 2.225

Israel || 150 || 2.730 || 149 || 2.689

Jordan || 52 || 1.858 || 56 || 1.861

Lebanon || 142 || 2.575 || 146 || 2.62

Libya || 145 || 2.604 || 133 || 2.453

Moldova || 74 || 1.984 || 71 || 1.971

Morocco || 57 || 1.897 || 63 || 1.915

Palestine || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A

Syria || 160 || 3.393 || 162 || 3.65

Tunisia || 77 || 2.005 || 79 || 2.001

Ukraine || 111 || 2.238 || 141 || 2.546

Source:

2013 report: http://www.visionofhumanity.org/pdf/gpi/2013_Global_Peace_Index_Report.pdf. 2014 report: http://www.visionofhumanity.org/sites/default/files/2014%20Global%20Peace%20Index%20REPORT.pdf.

4.3 Ranking of Happiness (2010-12)*

The World Happiness Report assembles the available international happiness data. The data indicates how people rate both their emotions and their lives as a whole, and so aims to measure subjective well-being. The ranking is based on each country’s average answers to Gallup World Poll question WP16, where respondents are asked to evaluate the current state of their lives, using the image of a ladder, with the best possible life for them as a 10 and the worst possible life as a zero.

                                                                                      2010-12                                                   

|| || Rank      (1-156)   ||

Algeria || || 73        (5.422) ||

Armenia || || 128        (4.316) ||

Azerbaijan || || 116        (4.604) ||

Belarus || || 66        (5.504) ||

Egypt || || 130        (4.273) ||

Georgia || || 134        (4.187) ||

Israel || || 11        (7.301) ||

Jordan || || 74        (5.414) ||

Lebanon || || 97        (4.931) ||

Libya || || 78        (5.340) ||

Moldova || || 53        (5.791) ||

Morocco || || 99        (4.885) ||

Palestine || || 113       (4.700) ||

Syria || || 148        (3.892) ||

Tunisia || || 104        (4.826) ||

Ukraine || || 87        (5.057) ||

Source: World Happiness Report 2013: http://unsdsn.org/files/2013/09/WorldHappinessReport2013_online.pdf.

*No data available for 2014 at the time of writing.

4.4 World Bank’s Doing Business 2014 Ranking

Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business, from 1-189 (2013). A high ranking on the ease of doing business index means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting up and operation of a local firm. This index averages the country’s percentile rankings on 10 topics, made up of a variety of indicators, giving equal weight to each topic. The 2014 rankings for all economies are benchmarked to June 2013.

                                            Rank 2013 (2014)           Rank 2014 (2015)       Change in rating        

Algeria           || 153 || 154 || -1 ||

Armenia || 37 || 45 || -8 ||

Azerbaijan || 70 || 80 || -10 ||

Belarus || 63 || 57 || +6 ||

Egypt || 128 || 112 || +16 ||

Georgia || 8 || 15 || -7 ||

Israel || 35 || 40 || -5 ||

Jordan || 119 || 117 || +2 ||

Lebanon || 111 || 104 || +7 ||

Libya || 187 || 188 || -1 ||

Moldova || 78 || 63 || +15 ||

Morocco || 87 || 71 || +16 ||

Palestine || 138 || 143 || -5 ||

Syria || 165 || 175 || -10 ||

Tunisia || 51 || 60 || -9 ||

Ukraine || 112 || 96 || +16 ||

Source: http://www.doingbusiness.org/rankings.

4.5 Global Competitiveness Index (2013-15)

The Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015 assesses the competitiveness landscape of 144 economies, providing insight into the drivers of their productivity and prosperity.

                                                                                                                                             

|| Rank 2013-14 || Rank 2014-15 || Change in rating

Algeria           || 100 || 79 || +21

Armenia || 79 || 85 || -6

Azerbaijan || 39 || 38 || +1

Belarus || N/A || N/A || N/A

Egypt || 118 || 119 || -1

Georgia || 72 || 69 || +3

Israel || 27 || 27 || =

Jordan || 68 || 84 || -16

Lebanon || 103 || 113 || -10

Libya || 108 || 126 || -18

Moldova || 89 || 82 || +7

Morocco || 77 || 72 || +5

Palestine || N/A || N/A || N/A

Syria || N/A || N/A || N/A

Tunisia || 83 || 87 || -4

Ukraine || 84 || 76 || +8

Source:

Global Competitiveness Index 2013-2014, http://www3.weforum.org/docs/GCR2013-14/GCR_Rankings_2013-14.pdf.

Global Competitiveness Index 2014-2015, http://reports.weforum.org/global-competitiveness-report-2014-2015/wp-content/blogs.dir/54/mp/files/pages/files/wef-gcr1415-rankings.pdf.

Section II: Macroeconomic indicators 1. Real GDP growth rate (%)

|| 2009 || 2010 || 2011 || 2012 || 2013 || 2014

Algeria || 1.6 || 3.6 || 2.8 || 3.3 || 2.8 || 4.0f

Armenia || -14.1 || 2.2 || 4.7 || 7.2 || 3.5 || 2.6f

Azerbaijan || 9.3 || 5.0p || 0.1 || 2.2 || 5.8p || 2.8f

Belarus || 0.2 || 7.7 || 5.5 || 1.7 || 1.0 || 1.6f

Egypt (1) || 4.7 || 5.1 || 1.8 || : || 2.1 || 2.2f

Georgia || -3.7 || 6.2 || 7.2 || 6.4 || 3.3 || 4.7f

Israel (2) || 1.9 || 5.8 || 4.2 || 3.0 || 3.2 || 2.9f

Jordan || 5.2 || 2.3 || 2.6 || 2.7 || 2.8 || 3.2f

Lebanon || 10.1 || 8.0 || 0.9 || 2.8 || 3.0 || 1.8f

Libya (3) || -2.9 || 3.7 || -67.3 || 134.3 || : || -19.7f

Moldova || -6.0 || 7.1 || 6.8 || -0.7 || 9.4 || 2.0f

Morocco || 4.9 || 3.6 || 5.0p || 3.1 || 5.5 || 3.0f

Palestine (4) || 8.7 || 8.1 || 12.4 || 6.3 || 2.2 || -3.7f

Syria || : || : || : || : || : || :

Tunisia || 3.1s || 2.8 || -1.9 || 3.8 || 2.5p || 2.4e

Ukraine (5) || -15.1 || 4.1 || 5.4 || 0.2 || 0.0 || -7.1f

Source: Eurostat, based on data supplied by the national statistical authorities of the ENP countries; figures in italics are European Commission services forecasts.

Notes: (1) 2009-11: based on constant price data with 2007 as reference year; 2013: based on constant price data with 2012 as reference year. (2) Based on 2008 SNA. (3) Based on constant price data with 2003 as reference year. (4) Calculated from a time series expressed in US dollars. Constant prices with 2004 as reference year. (5) Based on ESA 2010.

: = not available / e=estimate / f=forecast / p=provisional / s = calculated or estimated by Eurostat.

2. GDP per capita (EUR) || 2009 || 2010 || 2011 || 2012 || 2013 || 2014

Algeria || 2 793 || 3 359 || 3 871 || 4 207 || 4 103 || 4 094f

Armenia (1) || 1 909 || 2 142 || 2 415 || 2 562 || 2 599 || 2 744f

Azerbaijan || 3 596 || 4 472p || 5 233 || 5 905 || 5 956p || 6 510f

Belarus || 3 721 || 4 388 || 4 877 || 5 231 || 5 820 || 6 162f

Egypt || 1 803 || 2 085 || 2 060 || 2 459 || 2 283 || 2 503f

Georgia || 1 760 || 1 978 || 2 321 || 2 740 || 2 710 || 2 712f

Israel (2) || 19 873 || 23 196 || 23 926 || 25 318 || 27 150 || 28 507f

Jordan || 1 663 || 1 859 || 1 929 || 2 120 || 2 210 || 4 520f

Lebanon || : || : || : || : || : || 7 917f

Libya || 6 463 || 9 060 || 3 953 || 10 963 || : || 6 617f

Moldova || 1 092 || 1 231 || 1 416 || 1 593 || 1 689 || 1 636f

Morocco || 2 066 || 2 151 || 2 217 || 2 294 || 2 381 || 2 550f

Palestine || 1 408 || 1 764 || 1 914 || 2 169 || 2 253 || 1 832f

Syria || : || : || : || : || : || :

Tunisia || 2 983 || 3 152 || 3 088 || 3 250 || 3 198p || 3 277e

Ukraine (3) || 1 892 || 2 319 || 2 661 || 3 116 || 3 119 || 2 275f

Source: Eurostat, based on data supplied by the national statistical authorities of the ENP countries; figures in italics are European Commission services forecasts.

Notes:

(1) 2010-13: calculated on the basis of 2011 population census results. (2) Based on 2008 SNA. (3) Based on ESA 2010.

: = not available / f = forecast / p = provisional.

3. Demographic indicators (1)

|| Population (thousands) || Population under 15 (% of total population) || Population aged 65 or over (% of total population) || Population, annual average growth rate (%) ||

|| 2000 || 2014 || 2000 || 2014 || 2000 || 2014 || 2000 to 2014 ||

Algeria || 30 183 || 37 894 || 34.1 || 28.0 || 4.6 || 5.6 || 1.8 ||

Armenia || 3 227 || 3 017 || 24.7 || 19.1 || 9.0 || 10.6 || -0.5 ||

Azerbaijan (2) || 8 033e || 9 356e || 31.7e || 22.3e || 5.2e || 5.8e || 1.2 ||

Belarus || 10 003 || 9 468 || 19.0 || 15.7 || 13.3 || 13.9 || -0.4 ||

Egypt || 63 860 || 86 814 || 32.7 || 31.3 || 3.7 || 4.3 || 2.2 ||

Georgia || 4 435 || 4 490 || 21.3 || 17.1 || 12.4 || 14.0 || 0.1 ||

Israel (3) || 6 369 || 8 134 || 28.5 || 28.2 || 9.8 || 10.6 || 1.9 ||

Jordan (3) || 4 738 || 6 675e || 41.4 || 37.3e || 2.6 || 3.2e || 2.5 ||

Lebanon (4) || 3 755e || 3 780 || 27.2 || 23.0 || 7.5 || 10.4 || 0.1 ||

Libya || : || : || : || : || : || : || : ||

Moldova || 3 644 || 3 558 || 23.8 || 16.0 || 9.4 || 10.0 || -0.2 ||

Morocco (5) || 28 275e || 33 305 || 31.0e || 25.9 || 5.5e || 6.2 || 1.2 ||

Palestine (5) || 3 053 || 4 550 || 43.1 || 39.7 || 3.1 || 2.9 || 2.9 ||

Syria || : || : || : || : || : || : || : ||

Tunisia (5) || 9 619s || 11 015 || 29.3 || 25.3 || 6.4 || 8.1 || 1.0 ||

Ukraine || 49 115 || 45 246 || 17.9 || 14.8 || 13.9 || 15.3 || -0.6 ||

Source: Eurostat, based on data supplied by the national statistical authorities of the ENP countries.

Notes:

(1) Algeria, Azerbaijan, and Israel: 2013 instead of 2014. Tunisia: 2001 instead of 2000. Lebanon: 2004 instead of 2000 and 2012 instead of 2014. Proportion of population under 15 or 65 and over: Morocco, 2004 instead of 2000; Palestine, 2007 instead of 2000.

(2) 2000: data were compiled based on population census data for 2009. (3) Population at the end of the year. (4) Population estimate. Excludes Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. Based on survey data rather than registered on 1 January. (5) Mid-year population.

: = not available / e = estimate / s = calculated or estimated by Eurostat.

 4. Inflation rate, average (%)

|| 2009 || 2010 || 2011 || 2012 || 2013 || 2014

Algeria (1) || 5.7 || 4.0 || 4.5 || 8.9 || 3.3 || 2.9

Armenia || 3.4 || 8.2 || 7.7 || 2.6 || 5.8 || 2.2f

Azerbaijan || 1.5 || 5.7 || 7.9 || 1.1 || 2.4 || 1.4f

Belarus || 13.0 || 7.8 || 53.2 || 59.2 || 18.3 || 18.1f

Egypt || 11.8 || 11.1 || 10.1 || 7.1 || 9.5 || 10.1f

Georgia || 1.7 || 7.1 || 8.5 || -0.9 || -0.5 || 3.1f

Israel (1) || 3.3 || 2.7 || 3.5 || 1.7 || 1.5 || -0.2f

Jordan || -0.7 || 5.0 || 4.4 || 4.6 || 5.6 || 3.0f

Lebanon || 3.4 || 4.6 || 3.1 || 10.1 || 1.1 || 3.5f

Libya || : || : || : || : || : || 4.8f

Moldova || 0.0 || 7.4 || 7.6 || 4.6 || 4.6 || 4.6f

Morocco || 1.0 || 0.9 || 0.9 || 1.3 || 1.9 || 1.1f

Palestine || 2.8 || 3.7 || 2.9 || 2.8 || 1.7 || 2.0f

Syria || : || : || : || : || : || :

Tunisia || 3.5 || 4.4 || 3.5 || 5.6 || 6.1 || 5.5

Ukraine || 15.9 || 9.4 || 8.0 || 0.6 || -0.3 || 12.1f

Source: Eurostat, based on data supplied by the national statistical authorities of the ENP countries; figures in italics are European Commission services forecasts.

Notes:

(1) Index value at the end of the year.

: = not available / f = forecast.

5. Unemployment rate (% of labour force)

|| Unemployment rate (persons aged 15-64) || Unemployment rate, 2013

2009 || 2010 || 2011 || 2012 || 2013 || 2014 || Male (15-64 years) || Female (15-64 years) || Youth (15-24 years)

Algeria (1) || 10.2 || 10.0 || 10.0 || 11.0 || 9.8 || 9.8 || 8.3 || 16.3 || 24.8

Armenia (2) || 19.6 || 19.8 || 16.6 || 17.9 || 16.9 || 17.2f || 14.9 || 18.8 || 36.1

Azerbaijan (3) || 5.7 || 5.6 || 5.4 || 5.2 || 5.0 || 6.1f || 4.0 || 5.9 || 13.7

Belarus (4) || 0.9 || 0.8 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 0.5f || 0.6 || 0.4 || :

Egypt || 9.5 || 9.1 || 12.1 || 12.9 || 13.4 || 13.4f || 10.0 || 24.4 || 34.2

Georgia (5) || 16.9 || 16.3 || 15.1 || 15.0 || 14.6 || 14.1f || 16.5 || 12.3 || 35.6

Israel (6) || 7.7 || 6.8 || 5.7 || 7.0b || 6.3 || 5.7f || 6.3 || 6.4 || 10.5

Jordan || 12.9 || 12.5 || 12.9 || 12.2 || 12.6 || 12.6f || 10.6 || 22.2 || 34.1

Lebanon (7) || 6.4 || : || : || 10.0 || : || : || 7.8 || 14.9 || 18.7

Libya || : || : || : || : || : || : || : || : || :

Moldova (3) || 6.4 || 7.4 || 6.7 || 5.6 || 5.1 || 6.0f || 6.0 || 4.1 || 12.2

Morocco || 9.1 || 9.1 || 8.9 || 9.0 || 9.2 || 9.9f || 9.1 || 9.6 || 19.1

Palestine || 24.5 || 23.7 || 20.9 || 23.2 || 23.6 || 30.0f || 20.7 || 35.4 || 41.0

Syria || : || : || : || : || : || : || : || : || :

Tunisia || 13.3 || 13.0 || 18.3 || 17.6 || 15.9 || 15.3f || 13.3 || 23.0 || 34.7

Ukraine (8) || 8.8 || 8.1 || 7.9 || 7.5 || 7.2 || 9.2f || 8.0 || 6.2 || 17.4

Source: Eurostat, based on data supplied by the national statistical authorities of the ENP countries; figures in italics are European Commission services services forecasts.

Notes:

(1) An unemployed person is someone of working age (16-59), without employment at the moment of the statistical survey, looking for work and available to work within two weeks. Young unemployed persons are aged 16-24. Data for 2014 refer to April.

(2) Except for the youth unemployment rate, data are related to persons aged 15-75.

(3) Except for the youth unemployment rate, data are related to persons aged 15-74.

(4) Registered unemployment, annual average. Except for the youth unemployment rate, data are related to persons aged 15-74.

(5) Except for the youth unemployment rate, data are related to persons aged 15 and more.

(6) As of 2012, the data refer to the entire labour force (including those who are in compulsory or permanent military service); see explanation in the introduction: http://www.cbs.gov.il/publications13/saka0313q/pdf/intro_e_e.pdf.

(7) Male, female and youth unemployment rates: 2012.

(8) Except for the youth unemployment rate, data are related to persons aged 15-70.

: = not available / b = break in series / f = forecast.

6. Employment rate (% of persons aged 15-64)

|| || || || || ||

|| Employment rate || Employment rate, 2013

2009 || 2010 || 2011 || 2012 || 2013 || male || female

Algeria || || 39.8 || 37.1 || 38.4 || 40.2 || 41.9 || 68.3 || 15.0

Armenia || || 49.6 || 51.4 || 53.3 || 53.7 || 55.2 || 63.7 || 48.2

Azerbaijan || || 66.0 || 65.6 || 65.1 || 65.6 || 66.0 || 69.3 || 62.9

Belarus (1) || || 79.2 || 80.1 || 80.6 || 80.0 || 80.4 || 75.5 || 85.6

Egypt || || 45.8 || 44.5 || 45.1 || 44.6 || 44.5 || 69.8 || 18.5

Georgia || || 56.2 || 57.4 || 59.3 || 60.4 || 60.1 || 67.3 || 53.6

Israel (2) || || 59.2 || 60.2 || 60.9 || 66.5b || 67.1 || 71.2 || 63.0

Jordan || || : || : || : || : || 32.4 || 54.0 || 10.3

Lebanon (3) || || 47.6 || : || : || 49.2 || : || 73.8 || 26.7

Libya || || : || : || : || : || : || : || :

Moldova || || 44.6 || 43.0 || 43.8 || 42.7 || 43.6 || 45.1 || 42.2

Morocco || || 43.7 || 43.4 || 43.2 || 42.5 || 42.3 || 63.9 || 22.0

Palestine || || 32.6 || 32.6 || 35.2 || 34.8 || 34.7 || 56.7 || 11.7

Syria || || : || : || : || : || : || : || :

Tunisia || || 43.4 || 43.8 || 42.3 || 42.3 || 44.0 || 66.8 || 21.8

Ukraine || || 61.0 || 61.5 || 61.9 || 62.4 || 62.9 || 68.1 || 58.2

Source: Eurostat, based on data supplied by the national statistical authorities of the ENP countries.

Notes:

(1) Proportion of employed persons of all ages in the total population of working age (men aged 16-59, women aged 16-54). (2) As of 2012, the data refer to the entire labour force (including those who are in compulsory or permanent military service); see explanation in the introduction: http://www.cbs.gov.il/publications13/saka0313q/pdf/intro_e_e.pdf. (3) Male and female employment rates: 2012. 

: = not available / b = break in series.

7. Government debt and deficit / surplus (%)

|| General government debt relative to GDP || General government deficit / surplus relative to GDP ||

|| 2010 || 2011 || 2012 || 2013 || 2010 || 2011 || 2012 || 2013 ||

Algeria (1) || : || : || : || : || -11.6 || -16.3 || -20.8 || -13.4 ||

Armenia || 40.0 || 42.2 || 44.1 || 43.6 || -5.0 || -2.8 || -1.5 || -1.6 ||

Azerbaijan || 7.3p || 7.6 || 8.2 || 8.2 || -0.9p || 0.6 || -0.2 || 0.6 ||

Belarus (2) || 36.9 || 23.3 || 22.9 || 21.8 || -2.6 || 2.1 || 0.5 || 0.2 ||

Egypt || : || : || : || : || -10.6 || : || : || : ||

Georgia || 33.6 || 29.7 || 32.5 || 33.9 || -4.5 || -0.9 || -0.6 || -1.1p ||

Israel (3) || 69.6 || 68.4 || 67.2 || 66.5 || -3.0 || -2.0 || -3.7 || -3.1 ||

Jordan || 24.6 || 21.9 || 22.5 || : || -5.6 || -6.8 || -8.3 || : ||

Lebanon || 121.3 || : || : || : || : || : || : || : ||

Libya || : || : || : || : || : || : || : || : ||

Moldova || 26.8 || 25.6 || 23.8 || 22.1p || -2.5 || -2.4p || -2.1 || -1.8 ||

Morocco || 12.1 || 12.3 || 11.5 || 11.1 || 0.2p || -2.5 || : || : ||

Palestine || : || : || : || : || : || : || : || : ||

Syria || : || : || : || : || : || : || : || : ||

Tunisia || 40.2 || 44.3 || 44.5 || 45.7p || -0.5 || -3.2 || -3.7 || -4.8p ||

Ukraine (4) || 39.9 || 36.3 || 36.5 || 40.2 || -6.9 || : || : || : ||

Source: Eurostat, based on data supplied by the national statistical authorities of the ENP countries.

Notes: (1) Central administration. (2) General government deficit/surplus calculated as a percentage ratio of deficit/surplus of the consolidated budget of the Republic of Belarus to GDP. (3) Based on 2008 SNA. (4) General government debt: public and publicly guaranteed debt relative to GDP (%).

: = not available / p = provisional.

8. Current account balance and trade balance (%)

|| Current account balance relative to GDP || Trade balance relative to GDP ||

|| 2009 || 2010 || 2011 || 2012 || 2013 || 2009 || 2010 || 2011 || 2012 || 2013 ||

Algeria || : || : || : || : || : || -0.6 || 7.0 || 10.3 || 8.5 || 2.9 ||

Armenia || -17.5 || -14.0 || -11.2 || -12.1 || -8.0 || -27.5 || -24.5 || -23.6 || -24.8 || -21.1 ||

Azerbaijan (1) || 23.0 || 28.4 || 26.0 || 21.4 || 16.7p || 28.5 || 33.6 || 32.4 || 27.7 || 21.8 ||

Belarus (2) || -12.5 || -15.0 || -7.9 || -2.9 || -9.9 || -11.3 || -13.7 || -1.1 || 4.6 || -3.3 ||

Egypt || -2.3 || -2.0 || -2.4 || -3.7 || -1.9 || -6.6 || -5.2 || -4.2 || -8.4 || -6.7 ||

Georgia || -10.5 || -10.2 || -12.7 || -11.7 || -5.9 || -19.2 || -17.8 || -18.5 || -19.6 || -13.0 ||

Israel (3) || 3.9 || 3.4 || 1.5 || 0.8 || 2.4 || 2.8 || 2.1 || -0.5 || 0.2 || 1.4 ||

Jordan || -5.2 || -7.1 || -12.0 || -17.3 || : || -23.2 || -20.8 || -26.2 || -28.0 || -28.8 ||

Lebanon || -19.8 || -18.1 || -10.9 || -8.0 || : || -23.0 || -24.0 || -27.0 || -29.0 || -28.0 ||

Libya || : || : || : || : || : || 31.0 || 45.0 || 27.0 || 58.0 || : ||

Moldova || -8.2 || -7.5 || -11.0 || -7.4 || -5.0 || -36.6 || -39.3 || -40.9 || -40.5 || -37.3 ||

Morocco || -5.4 || -4.5 || : || : || : || -11.0 || -9.9 || -13.1 || -14.4 || -13.2 ||

Palestine || -9.8 || -7.7 || -21.0 || -20.3 || -11.7 || -52.4 || -43.7 || -37.5 || -39.3 || -37.9 ||

Syria || : || : || : || : || : || : || : || : || : || : ||

Tunisia || -2.8 || -4.8 || -7.4 || -8.3 || -8.4p || -2.9 || -5.2 || -7.5 || -9.4 || -9.5p ||

Ukraine (4) || -1.4 || -2.1 || -6.0 || -7.8 || -8.7 || -1.6 || -2.8 || -6.0 || -7.8 || -8.2 ||

Source: Eurostat, based on data supplied by the national statistical authorities of the ENP countries.

Notes: (1) Current account balance, 2013: compiled according to the IMF’s Balance of Payments manual 6th edition. (2) Current account balance: compiled according to the IMF’s Balance of Payments manual 6th edition. (3) Based on 2008 SNA. (4) Based on ESA 2010.

: = not available / p = provisional.

Section III: The EU and the Partners 1. Main agreements in force with partners

Main Agreements || Association Agreements || Partnership and Cooperation Agreements || Action Plans or Association Agendas

Algeria || 2005 || - || Under negotiation

Armenia || Scoping exercise for a new legally binding agreement started in November 2014 (to replace the PCA and after the non- signature of the Association Agreement). || 1999 || Adoption date: 2006

Azerbaijan || Negotiations began in 2010 and remain stalled. || 1999 || Adoption date: 2006

Expiry date: no date

Egypt || 2004 || - || Adoption date: 2007

Expiry date: 06.03.2012 (extended until 06.03.2015)

Georgia || 2014: Pending the ratification by all EU Member States, relevant provisions of the Agreement are provisionally applied as of 1 September 2014. || 1999 || Adoption date: 2014

Expiry date: 2017

Israel || 2000 || - || Adoption date: 2005

Expiry date: 2008 (extended informally until 31.12.2015)

Jordan || 2002 || - || Adoption date: 2011

Expiry date: 5 years

Lebanon || 2006 || - || Adoption date: 2014

Expiry date: 31.12.2015

Libya || Negotiations of the EU-Libya Framework Agreement (equivalent to an Association Agreement) were suspended in February 2011. || - || -

Moldova || 2014: Pending the ratification by all EU Member States, relevant provisions of the Agreement are provisionally applied as of 1 September 2014. || 1998 || Adoption date: 2014

Expiry date: 2017

Morocco || 2000 || - || Adoption date: 2013

Expiry date: 2017

Palestine || 1997: Interim Association Agreement (IAA) on trade and cooperation (negotiations for a new full Association Agreement are foreseen by the 2013 Action Plan); 2005: Agreement on reciprocal liberalisation measures and the replacement of Protocols 1 and 2 to the IAA; 2012: Agreement providing further liberalisation of agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products and amending the IAA on trade and cooperation. || - || Adoption date: 2013

Expiry date: in 3 – 5 years

Syria || - || - || -

Tunisia || 1998 || - || Action Plans adopted in 2005 and (expected) 2015 for the ‘Privileged partnership’.

Expiry date: 5 years

Ukraine || 2014: Pending the ratification by all EU Member States, relevant provisions of the Agreement are provisionally applied as of 1 November 2014 and the DCFTA as of 1 January 2016. || 1998 || Adoption date: 2009 Latest update: 2013 New version under update.

Expiry date: n/a

Source: European External Action Service

For a detailed list of the agreements between the EU and its partners on sectoral policies, consult the agreements database of the European Council:

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/policies/agreements/search-the-agreements-database?command=party&letter=U&doclang=EN&lang=en.

2. Trade flows 2.1. EU-28 trade with European Neighbourhood policy (ENP) partner countries (million EUR)

|| || || || || || || || ||

|| 2011 || 2012 || 2013 || 2014

|| EU imports || EU exports || EU imports || EU exports || EU imports || EU exports || EU imports || EU exports || Trade balance

Algeria || 27 850 || 17 312 || 32 764 || 21 125 || 31970 || 22392 || 29357 || 23414 || -5943

Armenia || 322 || 645 || 275 || 683 || 261 || 717 || 276 || 716 || 440

Azerbaijan || 15 462 || 2 883 || 14 287 || 2 994 || 14370 || 3729 || 13159 || 3495 || -9664

Belarus || 4 337 || 7 229 || 4 619 || 7 846 || 3412 || 8600 || 3430 || 7473 || 4043

Egypt || 9 608 || 14 127 || 8 516 || 15 537 || 7970 || 14944 || 8566 || 16966 || 8400

Georgia || 614 || 1 609 || 583 || 2 069 || 667 || 2031 || 657 || 1915 || 1259

Israel || 12 769 || 16 892 || 12 709 || 17 058 || 12481 || 16930 || 13060 || 17024 || 3964

Jordan || 314 || 3 266 || 335 || 3 448 || 353 || 3714 || 330 || 3695 || 3365

Lebanon || 412 || 5 294 || 376 || 6 738 || 342 || 6690 || 328 || 6563 || 6235

Libya || 10 447 || 2 119 || 32 830 || 6 372 || 23211 || 7845 || 12478 || 5330 || -7148

Moldova || 847 || 1 862 || 944 || 2 038 || 963 || 2280 || 1160 || 2357 || 1197

Morocco || 8 876 || 15 407 || 9 326 || 16 943 || 10046 || 17289 || 11004 || 18250 || 7246

Palestine || 12 || 88 || 16 || 103 || 14 || 116 || 14 || 141 || 127

Syria || 3 216 || 3 039 || 274 || 1 184 || 128 || 760 || 89 || 688 || 600

Tunisia || 9 913 || 11 041 || 9 530 || 11 208 || 9348 || 11172 || 9343 || 11020 || 1677

Ukraine || 15 152 || 21 283 || 14 643 || 23 865 || 13882 || 23900 || 13758 || 17169 || 3411

EU trade with ENP countries || 120 152 || 124 095 || 142 026 || 139 209 || 129418 || 143109 || 117009 || 136218 || 19209

|| || || || || || || || ||

Source: European Commission Services (DG TRADE) || || || || || || || ||

Based on data reported by EU-28 Member States. EU Trade balance = EU-28 exports minus EU-28 imports. || || || || ||

|| || || || || || || || ||

2.2. Share of EU-28 in ENP trade (%)

|| || || || || || || ||

|| EU-28 share of ENP partner country’s total imports || EU-28 share of ENP partner country’s total exports

|| 2011 || 2012 || 2013 || 2014  Jan-July || 2011 || 2012 || 2013 || 2014 Jan-July

Algeria || 52.2 || 52.4 || 52.2 || 53.4 || 50.8 || 55.3 || 65.0 || 62.2

Armenia || 28.3 || 26.5 || 26.0 || 27.2 || 45.6 || 39.4 || 33.5 || 32.5

Azerbaijan || 32.4 || 27.7 || 35.1 || 29.5 || 60.7 || 48.2 || 48.0 || 54.8

Belarus || 19.0 || 20.1 || 24.4 || 24.1 || 38.0 || 38.1 || 28.2 || 30.5

Egypt || 29.3 || 29.8 || 32.0 || 32.1 || 30.7 || 26.8 || 27.9 || 32.5

Georgia || 29.1 || 31.0 || 28.8 || 28.0 || 19.4 || 14.9 || 20.8 || 20.3

Israel || 34.6 || 34.4 || 33.9 || 32.9 || 27.7 || 27.2 || 27.6 || 28.7

Jordan (1) || 20.4 || 17.5 || 21.7 || 18.2 || 4.7 || 4.5 || 3.6 || 3.6

Lebanon || 36.6 || 39.2 || 42.8 || 12.6 || 12.0 || 9.9 || 10.9 || 12.0

Libya || 34.6 || 34.9 || 40.1 || 38.0 || 72.2 || 69.1 || 69.6 || 73.7

Moldova || 43.6 || 44.6 || 45.2 || 36.8 || 49.0 || 47.1 || 46.9 || 58.1

Morocco || 47.2 || 47.5 || 50.2 || 50.3 || 56.1 || 55.7 || 60.6 || 63.8

Palestine (2) || 10.2 || 10.0 || 8.8 || : || 1.9 || 1.8 || 1.5 || :

Syria || 15.7 || 8.1 || 5.9 || 4.8 || 24.5 || 2.5 || 1.0 || 0.7

Tunisia (1) || 58.8 || 55.0 || 57.2 || 63.9 || 79.3 || 74.5 || 74.4 || 71.6

Ukraine || 31.2 || 31.0 || 35.1 || 36.2 || 26.3 || 24.9 || 26.5 || 32.6

|| || || || || || || ||

 

  Source: European Commission Services (DG TRADE)

Notes:

(1) Comtrade        : = not available

2.3. Share of mineral fuels and lubricants (SITC 3) in trade, EU-28 (%)

 

|| || || || || || || ||

|| Exports || Imports

|| 2011 || 2012 || 2013 || 2014 || 2011 || 2012 || 2013 || 2014

Algeria || 5.3 || 11.4 || 10.0 || 5.3 || 97.6 || 97.7 || 98.2 || 96.7

Armenia || 0.7 || 0.9 || 0.9 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0

Azerbaijan || 0.6 || 0.8 || 0.7 || 1.6 || 99.5 || 99.1 || 98.9 || 98.8

Belarus || 0.9 || 1.0 || 0.8 || 0.8 || 50.0 || 53.7 || 36.2 || 33.3

Egypt || 11.0 || 15.3 || 12.0 || 10.0 || 51.3 || 50.7 || 45.7 || 48.9

Georgia || 28.9 || 30.2 || 32.0 || 25.4 || 32.7 || 37.7 || 36.0 || 32.6

Israel || 4.4 || 6.0 || 4.8 || 2.4 || 8.2 || 7.1 || 8.3 || 7.4

Jordan || 10.7 || 4.9 || 4.9 || 9.3 || 0.0 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 0.0

Lebanon || 25.7 || 32.9 || 32.3 || 31.0 || 0.6 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.4

Libya || 27.2 || 34.3 || 27.1 || 29.3 || 98.3 || 99.7 || 98.8 || 98.4

Moldova || 14.5 || 15.7 || 16.4 || 19.7 || 3.0 || 3.5 || 1.8 || 0.7

Morocco || 9.4 || 13.7 || 14.8 || 12.3 || 1.5 || 1.8 || 4.1 || 1.5

Palestine || 0.6 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 0.9 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0

Syria || 8.1 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 0.7 || 84.8 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0

Tunisia || 10.5 || 12.3 || 12.7 || 14.0 || 14.4 || 16.2 || 14.2 || 13.5

Ukraine || 6.8 || 7.5 || 10.4 || 11.7 || 12.3 || 10.2 || 8.1 || 7.6

|| || || || || || || ||

Source: European Commission Services (DG TRADE)

2.4. Main trading partner based on the combined value of imports and exports

|| 2011 || 2012 || 2013 || 2014  Jan-Jul

Algeria || EU-28 || EU-28 || EU-28 || EU-28

Armenia || EU-28 || EU-28 || EU-28 || EU-28

Azerbaijan || EU-28 || EU-28 || EU-28 || EU-28

Belarus (*) || Russia (2) || Russia (2) || Russia (2) || Russia (2)

Egypt || EU-28 || EU-28 || EU-28 || EU-28

Georgia || EU-28 || EU-28 || EU-28 || EU-28

Israel || EU-28 || EU-28 || EU-28 || EU-28

Jordan (*) || Saudi Arabia (2) || Saudi Arabia (2) || EU-28 || Saudi Arabia (2)

Lebanon (*) || EU-28 || EU-28 || EU-28 || Brazil (2)

Libya || EU-28 || EU-28 || EU-28 || EU-28

Moldova || EU-28 || EU-28 || EU-28 || EU-28

Morocco || EU-28 || EU-28 || EU-28 || EU-28

Palestine (*) || Israel (2) || Israel (2) || Israel (2) || Israel (2)

Syria (*) || EU-28 || Iraq (4) || Iraq (7) || Iraq (8)

Tunisia || EU-28 || EU-28 || EU-28 || EU-28

Ukraine (*) || Russia (2) || Russia (2) || EU-28 || EU-28

Source: European Commission Services (DG TRADE)

Note:

(*) EU28 ranking in main trading partners

2.5. EU-28 trade with the world, 2014

2014 || Eastern ENP countries || Southern ENP countries || China || US || Russia || Rest of the world

Trade weight (EUR million) (1) || 65 566 || 187 661 || 467 404 || 515 996 || 285 505 || 1 864 373

% of total EU trade || 1.94 || 5.54 || 13.80 || 15.24 || 8.43 || 55.05

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Source: European Commission Services (DG TRADE)  Note: (1) Trade weight is the sum of imports and exports.

2.6. EU-28 trade with eastern ENP partners, 2014

2014 || Armenia || Azerbaijan || Belarus || Georgia || Moldova || Ukraine

Trade weight ( million EUR) (1) || 991 || 16 655 || 10 904 || 2 572 || 3 517 || 30 927

Share of EU-28 trade with eastern ENP countries (%)      || 0.03 || 0.49 || 0.32 || 0.08 || 0.10 || 0.91

Source: European Commission Services (DG TRADE). Note: (1) Trade weight is the sum of imports and exports.

2.7. EU-28 trade with southern ENP partners, 2014

2014 || Algeria || Egypt || Israel || Jordan || Lebanon || Libya || Morocco || Palestine || Syria || Tunisia

Trade weight (million EUR) (1) || 52 771 || 25 532 || 30 084 || 4 025 || 6 890 || 17 808 || 29 255  || 155 || 777 || 20 363

Share of EU-28 trade with southern ENP countries (%)      || 1.56 || 0.75 || 0.89 || 0.12 || 0.20 || 0.53 || 0.86 || 0.00 || 0.02 || 0.60

Source: Eurostat (COMEXT database)

Source: European Commission Services (DG TRADE) Note: (1) Trade weight is the sum of imports and exports

3. Participation of ENP countries in FP7 (2007-13)

FP7 Specific Programme || COOPERATION || CAPACITIES || Signed agreements*

|| Proposals || Main listed || Proposals || Main listed

Algeria || 156 || 26 || 63 || 19 || 32

Armenia || 117 || 14 || 61 || 21 || 34

Azerbaijan || 75 || 10 || 51 || 12 || 21

Belarus || 171 || 23 || 93 || 19 || 39

Egypt || 591 || 80 || 156 || 40 || 95

Georgia || 151 || 23 || 110 || 30 || 48

Israel (1) || 5179 || 895 || 562 || 136 || 823

Jordan || 168 || 16 || 92 || 36 || 37

Lebanon || 150 || 13 || 53 || 14 || 21

Libya || 30 || 3 || 8 || 2 || 2

Moldova (1) || 135 || 16 || 68 || 22 || 35

Morocco || 468 || 92 || 128 || 34 || 93

Palestine || 64 || 7 || 32 || 11 || 21

Syria || 56 || 12 || 26 || 5 || 15

Tunisia || 410 || 65 || 129 || 37 || 87

Ukraine || 777 || 121 || 249 || 48 || 132

TOTAL || 8 698 || 1 416 || 1 881 || 486 || 1 503

FP7 is the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. This was the EU’s main instrument for funding research in Europe for the period from 2007 to 2013. It has been succeeded by Horizon 2020, which runs from 2014 to 2020. FP7 was also designed to respond to Europe’s employment needs and competitiveness, and supported research in selected priority areas — the aim being to make, or keep, the EU as a world leader in those sectors. FP7 comprised four main blocks of activities forming four specific programmes, plus a fifth specific programme on nuclear research: cooperation (collaborative research); ideas (European Research Council); people (human potential, Marie Curie actions); capacities (research capacities); nuclear research and training. Some of these programmes count significant cooperation with Neighbourhood partners. The table below provides a summary of the participation of Neighbourhood countries throughout the duration of FP7.

*Number of signed grant agreements in FP7 with participants from Neighbourhood countries by partner country

(1) Israel and the Republic of Moldova were associated to the 7th Reseach Framework Programme as from 2007 and 2013 respectively.

Source: European Commission

4. Schengen visas issued by the EU Member States in the partner countries in 2013*

|| Short-stay visas (C) issued || Of which multiple entry visas (MEV C)

Algeria || 318 146 || 118 463

Armenia || 40 097 || 7 361

Azerbaijan || 60 240 || 13 346

Belarus || 768 323 || 350 782

Egypt || 126 178 || 39 279

Georgia || 72 702 || 26 002

Israel || 11 017 || 2 877

Jordan || 33 808 || 11 467

Lebanon || 97 528 || 47 924

Libya || 68 074 || 39 788

Moldova || 49 913 || 17 291

Morocco || 341 153 || 150 381

Palestine || 3 135 || 615

Syria || 205 || 141

Tunisia || 130 411 || 49 480

Ukraine || 1 587 223 || 598 364

NB: Citizens of all the ENP partners (except Israel) are required to hold a visa to enter the Schengen area. The data for Israel may include visas issued to Palestinians, as most Schengen consulates dealing with Palestinian applications are located in Israel.

*No figures available for 2014 at the time of writing.

Source: European Commission

5. University cooperation and mobility of students and researchers

Participation of ENP partners in Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions 2014-20

Under Horizon 2020, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) continue to support the career development and training of researchers through international and cross-sector mobility. A total of 242 eligible applications involving organisations located in ENP countries have been submitted to the first 2014 MSCA call for proposals (i.e. Innovative Training Networks for doctoral programmes, and Research and Innovation Staff Exchange fostering international and intersectoral transfer of knowledge).[2] In addition, 26 individual researchers who are nationals of ENP countries submitted proposals for funding under the MSCA Individual Fellowships for post-doctoral researchers.

Erasmus+: Youth in Mobility and Cooperation figures in 2014

Statistics refer to the number of participants dealt with at decentralised level by Erasmus+ Youth in Action national agencies.

Youth exchanges and youth workers' training and  networking || European Voluntary Service || Meetings between young people and decision makers in the field of youth

Algeria || 74 || 8 || 0

Armenia || 1358 || 85 || 123

Azerbaijan || 860 || 17 || 27

Belarus || 830 || 48 || 42

Egypt || 323 || 23 || 41

Georgia || 2007 || 104 || 145

Israel || 273 || 10 || 5

Jordan || 332 || 32 || 36

Lebanon || 116 || 2 || 6

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya || 0 || 0 || 4

Moldova (Republic of) || 838 || 30 || 96

Morocco || 223 || 10 || 6

Palestine || 515 || 17 || 0

Syrian Arab Republic || 5 || 1 || 4

Tunisia || 389 || 10 || 33

Ukraine || 2149 || 200 || 264

Grand Total || 10292 || 597 || 832

Source: European Commission

Student and staff Mobility under Erasmus+/ Erasmus Mundus[3]

Action 1: Participation of students and staff in joint master and doctoral programmes

ENP Country || Action1 Joint DegreesNumber ofscholarship awarded in 2014*

EM masters || EM joint doc.

Algeria || 1 || 1

Armenia || 5 || 0

Azerbaijan || 1 || 1

Belarus || 1 || 0

Egypt || 8 || 5

Georgia || 3 || 0

Israel || 4 || 1

Jordan || 2 || 0

Lebanon || 5 || 1

Libya || || 0

Republic of Moldova || 5 || 0

Morocco || 3 || 0

Palestine || 2 || 0

Syria || 45 || 0

Tunisia || 1 || 4

Ukraine || 27 || 6

TOTAL || 113 || 19

Action 2: Student and staff mobility in the frame of university consortia*

Country || Under-graduates || Master Students || Doctoral Candidates || Post-Doctorate || Staff || Total

Algeria || 82 || 67 || 68 || 16 || 7 || 240

Armenia || 90 || 76 || 36 || 16 || 28 || 246

Azerbaijan || 107 || 52 || 34 || 10 || 23 || 226

Belarus || 129 || 61 || 35 || 13 || 30 || 268

Egypt || 109 || 140 || 126 || 53 || 25 || 453

Georgia || 193 || 133 || 88 || 30 || 47 || 491

Israel || 151 || 54 || 22 || 14 || 29 || 270

Jordan || 111 || 73 || 57 || 13 || 30 || 284

Lebanon || 59 || 84 || 37 || 5 || 16 || 201

Libya || 3 || 14 || 4 |||||| 21

Moldova || 101 || 93 || 55 || 40 || 25 || 314

Moroco || 59 || 66 || 65 || 18 || 19 || 227

Palestine || 50 || 63 || 63 || 11 || 18 || 205

Russia || 148 || 180 || 161 || 43 || 50 || 582

Syria || 138 || 95 || 60 || 48 || 18 || 359

Tunisia || 97 || 81 || 85 || 28 || 24 || 315

Ukraine || 196 || 253 || 156 || 116 || 65 || 786

Total || 1823 || 1585 || 1152 || 474 || 454 || 5488

*planned mobility under Erasmus Mundus Action 2 partnerships in 2014. Note that, except Syria, the last Erasmus Munuds Action 2 Call organised in 2013 did not include the ENP countries.

 Source: European Commission

Tempus IV: projects still running in 2014

Country || Number of Tempus on-going projects involving universities from this country || Number of projects coordinated by a higher education institution from this country

Armenia || 29 || 8

Azerbaijan || 22 || 5

Egypt || 37 || 7

Georgia || 35 || 5

Israel || 13 || 6

Jordan || 23 || 8

Lebanon || 23 || 3

Moldova || 18 || 0

Morocco || 40 || 4

Palestine || 14 || 5

Tunisia || 33 || 0

Ukraine || 60 || 0

*These figures can not  be added as several countries can be part in one project

Source: European Commission

Erasmus+/ Jean Monnet Activities supporting teaching and research on the European Union

Jean Monnet Activities: projects per applicant selected in 2014 (Grant Holder)

Country || Jean Monnet Activities

Algeria || 0

Armenia || 0

Azerbaijan || 1

Belarus || 4

Egypt || 0

Georgia || 0

Israel || 0

Jordan || 0

Lebanon || 0

Libya || 0

Republic of Moldova || 4

Morocco || 0

Palestine || 0

Syria || 0

Tunisia || 0

Ukraine || 10

Total || 19

6. European Integration Index for Eastern Partnership countries, Open Societies Foundations / Renaissance Foundation*

European integration is assessed through three dimensions:

Ø Linkage: growing political, economic and social ties between each of the six Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries and the EU;

Ø Approximation: structures and institutions in EaP countries converging towards EU standards and in line with EU requirements;

Ø Management: evolving management structures for European integration in EaP countries.

Benchmarks were defined by assigning 1 to the best and 0 to the worst possible performance.

|| Linkage || Approximation || Management

|| 2012 || 2013 || 2012 || 2013 || 2012 || 2013

Armenia || 0.48 || 0.49 || 0.56 || 0.59 || 0.43 || 0.51

Azerbaijan || 0.38 || 0.41 || 0.42 || 0.42 || 0.34 || 0.33▼

Belarus || 0.31 || 0.31 || 0.31 || 0.33 || 0.19 || 0.24

Georgia || 0.54 || 0.57 || 0.58 || 0.63 || 0.58 || 0.58

Moldova || 0.70 || 0.70 || 0.65 || 0.67 || 0.57 || 0.59

Ukraine || 0.67 || 0.65▼ || 0.55 || 0.58 || 0.52 || 0.52

* The index does not cover the situation in the breakaway territories of Transnistria, Nagorno-Karabakh, Southern Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Source: http://www.eap-index.eu/.

*No figures available for 2014 at the time of writing.

Section IV: The European Neighbourhood Instrument 2014-20[4]

1. The European Neighbourhood Instrument

The European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) is the key financial instrument of the European Neighbourhood Policy. With a planned budget of € 15.4 billion for the period 2014-20, it provides the bulk of funding for cooperation with the ten Mediterranean countries and the six Eastern Partnership countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy.[5]

The functioning and general objectives of the ENI are laid down in the 2014 ENI Regulation. It includes, for example, differentiation and the incentive-based approach, dedicated funding for cross-border cooperation programmes and for Erasmus+, and engagement with civil society and local authorities. Key priorities and indicative financial allocations for country, regional and other multi-country cooperation programmes are set out in greater detail in multiannual programming documents (Single Support Frameworks and Multiannual Indicative Programmes). A first set of these documents was adopted in the course of 2014 to cover the first part of the ENI period.

Decisions on the concrete allocation of funds to specific actions (programmes and projects) are taken annually, in line with the programming framework and within the ceilings set by the budgetary authority. In 2014, € 2.3 billion were committed under the ENI.

The ENI has replaced the predecessor European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) 2007-13. Many programmes funded in the last years of the ENPI (2011-13) are currently ongoing and will continue to be implemented over the next 3-4 years. In 2014, € 1.6 billion were disbursed under the ENI; this figure includes both ongoing and new programmes.

Other external assistance instruments with a worldwide coverage or a thematic focus — such as the Development Cooperation Instrument, the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights, and the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace — may also fund activities taking place in the 16 partner countries of the European Neighbourhood Policy.[6]

2. Supporting cooperation with Mediterranean countries[7]

1. Algeria — The financial allocation of the Single Support Framework 2014-17 for Algeria ranges from a minimum of € 121 million to a maximum of € 148 million.[8] Algeria also participates in regional and other multi-country programmes funded under the ENI. In 2014, € 26.3 million were committed for bilateral assistance to Algeria.[9]

2. Egypt — The financial allocation of the Single Support Framework 2014-15 for Egypt ranges from a minimum of € 210 million to a maximum of € 257 million.[10] Egypt also participates in regional and other multi-country programmes funded under the ENI. In 2014, € 115 million were committed for bilateral assistance to Egypt.[11]

3. Israel — There is no programming document covering bilateral cooperation with Israel under the ENI. The indicative financial allocation 2014-17 for Israel ranges from a minimum of € 7 million to a maximum of € 9 million. Israel also participates in regional and other multi-country programmes funded under the ENI. In 2014, there were no commitments for bilateral cooperation with Israel.

4. Jordan — The financial allocation of the Single Support Framework 2014-17 for Jordan ranges from a minimum of € 312 million to a maximum of € 382 million;[12] this does not include possible from ENI or other instruments to respond to the consequences in Jordan of the Syrian crisis. Syria also participates in regional and other multi-country programmes funded under the ENI. In 2014, € 174.5 million were committed for bilateral assistance to Jordan.[13]

5. Lebanon — The financial allocation of the Single Support Framework 2014-16 for Lebanon ranges from a minimum of € 130 million to a maximum of € 159 million;[14] this does not include possible additional allocations from ENI or other instruments to respond to the consequences in Lebanon of the Syrian crisis. Lebanon also participates in regional and other multi-country programmes funded under the ENI. In 2014, € 146.3 million were committed for bilateral assistance to Lebanon.[15]

6. Libya — The financial allocation of the Multiannual Indicative Programme 2014-15 for Libya ranges from a minimum of € 36 million to a maximum of € 44 million.[16] Libya also participates in regional and other multi-country programmes funded under the ENI. In 2014, € 8 million were committed for bilateral assistance to Libya;[17] some programmes were postponed due to the current unstable situation in the country.

7. Morocco — The financial allocation of the Single Support Framework 2014-17 for Morocco ranges from a minimum of € 728 million to a maximum of € 890 million[18]. Morocco also participates in regional and other multi-country programmes funded under the ENI. In 2014, € 218 million were committed for bilateral assistance to Morocco.[19]

8. Palestine[20] — The financial allocation of the Single Support Framework 2014-15 for Palestine ranges from a minimum of € 508 million to a maximum of € 621 million.[21] Palestine also participates in regional and other multi-country programmes funded under the ENI. In 2014, € 309.5 million were committed for bilateral assistance to Palestine.[22]

9. Syria — Due to the ongoing crisis, bilateral cooperation with Syria was suspended in May 2011. Consequently, there is no programming document for this country. Commitments take the form of annual ‘special measures’ in favour of the Syrian population; they are complemented with additional support to Jordan and Lebanon to help these countries cope with the influx of Syrian refugees. The 2014 special measure budgeted € 41.25 million[23] for actions to support the Syrian population still inside Syria.

In addition, the EU has established a Regional Trust Fund in response to the Syrian crisis.[24] The overall objective of the Trust Fund is to provide on a regional scale a coherent and reinforced aid response to the Syrian crisis, responding mainly in the first instance to the needs of refugees from Syria in neighbouring countries, and to the needs of communities hosting the refugees and their administrations, in particular as regards resilience and early recovery. The Trust Fund should therefore focus on current priority needs and may also be adapted to reconstruction needs in a future post-conflict scenario. Assistance inside Syria should be considered taking into account, — but avoiding overlap with — the action of other existing international funding instruments. In 2014, € 20 million were committed as a first contribution to this Trust Fund.[25]

10. Tunisia — The financial allocation of the Single Support Framework 2014-15 for Tunisia ranges from a minimum of € 202 million to a maximum of € 246 million[26]. Tunisia also participates in regional and other multi-country programmes funded under the ENI. In 2014, € 169 million were committed for bilateral assistance to Tunisia.[27]

11. Regional South programme — The financial allocation of the Multiannual Indicative Programme 2014-17 for regional cooperation in the Southern Neighbourhood ranges from a minimum of € 371 million to a maximum of € 453 million.[28] In 2014, € 117.3 million were committed for the Regional South programme.[29]

3. Supporting cooperation with Eastern Partnership countries[30]

1. Armenia — The financial allocation of the Single Support Framework 2014-17 for Armenia ranges from a minimum of € 140 million to a maximum of € 170 million[31]. Armenia also participates in regional and other multi-country programmes funded under the ENI. In 2014, € 34 million were committed for bilateral assistance to Armenia.[32]

2. Azerbaijan — The financial allocation of the Single Support Framework 2014-17 for Azerbaijan ranges from a minimum of € 77 million to a maximum of € 94 million.[33] Azerbaijan also participates in regional and other multi-country programmes funded under the ENI. In 2014, € 21 million were committed for bilateral assistance to Azerbaijan.[34]

3. Belarus — The financial allocation of the Multi-annual Indicative Programme 2014-17 for Belarus ranges from a minimum of € 71 million to a maximum of € 89 million.[35] Belarus also participates in regional and other multi-country programmes funded under the ENI. In 2014, € 19 million were committed for bilateral assistance to Belarus.[36]

4. Georgia — The financial allocation of the Single Support Framework 2014-17 for Georgia ranges from a minimum of € 335 million to a maximum of € 410 million[37] Georgia also participates in regional and other multi-country programmes funded under the ENI. In 2014, € 131 million were committed for bilateral assistance to Georgia.[38]

5. Moldova — The financial allocation of the Single Support Framework 2014-17 for Moldova ranges from a minimum of € 335 million to a maximum of € 410 million.[39] Moldova also participates in regional and other multi-country programmes funded under the ENI. In 2014, € 131 million were committed for bilateral assistance to Moldova.[40]

6. Ukraine — Due to the current exceptional circumstances, it remains difficult to identify priorities for EU bilateral assistance to Ukraine on a multiannual basis. This is why at this time there is no Single Support Framework and commitments take the form of annual ‘special measures’. The Special Measure Ukraine 2014 budgeted € 365 million to support the country’s transition. This budget combines funds from the 2014 ENI budget (€ 242 million, including € 40 million from the ‘umbrella programme’) and the partial re-orientation of commitments from the 2013 ENPI budget (€ 123 million).[41] The special measure comprises a major ‘State Building Contract’ (€ 355 million) and a separate project for direct support to civil society (€ 10 million).

7. Regional East programme — The financial allocation of the Multiannual Indicative Programme 2014-17 for regional programmes in the Eastern Partnership ranges from a minimum of € 418 million to a maximum of € 511 million.[42] In 2014, € 90.2 million were committed for the Regional East programme.[43]

4. Measures open to all Neighbourhood countries (ENI-wide)

The financial allocation of the Multiannual Indicative Programme 2014-17 for other multi-country programmes open to all Neighbourhood countries ranges from a minimum of € 1.7 billion to a maximum of € 1.9 billion — of which € 777 million are earmarked for bilateral assistance under the ‘umbrella programme’.[44] In 2014, € 161 million were committed as a minimum allocation (baseline) of the Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF), € 13 million for the targeted capacity building initiatives TAIEX (Technical Assistance and Information Exchange) and Sigma (Support for Improvement in Governance and Management); and € 102.9 million as a contribution to the external dimension of Erasmus+.[45] In addition, € 200 million were committed for additional country allocations under the umbrella programme.

1. The Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF)

By providing grants either to reduce the cost or to mitigate the risks that investors would incur, the Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF) aims at mobilising finance that would otherwise not be affordable or available. According to its strategic orientations, the NIF pursues three objectives:

i. establish better, more sustainable energy and transport interconnections and promote energy efficiency, security and renewability;

ii. address climate change and other threats to the environment;

iii. promote smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, in particular by support to small and medium-sized enterprises.

The baseline allocation (or minimum indicative budget) of the NIF is programmed as an ENI-wide measure. However, country and regional programmes can also use the blending capacity through the NIF governance mechanism. Consequently, in 2014, a total of € 369.4 million were committed under the ENI as contribution for operations under the NIF (€ 104 million for Eastern Partnership countries and € 265 million for Southern Mediterranean countries). The NIF Board has approved 16 new projects (10 in Eastern Partnership countries and 6 in Southern Mediterranean countries) funded from the 2014 NIF budget;[46] more projects are in the pipeline.

2. In 2014, the ENI budget contributed € 102.9 million to international actions under Erasmus+ to support student exchanges and capacity building in higher education. This contributes to the development of education systems in partner countries and to contacts between people.

3. TAIEX and Sigma

In 2014, 299 TAIEX events took place (164 in the east, 135 in the south), providing short-term specialised technical assistance in the form of assessment missions, workshops and study visits. At the same time, 40 Sigma actions were launched (22 in the east, 18 in the south) to advise partner countries on key issues of public administration and civil service reform, public finance and audit, and public procurement. In addition, 45 new twinning projects were launched in the course of 2014 (16 in the east, 29 in the south), where the public administrations of Member States will work directly with ‘twin’ institutions in partner countries; this form of targeted institution-building is funded from the country (bilateral)  programmes.

4. Incentive-based approach: umbrella programme

As detailed in the country tables above, in 2014, the umbrella programme channelled € 200 million of additional allocations to: Ukraine (€ 40 million), Georgia (€ 30 million) and Moldova (€ 30 million) in the East; and to Tunisia (€ 50 million), Morocco (€ 20 million), Jordan (€ 15 million) and Lebanon (€ 15 million) in the South. Additional funding was used to launch new programmes or expand the scope and duration of existing programmes, in line with the key priorities for bilateral assistance.

5. Cross-border cooperation in the Neighbourhood region

The ENI is accompanied by a renewed legal and programming framework for cross-border cooperation in the Neighbourhood region for the period 2014-20.[47] In total, 17 cross-border cooperation programmes are planned for co-funding from the ENI and the European Regional Development Fund: 12 land-border programmes (Kolarctic/Russia; Karelia/Russia; South-east Finland/Russia; Estonia/Russia; Latvia/Russia; Lithuania/Russia; Poland/Russia; Latvia/Lithuania/Belarus; Poland/Belarus/Ukraine; Hungary/Slovakia/Romania/Ukraine; Romania/Ukraine; Romania/Moldova); one sea-crossing programme (Italy/Tunisia); and four sea‑basin programmes (Baltic Sea region; Black Sea; Mediterranean; Mid-Atlantic).

The cross-border cooperation programmes will be designed around three overarching strategic objectives: to promote economic and social development; to address common challenges in environment, public health, safety and security; and to promote the mobility of persons, goods and capital. Promoting contacts between people will be an integral part of all programmes. In 2014, € 6.9 million were committed from the ENI budget for technical assistance to support the preparation of the new cross-border cooperation programmes.[48]

6. Overview of commitments and payments

Decisions on the concrete allocation of funds to specific actions (programmes and projects) are taken annually, in line with the programming framework and within the ceilings set by the budgetary authority. In 2014, € 2.3 billion were committed under the ENI.

The ENI has replaced the predecessor European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) 2007-13. Many programmes funded in the last years of the ENPI (2011-13) are currently ongoing and will continue to be implemented over the next 3-4 years. In 2014, € 1.6 billion were disbursed under the ENI; this figure includes both ongoing and new programmes.

[1] This designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of the EU Member States on this issue.

[2] ENP countries are eligible to receive funding through Horizon 2020. Israel and the Republic of Moldova have been associated to Horizon 2020 and can participate on an equal footing with EU Member States. Armenia and Ukraine are negotiating their association to the Horizon 2020 framework programme.

[3] Figures are relating to Erasmus Mundus. Joint Master Programmes selected under Erasmus+ in 2014 will lead to mobility of students ans staff from 2015 onwards.

The Erasmus+ "Credit mobility" action will begin in 2015 (following the October 2014 call for proposals).

[4] This section is compiled for information and communication purposes; it does not represent nor replace the official financial reporting of the European Commission.

[5] Under the ENI, Russia no longer benefits from bilateral assistance programmes; however, it may still participate in some multi-country programmes when political conditions so allow.

[6] A global overview is provided every year in the ‘Annual Report on the European Union’s development and external assistance policies and their implementation’.

[7] The country allocations below exclude possible additional allocations from the ENI ‘umbrella programme’.

[8] C(2014)5093 of 23.7.2014.

[9] C(2014)7138 of 8.10.2014.

[10] C(2014)7170 of 8.10.2014.

[11] C(2014)5750 of 20.8.2014; C(2014)7615 of 23.10.2014.

[12] C(2014)5130 of 24.7.2014.

[13] C(2014)5983 of 26.8.2014; C(2014)6316 of 11.9.2014; C(2014)7180 of 9.10.2014; C(2014)9136 of 4.12.2014.

[14] C(2014)5132 of 24.7.2014.

[15] C(2014)3750 of 12.6.2014; C(2014)5981 of 26.8.2014; C(2014)7235 of 10.10.2014; C(2014)9115 of 4.12.2014.

[16] C(2014)5699 of 12.8.2014.

[17] C(2014)7274 of 13.10.2014.

[18] C(2014)5092 of 23.7.2014.

[19] C(2014)5750 of 20.8.2014; C(2014)7204 of 10.10.2014.

[20] This designation shall not be construed as recognition of a state of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of Member States on this issue.

[21] C(2014)5128 of 25.7.2014.

[22] C(2014)2692 of 16.4.2014; C(2014)5986 of 26.8.2014; C(2014)8215 of 30.10.2014.

[23] C(2014)9146 of 4.12.2014.

[24] C(2014)9615 of 10.12.2014.

[25] C(2014)9614 of 10.12.2014.

[26] C(2014)5160 of 25.7.2014.

[27] C(2014)7273 of 13.10.2014.

[28] C(2014)5242 of 30.7.2014.

[29] C(2014)5206 of 29.7.2014; C(2014)5750 of 20.8.2014; C(2014)5984 of 25.8.2014; C(2014)7109 of 7.10.2014; C(2014)7224 of 13.10.2014.

[30] The country allocations below exclude possible additional allocations from the ENI ‘umbrella programme’.

[31] C(2014)5101 of 23.7.2014.

[32] C(2014)5750 of 20.8.2014; C(2014)7807 of 29.10.2014.

[33] C(2014)5129 of 25.7.2014.

[34] C(2014)6280 of 3.9.2014.

[35] C(2014)5097 of 23.7.2014.

[36] C(2014)6937 of 2.10.2014.

[37] C(2014)3994 of 11.6.2014.

[38] C(2014)2988 of 2.5.2014; C(2014)5020 of 14.7.2014.

[39] C(2014) 3995 of 11.6.2014.

[40] C(2014)2988 of 2.5.2014; C(2014)5140 of 16.7.2014.

[41] C(2014)2906 and C(2014)2907 of 29.4.2014.

[42] C(2014)5200 of 28.7.2014.

[43] C(2014)5750 of 20.8.2014; C(2014)5792 of 18.8.2014; C(2014)7109 of 7.10.2014; C(2014)9197 of 4.12.2014.

[44] C(2014)5196 of 28.7.2014.

[45] C(2014)5455 of 5.8.2014; C(2014)5750 of 20.8.2014.

[46] C(2014)9862 of 18.12.2014.

[47] Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 897/2014 of 18.8.2014; C(2014)7172 of 8.10.2014.

[48] C(2014)8706 of 24.11.2014.