Joint Programming - June update for the Global Partnership Initiatives (GPEDC)

Joint Programming as a vehicle for meeting & achieving the SDGs

Joint Programming is a mechanism for EU and its Member States to provide a coordinated response to support partner country national development policy implementation. It is in itself a Busan commitment (Article 25a.) and reflects EU collective endeavour for development effectiveness. The recent Council Conclusions on Joint Programming sets out JP as a vehicle for meeting the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Forthcoming Joint Strategies will be aligned to national policies aimed at achieving the SDGs. 

Joint programming is strongly results-orientated in that most new strategies feature a joint results framework. Cambodia, for example, has just undergone its first review based on established indicators.         

The State of Play, as of June 2016

Since 2011 Joint Programming has increasingly shown concrete value and benefits such as better intra-EU coordination, transparency, division of labour and aid effectiveness. An independent evaluation is ongoing and its findings will be considered to further improve joint programming. New Council Conclusions adopted on 12 May 2016 gives a renewed vision for Joint Programming, not only as a commitment to aid effectiveness but a step towards building a stronger Europe

Joint Programming is gradually increasing its synergies with the EU Country Roadmaps (RMs) for engagement with Civil Society (CS) which are now in place in more than 100 countries and demonstrate the added value of joint action in one of the areas considered key for EU cooperation.