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Working Better Together in a Team Europe Approach

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Last Updated: 05 December 2025
A tool to help EU Delegations work better together with Member States as Team Europe and with like-minded partners and country stakeholders, through Team Europe Initiatives, joint programming and joint implementation.

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2.3 Implementation of joint programming

  • Joint programming supports ‘thinking jointly’ about the implementation of development cooperation and other external activities. Based on a joint analysis and the definition of focal areas and joint objectives, it enables actors following a Team Europe approach to take strategic decisions on the pooling of resources, the division of labour and joint implementation modalities. Joint programming should also enable actors to speak with one voice in joint policy dialogue and at joint visibility events, using the Global Gateway brand and visual identity.
  • Team Europe Initiatives (see Section 4) can help translate joint programming strategic objectives into collective action and impact in specific areas of high, shared interest. This is possible through the joint, complementary and catalytic use of:
    • an appropriate mix of instruments and modalities (budget support, blending, actions/projects, guarantees; joint technical assistance: Twinning, TAIEX);
    • joint policy and political dialogue;
    • joint strategic communication and visibility, for example with regard to TEIs in support of Global Gateway roll-out.
  • Moreover, joint implementation (see Section 3) provides good tools for coherent, effective, and coordinated Team Europe support for specific sectors or priorities at country level. Both financial an