Written question asked by Earl of Sandwich (Crossbench) on Wednesday, 13 June 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 27 June 2018. It was answered by Lord Bates (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 June 2018 on behalf of the Department for International Development.
European Development Fund
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support the peace-keeping activities of the EU currently managed by the European Development Fund.
- Answer
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The UK currently contributes to the European Development Fund (EDF) as part of its obligations as a Member State. For the period covering 2014-2018, 5.2% of the EDF was directed towards African-led peacekeeping, through the African Peace Facility.
The European Commission has recently published plans that would see future support to peace-keeping activities, currently managed by the European Development Fund, routed through a newly proposed European Peace Facility under the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). The UK will have left the EU when this comes into force in January 2021. After we have left the EU the UK will decide how best to fund the priorities previously funded through our EU contributions.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL8622
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Peacekeeping operations European Development Fund
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- 2018-06-19 14:47:21 +0100
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