European Commission – Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI)

The European Union’s Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) has the mission of putting EU foreign policy into action, fast and flexibly, in a policy-driven and integrated approach. This body supports the achievement of the objectives of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy and their role is to:

– Act as first responder to foreign policy needs and opportunities.
– Help countries cope with crises and maintain peace and security.
– Observe elections, support democracy and human dignity and the rule of law worldwide.
– Build alliances and leverage the EU’s influence in the world.
– Prevent trade in conflict diamonds and in goods that could be used for capital punishment or torture.
– Address threats to international security through the European Peace Facility.

They are responsible for the operational and financial management of the budgets for the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy and for designing and managing actions, as per FPI’s mandate, under the relevant strands of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – ‘Global Europe’.