The European Union

K500m funding deal between Pacific and Europe

The Pacific RIP amounts to EUR 166 million or more than  K500 million.

Forum Secretariat secretary general Dame Meg Taylor and the European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Mr Neven Mimica signed the 11th EDF Pacific RIP

The Pacific RIP will benefit the 15 Pacific ACP countries (Cook Islands, Timor- Leste, Fiji, Kiribati, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu).