The European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) is the Financial Instrument under which EC assistance to Eastern Europe, Southern Caucasus and South Mediterranean countries is provided since 1st January 2007.
The overarching strategic objective of the Programme is to promote joint development activities for the improvement of the region’s competitiveness by utilising its potential and beneficial location in the cross roads between the EU and Russian Federation.

Programme Priorities

• Priority I: Socio-economic development
• Priority II: Common challenges
• Priority III: Promotion of people to people cooperation

The following bodies can be beneficiaries and project partners:
· National, regional and local public authorities;
· Associations formed by one or several national, regional or local authorities;
· Public equivalent bodies (any legal body governed by public or private law);
· Associations formed by one or several bodies governed by public law;
· NGOs and other non-profit making bodies;
· Educational organisations (schools, preschool institutions, colleges, institutes, universities);
· Small or medium sized enterprises (hereinafter referred to as „SMEs“) (only within priority 1).

ENPI co-financing of the Estonia – Latvia – Russia Cross Border Cooperation Programme Within European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument 2007-2013 amounts to ca EUR 47 million.

· Programme’s ENPI co-financing rate is up to 90%;
· National public co-financing from the beneficiaries and project partners for the projects is min 10%;
· Co-financing from private enterprises’ is min 50%.

More information: https://www.estlatrus.eu/