Tajikistan
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Since its enlargement in 2004 and 2007, the European Union (EU) has edged closer to Central Asia, geographically, politically and economically. Although the EU has assisted the countries in this region since their independence to help them achieve the radical reforms needed, assistance will be significantly increased over the coming six years to help strengthen and deepen relationships with Central Asia. Tajikistan is the poorest country in the region and, therefore, benefits from the highest level of development assistance in the region.
EU assistance 2007-2013
The EU-Central Asia Strategy Paper 2007-2013 
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The regional programmes aim to promote regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations in Central Asia: an amount of €94.2 million is earmarked for this.
Tajikistan is also supported by programmes at a national level, for an amount of €66 million, the priority areas being:
- Poverty reduction and increasing living standards
- Regional and local community development
- Sector reform in rural development and social sectors
- Good governance and economic reform
- Democratic development and good governance (promoting civil society, social dialogue and democratic processes, judicial reform and rule of law, improving public administration and public finance management)
- Implementing trade and market regulatory reforms, and building administrative capacity
Thematic programmes are also available to provide grant support to relevant organisations in Tajikistan.
Recent assistance
From 1996 to 2006, a sum €39.5 million was committed to the food security programme in Tajikistan. The main part of this assistance was in the form of budget support for a reform programme in agriculture and social protection.
Between 2002 and 2006, €58.55 million were allocated through the TACIS programme. The main areas covered were Civil Service reform, education, social programmes in the Ferghana valley, improving living standards in the Khatlon and Sughd regions, and an institutional reform support programme.
More information
The European External Action Service is responsible for drawing up the EU-Central Asia cooperation strategy.
Details of other funded projects and programmes , including regional and thematic, can be found on website of the Delegation of the European Union to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.