European Commission – Service for Foreign Policy Instruments – Annual Activity Report 2016

Information on the work, results and achievements of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) in 2016 as well as financial and human resources spent. Data include: - Organisational structure and objectives - Projects, actions, initiatives, measures and budgets of FPI Instruments - Policy achievements - Internal control and management assessments - Financial and budgetary information The Service for Foreign Policy Instruments supports the EU to achieve its foreign and security policy objectives, in particular with regards to peace and conflict prevention, and to project the EU's interests and image in the world. Working in a wide range of areas with various partners and stakeholders FPI contributes to the achievement of the general objective of the EU to become 'a stronger global actor'. To achieve its objective, FPI is responsible for the operational and financial management of the budgets for Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP), Partnership Instrument (PI), Election Observation Missions (EOMs), Press and Public Diplomacy (PPD) as well as the implementation of Foreign Policy Regulatory Instruments (sanctions, the Kimberley Process on conflict diamonds and the Anti-Torture Regulation). FPI delivers on its objectives in an open and accountable fashion.