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Published: Joint Guidelines on the partnership between EUNIC, the EEAS and the European Commission

The Joint Guidelines advise EU delegations, EUNIC clusters and local partners on how to create effective partnerships.

The “Joint Guidelines: EUNIC – EEAS – EC partnership” provide a practical framework to strengthen the partnership between the EU and EUNIC.

Download the 'Joint Guidelines: EUNIC - EEAS - EC partnership' here

The document aims at advising colleagues working in EU Delegations and EUNIC clusters worldwide on how to design an effective working relationship. It also contains some guidelines directed towards headquarters, i.e. the European Commission, the European External Action Service (EEAS), EUNIC Global and EUNIC members’ headquarters.

These guidelines are co-authored by policy officers at the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC) and at the EEAS as well as colleagues at the EUNIC Global office. The document has been also reviewed and commented on by the colleagues from EU Delegations and EUNIC clusters from the 14 pilot countries of the report on EU-EUNIC partnership

A French translation of the document is provided by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.



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