This Regulation lays down the rules and conditions for the provision by the Union of financial assistance to actions, including action programmes and other measures, under the following instruments for financing external action for the period from 2014 to 2020: the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI), the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI), the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace, the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA II) and the Partnership Instrument for cooperation with third countries (hereinafter referred to jointly as ‘the Instruments’ and individually as ‘the Instrument’).
Leagtar síos leis an Rialachán seo na rialacha agus na dálaí chun go gcuirfeadh an tAontas cúnamh airgeadais a chur ar fáil do ghníomhaíochtaí, lena n-áirítear cláir ghníomhaíochta agus bearta eile, faoi na hionstraimí seo a leanas i chun an ghníomhaíocht sheachtrach a mhaoiniú don tréimhse ó 2014 go 2020: an Ionstraim maidir le Comhar um Fhorbairt (“ICF”), an Ionstraim Eorpach i gcomhair Daonlathais agus Chearta an Duine (“EIDHR”), an Ionstraim Eorpach Chomharsanachta (“IEC”), an Ionstraim chun cur le Cobhsaíocht agus le Síocháin, an Ionstraim um Chúnamh Réamhaontachais (“ICR II”) agus an Ionstraim um Chomhpháirtíocht le haghaidh tríú tíortha, dá ngairtear “na hIonstraimí” le cheile agus “an Ionstraim” go leithleach anseo feasta.