European Commission and Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs 19 September 2016, REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT on the activities of the EU Platform for Blending in External Cooperation (EUBEC) from August 2014 until end of 2015

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 19.9.2016 COM(2016) 600 final REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT on the activities of the EU Platform for Blending in External Cooperation (EUBEC) from August 2014 until end of 2015 Contents 1. Introduction 2. Blending as aid delivery mechanism 2.1. Update on governance of EU blending facilities 2.2. Follow-up on external reviews 3.