He went on to say that that "the EU should become more active in "difficult" countries and he has recently visited China, Cuba and Russia to examine the scope of NGO reform there.
Jaunajam instrumentam 2007. gadā paredzēts budžets aptuveni 130 miljonu eiro apmērā (122 miljoni 2006. gadā), bet 2013. gadā tas jau sasniegs 320 miljonus eiro.