The European Commission offers funding to enable countries close to being ready for, or who have just gained membership of the European Union to enter into twinning partnerships with Member States. Countries seeking accession have to harmonise a number of areas of government and legislation (eg justice, health, law enforcement, competition, transport, education etc) with EC legislation.

The MCA funds its own research programme which is driven by the objectives and Ministerial Targets set out in the Business Plan and Forward Look.

We are committed to implementing the UK Government’s Sustainable Development Strategy targets for the Government Estate. Our action plan can be found here.