Support for institution building through twinning and the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument will be strengthened.

TAIEX (Technical Assistance and Information Exchange instrument) is an integral feature of the European Union enlargement strategy.

A total of 65 events were organised under the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument programme at the request of the ENP countries, with an average of 20 requests per month.

Within this framework, the Commission is also implementing an institution-building programme through the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument (TAIEX), in order to help prepare the Turkish Cypriot community for the future application of the in that part of the island.