 Also noteworthy is the fact that a window of opportunity for Spanish companies is within the framework of the European Union tenders, with EDF financing or other instruments and which are especially relevant in the field of infrastructure.Mali is incorporated as a priority country for Spanish Cooperation in the Annual Plan for International Cooperation 2006.In 2007, a Cooperation Agreement is signed and in 2008 the 1st Joint Commission is signed and the Technical Cooperation Office opens in Bamako.