The EFSD should be guided by the objectives of the Union’s external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and of Union policy in the field of development cooperation as set out in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
Ba cheart do CEFI a bheith á threorú ag cuspóirí ghníomhaíocht sheachtrach an Aontais mar a leagtar amach in Airteagal 21 den Chonradh ar an Aontas Eorpach (CAE) iad agus ag beartas an Aontais i réimse an chomhair um fhorbairt mar a leagtar amach in Airteagal 208 den Chonradh ar Fheidhmiú an Aontais Eorpaigh (CFAE) é.