GTZ is active in a total of 33 countries in the Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia region, where 314 seconded and 1,972 national personnel are currently supporting our local partners. CIM also places experts with local employers. In 2009, 188 Integrated Experts and 26 Returning Experts were employed in the region in this way.

When acting on behalf of BMZ, GTZ is principally concerned with activities pertaining to sustainable economic development, good governance, education, health, renewable energies and the environment. GTZ also works in the region for other federal ministries. On behalf of the Federal Foreign Office it is engaged mainly in the fields of conflict prevention, peace-building, stabilisation and legal certainty; under contracts from the Federal Environment Ministry it is focusing on climate protection and energy efficiency. GTZ has been active in the region for various multilateral and bilateral donor organisations since 1994 – with GTZ International Services delivering the inputs required to help modernise the state, which include advice on legal issues and public financial management, as well as services for economic promotion, health and the environment.

One aspect that is crucial to the success of GTZ’s  work is managing cooperation among all actors to maximum effect – whether this involves cooperation with other development organisations, activities on behalf of various federal ministries, donor harmonisation, regional cooperation or triangular cooperation.

(As of 31 December 2009).

Further information on GTZ's work in individual countries: