<P></P><P>This book examines European countries¿ engagement in promoting regional</P><P>integration in the East African Community (EAC). In addition to their usage</P><P>of the European Union (EU), states employ other bilateral initiatives to</P><P>channel their regional aid to the EAC. The book explores differing national</P><P>interests and the decisions to engage with the EAC, both multilaterally via the</P><P>EU and through their other bilateral channels.</P><P>In addition to analysing states¿ interests, the book goes further, to examine</P><P>how lack of coordination of those European initiatives creates various</P><P>challenges in the EAC. It is shown how EAC bureaucrats have to engage</P><P>separately with the EU and its member states in their different channels, thus</P><P>experiencing challenges in different stages of their aid project cycles, for</P><P>instance in the identification, implementation and reporting phases.</P><P>This book will be an excellent resource for resear