In the field of regional policy, the Ministry of Economy and Finance has been producing an annual report since 1989 which, although with different names, has since then focused on reporting both on the initiatives and new developments in EU regional policy and on the implementation each year of those regional policy instruments that fall within the remit of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. These reports, prepared by the Directorate General for Community Funds, have been published since 1995 under the title "Regional Programming and its instruments. Annual Report ....”.