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EU Development Cooperation Policy: Unlocking Potential for Global Progress

This presentation sheds light on the European Union's role as a leading global donor and outlines its legal basis, aid instruments, institutional setup, and challenges. With a focus on poverty reduction and international commitments, the EU emphasizes aid effectiveness, policy coherence, and partnership in development cooperation. The EU collaborates with ACP countries through the EDF and engages in cooperation with other nations via the EU Budget, DCI, and ENPI. The institutional setup involves legislation, budget procedures, programming, scrutiny, and implementation processes. Partnerships with governments, civil society, international organizations, and the private sector are essential for effective development cooperation. Addressing political challenges like funding, policy coherence, climate change, and human rights is crucial for future progress. Thank you for your attention.

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EU Development Cooperation Policy: Unlocking Potential for Global Progress

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  1. THE EU DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION POLICYPresentation byMarika Lerch, European Parliament Alpeuregio Summer School, 6 July 2011

  2. OUTLINE • Setting the scene • Legal basis and international Framework • Aid instruments: EDF and EU Budget • Who does what: institutional set up • Challenges

  3. SETTING THE SCENE • There are 925 million undernourished people in the world today. • More than 350,000 women die annually from complications during pregnancy or childbirth. 99 per cent of these in developing countries. ****** • Europe is the biggest donor in the world: 54 billion Euro in 2010 (58% of all ODA) • EU level aid: 15 billion Euro in 2010

  4. Legal Basis I Lisbon Treaty • Art. 21 TEU: General provisions on Union’s external action – objectives, consistency • Art. 4 TFEU: Shared competence • Art. 208 TFEU: Objectives and principles • Art. 209 TFEU: Ordinary legislative procedure • Art. 210 TFEU: Coordination **** • Art. 214 TFEU: Humanitarian Aid

  5. LEGAL BASIS II Objectives and principles • Poverty reduction and alleviation as overarching objective • International commitments and objectives to be taken into account • Policy Coherence for Development (PCD)

  6. INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK • Millennium Development Goals: eight measurable goals for 2015 • Financing for Development: 0.7 % of GNI for ODA by 2015; • Aid Effectiveness agenda: Paris Declaration 2005, Accra Agenda for Action 2008, High Level Meeting Busan 2011

  7. EU CONSENSUS ON DEVELOPMENT • Joint Declaration of 2005: EP, Council, Member States and Commission • Common vision, objectives, values and principles • Objectives: poverty reduction; Millennium Development Goals; priority for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) • Values: human rights, democracy, multilateralism • Principles: Partnership and ownership, participation of civil society, gender equality • Commitment to aid effectiveness and policy coherence • “Comparative advantage” of European Union aid

  8. AID INSTRUMENTS Colonial history  dual structure • European Development Fund (EDF): Development cooperation with African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries (ACP countries) • EU Budget: Cooperation with other developing countries - Development Cooperation Instruments (DCI): Asia and Latin America; thematic cooperation - European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENPI): Mediterranean Countries and Eastern Europe - other thematic instruments (Food Facility etc.)

  9. COOPERATION WITH ACP COUNTRIES I • 1957 Treaty of Rome: Solidarity with colonies and overseas territories of founding Member States • Creation of European Development Fund • After decolonisation: Partnership agreements with former colonies covering aid and trade • First agreement: “Yaoundé Convention” of 1963 with 18 former colonies • 1970s: extension to British ex-colonies and other African countries • Creation of the “ACP group” in 1975

  10. COOPERATION WITH ACP COUNTRIES II • 2000 - 2020: Cotonou IV agreement with 78 ACP countries • Development cooperation, trade, political dialogue etc. • Multilateral basis • Partnership institutions (ACP-EU Parliamentary Assembly, Council of Ministers) • Aid financed through the European Development Fund (EDF) • EDF outside EU budget: 22.7 billion Euro for 2008-2013

  11. COOPERATION WITH OTHER COUNTRIES • Legal basis: EU regulations • Unilateral basis – no joint institutions • Financed through the EU Budget • Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI):17 billion Euro for 2007-2013 • European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENPI):11 billion Euro for 2007-2013 • DCI: strict ODA criteria

  12. WHO DOES WHAT: INSTITUTIONAL SET-UP For the DCI and ENPI: • Legislation: ordinary legislative procedure • Budget: Regular budgetary procedure • Programming (Country and Thematic Strategy Papers and Indicative Programmes): Commission and EEAS • Scrutiny by Member States and EP • Implementation: Commission • Control and discharge: European Parliament

  13. WHO DOES WHAT: INSTITUTIONAL SET-UP II For the European Development Fund: • Cotonou Agreement: Council mandate; Commission negotiates; Member States and ACP countries ratify; EP gives assent • EDF: Member States’ Agreement • Programming (Country Strategy Papers and Indicative Programmes): Commission, EEAS and ACP countries • Scrutiny by Member States and ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly • Implementation: Commission • Control and discharge: European Parliament

  14. PARTNERS IN EU DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION • Partner governments and parliaments (“ownership”) • Civil society and non-state actors • Local authorities • International organisations: UN, World Bank etc. • Regional organisations • Private sector

  15. Political Challenges • Funding: Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 • Differentiation • Policy Coherence for Development • Climate Change • Promoting human rights

  16. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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