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THE EU DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION POLICY Presentation by Marika Lerch, European Parliament. Alpeuregio Summer School, 6 July 2011. OUTLINE. Setting the scene Legal basis and international Framework Aid instruments: EDF and EU Budget Who does what: institutional set up Challenges.
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THE EU DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION POLICYPresentation byMarika Lerch, European Parliament Alpeuregio Summer School, 6 July 2011
OUTLINE • Setting the scene • Legal basis and international Framework • Aid instruments: EDF and EU Budget • Who does what: institutional set up • Challenges
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
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
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)
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
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
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.)
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
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
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
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
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
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
Political Challenges • Funding: Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 • Differentiation • Policy Coherence for Development • Climate Change • Promoting human rights