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The EU as a Global Player. Margaritis SCHINAS Director-Deputy Head. Three fundamental questions. A. A “player” in which “game” ? Trends in a globalised world (2011-2030) B. What is the “team’s” composition and line-up ? C. What are the instruments and the tactics?.
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The EU as a Global Player Margaritis SCHINAS Director-Deputy Head
Three fundamental questions A. A “player” in which “game” ? Trends in a globalised world (2011-2030) B. What is the “team’s” composition and line-up ? C. What are the instruments and the tactics?
A. A “player” in which “game” ? Trends in a globalised world (2011-2030) • High uncertainty and unpredictability • Towards a sense of global citizenship of common humanity • A world without hegemonic powers • Towards a poly-centric world (power taken away from State) ./…
A. A “player” in which “game” ? Trends in a globalised world (2011-2030) • A world with less poverty, but the poverty challenge will remain (new poor) • Empowerment of the individual; pressure to meet citizen’s expectations • Greater need for (and greater obstacles to) global regulation • Greater need for (and greater resistance to) more “Europe”
B. What is the “team’s” composition and line-up ? • The Brussels component after the Lisbon Treaty • The national capitals of the EU Member States • The added value of joint action - sine qua non condition for team success. ./…
C. What are the instruments and the tactics? Exiting the financial crisis; the quest for European economic governance and growth Promoting global trade EU enlargement and EU neighbourhood policies ./…
C. What are the instruments and the tactics? Th EU Multiannual Financial Framework (2013-2020) The external dimensions of common EU policies (Energy, Transport, food Safety, Justice and Home Affairs) The common Foreign and Security Policy; the case for defence cooperation Development and humanitarian aid.
And now what ? A look beyond the three fundamental questions • These are challenging times, but not suited for definite conclusions • Geo-political atmospherics increasingly uncertain, internal policy tools and instruments still in progress • Very high expectations for (internal and external) delivery. ./…
And now what ? A look beyond the three fundamental questions • European leaders accountable to national parliaments; no European public opinion • Member States’ reflex not always Brussels-driven, although European added value remains undisputed • European paradoxe : the EU introspection in world affairs vs its increasing attraction for inward investment by emerging economies.
“Soft Power” : the EU’s best asset • A view from Tahrir Square : “we want to live like you, we want democracy as in Turkey” • Promoting European values, rights, lifestyle • Standing for inclusiveness and tolerance (minorities, women, elderly). ./…
“Soft Power” : the EU’s best asset • Projecting mobility, access to education and universal healthcare, creativity, excellence in sports, fashion & design • Soft power is the safest avenue for EU influence in the globalised economy, but needs to be backed by economic success and social innovation.
EU and Turkey : a solid partnership • Oldfriends (1961 partnership agreement, 1995 customs union, 2005 formal pre-accession status) • Good friends (103 billion € trade in 2010, EU is Turkey’s biggest trade partner, 80 % of total FDIs in Turkey originate from the EU). ./…
EU and Turkey : a solid partnership • Turkey more relevant than ever (economy, G20, foreign affairs, NATO, Middle East, South Mediteranean) • Trusted (?) friends : need to clear the horizon and address the real stakes.
Overall conclusion « …there seems to be only one solution to today’s problems : simply to attack them by using a different method from the one we applied when we created them … » Albert Einstein