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Prospects for EU cooperation in Africa

Prospects for EU cooperation in Africa. Fifteenth meeting of the Management Group on Statistical Cooperation. I. Policy developments 1. Post 2015 MDG & Rio+20 2. Agenda for Change II. Financial prospects 2014-2020 III. Regional cooperation with Africa 1. The Africa-EU Partnership

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Prospects for EU cooperation in Africa

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  1. Prospects for EU cooperation in Africa Fifteenth meeting of the Management Group on Statistical Cooperation

  2. I. Policy developments • 1. Post 2015 MDG & Rio+20 • 2. Agenda for Change • II. Financial prospects 2014-2020 • III. Regional cooperation with Africa • 1. The Africa-EU Partnership • 2. Cooperation on Statistics

  3. I. Policy Developments

  4. Post-MDGs and Rio+20 • A decent life for All • COM (2013) 92 • EU Position on post-2015 framework • Joint Approach to SDGs and MDG review • Applies to every country and every person • Goals: • Ending poverty • Sustainable future

  5. Five building blocks: • Basic living standards • Drivers for inclusive and sustainable growth • Sustainable and transparent management of natural resources • Equity, justice, democratic governance and human rights • Peace and Security • Next steps: Council conclusions

  6. The Agenda for Change • COM (2011) 637 • Key principles: • Differentiation • Concentration • Coordinated EU action • Policy priorities: • Human rights, democracy, good governance • Inclusive and sustainable growth for human development

  7. II. Financial framework 2014-2020

  8. COM Package adopted on 07/12/11

  9. Commission proposal : increase by 19% • European Council: Same amount compared to amount budgeted over 2007-2013 • European Parliament: rejected the budget- ongoing negotiations

  10. Programming Exercise • Shared responsibility by DEVCO & EEAS for strat. programming • Making differentiation a reality while managing fragility • Sectorial concentration • Increasing complementarity between instruments & between the different levels of programming (national, regional, global) • Developing innovative instruments (blending, trust-fund)

  11. III. Regional cooperation with Africa

  12. A new Strategic Framework: Treating Africa as one Euro-Med Partnership with North Africa + Neighbourhood Policy Cotonou Agreement with sub-Saharan Africa

  13. A new Strategy: Treating Africa as one Euro-Med Partnership with North Africa + Neighbourhood Policy Cotonou Agreement with sub-Saharan Africa Agreement on Trade, Coop. and Development with South Africa

  14. 1. The Africa-EU Partnership II. Africa-EU Summit, Lisbon: Adoption of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy Adoption EU Strategy for Africa IV.Africa-EU Summit I. Africa-EU Summit, Cairo III. Africa-EU Summit, Action Plan 2011-13 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 EU enlargement EU enlargement Launch NEPAD C2C EU Delegation to AU EC Proposal to create Pan-African Program Establishment African Union

  15. 8 Priorities: beyond development • Peace & Security • Democratic Governance and Human Rights • Trade, Regional integration & Infrastructure • MDG’s • Energy • Climate Change & Environment • Migration, Mobility & Employment • Science, Information Society & Space

  16. Towards the IV Africa EU Summit(2-3 April 2014) • Improve the impact and visibility of the Partnership • Simplify and concentrate on core objectives: • Peace, Democracy and Governance • Inclusive growth, Jobs and Private Sector • Building common positions on Global Issues • Greater involvement of stakeholders • More effective working methods

  17. EU 2014-2020: a Pan African Programme (PAP) • Objective: provide dedicated support for the Strategic Partnership between EU and Africa • Key Principles: • Promote cross-regional, continental and global cooperation • Support mutual interest and shared values • Complementarity with other funding sources • Subsidiarity • Budget : COM proposal = €1 billion

  18. The AUC New AU Commission and Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma as Chairperson in Oct 2012. AU Jubilee Summit : 50th Anniversary of the Organisation of the African Unity, 25-27 May 2013 AUC intends to: • Address multiple peace and security crises across the continent simultaneously • Work with a renewed focus on long term development • Implement a paradigm shift on deliverables • Mobilize African resources • Promote effective 'domestication' of AU policies

  19. Cooperation on Statistics • AfDB and UNECA as the main players: African Statistical Yearbook, African Economic Outlook, MDG report • AUC Cooperation with Eurostat • Strategy for Harmonisation of Statistics in Africa: Developments • African Charter on Statistics: only 8 ratifications • Towards an AU institute for Statistics? • What role for DEVCO and other development partners?

  20. Thank you! Jonathan van Meerbeeck International Relations Officer DEVCO D4 – Africa-EU Partnershi, African Peace Facility Jonathan.van-meerbeeck@ec.europa.eu

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