the africa-eu partnership 1. 1. the joint africa-eu strategy 2. the 4th africa-eu summit 3. a new...
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The Africa-EU Partnership1. The Joint Africa-EU Strategy2. The 4th Africa-EU Summit 3. A new roadmap for 2014-2017: a. Core Policy Priorities
b. JAES architecture4. Main challenges ahead5. The PanAfrican Programme
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1. The Joint Africa-EU Strategy
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
I. Africa-EU Summit, Cairo
Launch NEPAD
Establishment African Union
EU enlargement
Adoption EU Strategy for
Africa
II. Africa-EU Summit, Lisbon:
Adoption of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy
III. Africa-EU Summit, Tripoli
Action Plan 2011-13
EU Delegation to AU
EU enlargement
IV.Africa-EU Summit
Brussels
C2C
EC Proposal to create Pan-African
Program
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Changing geopolitical agenda & new actorsAfrica:2001: NEPAD, 2002: OAU => AUMultiple international partnerships (China, India, Brazil, etc)World fora: G8/Africa Dialogue, represented at the G-20, UN
conferencesEU:15 => 28 Member States (13 MS new to relations with Africa),
Lisbon Treaty, External Action ServiceGeopolitical context: emerging donors, shifting balance of
powerNew global challenges: climate change, energy, terrorism &
transnatl.crime, financial crisis…New opportunities for cooperation: S&T, renewable energies,
space, ICTs
2. The Africa-EU Summit
• 2-3 April 2014 in Brussels• High attendance (61 HOS and Gov)• Side events: Business Forum, Youth Leader's
Summit, Parliamentary Summit, Civil Society Forum
• Achievements on e.g. Peace and Security, migration, trade, climate change, agriculture, science and technology, space,..
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3. JAES - A new Roadmap for 2014-17
• More flexible institutional architecture• Concentration on 5 core priorities• An agenda of actions at continental level
complementing the regional, national & local levels
• A dedicated EU financial instrument: Pan-African Programme (€845M)
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Road Map - Policy Priorities• Peace and Security• Democracy, Good Governance and Human
Rights• Human Development: STI, Higher education, migration
• Sustainable and inclusive development and growth, continental integration: private investment, infrastructure, trade, agriculture
• Global and emerging issues: climate change and environment, post 2015..
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Institutional architecture
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Summit
Ministerial meetings
Joint Forum
(Progress review)
Ad-hoc working Groups
(Annual)
Political guidance
Political dialogue, review, monitoring
Expertise
(every 3 years)
EESC-economic & social actors
AU-EU civil society
EP-PAP
Inputs
(implementation &/or coordination)
(ad-hoc)
(ad-hoc)
4. Challenges ahead
Euro-Med Partnership with North Africa + Neighbourhood PolicyCotonou Agreement with sub-Saharan Africa
Agreement on Trade, Coop. and Development with South Africa
a. Sustain the continental and multilateral dialogue Climate change, post-2015, Peace and Security, migration, etc.
b. Mobilise contributions from all stakeholders, including from Africa and from EU Member States
c. Ensure coordination between the different levels (continental, regional, country) :
5. Role of Pan African Programme (PanAf)• DCI: € 845 million - MFF 2014-2020• Dedicated to the JAES: "treat Africa a one"• Specificity: cross-regional, continental• Complementarity with other EU cooperation
instruments: EDF NIPs, RIPs, Intra-ACP, DCI geographic and thematic (GPGC & CSO/LA), ENI, EIDHR
• "Beyond Development": implementation of Policy Coherence for Development
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Partners
• African Union Commission & organs• African organisations, e.g. African Development
Bank• International Organisations, UN agencies • Civil society Organisations• MS Development agencies→ Stakeholders active at pan African level→ Consulted in identification and implementation
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PanAf: next stepsRecently achieved
1.Formal adoption of legal basis (trilogue agreement 12.2013)2.Identification of priorities through informal/formal consultations with European and African partners at continental level (incl. AUC, AfDB, other AU organs, RECs, CSOs, EESC, etc.)3.Strategic dialogue with European Parliament (24.02.2014)4.4th Summit Africa-EU
Next1.Adoption of the first multiannual indicative programme (MIP) 2014-2017 (07/2014)2.Adoption of first Annual Action Plan (9/2014)
Thank you for your attention
For more information on the Africa-EU Partnership:
http://www.africa-eu-partnership.org/
Summit documents available on: http://www.european-council.europa.eu/eu-africa-summit-2014
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