Australia’s relationship with the European Union:

Key resources and research methodologiesNina Markovic (ANUCES)

Presented by Ms Nina Markovic

Presentation’s objectives: learning about…

- Images of the EU in Australia- Historical dimension of Australia-EU

relations (govt, parliament, state/federal, community links)

- Sources for finding information (Wiki as a False friend): Parlinfo, Trove (NLA), EU and govt websites

- EU lingo: get familiar with it! - Enrich your libraries: ask the

European delegation and/or embassies for resources and suggestions!

EU IMAGES IN AUSTRALIA

Useful resource: EU Perceptions in the Asia-Pacific region: http://www.euperceptions.canterbury.ac.nz

ROMANTICISED

VIEW

NORM-ENFORCER

Catastrophic viewNews, EU financial crisis

http://www.anu.edu.au/

Institutionalisation of relations under the Hawke/Keating governments

Agreement between Australia and the European Community on cheese (1984)

EU-Australia High Level Group on Energy (1991) Exchange of Letters for future cooperation on environmental

matters (1991) Australia-EU Joint Group on Industrial Cooperation (1992) Commitment on Coal negotiated between the EC and Australia

in the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations (1993)Framework Partnership Agreement with Care Australia (1994)EU-Australia Wine Agreement (1994)EU-Australia Science and Technology Agreement (1994)

A U S T R A L I A A N D T H E E U: K E Y A R E A S O F D I A L O G U E

Security and Strategic Issues• Counter terrorism

• Intelligence sharing (limited in scope)

• Non-proliferation and export controls

Education, Research, Science and Technology

• Erasmus Mundus exchanges of researchers

and students• FEAST programs

• EU’s Framework Program• Individual countries and

EU supporting such projects

Trade• For Australia, the EU is

a significant trading partner

• Regional and global implications of post-

Lisbon EU• Investment treaty

flagged Environment

• Climate Change• Carbon market linkage

• Technology development

• Differences and similarities in approaches

Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) cooperation

• Growing dialogue area for the Asia Pacific region and Africa

• Delegated ODA arrangement: South West Pacific and Africa

• Dialogue includes NZ on some issues (regional dimension)

• Global poverty eradication priorities

Aviation and infrastructure

- Joint projects- Aviation markets

(some progress)

CURRENT TRENDS

Australia acquiring experience and institutional, procedural, diplomatic tools to deal with EUShared values & global goals (human rights, trade liberalisation, liberal democracy, counter-terrorism) Australia will continue to pursue an independent foreign policy with cooperation on aid and civil emergenciesMore than trade engagement? Strategic partnership ?

QUIZWhen was Australia’s first Ambassador sent to the EC? (DFAT, EU delegation website, Parlinfo, Trove)

When did EC open a mission in Canberra? (EEAS website)

How many agreements do we have with the EU? (Eurlex)

What do we export to the EU? (DFAT/AusTrade)

How many Europeans live in Australia? (ABS)Useful resource for further research:http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/BN/2012-2013/EUAustUpdate

QUESTIONS?