eu programmes: development cooperation instruments

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EU PROGRAMMES: DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION INSTRUMENTS


Presentation

• The context

• Financial instruments: geographic & thematic programmes, focus on the Development & Cooperation Instrument

• Overview of thematic programmes of the DCI: focus on Non-State Actors & Local Authorities programme


1The context


The European Cooperation

Under the Nice Treaty article 177 defined 3 concentration domains for EC Cooperation

Fight against poverty

Economic integration

Sustainable development


Under the Lisbon Treaty (art 208) stress puts on

Poverty Eradication

Policy Coherence for Development

Aid effectiveness

The European Cooperation


The general framework

• 2000 UN 8 Millennium Development Goals, fixing poverty reduction objectives for 2015

• 2002 : The Monterrey Consensus, commitment from developped countries to increase financing for development

• 2005 OECD Paris Declaration, 60 recipients and

50 donors on aid effectiveness

• 2008 Accra High Level Forum on aid effectiveness

• 2008 Doha Conference on financing for development


The European Framework• 2000 : The Cotonou Agreement, a renewed

framework for relation with ACP countries (revised in 2005)

• 2005 European Consensus, the EU development policy (Commission, Member States and Parliament)

• 2007 EU Code on Division of Labour

• 2007 : new Financial instruments (including the Development Cooperation Instrument)


EU & EC aid implementationEU the largest donor in the world

• 27 + 1 donors together responsible for 60% of all development aid (2008: 48,6 billion)

• USA provides 22%

European Commission on its own:

• Second largest donor of humanitarian aid

• Third largest donor of development aid (11%, after USA and Germany)

• Present in aprox. 140 countries


The RELEX Family…The External relations family:

DG External Relations (RELEX)

DG Development (DEV)

DG Enlargement (ELARG)

DG Trade (TRADE)

Humanitarian Office (ECHO)

…. and Delegations !

Some changes to come….


Division of labour

• Political strategies (programming DGs) : DEV & RELEX in charge of the elaboration of the programming documents

• In charge of implementation: EuropeAid and Delegations


EuropeAid Mandate

● Created in 2001: in charge of the implementation of external programmes worldwide.

● Aims at delivering development aid in an efficient and effective way.

● Responsible of different steps of the project cycle (with Delegations): identification, feasibility, financing decision, procurement, monitoring, evaluation, audit etc.


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The external aid budget 2008

Commission budget inside EU: €124 bn (91%)

External aid: €12.8 bn(9%) EuropeAid EDF

fund: €4.8 bn (37%)

EuropeAid Budget: €4.6 bn

(37%)

Non-EuropeAid Budget: €3.3 bn

(26%)

EuropeAid implements external assistance. This excludes pre-accession aid, humanitarian aid, and Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) aid. EC total budget includes European Development Fund (EDF). NB – 2008 provisional figures (April 09)


2Financial instruments: focus on the Development & Cooperation

Instrument


Geographic versus thematic instruments

• Geographic programmes : EDF, ICI, DCI, ENPI, IPA…

• Thematic programmes : IfS, Environment, EIDHR, Investing in people, NSA/LA, migrations….


IPA

DCI

DCI

EDF

ICI

ICI

ICI

Geographical coverage


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Geographic distribution of funds - 2008

EuropeAid spending per region, ODA and OA, ACP including South Africa and Bananas

In M€

Africa, Caribbean,

Pacific: 3443M 60%

Latin America: 310M 5%

Asia: 673M 11%

Neighbourhood east: 318M

5%

Neighbourhood south: 1137M

19%


Geographic instruments

- The bulk of the EC cooperation

- Cooperation with Partners States via Country Strategy Papers signed between the EC and national authorities: 3 and 5 priorities in the cooperation.

- Involvement of Non-State actors (depends of the context):• Dialogue with state authorities• Capacity-building programmes: internal governance, networking &

advocacy capacities etc.


Development cooperation instrument (DCI)

Scope I Country specific programmes Funding Average € 1.4 billion p.a.Regions Latin America € 380 million

Asia 740Central Asia 100Middle East 70South Africa 140

Scope II Sugar production restructuringFunding Average € 180 million p.a.Region 18 African, Caribbean, Pacific countries Ref Reg: 1905/2006 of 18.12.06


Development cooperation instrument (DCI) (2)

Scope III Thematic programmes

Funding Average € 800 million p.a.

Region All third countriesexcept industrialised / pre-accession

Themes Investing in people € 150 millionEnvironment 120NSAs / local authorities 230Food security 240Migration / asylum 60


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3Overview of thematic programmes: focus on

NSA&LA


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Distribution of funds by horizontal programme - 2008

2008, payments per thematic programme, in M€

Stability instrument:

34M 4%

Democracy & human rights:

112M12%

Thematic programmes*:

690M 76%

Nuclear safety: 75M 8%

* Thematic programmes include: non-state actors & local authorities, investing in people, gender, environment, migration and food security


Added-value of thematic programmes

• Do not result from a direct negotiation between the state and the EC but proposed by NSA&LAs or managed jointly with international institutions

• Complementary to geographic programmes: actor-oriented, can reach more easily the local level.

• Illustration of the EU as a « soft power », willing the spread its common values around the world such as fight against death penalty, mitigation of climate change, gender equality etc.


Glossary

Non State Actors:

NGOs, political foundations, trade unions, universities, cooperatives, etc.

Local and regional authorities:

Municipalities, provinces, regions and their associations


Investing in People

Art. 12 of DCI

Ex-Programmes Health & GenderPilot and preparatory actions

507 m € for 2007-2010131,2 m € in 2009

Improves people’s living standards and well-being (Education, Health, Gender, Culture)

DCI programmes (1/5)


Environment and sustainable management of natural resources

Art. 13 of DCI

Ex-ProgrammeTropical Forests &

Environment

470 m € for 2007-2010160 m € in 2009

Environment and sustainable management of natural resources including energy



Food Security Art. 15 of DCI

Ex-Programme Food Aid (ECHO) & Food Security

925 m € for 2007-10243 million in 2009

• Improves food security of poorest and most vulnerable people on medium and long term, addressing structural causes of food insecurity•Contributes to MDG 1 (poverty and hunger)



Migration & Asylum

Art. 16 of DCI & Regulation ENPI 1638/2006

Ex-Programmes AENEASand B-667 projects

205 m € for 2007-201084,5 m € in 2009-10

(48 m € for 2009)

.


Support third countries in their efforts to better manage migratory flows



NSA & LAArt. 14 of DCI

Ex-ProgrammeCo-financing with NGOs &

Decentralised Co-operation

903 m € for 2007-2010217,4 m € in 2009

• Strengthens NSA & LA’s capacities• Awareness raising (Education Dev)• Coordination


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To support small scale initiatives from NSA and LA in the field of development & reinforce the capacity of intervention of NSA and LA

in the policy making process

3 objectives :

• promote an inclusive and empowered society in partner countries to facilitate non-state actors and local authorities participation in poverty reduction and sustainable development strategies,

• raise public awareness of development issues and promote education for development in the EU and acceding countries,

• support activities to strengthen coordination and communication activities of NSA and local authority networks in the EU and acceding countries.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME « NSA-LA »


NSA&LA 2009

• In-country interventions in priority countries : country based calls

for Proposals managed by EC Delegations: 82 targeted countries in AAP 2009

• 2009: +/- 137,8 m€ (121,7 m€ for NSA, 16,1 m€ for LA)

• Multi-country, global and regional interventions: global calls for Proposals managed by EC Brussels (Obj 1)

• Obj 1: +/- 40,6 m€ (30,5 m€ for NSA, 10,1 m€ for LA)


NSA&LA 2009

• Objectives 2 and 3: CfP managed in Brussels• Obj 2: +/- 30,5 m€ (26 m€ for NSA, 4,5 m€ for LA)• Obj 3: +/- 4,5 m€ (3,75 € for NSA, 0.75 m€ for LA)

• Direct grants: +/- 3,1 m€ • Support measures: +/- 1 m€

-For more information:

Europeaid Unit F1; Contact: [email protected]


NSA&LA 2010

• 3 calls for proposals to be launched by EuropeAid (corresponding to the 3 objectives) in spring 2010

• Between 80 & 85 Delegations will launch calls for proposals at the local level

• Objective 2: capitalization study to be launched in January

concerning Development education projects.


A new multiannual strategy

• Previous one for 2007-2010• Challenge : implementation began only in 2008• External evaluation completed• Public consultation until 7th March 2010:

http://ec.europa.eu/development/how/consultation/index.cfm?action=viewcons&id=4886

• Adoption foreseen before summer 2010


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DG DEV :

http://ec.europa.eu/development/index_en.cfm

EuropeAid :

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/index_en.htm

Calls for proposals :

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/funding/index_en.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/funding/documents/call_forecast.pdf

Potential Applicant Database On Registration (PADOR) :

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/onlineservices/pador/index_en.htm

Usefull links


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