The Africa-EU Partnership
The Africa-EU Partnership 1. The Joint Africa-EU Strategy 2. The 4th Africa-EU Summit 3. A new roadmap for 2014-2017: a. Core Policy Priorities b. JAES architecture 4. Main challenges ahead 5. The PanAfrican Programme
1. The Joint Africa-EU Strategy II. Africa-EU Summit, Lisbon: Adoption of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy IV.Africa-EU Summit Brussels I. Africa-EU Summit, Cairo Adoption EU Strategy for Africa III. Africa-EU Summit, Tripoli Action Plan 2011-13 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 EU enlargement Launch NEPAD EU enlargement C2C EU Delegation to AU EC Proposal to create Pan-African Program Establishment African Union
Changing geopolitical agenda & new actors Africa: 2001: NEPAD, 2002: OAU => AU Multiple international partnerships (China, India, Brazil, etc) World fora: G8/Africa Dialogue, represented at the G-20, UN conferences EU: 15 => 28 Member States (13 MS new to relations with Africa), Lisbon Treaty, External Action Service Geopolitical context: emerging donors, shifting balance of power New 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,..
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)
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..
Institutional architecture Political guidance Summit (every 3 years) Ministerial meetings (ad-hoc) Political dialogue, review, monitoring Inputs Joint Forum (Progress review) (Annual) EESC-economic & social actors AU-EU civil society EP-PAP Expertise Ad-hoc working Groups (ad-hoc) (implementation &/or coordination)
4. Challenges ahead Sustain the continental and multilateral dialogue Climate change, post-2015, Peace and Security, migration, etc. Mobilise contributions from all stakeholders, including from Africa and from EU Member States Ensure coordination between the different levels (continental, regional, country) : Agreement on Trade, Coop. and Development with South Africa Euro-Med Partnership with North Africa + Neighbourhood Policy Cotonou Agreement with sub-Saharan Africa
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
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
PanAf: next steps Recently achieved Formal adoption of legal basis (trilogue agreement 12.2013) 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.) Strategic dialogue with European Parliament (24.02.2014) 4th Summit Africa-EU Next Adoption of the first multiannual indicative programme (MIP) 2014-2017 (07/2014) 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