TitleThe renewed European Neighbourhood Policy

Christina MOLDTInformation and Communication Officer

Neighbourhood DirectorateDG Development and Cooperation – EuropeAidBrussels, 08 February 2013

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Structure of the Presentation

1. Development Aid in Figures

2. Delivering Aid in Practice

3. EU Assistance to the Neighbourhood Region

4. The renewed European Neighbourhood Policy

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1Development aid in figures

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EU the biggest donor in the world

European Commission on its own:• second largest donor of

humanitarian aid• second largest donor of development aid (13%, after USA) • present in 150 countries

The EU is not one donor but 27 Member States and the Commission: • together responsible for more than 50% of all development aid • to compare: USA provides 24%

Geographical distribution of funds (2012)

In M€

* Without Thematic Programmes* ACP including South Africa, Bananas and Sugar

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2 Delivering Aid in practice

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EuropeAid’s external assistance instruments

Geographical coverage:

•Mediterranean & Eastern Europe: European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI)

• Africa, Caribbean, Pacific: European Development Fund (EDF)

• Asia, Central Asia, Latin America and the Golf region: Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI)

Thematic coverage:

• Environment, gender, food security, migration, non-state actors, local authorities, human safety

• European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR)

• Instrument for Stability (IfS)

• Nuclear Safety Instrument

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Aid delivery methodsProjects

Series of activities aimed at bringing about clearly specified objectives within a defined timeframe and a defined budget.

Sector Policy Support Programme

Programmes of the European Commission designed to support the partner government’s sector programme. Implemented through sector budget support (SBS), pooled funding or project approach.

General Budget Support

Large money transfer to the national treasury of a partner country in support of a national development policy. Use of country procedures. Strict benchmarks agreed with governments.

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3EU assistance to the Neighbourhood Region

European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)

Main objectives:

• Create common space of stability, security and prosperity

• Avoid new dividing lines in Europe

• Increase efficiency of external assistance

• Greater coherence through unified instruments

Political initiatives for ENP region:

• Eastern Partnership (EaP) in the East and Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) in the South

European Neighbourhood Policy- Who participates?

16 partner countries:

East(6 countries) •Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia

South (10 countries)•Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia

European Neighbourhood Policy - FundingMain source of funding: European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI)

•Total ENPI budget: €12 billion for the period 2007-2013 (ca. 32% above TACIS and MEDA average)

Additional financial instruments available:

•European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR)

•Instrument for Stability (IfS)

•Nuclear Safety Co-operation Instrument (NSCI)

•Thematic programmes under the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI), tackling environment, gender, food security, migration, non-state actors, local authorities, human safety

Areas of cooperation• ►Dialogue and Reform• ►Legislative approximation• ►Institution building• ► Economic growth

• ►Dialogue and Reform• ►Legislative approximation• ►Institution building• ► Economic growth

Objectives:

► Equitable social and economic development► Protection of human rights and freedoms► Rule of law and good governance► Contribution to MDGs

Objectives:

► Equitable social and economic development► Protection of human rights and freedoms► Rule of law and good governance► Contribution to MDGs

Sectors:

► Energy► Transport► Justice, Freedom, Security► Environment► Higher education

Sectors:

► Energy► Transport► Justice, Freedom, Security► Environment► Higher education

Overview of programmes• Bilateral assistance

• Channelled through Annual Action Programmes (AAPs)• Tailor-made for each country• Specific project areas / activities and budget• Largest part of ENPI funds

• Regional Programmes East and South• Initiatives demanding regional approach

• Neighbourhood wide programmes• Cross Border Cooperation (CBC)• Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF)• Twinning, TAIEX and SIGMA• Erasmus Mundus and Tempus IV

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4The renewed Neighbourhood Policy

ENP Review

The review of the European Neighbourhood Policy triggered by:

• The overthrow of long-standing repressive regimes in the Southern Mediterranean;

• The military conflict in Libya, and other violent crackdowns in Middle Eastern countries;

• The continued repression in Belarus;

• The Lisbon Treaty and changes in the institutional structure of EU foreign policy delivery.

Communication on Southern Mediterranen adopted on 8 March 2011

• Three key pillars:

1. Democratic transformation and institution-building (focus on human rights, constitutional and judicial reforms, fight against corruption)

2. Close partnership with the people (support to civil society, more opportunities for people-to-people contacts especially between youth)

3. Boost for economic growth, development and job creation (support to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises)

Core principles: differentiation and ‘more-for-more’ More response for more committment

Core pillars: Supporting progress towards ‘deep democracy’ Intensifying political and security cooperation Establishing Mobility Partnerships Strengthening the Eastern Partnership and building a

Partnership for Democracy and Shared Prosperity in the southern Mediterranean

Supporting progressive integration in the European internal market

New Neighbourhood policy as in ENP Communciation of 25 May 2011

The renewed ENP – Impact on cooperation on education

• An increased focus of external cooperation on education;

• Significant additional funding allocated to Erasmus Mundus and Tempus in 2011 – 2013:

• Neighbourhood South countries received for Erasmus Mundus partnerships and mobility scholarships an additional amount of approx. €60 million (€15 million in 2011, €24.5 million in 2012, €19.95 million in 2013)

• Funds for TEMPUS also increased (by €6.25 million in 2012 and by €5.6 million in 2013) to support the modernisation of higher education in the Southern Mediterranean and to expand collaboration with EU universities.

New innovative programmes

• SPRING umbrella programme:

SPRING = « Support for Partnership, Reforms and Inclusive Growth»;

Adopted in September 2011, based on the 'more for more' principle;

Budget 390 M€ for 2011/2012 (initial budget 350 M€), for 2013 150 M€ foreseen;

A vehicle for the provision of additional support to partner countries in the southern Mediterranean committed to deep and sustainable democracy.

New European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI)

Target area: 16 European Neighbourhood countries

Budget:• MFF Communication proposes a budget of a total of €18.2 billion (current

prices) for the period 2014 - 2020

Timeframe: • Legislative proposal for new ENI regulation has been published on 07

December 2011; adoption by Council/EP possibly first half of 2013, depending on the overall EU budget negotiations

Key challenges addressed:

• Better alignment of financial aid with policy• Enhanced flexibility and a simplified programming process • Responding better to crisis situations (e.g. Libya, Syria)• Improving coordination with other instruments

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For further information

Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on Strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy: http://ec.europa.eu/world/enp/pdf/com06_726_en.pdf

DG Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/index_en.htm

ENPI Info Centre: www.enpi-info.eu

External Action Service (EEAS): http://eeas.europa.eu/index_en.htm

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