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The Africa-EU Partnership 1 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 2 1. The Joint Africa-EU Strategy II. Africa-EU Summit, Lisbon: Adoption of Adoption EU III. Africa-EU the Joint Strategy for Summit, Tripoli Africa-EU Action Plan 2011-13 Africa Strategy I. Africa-EU Summit, Cairo 2000 2001 Launch NEPAD 2002 2003 2004 2005 EU enlargement Establishment African Union 2006 2007 2008 2009 EU enlargement EU Delegatio n to AU IV.Africa-EU Summit Brussels 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 C2C EC Proposal to create Pan-African Program 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 4 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,.. 5 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: PanAfrican Programme (€845M) 6 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.. 7 Institutional architecture Summit Political guidance (every 3 years) Ministerial meetings Political dialogue, review, monitoring Joint Forum (ad-hoc) (Annual) Inputs (Progress review) EP-PAP Expertise Ad-hoc working Groups (implementation &/or coordination) (ad-hoc) EESC-economic & social actors AU-EU civil society 8 4. Challenges ahead 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) : Agreement on Trade, Coop. and Development with South Africa Euro-Med Partnership with North Africa + Neighbourhood Policy Cotonou Agreement with subSaharan 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 10 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 11 PanAf: next steps 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 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/euafrica-summit-2014 13