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ENP and ENPI Programming Processes

This workshop provides a short introduction to the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI), as well as an overview of EC assistance programming.

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ENP and ENPI Programming Processes

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  1. ENP and ENPI Programming Processes ENPI workshop, Georgia 14-15 July 2008 Marie Skov Madsen, Policy Advisor, Eurostep

  2. What is the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)? Short introduction to a policy framework • What is the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI)? Introduction to an instrument • What is the programming of EC assistance? Overview of EC assistance

  3. What is the ENP? A short introduction to a policy framework

  4. “What are the objectives of the ENP?” • Closer cooperation: neighbouring countries & EU • Avoid new dividing lines in Europe • Key EU foreign policy priority • Working together … • … supporting partners’ own reform processes • (political, economic, social …)‏ • Strategic goal: mutual prosperity, stability, security

  5. Legal framework: Partnership and Cooperation Agreements (East) & Association Agreements(South)‏ National Action Plans that also include trans-national component (there is no “regional action plans”!)‏ Communications: “Wider Europe” (2003), European Commission’s Strategy Paper of the ENP (2004), ”Strengthening the ENP” (2006), ”A strong ENP” (2007)‏… + all other political processes, Barcelona process….. Progress reports on implementing the ENP (April 2008): overall assessment, sectoral & by country ENP Policy framework

  6. EU-country Action Plan • Political document • Laying out the strategic objectives of the cooperation between the partner country and the EU • Set out an agenda of political and economic reforms with short and medium-term priorities • It covers a timeframe of five years

  7. EU-country Action Plan General objectives: • political dialogue and reform • economic and social development and reform • regulatory and trade related issues • justice and home affairs • key sectors: transport, energy, information society and environment • people-to-people contacts

  8. Questions for clarifications?

  9. Introduction to a financial instrument What is the ENPI?

  10. Instrument for Stability Investing in People Migration and Asylum Environment and Natural Resources Non-State Actors and Local Authorities IPA EDF ENPI DCI Food Security Overview of the new financial instruments European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights Geographical instrument with a specific legal basis Horizontal instrument with a specific legal basis Thematic programme included in DCI legal basis

  11. Thematic programmes (and instrument)‏ • Investing in People – Human and Social Development: reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, education, gender, children rights,… • Non-state Actors and Local Authorities in Development: focus on civil society actors and actions, replace co-financing – open to wider range of actors in N and S • Environment and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources including Energy • Food Security Advancing the Food Security Agenda to Achieve the MDGs - Food Aid will be included in humanitarian aid • Cooperation with Third Countries in the Areas of Migration and Asylum • Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights

  12. European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument • Main channel of EC assistance in the region (close to 12 Billion Euros (2007-2013) financial regulation • “geographical programming”: complementary with other instruments / programmes • Main objective (article 1): “development of an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness”

  13. ENPI good wording… • Partnership, joint ownership and building on shared values of democracy and respect for human rights. (recital 2)‏ • Sustainable development and povertyreduction as common values (recital 4)‏ • Support to neighbouring countries should be coherent with the objectives and principles of the European Community Development Policy (recital 10)‏

  14. ENPI dangerous wording… • “Assistance should take into account the need to establish a free-trade area for goods by 2010”. (recital 13)‏ • “Assistance should support “issues such as asylum, migration and readmission, and the fight against, and prevention of, trafficking in human beings as well as terrorism and organised crime,” (Art 2. 2 r)‏

  15. ENPI programming • General trends: • Strong focus on trade facilitation • Little spending planned on education and health • Focus on migration • Gender absent from most CSPs • Participation: • Very little CSO participation • National parliaments and local authorities often out of the process

  16. What is the programming of EC assistance?

  17. What is programming? • Programming is an essential decision-making process aimed at defining the EC strategy for countries receiving external assistance • For “neighbouring” countries, it defines EC assistance to support the implementation of the Action Plan • Country Strategy Papers, Regional SPs, Indicative Programmes, Annual Action Programmes

  18. Project cycle for (ENPI) EC programmes

  19. Multi-annual strategy paper Evaluation Annual Action Programme Contracts, follow-up & payment Calls for Proposals Assessment & selection Brussels / DG RELEX in charge HQ/Delegation/partners : shared responsibility EuropeAid HQ in charge, link to delegations Contribution by EuropeAid + Delegations EuropeAid HQ in charge – Centralised Delegation in charge – local calls Delegation mostly in charge EuropeAid HQ and/or Delegations in charge Contribution: RELEX

  20. Partnership and Cooperation Agreements Euro-Med Association Agreements European Consensus Other International Commitments ENP Action Plans European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument Country/Regional Strategy Papers and Indicative programmes Cross-Border Cooperation SPs and IPs Annual Action programmes Annual Action programmes

  21. Strategy Papers 2007-2013 Multi-annual Indicative Programmes 2007-2010 (Annual) ActionProgr. Programming process ► Analysis of the situation ► Response strategy ►Priority sectors ► 7 years ► revised at mid-term ►annual ► describe projects identified for financing ► define the budget per project ►lead to EC decision & commitments of funds ► normally attached to Strategy Papers ► set global and per priority allocations ► cover 3-4 years

  22. EC Assistance Programming documents • Strategy Papers: They define the long-term objectives for cooperation and identify the strategic priorities and the specific fields of action • Multi-annual Indicative Programmes:Based on the strategy papers, they contain a description of sectoral and cross-cutting issues, specific objectives, expected results and budget • Action Programmes:Adopted on an annual or biannual basis, they include a list of projects/programmes to be financed

  23. Country Strategy Paper 2007-2013

  24. 1. THE OBJECTIVES OF EU/EC COOPERATION Overall external policy goals of the EU Strategic objectives of EU/EC cooperation 2. AN OUTLINE OF THE POLICY AGENDA General aspects Internal policy External policy 3. THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION 4. AN OVERVIEW OF PAST AND ONGOING EC ASSISTANCE Assistance to country 1991-2006 Key lessons learnt for the new programming cycle Complementarity and coordination with other donors Consistency of EC cooperation policy with other core policies of the EU (“policy mix”)‏ 5. THE EC RESPONSE STRATEGY Principal objectives Assistance priorities Instruments and means

  25. National Indicative Programme (NIP) 2007-2010 1. Introduction 2. Main Priorities and Goals 3. Indicative Budget 4. Priority Area 1: Support for Democratic Development & Good Governance 5. Priority Area 2: Support for Regulatory Reform and Administrative Capacity Building 6. Priority Area 3: Support for Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth 8. Implementation 9. Risks and Assumptions 10. Alignment, Harmonisation and Consultation

  26. Calendar and State of Play • Strategy Papers adopted spring 2007 • Draft Annual Action Programme 2008 • preparation in Delegation, then EuropeAid • Finalised by spring : May 2008 • EU Member States ENPI Management Committee By mid-June 2008 • Mid term review CSP: start 2009 • EP: democratic scrutiny • Civil society recommendations see www.enpi-programming.eu

  27. Mid term review: • Revision of Country Strategy Papers / RSP • New National / Regional Indicative Programme 2011-2013 to be developed • Lessons learnt / evaluation results / your comments ! to be taken into account

  28. Opportunities: • The Commission prepares progress reports for all countries each year • Information sources for EC: government, EC delegations; NGOs? • Open to input from NGOs • Reports were published 8 April 2008 • Expected to be so each year

  29. Actions for civil society • Look at the Action Plan and its social / Human Rights / gender implications • Analyse the social / Human Rights / gender impact of the action plan implementation (positive and negative)‏ • Check with other NGO actors on their potential feedback • Contact Delegation for meeting, and desk officer in Brussels for input

  30. Action tools • Concrete actions for CSOs:http://www.enpi-programming.eu/wcm/content/view/28/120/en/ • Potential questions to raise with decision makers: http://www.enpi-programming.eu/wcm/content/category/6/30/69/en/

  31. Questions for clarifications?

  32. What are EC political commitments in relation to EC Assistance?

  33. Central Question: (Apart from the ENP) What are the political and legal commitments the EC has undertaken in its Assistance to the ENPI countries? Why? – Crucial lobby tools, Need to hold the EC accountable to these commitments.

  34. EU/EC Level • 1. EU Development Policy – The European Consensus on Development • 2. EC Treaty, Lisbon Treaty (to be ratified)‏ • 3. EC Charter of Fundamental Rights

  35. European Consensus on Development • Policy document – not legally binding • Includes a part applicable to all EU Member States (!)‏ • Applies to all countries defined as developing by the OECD/DAC: all “ENP” countries except Israel and Russia

  36. Main content - EU • Primary and overarching objective of EU development cooperation is the eradication of poverty in the context of sustainable development, including the pursuit of the MDGs • Objective of policy coherence: “the EU shall take account of the objectives of development cooperation in all policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries, and that these policies support development objectives.” • Common values: “human rights, fundamental freedoms, peace, democracy, good governance, gender equality, the rule of law, solidarity and justice”

  37. Main content - EU • Most important common principles: • Ownership, partnership • Participation of civil society • Gender equality • Addressing state fragility • In-depth political dialogue

  38. Main content – the EC • Areas for intervention: • Trade and regional integration • Environment and sustainable management of resources • Infrastructure, Communications and transport • Water and energy • Rural development • Governance, democracy, human rights • Conflict prevention and fragile states • Human development (including the promotion of gender equality and environmental sustainability)‏

  39. Treaty Establishing the European Community • Article 3.2  Gender Equality In all the activities referred to in this Article, the Community shall aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women. (incl. development cooperation)‏ • Article 6 Environment Environmental protection requirements must be integrated into the definition and implementation of the Community policies and activities referred to in Article 3, in particular with a view to promoting sustainable development.

  40. Article 177: Poverty Eradication 1.   Community policy in the sphere of development cooperation, shall foster: -  the sustainable economic and social development of the developing countries, and more particularly the most disadvantaged among them, -  the smooth and gradual integration of the developing countries into the world economy, -  the campaign against poverty in the developing countries. 2.   Community policy in this area shall contribute to the general objective of developing and consolidating democracy and the rule of law, and to that of respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms. 3.   The Community and the Member States shall comply with the commitments and take account of the objectives they have approved in the context of the United Nations and other competent international organisations.

  41. EC Charter on Fundamental Rights • Article 37 - Environmental protection A high level of environmental protection and the improvement of the quality of the environment must be integrated into the policies of the Union and ensured in accordance with the principle of sustainable development. • Article 23 Equality between men and women Equality between men and women must be ensuredin all areas, including employment, work and pay.

  42. International Level • Gender • Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action • Cairo Platform for Action • CEDAW • Human Rights • Universal Declaration • ICCPR • ICESCR • CRC … • Poverty Eradication • MDGs/ Millennium Declaration • Environment • Kyoto Protocol, etc

  43. Questions for clarifications? • Other questions? Comments?

  44. Tools • ENP Commission website: http://ec.europa.eu/world/enp • ENPI programming website: http://www.enpi-programming.eu • Explanation of processes • Country and regional pages & documents • Background information and civil society contributions • Interactive tool: contact us • Contribute!

  45. Marie Skov Madsen Policy Advisor for the ENP Eurostep mskov@eurostep.org Thank you for your attention!

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