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Swifting Gears: At the Crossroads between EMP and ENP

Swifting Gears: At the Crossroads between EMP and ENP. Outline. I. Impact of Enlargement on North African countries II. ENP as future of Euro-Med-Politics 1. Aim of ENP towards Mediterranean Countries 2. Similarities of ENP and EMP 3. Surplus Value of ENP 4. Challenges of ENP

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Swifting Gears: At the Crossroads between EMP and ENP

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  1. Swifting Gears: At the Crossroads between EMP and ENP ENP towards the North African States

  2. Outline I. Impact of Enlargement on North African countries II. ENP as future of Euro-Med-Politics 1. Aim of ENP towards Mediterranean Countries 2. Similarities of ENP and EMP 3. Surplus Value of ENP 4. Challenges of ENP III. Case-Study: Morocco as a forerunner 1. What makes Morocco special? 2. Current internal situation 3. EU-Moroccan Relations 4. Burning Issues affecting EU 5. ENP towards Morocco IV. Conclusion ENP towards the North African States

  3. I. Impact of Enlargement1. Positive Factors • Accession of Malta and Cyprus • Turkey as accession candidate • Increased global weight of EU ENP towards the North African States

  4. I. Impact of Enlargement2. Negative Factors • Exclusion • Imbalance of membership in BP (10 : 25) • Preference for Eastern Europe • Development of ESDP ENP towards the North African States

  5. II. ENP as future of Euro-Med Politics1. Aim of ENP • Ring of friends • Reinforcement of the Barcelona Process ENP towards the North African States

  6. II. ENP as future of Euro-Med Politics2. Similarities of ENP and EMP • No offer of membership • Share of legal and institutional framework • Negative conditionality ENP towards the North African States

  7. II. ENP as future of Euro-Med Politics3. Surplus Value of ENP • Determinacy (“Clear Messages”) • Differentiation instead of pure regionalism • Joint-ownership instead of EU dictation • Encompassing and coherent framework ENP towards the North African States

  8. II. ENP as future of Euro-Med Politics4. Challenges of ENP • Adequate incentives • Equal allocation of aid and aid effectiveness • Institutional recommencement of EMP • Coherence with parallel Security Politics ENP towards the North African States

  9. III. Case study: Morocco as forerunner © Wikipedia Encyclopedia, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/wa/3/3f/Morocco_sm03.jpg ENP towards the North African States

  10. III. Case study: Morocco as forerunner • „Morocco can play a pioneering role in this common strategy [ENP] which is aimed at pursuing economic and political stability in the Southern Mediterranean countries and enabling them to share in the growth and stability of the new, enlarged EU, being able to serve as a model for the entire region.“ (G. Verheugen, during his visit to Rabat from 4 and 5 February 2004) ENP towards the North African States

  11. III. Case study: Morocco as forerunner1. What makes Morocco special? • Search for close EU relations • High degree of political liberalization • Gateway to Europe • Western Sahara Conflict ENP towards the North African States

  12. III. Case study: Morocco as forerunner2. Current internal situation • Constitutional Monarchy • Islam official state religion • Continually striving after reform • Stable economy depending on agriculture ENP towards the North African States

  13. III. Case study: Morocco as forerunner3. EU – Moroccan Relations (1) • Bilateral Agreements since 1969 • Application for accession, 1987 • Human Rights sanctions of EP, 1992 ENP towards the North African States

  14. III. Case study: Morocco as forerunner3. EU – Moroccan Relations (2) • Inclusion in EMP, 1995 • Euro Mediterranean Agreement, 1996/2000 • Inclusion in ENP, 2003 • Participation in ESDP, 2005 ENP towards the North African States

  15. III. Case study: Morocco as forerunner4. Burning Issues affecting EU • Illegal migration • Terrorism • Territorial conflicts ENP towards the North African States

  16. III. Case study: Morocco as forerunner5. ENP towards Morocco • Moroccan Reception of the ENP • Country Report on Morocco, 12th May 2004 • Proposed Action Plan, 9th December 2004 • Negotiations of a Readmission Agreement ENP towards the North African States

  17. IV. Conclusion • Continuation of traditional EU Policy • Higher efficiency through differentiation • plus clear benchmarking, monitoring, future ENPI • Credible incentives possible through removing assymmetries • Pioneering role of countries eager to reform could cause domino effect ENP towards the North African States

  18. Thank you very much for your attention. ENP towards the North African States

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