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Future directions in EU development policy

Future directions in EU development policy. Françoise Moreau DG Development and Cooperation – Europe Aid European Commission. The starting point: evolution of EU development policy since 2000. 2000 International community agreed the MDGs

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Future directions in EU development policy

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  1. Future directions in EU development policy Françoise Moreau DG Development and Cooperation – Europe Aid European Commission

  2. The starting point: evolution of EU development policy since 2000 2000 International community agreed the MDGs 2005 International commitments on aid effectiveness: Paris Agenda 2005 - EU development policy became: • more European: Consensus, enhanced coordination, Code of Conduct on Division of Labour • broader: emphasis on PCD 2008 Reaffirmation of commitments to MDGs, finance for development and effectiveness: EU recognised as global development leader (EU MDG Agenda for Action, ambitious EU positions for Accra and Doha) Against a backdrop of changing international context throughout the decade: • new actors (private sector, emerging donors, local authorities); • new challenges (climate, multiple crises, vulnerability, security…); • economic downturn & budget constraints (ODA under threat)

  3. 2010-2012: new challenges, new opportunities 2010 New European context: Lisbon Treaty – explicit position of development in external action, clarity of poverty objective as one pillar of external action, strengthened provisions on coordination and coherence (PCD) UN MDG Summit, New York: consensus on need to accelerate progress; EU position for the Summit confirmed commitments to ODA and MDGs; €1 Billion MDG Initiative Many European donors adjusting their portfolios (downsizing, exits, sector focus …) 2011 Events in North Africa: importance of good governance, employment and growth, security-development nexus brought into sharper focus Spring Accountability Report: EU ODA almost €54 billion in 2010 = 0.43% EU GNI; ODA must double to reach 0.7% in 2015; but EU remains the World’s largest donor EEAS and DEVCO up and running MFF proposals (June), EU position for Busan (Q3), policy communications (Q3/4), proposals for post-2013 financial instruments (Q4) Council decisions end 2011-2012

  4. Towards an updated EU development policy Green Paper, November 2010 and public consultation: "EU development policy in support of inclusive growth and sustainable development: Increasing the impact of EU development policy" In parallel with: Green Paper, October 2010 and public consultation: "The future of EU budget support to third countries" Public consultation, January 2011: "What funding for EU external action after 2013?" - preparing the next Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020

  5. Basic principles and aims • Build on existing commitments and existing body of EU development policy: update rather than re-write policy; meet current needs and take advantage of new opportunities; keep what works, implement existing commitments, inject the “missing elements” of growth and governance • Propose ways to increase the impact of EU development policy on: • economic and social policy reforms in developing countries; • improved governance and more inclusive and more sustainable economic growth as key ingredients for poverty eradication; • leveraging finance for development; • and, ultimately, poverty reduction (meeting the MDGs and beyond). • Enhance the position of the EU as global development leader and contribute to a broader and more inclusive international development agenda beyond 2015.

  6. Key policy ideas • Strengthening the EU's offer to partner countries in the fields of inclusive and sustainable growth and good governance; • Enhanced concentration of EU and Member States' development cooperation programmes, improved coordination and reduced fragmentation at country level; • Greater differentiation in development partnerships depending on partners' development needs, economic and financial capacities, and performance; • Development beyond aid – strengthening policy coherence for development and linking internal and external policies in pursuit of mutual and global interests; • Broadening partnerships by engaging with emerging donors, civil society, the private sector and local authorities.

  7. Updating development policy to increase impact • Questions? • Feedback? • Ideas? • Concerns?

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