European Development Policy Joyce Haarbrink

1. European Development Policy Joyce Haarbrink

2. EU’s development cooperation covers developing countries in Asia, Latin America, Africa, the Pacific and the Caribbean Divided into 3 groups: - Asia - Latin America - ACP countries (78 countries) Introduction

3. The way in which the EU works with the 3 groups differs: - in Asia it mainly works with cooperation programs - in Latin America cooperation is mainly based on partnerships at regional and sub-regional level - in the ACP countries cooperation is based on the Cotonou Agreement (revised in 2005) Asia and Latin America are also supported through the ALA Regulation on financial and technical assistance and economic support Cooperation systems

4. Originally ACP- EC Convention (Lomé Conventions) 2000 Cotonou Agreement - for 20 years with every 5 years a review. - 9th EDF with € 123.5 billion - politics, trade and development are combined - Political dialogue key - Participatory approach involving civil society - Focus on poverty reduction - Reform of financial cooperation Cotonou Agreement

5. Political Dialogue component strengthened References included to - Countering proliferation of weapons of mass destruction - International Criminal Court - Fight against terrorism - Fight against Poverty related diseases and Protection of SRHR of women! - NSA can benefit directly from financing via grant contacts - Promotion of participation of young people in public life Review Cotonou

6. In 2000 Commission drafted the European Community’s Development Policy Statement, setting out a coherent overall development strategy covering all the development areas. Main focus is poverty reduction Overall Development policies

7. Trade and Development Regional integration and cooperation Macro-economic policies Transport Food security and rural development Institutional capacity-building Priorities

8. At European Council meeting in Barcelona the following commitments were made: Increase of ODA from 0.33%/GNI in 2002 to 0.39% by 2006 More coordination and harmonisation by 2004 to improve aid effectiveness Untie aid for LDCs Increase trade-related assistance support identification of relevant global public goods Examine innovative sources of financing Reform international financial systems Restore debt sustainability in context of HIPC Barcelona Commitments March 2002

9. Over 100 donor and developing countries signed up Aim to make aid more effective by introducing indicators and targets Aid will be based on the receiving countries own PRS Recipients will reform their national systems to increase their resorption capacity Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness 2 March 2005

10. 2005 new EU development Policy Statement Joint as EU Council, Commission and EP agree Part 1: The European Vision for all the member states Part 2 for the Commission European Consensus

11. The primary objective is the eradication of poverty in the context of sustainable development, including the pursuit of the MDGs It includes SRHR as set out in the ICPD Cairo Agenda Ownership Coordination, complementarity and policy coherence essential Some details

12. Financial Perspectives 2007 – 2013 Financial Instruments, particularly the one Development Cooperation and Economic Cooperation Thematic Programmes, particularly the one on ‘Investing in people’ Geographical programmes Funding

13. In the run-up to the 2005 World Summit the EU member states recommitted themselves - to reaching 0.7% ODA/GNI by 2015 - to a new collective EU target of 0,56% ODA/GNI by 2010. - to 0.33% ODA/GNI by 2015 and 0.17% ODA/GNI by 2010 for the new member states - to allocating 50% of the additional € 20 billion, generated annually by 2010, to Africa.