Revitalizing the Africa-EU Partnership

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European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM)

This document summarizes a presentation on revitalizing the Africa-EU Partnership. It discusses the changing landscape of EU-Africa relations, questions around the future of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES), and steps that could be taken to revive EU-Africa relations. Specifically, it notes that the 2014 EU-Africa Summit could be a turning point if it strengthens political partnership and sets clear milestones. It also recommends stimulating high-level political support, strengthening complementary between JAES and other EU frameworks, and generating tangible results beyond declarations to help revive the partnership.

Revitalizing the
Africa-EU Partnership

Berlin, SPD, Bundestag, 1 February
2013
Geert Laporte, Deputy Director, European Centre for
Development Policy Management

Structure of presentation

1.What is ECDPM?
2.The changing landscape of EU-Africa
relations
3.What future for the JAES?
4.The 2014 EU-Africa Summit: a turning
point?
5.How to revive EU-Africa relations?

Page 2

ECDPM
Independent foundation working on EU-Africa
and EU-ACP for more than 25 years:

1. Non-partisan facilitation of dialogue
2. Practical and policy relevant analysis
3. Linking key players in the EU and Africa
through networks and partnerships
4. Capacity building in Africa to bring more
balance in the partnership

Page 3

The changing landscape

• Boom in Africa but… rising inequalities
and instability, aid dependency, weak
institutions
• EU in crisis: difficult to reconcile its
values and interests
• Emergence of new global players: new
opportunities & risks

Page 4

What future for the
JAES?
• 2007: ambitious strategic and political
partnership (beyond aid, continental,
multi-actor, deliverables,…)
• New institutional mechanisms:
Commission-to-Commission, Ministerial,
experts, etc)
• But…impression of “paper strategy”
• Pan-African Programme can possibly
resolve part of the problem

Page 5

Can the 2014 EU-Africa
Summit be a turning
point (1)- Who takes the
lead?
• Major changes on both EU and African
side
• Towards a stronger political
partnership?
• Who sets the EU agenda? (Van Rompuy,
Barroso, Ashton/EEAS?)
• What role AUC/Zuma?

Page 6

Can the 2014 EU-Africa
Summit be a turning
point (2)? Milestones
• Joint EU-Africa Task Force (13-14 February 2013
in Addis)
• AUC: Comprehensive Review of African strategic
partnerships (to be finalised by April) followed by
discussions with African Member states
• Informal visit Zuma to Barroso March 2013?
• Joint Ministerial: no dates set?
• EU orientation debate some months before the
Summit (COREPER/COAFRE)?
• JAES Support Mechanism PMU: Addis and Brussels
offices to generate “results”

Page 7

What can be done to
revive the EU-Africa
relations?

1. Stimulate high level political support in
both continents
2. Strengthen complementarity between
JAES and other EU policy frameworks
3. Invest in strengthening African
institutions
4. Search for domestic and innovative
sources of funding

Page 8

What can be done to
revive the EU-Africa
relations?

5.Build alliances with emerging
economies and with longstanding
allies
6.Generate tangible results beyond
official declarations
7.Change the partnership culture

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Thank you!
www.ecdpm.org
gl@ecdpm.org

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Revitalizing the Africa-EU Partnership

1. Revitalizing the Africa-EU Partnership Berlin, SPD, Bundestag, 1 February 2013 Geert Laporte, Deputy Director, European Centre for Development Policy Management

2. Structure of presentation 1.What is ECDPM? 2.The changing landscape of EU-Africa relations 3.What future for the JAES? 4.The 2014 EU-Africa Summit: a turning point? 5.How to revive EU-Africa relations? Page 2

3. ECDPM Independent foundation working on EU-Africa and EU-ACP for more than 25 years: 1. Non-partisan facilitation of dialogue 2. Practical and policy relevant analysis 3. Linking key players in the EU and Africa through networks and partnerships 4. Capacity building in Africa to bring more balance in the partnership Page 3

4. The changing landscape • Boom in Africa but… rising inequalities and instability, aid dependency, weak institutions • EU in crisis: difficult to reconcile its values and interests • Emergence of new global players: new opportunities & risks Page 4

5. What future for the JAES? • 2007: ambitious strategic and political partnership (beyond aid, continental, multi-actor, deliverables,…) • New institutional mechanisms: Commission-to-Commission, Ministerial, experts, etc) • But…impression of “paper strategy” • Pan-African Programme can possibly resolve part of the problem Page 5

6. Can the 2014 EU-Africa Summit be a turning point (1)- Who takes the lead? • Major changes on both EU and African side • Towards a stronger political partnership? • Who sets the EU agenda? (Van Rompuy, Barroso, Ashton/EEAS?) • What role AUC/Zuma? Page 6

7. Can the 2014 EU-Africa Summit be a turning point (2)? Milestones • Joint EU-Africa Task Force (13-14 February 2013 in Addis) • AUC: Comprehensive Review of African strategic partnerships (to be finalised by April) followed by discussions with African Member states • Informal visit Zuma to Barroso March 2013? • Joint Ministerial: no dates set? • EU orientation debate some months before the Summit (COREPER/COAFRE)? • JAES Support Mechanism PMU: Addis and Brussels offices to generate “results” Page 7

8. What can be done to revive the EU-Africa relations? 1. Stimulate high level political support in both continents 2. Strengthen complementarity between JAES and other EU policy frameworks 3. Invest in strengthening African institutions 4. Search for domestic and innovative sources of funding Page 8

9. What can be done to revive the EU-Africa relations? 5.Build alliances with emerging economies and with longstanding allies 6.Generate tangible results beyond official declarations 7.Change the partnership culture Page 9

10. Thank you! www.ecdpm.org gl@ecdpm.org Page 10

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