Transcript Dias nummer 1

EU and Trade Unions
Presentation
Vilvorde Conference Centre
26 February 2011
Henrik Als
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EU & Development
The Lisbon Treaty – and the future EU
ITUC – TUDCN
A few ideas to applying for EU-funds
EU & Development – timeline
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Dec, 200O: Nice summit: the future of EU
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Dec, 2001: The European Convention
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June 2004: Agreement of the European Constitution
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May & June 2005: Referendums in France and the Netherlands reject the
Constitution
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’Period of reflection’
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Dec, 2007: Signing of Lisbon Treaty
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June, 2008: Irish referendum rejects the Treaty
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1. Dec, 2009: Lisbon Treaty enters into force
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1. Dec, 2010: formal launch of European External Action Service (EEAS)
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1. Jan, 2011: first staff transferred to EEAS – “FUT’en”
EU as a global power
EU & development
– 55 % of global aid – Commission third largest donor
– Global aid 670 billion DKK
Globalt
– EU total aid 367 billion DKK
– USA 157 billion DKK
EU Samlet
USA
EuropaKommissionen
– EU Commission 82 billion DKK
Danmark
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– Denmark 15 billion DKK
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Background for EU development
• Basis:
– Treaty
– The European Consensus (2005)
– The Cotonou Agreement
EU som global
partner 6%
45%
– Decentralisation
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Budget: 35 billion Euro (5 years)
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EDF: 23 billion Euro (5 years)
6% 1%
Strukturfonde (Bæredygtig udvikling)
Landbrugsstøtte (beskyttelse og forvaltning af
naturressourcer)
EU som global partner
Administration
EU-borgerskab, frihed, sikkerhed og retfærdighed
EU Programs
Geographic Programs
Funding Instrument
Geographical zone
Goals/priorities
Budget frame 20072013
Development Co-operation
Instrument (DCI)
47 countries in Latin
America, Asia and Central
Asia, the Gulf region and
South Africa
Supporting the implementation of
policies focusing on eradication
of poverty and fulfilment of the
MDG’s.
€ 11,181 billion
European Development
Fund (EDF)
79 countries in Africa, the
Caribbean and Pacific
(ACP) and the overseas
territories of EU Member
States (OCT)
Economic, social and human
development, regional
cooperation, and integration.
€ 22.7 billion
European Neighbourhood
and Partnership Instrument
(ENPI)
17 countries neighbouring
the EU
Supporting the transition towards
democracy and market economy,
promoting human rights &
sustainable development
€ 10,057 billion
Thematic Programmes
Funding Instrument
Goals
Investing in people
Support to Social and human development.
12 % (Education), 55 % (Health)
Budget frame
2007-2013
€ 1 billion
Non-state actors and local
authorities
Build the capacity of CSO’s and LA (!) through support to
participation political processers and support to basic needs of
poor people
€ 1.6 billion
European Instrument for
Democracy and Human
Rights (EIDHR)
Support to democracy and human rights and prevention of
conflicts
€ 1.104 billion
Migration and Asylum
Support to Developing countries to manage migration (e.g.
prevention of illegal migration; and abuse )
€ 384 million
EU’s role in development
– Positive:
• High potentials in setting the agenda globally
• Main architect of the MDGs
• Relatively dialogue-based (with ACP countries)
– Negative :
• Not setting the agenda politically
• Lack of poverty focus
• Lack of involvement of Civil Society
• Lack of expertise and resources
The Lisbon Treaty
• Divided in two:
– TEU: Treaty on European Union (overall principles) &
– TEUF: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
(operating principles)
• Overall purpose (art. 3, TEU)
The Union’s aim is to promote peace, its values and the well-being of its peoples.
3. (…) the sustainable development in Europe based on balanced economic growth
and price stability, a highly competitive social market economy (…)
• Civil society (art. 11, TEU)
2. The institutions shall maintain an open, transparent and regular dialogue with
representative associations and civil society.
Lisbon Treaty – Institutional Changes
Institutional Innovations:
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Substantial strengthening of the European Parliament: Co-legislator on almost 50
additional areas including the entire annual budget. Assent for international agreements.
Parliament also elects the entire college of Commissioners, including the President of the
Commission
The EU has become a legal personality
The European Citizens’ Initiative – 1 million signatures
New form of Qualified Majority in the Council
Permanent president of the European Council, Van Rompuy
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High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton
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Double (triple) hat: High Representative, Vice President of Commission & Commissioner for
External Relations, chairs the Foreign Affairs Council, head of EEAS
European External Action Service:
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Serves as a foreign ministry and diplomatic corps of the Union
Implements the Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy and other areas of the EU’s external
representation (incl. development programming)
136 delegations with similar functions as embassies
Comprises staff from the Commission, the Council Secretariat and the diplomatic services of the
Member States
Lisbon Treaty – External Action
Art 21, TEU:
1. The Union's action on the international scene shall be guided by the principles which have
inspired its own creation (…)
2. The Union shall define and pursue common policies and actions (…) in order to:
a) safeguard its values, fundamental interests, security, independence and integrity;
b) consolidate and support democracy, the rule of law, human rights and the principles of
international law;
d) foster the sustainable economic, social and environmental development of developing
countries, with the primary aim of eradicating poverty;
e) encourage the integration of all countries into the world economy, including through the
progressive abolition of restrictions on international trade;
g) assist populations, countries and regions confronting natural or man-made disasters;
The Union shall ensure consistency between the different areas of its external action and between
these and its other policies.
Lisbon Treaty – Development
Cooperation & Social Policy
Development Cooperation:
Art. 208, TEUF:
(…) Union development cooperation policy shall have as its primary objective the
reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty. The Union shall
take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it
implements which are likely to affect developing countries.
Social Policy:
Art. 152, TEUF:
The Union recognises and promotes the role of the social partners at its level,
taking into account the diversity of national systems. It shall facilitate dialogue
between the social partners, respecting their autonomy.
The Tripartite Social Summit for Growth and Employment shall contribute to social
dialogue.
Functions of EU diplomacy in
Development ?
• High Representative of Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
– EEAS
• Development Commissioner
– DevCo: EuropeAid Development & Cooperation
– New: Responsible of formulating development policy for all developing
countries
• Division of responsibilities between EEAS and DevCo?????
• Development on paper:
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Overall responsibility: Ashton (EEAS)
Formal responsibility, development (DCI & EDF): Piebalgs (DevCo)
Programming, strategy papers: Ashton & Piebalgs
Implementation: DevCo
• Permanent EU’s delegations (embassies) are part of EEAS
– but may also receive instructions from the Commissioners in areas such as
trade and development policy and from the President of the European
Council.
Trade Union movement
and EU
• Trade Union Development Cooperation Network –
TUDCN (funded by EU, 2 x 1 mio. Euro)
• Two objectives
• 1) Joint information sharing as well as strategies,
methodologies etc in development cooperation
among TU actors
• 2) Increased dialogue with EU and international
organisations on development policies and
practices, TU contribution to international
development cooperation
Trade Union Development
Cooperation Network
– Coordinated and steered by ITUC & the
TUDCNetwork
– However a new FSG (Facilitation and Steering
Group) is in place as of yesterday to make it more
operational!
– Composed of ITUC (including its regional offices), the
TUSSOs and in principle the GUFs (!)
– 4 Working Groups (Policy dialogue, EU, Aid
effectiveness and Capacity building)
– Seminars
Some examples of work of
TUDCN
• Participation in Policy dialogue processes
– Open Forum on Aid Effectiveness (Paris, AAA, Istanbul, Busan
(November 2011))
– MDG conferences
– Better Aid platforms on development effectiveness
– Following international trends (e.g. the ”private turn”)
– EU development – structured contribution to the EU Green
Paper on Development
• Revision of EU’s role in Development Actor
– The Structured Dialogue process (Cisoch homepage)
Structured Dialogue (1)
• Dialogue with EU Commission, Parliament,
Member States and Civil Society (11 platforms
(ITUC and Concord most dynamic))
• This SD aims at increasing effectiveness of all
stakeholders involved by
– (i) building consensus on the role to be played by
CSOs & LAs,
– (ii) finding ways to improve the effectiveness of CSO
& LA involved in EC cooperation and (iii) exploring
ways to adapt EC programmes.
Structured Dialogue (2)
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– The Open Forum on effectiveness process, leading to Busan
– Revision of EU procedures and DCI financial instruments for next
Budget (2014 - 2020)
– Revision of the European Consensus on Development
• Process started in May 2010 and end in May 2011 (Budapest)
• Good process – but what is the final outcome??
• Follow the SD:
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/fpfis/mwikis/aidco/index.php/Structured_dialogue
Structured dialogue – some
statements from the EU
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EU has to recognise that CSO’s need space for dialogue
EU needs to change its culture to focus more on impact/outcome and less
on activities and strict monitoring
EU should allow for a multi-stakeholder and rights-based approach and
allowing for funding to capacity building, gaining of knowledge and research
CSO’s Right to Initiative is a “given” for future EU funding
EU cannot “orquestrate” the CSO, who has their own life. This does
however imply increased CSO responsibility in showing results and
effectiveness.
There is a need to identify other better mechanisms than the Call for
Proposal system!!.
Framework agreements and programme financing
Seeking EU funds – some hints
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The Call for Proposal – a difficult animal
Prioritise and focus as early as possible (elaborate proposal early)
Select partner organisations with capacity
Timely PADOR registration, also of partner organisation
Decentralise as much as possible (90 % of “calls” will be
decentralised)
• Seek only Calls, which thematic and geographic encompasses into
existing programmes
• Ensure systemic contact and dialogue with the local EU delegations
Seeking EU funds – some hints (2)
• Ensure systematic overview of the relevant policy
documents from the EU
• Focus on local calls and restricted calls (with a concept
note)
• Analyse the reasons for rejections of applications
• Make the application tangible and a ”write- off”. Don’t be
ashamed of copying the text of the call. Avoid TU
terminology (Social Dialogue an example)
Potential scenarios?
• Increased decentralization – EU embassies in developing countries!
• Will EU become the only funding agencies (including for all EU
members)?
• One single framework agreement with ITUC for TU work?
• The role of northern SSOs decreasing/discussion of added-value of
northern SSOs?
• A new European Consensus – for the better or the worse?
• Financial crisis - Diminishing resources for development!?
• The private turn – Where will it lead to?
• We will know more in December 2011
Thank You!