Transcript EUROPE IN THE WORLD Selected evidences

EUROPE IN THE WORLD
From evidences to visions
Results of ESPON Project 3.4.1
Pierre BECKOUCHE (University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
Clarisse DIDELON (University of Le Havre)
Claude GRASLAND (University of Paris 7 Diderot)
INTRODUCTION
Schuman's declaration and the
World
Once upon a time , the 9 may 1950, ...
Evidence 1 :
DIFFERENT LIMITS OF EUROPE
CAN BE PROPOSED.
Eurasia, Euro-Mediterranea,
Euro-Africa ?
Evidence 2 :
WHOLE BETTER THAN PARTS
What is the size of EU as compared
to other world regions ?
EU27 = 12% of the world in 1999
Area
SUP
AGR
POP
URB
GDP
NAFTA
16
18
7
11
26
28
17.6
ASEAN 10+3
11
14
33
28
25
24
22.4
MERCOSUR 5+5
13
7
6
10
6
3
7.4
3
9
8
13
23
17
12.0
Rest of the World
57
52
47
38
22
28
38.7
Total
100
100
100
100
100
100
100.0
UE 27
CO2 MEAN
Evidence 3 :
EUROPEAN UNION IS A
SHRINKING WORLD REGION
What will be the size of EU in the
future ?
Share of World population by state
(1950-2000)
EU share of world-wide population
6%
Share of World GDP pps by state
(1950-2000)
EU share of world-wide GDP pps
20%
Evidence 4 :
GROWING AREAS ARE IN THE
NEIGHBOURHOOD
What are the consequences for
EU, Japan or USA ?
Trends of human development in
EU Neighbourhood (1975-2000)
Evidence 5 :
EU IS STILL A MAJOR ECONOMIC
PLAYER
What is the geography of the
commercial influence of EU ?
Evidence 6 :
EU IS WELL CONNECTED TO THE
“GLOBAL CITY”
What are the gateway cities of EU
?
Evidence 7 :
EU IS ATTRACTIVE FOR MIGRANT
BUT NOT NECESSARY WITH
EXPECTED QUALIFICATION
Does migration fit with EU market
needs ?
Evidence 8 :
EU IS THE FIRST DONOR OF AID TO
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Does EU and member states share a
common strategy toward
developing countries ?
Evidence 9 :
EU INFLUENCE IN THE WORLD IS
IMPORTANT BUT UNEVEN.
Is it possible to propose a synthetic
delimitation of EU influence area ?
The measure of EU gobal influence …
Global influence
(34 % of information)
… balanced by two other dimensions
Colonial dimension
(24 % of information)
Cultural dimension
(12 % of information)
Evidence 10 :
EU BORDERS ARE OF HIGH
SIGNIFICANCE IN THE MINDS.
What are the mental maps of
Europe for EU citizens, researchers
and policy makers ?
Question 1 : What is your delimitation of Europe ?
Question 2 : Divide the World in Regions
Greenland
Russia
Turkey
Northern
Africa
CONCLUSION
Which vision of European Union in
the World ?
At less four possible visions
Workshop 1
THE “CONTINENT” VISION: towards a
protected and closed European territory
Workshop 2
THE “CENTRE-PERIPHERY” VISION:
towards a dissymmetrical EU /
neighbourhood pattern
Workshop 3
THE “ARCHIPELAGO” VISION: toward
rising territorial polarisation
Workshop 1, 2, 3
THE “REGIONAL ” VISION: an attempt
of pro-active scenario
The missing sentence of 9 may 1950
declaration...
•
(FRA) « L'Europe pourra, avec des moyens accrus,
poursuivre la réalisation de l'une de ses tâches
essentielles : le développement du continent
africain. »
•
(DEU) « Europa wird dann mit vermehrten Mitteln die
Verwirklichung einer seiner wesentlichsten Aufgaben
verfolgen können: die Entwicklung des afrikanischen
Erdteils. »
•
(EN) « With increased resources Europe will be able
to pursue the achievement of one of its essential
tasks, namely, the development of the African
continent .»
•
(SPA) « Europa podrá, con mayores medios, proseguir
la realización de una de sus tareas esenciales : el
desarrollo del continente africano. »
•
(ROM) Europa va putea, cu mult mai multe mijloace,
sa treaca la realizarea unuia dintre obiectivele sale
esentiale: dezvoltarea continentului african.
•
(BUL) С увеличаване на ресурсите си Европа ще
може да постигне успех и в една от основните си
задачи - развитието на африканския континент.