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Policy Coherence for
Development
EU Report
Françoise Moreau
Head of Unit Forward looking studies and policy coherence
DG Development and relations with ACP States
European Commission
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Development and relations with African,Caribbean and Pacific States
Implementing the European
Consensus on Development
Treaty
European Consensus
Multiannual
Programming
Governance
New ODA
Targets
2010
Better Aid,
Code of conduct
Policy
Coherence
Regional Strategies (e.g. EU Africa Strategy)
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EU commitments on PCD
Coherence for Development Commitments
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Trade
Agriculture
Fisheries
Security
Migration
Social dimension of globalisation
Research and Innovation
Information Society
Environment
Climate change
Transport
Energy
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EU PCD Report issued on
20/09/2007
- MAIN FINDINGS - Examples
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EU Organisational mechanisms to facilitate
PCD
Informal PCD Network  to serve as an informal forum
PCD Rolling Work Programme  to identify common priorities
Biennial EU PCD Report  to monitor progress made by
the EU and its Member States
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Organisational mechanisms
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The importance of PCD is now widely recognised, as reflected by the
many PCD mechanisms put in place
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In spite of these efforts, capacity is often lacking and awareness
amongst non-development departments remains low
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The overall perception is that PCD progresses better at EU level than
at national level.
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Conflicting political priorities or different interests within and between
developing countries are the main obstacles to PCD
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Trade
• The EU has taken many initiatives to facilitate
developing countries' integration in the world
economy
• Market access regime favourable to developing
countries (GSP&GSP+,EBA, EPA, ..)
• EU committed to successful multilateral trade
negotiations (Doha Development Agenda)
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Trade
• SPS and TBT: lowering standards is not an option - the EU finances projects
and initiatives to strengthen the capacity in developing countries to respect
SPSs and TBTs.
• The EU complements its negotiation agenda with aid for trade
(commitment: 2 bn euros a year by 2010) in order to
• help developing countries take advantage of new and existing trade opportunities
• assist them with the implementation of new agreements
• if necessary, help them to adapt to a changing external trading environment
• Preferential Rules of Origin : make them simpler, more transparent and
easier to use.
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Fisheries
• Since the 2002 reform of the EU Fisheries Policy,
coherence has substantially improved – by 2008 all
existing fisheries agreements should be replaced by
a new generation of Fisheries Partnership
Agreements – the aim is no longer to just secure
access for the European fleet, but also to support
the partner country's fisheries policy with a view
to introducing responsible and sustainable fishing
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Migration
• Progress was made in establishing the policy framework for
migration and development (global approach – addressing
legal and illegal migration issues)
• Progress also in launching the political dialogue at regional
and country level, particularly with Africa
• The new EU-Africa Strategy (and the Partnership on
Migration, Mobility and Employment) is expected to provide
a more coherent framework to improve migration
management to the benefit of migrants and of countries of
origin and destination
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Migration
Progress is now needed on
implementation measures such as:
taking
concrete
• making remittances cheaper faster and safer, and
increase their contribution to development
• stepping up cooperation with diasporas
• turning the brain drain into brain circulation
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Climate change
• Climate change is not equitable: the most vulnerable will be
hit hardest
• Climate change has a direct impact on the MDGs
• Therefore: EU climate (mitigation) policies will benefit to
development
• More specifically: towards a new era (new production,
consumption, transport etc modes) - new opportunities for
development – example: investing in renewable energies
• Solidarity with vulnerable countries: GCCA
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Climate Change
• GCCA focus on 5 areas:
– Support to adaptation (to face effects of gradual changes in
t°) – should become part and parcel of
development strategies
– Reducing emissions from deforestation
– Helping poor countries participate in the Clean Development
Mechanism (attract investments in emission reduction
projects)
– Promoting disaster risk reduction
– Integrating climate change into development strategies and
cooperation
• Innovative financing mechanism
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Research
• Developing countries often lack the necessary
scientific and technological, human and
institutional resources to generate, absorb and
apply new knowledge
• EU Research policy contributes to development in
two main ways:
– supporting reserach in areas of interest for DCs (Health,
biotechnologies, agriculture, energy, climate, etc);
– collaborating with research centers in the South (capacity
building).
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Research
• Main difficulties:
- Lack of capacity and competitiveness
especially in LDCs (competition with
emerging countries, US, ..)
- Brain drain – researchers attracted to Europe,
USA, etc – with a view to mitigate those
effects the Commission has a system of
funding to enable researchers who go back to
their country to launch their own research
activity.
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Conclusion – organisational mechanisms
• Outstanding issues:
• Increase dialogue with DCs
• Make the Rolling Work Programme more
operational
• MS: review Council procedures –
institutionalise the process of PCD screening
• Intensify information-sharing + exchanges
with the European Parliament
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Conclusion
The EU PCD Report could play a driving role in
taking these issues forward.
It can be used as a tool for raising awareness,
especially beyond the "development community".
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For more information
http://ec.europa.eu/comm/
development/index_en.htm
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