European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)

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European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)

• Jakub URBANIK
• DG RELEX UNIT D-1
• European Neighbourhood Policy General
  Coordination

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Objectives of the presentation
? Developments in the ENP
?Multilateral cooperation in the ENP framework
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Four main categories of neighbours

• 1. Candidate and Potential candidate Countries
  Croatia, Turkey, former Yugoslav Republic of
  Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania,
  Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo
• 2. Russian Federation - Strategic Partnership
• Road Maps were agreed in May 2005
• - economic
• - freedom, security and justice
• - external security
• - research and education (incl. cultural)
• 3. EFTA, EEA countries

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Our ENP partners

• The immediate 16 neighbours of the enlarged EU
  to the South and to the East
• but not candidate countries or potential
  candidates nor Russia
• Israel, Jordan, Moldova, Morocco, the Palestinian
  Authority, Tunisia, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
  Georgia, Lebanon and Egypt
• Algeria (Association Agreement in force since
  2005)
• Belarus, Syria (no agreements in force yet)
• Libya (a mandate for negotiations proposed by the
  EC)

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What is the ENP?

• Key EU foreign policy priority
• Strategic goal mutual prosperity, stability,
  security
• Privileged relationship, building upon a mutual
  commitment to common values
• Working together (joint ownership)
• supporting partners own reform processes
  (political, economic, social )
• Building upon and strengthening existing
  relations
• Principle of differentiation progress is
  rewarded

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ENP Action Plans the real work

• ENP Action Plans - Annual Progress Reports
• - Country-specific, tailor-made political
  documents
• - Jointly defined agenda on political economic
  reforms
• Same six chapters in all Action Plans, but
  content specific to each partner Political
  dialogue and reform, macro-economic management,
  trade, Justice, Freedom and Security,
  sector-policies, human dimension
• Gradual approximation with the acquis
  communautaire in selected relevant areas
• Using relevant EU experience in how to support
  transition and sequence reforms e.g. twinning
  officials
• Guidance for assistance programming

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Latest developments

• Emergence of front-runners Morocco (advanced
  status), Israel (discussion on special status),
  Moldova (negotiation of a new agreement due to
  start soon), Ukraine (Association Agreement
  dcFTA)
• Warming relations with Algeria (Road Map),
  Belarus (provisional suspension of visa ban),
  Libya (negotiation of Framework Agreement), Syria
  (initialling of Association Agreement)
• But little progress on the key issues of Rule of
  Law, Democracy and Human Rights
• Reflection on future Action Plans

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ENP and regional initiatives

• Black Sea Synergy (2007)
• Coordinated action in the key sectors transport,
  environment, energy
• Encourages regional cooperation
• Involves Russian Federation and Turkey
• The Union for the Mediterranean (2008)
• launched during the summit in Paris, 13th of July
  2008
• includes all Member States of the EU and the
  non-EU Mediterranean coastal states () 43
  states
• gives further political momentum and more
  visibility to the EU's policy in this key region
  (biennial summits)
• provides more co-ownership to multilateral
  relations in the region, has new institutions
  co-presidency, joint secretariat

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Eastern Partnership ( May 2009)

• Bilateral relations
• Significant strengthening of contractual
  relations
• Association Agreements, closer cooperation on
  CFSP/ESDP issues
• Gradual integration into the EU economy
• Deep and comprehensive Free Trade Areas
• Easier travel to the EU
• Mobility and security pacts to promote legal
  movement of people with as a long term goal full
  visa liberalisation
• Energy security
• Interconnection and integration of energy
  markets
• Economic and social development
• Pilot regional programmes based on EUs cohesion
  policy.
• Improved administrative capacity
• Comprehensive Institution Building Programmes
  financed by the EU

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Eastern Partnership

• Multilateral forum four thematic platforms
• Democracy, good governance stability (including
  JLS)
• Economic integration and convergence with EU
  policies
• Energy security
• Contacts between people
• Six flagship initiatives
• Integrated Border Management Programme
• SME Facility
• Regional electricity markets, improved energy
  efficiency and increased use of renewable energy
  sources
• Diversification of energy supplies
• Prevention of, preparedness for, and response to
  natural and man-made disasters
• Promotion of good environmental governance

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Cross-Border Cooperation on external borders

• CBC is a co-operation among partners on both
  sides of a common border addressing the negative
  effects of division
• Takes place in clearly defined regions along the
  borders
• 4 overall CBC objectives are defined as
• economic and social development
• common challenges (i. a. environment, public
  health, organised crime, education, etc.)
• efficient and secure borders
• "people to people" actions
• CBC at the EU external borders covered under
  ENPI
• One set of rules applied on both sides of the
  borders (management and financial procedures)
• Increase in funding - over 1.1 billion set
  aside from ENPI and ERDF to finance CBC from 2007
  to 2013

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Sea Basin programmes
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Summary

• Development of the ENP
• Better possibilities for closer cooperation and
  rapprochement with the EU
• Support for reforms (both political and financial
  commitment)
• Establishment of a dedicated financial
  instrument
• More resources
• More flexible and funding a broader range of
  activities
• MTR mechanism as a possibility to react to the
  changing environment
• Development of the regional initiatives within
  the ENP framework
• CBC as a chance for local dimension of
  cooperation between the societies
• Plethora of opportunities to be used
• and implemented.

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Contact

• ENP website
• http//ec.europa.eu/comm/world/enp
• Eastern Partnership
• http//ec.europa.eu/external_relations/eastern/ind
  ex_en.htm
• Contact
• enp-info_at_ec.europa.eu