European Neighbourhood Policy and theEastern Partnership2004-2011

European Neighbourhood Policy and the Eastern Partnership 2004-2011 Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz September 2011

GDP at purchasing power parity per capita in comparision to the EU 27 (100%)

Source: own calculations on the basis of GDP stated by the IMF World Economic Outlook

The ruling class’s attitude to the EU in Eastern Neighbourhood countries

Share of exports to the EU27 in the exports from Eastern Partnership countries (%)

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Armenia

46.7

48.2

48.8

53.9

44.6

Azerbaijan

54.2

56.9

28.6

57.7

48.3

Belarus

44.7

46.3

43.9

43.6

38.9

Georgia

25.4

26.3

34.1

22.5

33.6

Moldova

38.7

47.3

51.6

48.8

50.6

Ukraine

30.2

28.7

29.9

27.4

24.0

Eurostat data http://ec.europa.eu/trade/creating-opportunities/bilateral-relations/

Support for integration with the European Union in Eastern Neighbourhood countries 2002–2004

2008–2010

Country Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Georgia Moldova Ukraine

for

against

for

against

64%

11.8%

81%

11%

32.2%

*

–

–

60.9%

10.9%

36.4%

39.4%

–

–

79%

2%

–

–

61.4%

17.7%

65.1%

12.9%

53%

25%

The EU’s relations with individual Eastern European countries Ukraine

Moldova

Treaty base

Sectoral co-operation

The Partnership and Co-operation Agreement signed in 1994 came into effect in 1998.

The Association Agreement has been undergoing negotiation since 2007.

DCFTA negotiations are in place since 2008.

An agreement on visa facilitation was signed.

The Action Plan for visa-free movement was put forward.

Membership in the European Energy Community.

An agreement on visa facilitation was signed.

Membership in the European Energy Community.

The Action Plan for a visa-free movement was put forward.

The Partnership and Co-operation Agreement signed in 1994 came into effect in 1998.

The Action Plan was signed in 2005.

The Association Agreement has been undergoing negotiation since 2010.

DCFTA negotiations are expected to start in 2011 when the conditions set by the European Commission are fulfilled.

Belarus The Trade and Co-operation Agreement is in force.

Armenia The Partnership and Co-operation Agreement signed in 1996 came into effect in 1999.

The Association Agreement has been undergoing negotiation since 2010.

A DCFTA negotiations may start when the conditions set by the European Commission are fulfilled.

Azerbaijan The Partnership and Co-operation Agreement signed in 1996 came into effect in 1999.

The Association Agreement has been undergoing negotiation since 2010.

DCFTA negotiations are impossible without WTO membership.

Georgia The Partnership and Co-operation Agreement signed in 1996 came into effect in 1999.

The Action Plan was signed in 2006.

The Association Agreement has been undergoing negotiation since 2010.

A DCFTA negotiations may start when the conditions set by the European Commission are fulfilled.

The agreement on visa facilitation was signed.

The Common Aviation Area Agreement was initialled.

Multilateral co-operation as part of the Eastern Partnership Institutional framework

Implementation

The EaP summit (biennial)

The first one took place in in 2009 , the second is scheduled for September 2011 The meetings of foreign ministers are held as planned

The ministerial meetings •ministers of foreign affairs (meet once a year) •other ministerial formulas (depending on the needs) The four thematic platforms (biannual meetings) •Democracy, good governance (including the anti-corruption panel and integrated border management) •Economic integration and convergence with EU policies •Energy security •Contacts between people

All the platforms meet according to schedule

The Flagship Initiatives •Integrated Border Management Programme (44.5 million euros) •Small and Medium-size facility (57 million euros) •Regional energy markets and energy efficiency and renewable energy (41 million euros) •Environmental governance (12 million euros) •Prevention of, preparedness for and response to natural and man-made disasters (12 million euros) •Diversification of energy supply (the Southern Energy Corridor)

All the flagship initiatives, with the exception of the project Diversification of energy supply (the Southern Energy Corridor), have been initiated but are at a very early stage at present.

Euronest Parliamentary Assembly Assembly of Local and Regional Authorities Civil Society Forum (the Forum meets once a year)

The first session was held in the first half of 2011 with no delegation from Belarus.

Proposed The first meeting of the Forum took place in November 209, and the second was held in November 2010 . The Steering Committee of the Forum operates between the meetings of the Forum.

Business Forum

The first meeting is scheduled for September 2011

Source OECD

The member states’* financial assistance to the EaP states

* The EU 15 and Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia Source OECD

EU financial assistance to the EaP states

Source OECD

The EU financial support and EIB loans to Eastern European countries in 2007–2013 Financial Facilities

Funds

Beneficiaries

ENPI

11.2 billion* Around 4 billion

ENP 17 + Russia EaP + Russia

Bilateral-East Cross-border-East Regional-East Supra-regional

2.51 billion 423 million 485 million 1.23 billion

EaP + Russia

Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF)

700 million + contribution from member states (around 40–50 million at present) 350 million

Governance Facility

Eastern Partnership

ENP 17

350 million of additional funds from the budget reserve (+250 million advanced as part of the ENPI) 524 million

Nuclear Safety Co-operation Instrument European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), Instrument for Stability, Development and Cooperation Instrument macroeconomic aid EIB loans

ENP 17 Only those ENP countries which have signed the Action Plans EaP

Global (mainly and ) Global

Global EaP + Russia

3.7 billion + 1.5 billion

Erasmus Mundus and Youth in Action programmes with regard to Eastern Europe Number of scholarships as part of Erasmus Mundus programme 2009/2010*

Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia Belarus Moldova Ukraine ENP East (% of the total quantity as part of the ENP) *

48 36 67 72 77 127 427 (39.7%)

Percentage of applications received for Erasmus Mundus scholarships (component 1) for 2009/2010** 15% 6% 15.5% 7.6% 8% 9.6% -

Number of people covered by the Youth in Action programme in 2009 ***

351 231 344 221 309 641 2097 (70%)

The data cover component 1 (Master’s and Doctorate scholarships) and component 2 (Masters scholarships and professional training) ** Author’s own calculations based on the statistical data of the Erasmus Mundus Programme http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/results_compendia/statistics_en.php *** Source: Communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament and the European Council: Taking Stock of the European Neighbourhood Policy in 2009 http://ec.europa.eu/world/enp/pdf/progress2010/sec10_513_en.pdf

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