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Presentation to “Cypriot Youth” Brussels – 25 June 2015

The new Juncker Commission and the European Year for Development 2015

Dr Christos Marazopoulos Deputy Team Leader EYD2015 DG International Cooperation and Development

Table of content

 The EU in the world:

• aka, a story of maps

 New Juncker Commission: past problems, new solutions  Structure of the New Juncker Commission  European Year for Development 2015  Conclusion

The EU in the world: aka, a story of maps

The EU in the world: aka, a story of maps

The European Union New Juncker Commission

• Criticism:

– 'Activist' Commissioners over-intruding

• Example:

– "Olive oil jugs" incident

• Appointment of First Vice-President, Frans

Timmermans, to oversee every legislative proposal and to block or change them if necessary

The European Union New Juncker Commission

• Criticism:

– 'Activist' Commissioners over-intruding

• Example:

– "Olive oil jugs" incident

• Appointment of First Vice-President, Frans

Timmermans, to oversee every legislative proposal and to block or change them if necessary

The European Union New Juncker Commission

• Criticism:

– Growth and Jobs

• Example:

– Fiscal consolidation and stabilisation main focus, but growth and social cohesion suffered

• €300 billion Investment Fund to help the European economy +

appointment of VP for Growth and Jobs (Katainen)

The European Union Tweet @yirkikatainen:

Great day here in Cyprus. Investment Plan is a good

• pportunity to help

#Cyprus on its road to

• recovery. #investEU

https://twitter.com/jyrkikatainen/status/5800090535 83183872

The European Union

The European Union New Juncker Commission

• Criticism:

– Legitimacy of European Commission

• Example:

– Accusation of unelected bureaucrats deciding about our lives – extremism/populism on the rise

• New Juncker Commission is comprised of: 4 former Prime

Ministers, 4 Deputy Prime Ministers, 20 former Ministers, 7 returning Commissioners and 8 former Members of the European Parliament

The European Union New Juncker Commission

• Criticism:

– Unclear focus of major priorities

• Example:

– Structure of Barroso Commission (horizontal) and its Communication Strategy (vertical)

• Formation of Project-Teams (vertical logic) to emphasise ten political priorities in

seven policy fields:

• Foreign Policy; Digital Single Market; Euro & Society; Growth and Jobs; Energy

Union; Budget; Fundamental Rights & Better Regulation

• Spokespersons' Service to represent the new, 'more political' Commission

(horizontal logic)

The European Union Structure

• f the New Commission

The Structure

• f the New

Juncker Commission - Project Teams

The European Union

1st Project Team Meeting: Energy Union

Maroš Šefčovič, VP in charge of Energy Union, Miguel Arias Cañete (Climate Action & Energy), Karmenu Villa (Environment, Maritime Affairs & Fisheries), Phil Hogan (Agricultural & Rural Development), Violeta Bulc (Transport), Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship & SMEs), Margrethe Vestager (Competition) and Carlos Moedas (Research, Science & Innovation) Plus Head of Cabinets, Director-General for Energy, President's Cabinet Member, Secretary-General of the EC, and Cabinet Members of VP Energy Union

12 November 2014

The European Union

COURSE OF ACTION IN ENERGY UNION PROJECT TEAM

• On 12 November, VP Šefčovič asked his colleagues to send him written

contributions before 17 December 2014

• Each of the five pillars of the Energy Union was discussed at dedicated

technical meetings between 25 and 27 November 2014:

Security of Supply; Internal Energy Market; Energy Efficiency; GHG/Decarbonising the economy; Research & Innovation

• A 2nd Energy Union Project Team meeting took place on 19 January 2015
• The Latvian Presidency held a consultation with Member States and

stakeholders on 6 February 2015 in Riga

• Adoption of “A Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a

Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy” on 25 February 2015 – consultation ensued with the European Parliament, the Energy Council and the European Council, as well as other stakeholders

• European Council conclusions, 19-20 March 2015, endorsed Commission's

Framework Strategy

Ευρωπαϊκό 'Ετος Ανάπτυξης 2015

Global Context

• f Development •

July: Financing for Development Conference (Addis Ababa)

• September: final post-2015

agreement on Sustainable Development Goals (New York)

• December: Climate Conference

– COP21 (Paris)

• 28 MS and the EC together responsible for more than

52.8% of all development aid

• The total amount agreed for the external action

financing instruments comes to just over EUR 51.4 billion for the period 2014-2020

• The European Institutions are the third largest donors
• f development aid

EU the largest donor in the world

23.4 23.8 52.8

USA Other Donors EU + MS

Source: Eurobarometer January 2015 - THE EUROPEAN YEAR FOR DEVELOPMENT – CITIZENS’ VIEWS ON DEVELOPMENT, COOPERATION AND AID REPORT

What do EU citizens think?

85%

Think it is important to help people in developing countries

94%

in Cyprus

69%

Agree that tackling poverty in developing countries also has a positive influence on EU citizens

84%

in Cyprus

Source: Eurobarometer January 2015 - THE EUROPEAN YEAR FOR DEVELOPMENT – CITIZENS’ VIEWS ON DEVELOPMENT, COOPERATION AND AID REPORT

What do EU citizens think?

96%

Say they have little or no knowledge where EU development money goes

96%

in Cyprus

Commissioners

Neven Mimica, International Cooperation and Development Christos Stylianides, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Johannes Hahn, European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the Commission Cecilia Malmström, Trade

Thematic months

Taking the EYD2015 messages afar

Inform EU citizens

The EU is a leading global actor in development and we are taking on our responsibilities

Involve EU citizens Foster involvement, critical thinking and active interest in development cooperation Raise awareness EU development cooperation benefits people both in the EU and in our partner countries

Who does the campaign target?

• Young people
• Policy makers
• Schools and

universities

• Broader public
• Civil society and
• rganisations

Αυτή είναι η ιστορία του Papus από την Γουινέα. “Όταν βλέπω κάποιον να βγαίνει από το κέντρο θεραπευμένος από αυτή την αρρώστια, αισθάνομαι υπερήφανος γιατί έχω κι εγώ συμβάλει στη θεραπεία του.” είπε ο επιζήσας του Εμπόλα. Με τη βοήθεια της ΕΕ, η Alliance for International Medical Action κατασκευάζει ένα κέντρο θεραπείας στο χωριό Λουλέ όπου πλέον δουλεύει ο Papus.

Ένας επιζήσας του Έμπολα στην υπηρεσία της κοινότητάς του

Αυτή είναι η ιστορία των Nathi και Ali Jatt και του γιου τους Sajjad από το Πακιστάν. “Είχαμε χάσει κάθε ελπίδα μετά από συνεχή & δαπανηρή θεραπευτική αγωγή επί τρεις μήνες, τώρα όμως ο Sajjad πηγαίνει καλά. Χαίρομαι γιατί τώρα τρέφεται σωστά, και λαμβάνει θεραπευτική τροφή και φροντίδα δωρεάν. Έτσι μπορώ να αφιερώνω περισσότερο χρόνο στα άλλα παιδιά μου, καθώς και στις δουλειές του σπιτιού" είπε η Nathi. Το προσωπικό της ΜΚΟ Merlin παρέπεμψε τον Sajjad στο κοντινό κέντρο υγείας όπου, στο πλαίσιο του σχεδίου ΕΕ- WINS, εφαρμοζόταν πρόγραμμα εξωνοσοκομειακής θεραπευτικής αγωγής

Καταπολέμηση της πείνας: βοήθεια σε υποσιτισμένα παιδιά στο Πακιστάν

How can I use the EYD website?

EYD2015 – Campaign Toolkit Factsheets & Infographics Visual Identity EYD Educational toolkit

 Handbook  Quizzes  Celebrities  Lesson Plans

Celebrity ambassadors

 Video  Web banner  Newsletter  Photo bank  Roll-up Use our materials !

• Cypriot Ambassadors:
• Gogo Alexandrinou and Pavlos

Kontides

• Young Writers Competition

Writers, aged 18-35, to submit an article/opinion, up to 500 words, that international development. DDL: end Oct. Target audience: university student and recent graduates/young professionals.

H Κύπρος συμμέτοχος στο Ευρωπαϊκό Έτος Ανάπτυξης (1)

• An art collage contest will be announced
• nce schools open in the autumn
• A photo exhibition is being planned to

take place in 5 cities from September

• During this same period of time a

documentary film screening will be held in 6 cities

• Two public lectures planned for

September and December under the theme of Demography and Migration and Human Rights

H Κύπρος συμμέτοχος στο Ευρωπαϊκό Έτος Ανάπτυξης (2)

Για να πάρετε μέρος!

• National Coordinator/Εθνικός Συντονιστής:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cristiana Tzika - ctzika@mfa.gov.cy Department of Development Cooperation, Humanitarian Assistance and International Financial Organizations

• National Beneficiary/Εθνικός Δικαιούχος

Παγκύπριας Πλατφόρμας ΜΚΟ για την Ανάπτυξη CYINDEP Karen Stephanou – kstephanou@cyindep.org and Charalambos Solonos - charalambos.solonos@gmail.com

• Involve your networks! Promote the EYD2015 with

your networks and stakeholders and encourage them to take part

• Keep in touch with us on the internet,

Twitter and Facebook

• europa.eu/eyd2015
• #EYD2015
• facebook.com/EuropeanYearForDevelopment2015

Get involved, it's our Year!

The European Union

christos.MARAZOPOULOS@ec.europa.eu

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