EuropeAid
The Directorate General for Development and
Cooperation – EuropeAid
13 December 2011, Brussels
Luc BAGUR
Head of Unit DEVCO/02
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Reasons of the merger
EuropeAid
• Reconciling policy design & policy implementation:
cross fertilisation, reality check of policies, policy check of
implementation
• Creating a centre of excellence in designing &
delivering development cooperation policies (to transform
AIDCO thematic units into centres of expertise for sectoral
policy & policy coherence)
• “Who do I call in Brussels on development issues?”
Being one single entry point for EU development policies
inside & outside the EU
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Reasons of the merger
EuropeAid
• Simplifying communication with Delegations
• Being one single interlocutor for the EEAS, & all line
DGs: important for Policy coherence for Development &
cohesion of external action
• Freeing a significant number of staff through
elimination of duplications: use them to address policy &
implementation shortfalls (e.g. to strengthen the European
Neighbourhood Policy)
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What is new in EuropeAid’s mission?
EuropeAid
• A worldwide concern for development: overall &
sectoral development policy covering all development
countries
• Design EU development policies for the future
decade: renewing & modernising EU development policies
(“an agenda for change”), designing the next Multiannual
Financial Framework
• The “EU as a whole” dimension:
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Make Development part of a coherent external action
Make EU sectoral policies part of a coherent
Development policy
Contribute to the global challenges agenda (e.g. climate
change)
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What is new in EuropeAid’s mission?
EuropeAid
• Advocacy & international diplomacy for development
towards donors, institutions, developing & emerging
countries
• Follow-up of Council working groups & EP committees
• AIPN powers for almost 3.000 staff working on
development in 115 Delegations (staff in charge of the
operational & financial implementation of aid in
Delegations are now under the control of EuropeAid)
• Focal point for coordination of the 20 Commission services
having staff in Delegations (& ensure sound management
of these resources with the EEAS)
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Overall mission statement
EuropeAid
• EuropeAid is responsible for formulating EU development
policy & defining sectoral policies in the area of external
aid with a view to reducing world poverty, ensuring
sustainable development & promoting democracy, peace &
security
• EuropeAid is responsible, alone or together with the EEAS,
for multi-annual programming of the external aid
instruments that come under its remit
• EuropeAid implements the EU's external aid
instruments financed from the European budget & the
European Development Fund, ensuring the high quality &
impact of the aid, the rapid implementation of projects &
the visibility of European aid
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Work division
EuropeAid
EEAS and EuropeAid
Programming
EuropeAid &
Delegations
EuropeAid &
Delegations
Evaluation
Identification
EuropeAid &
Delegations
EuropeAid &
Delegations
Implementation
Formulation
EuropeAid
Financing
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Geographical coverage
EuropeAid
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Performance
Budget & EDF payments
EuropeAid
Budget
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EDF
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: Planned
: Performed
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Geographical distribution of funds (2010)
EuropeAid
In M€
Neighbourhood
south: 1210
Africa,
Caribbean,
Pacific: 2958
Neighbourhood
east: 485
Asia: 868
Latin America:
355
Without Thematic Programmes
ACP including South Africa, Bananas and Sugar
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Horizontal programme (2010)
EuropeAid
In M€
Nuclear safety:
69
Stability
instrument: 64
Democracy &
human rights:
157
Thematic
programmes*:
868
Food Facility:
145
* Thematic programmes include: non-state actors & local authorities, investing in
people, gender, environment, migration, and food security.
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EuropeAid
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Directorate A – EU Development Policy
EuropeAid
Directorate A is in charge of providing analysis & of policy
formulation on development issues, including general
orientations, economic analysis and budget support, policy
coherence for development, aid effectiveness, financing for
development, fragility & crisis management
5 Units:
- Policy Formulation
- Economic Analysis, Public Finance, Budget Support
- Coherence of EU Policies for Development, EU Aid Effectiveness
- International Development Dialogue
- Fragility and Crisis Management
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Directorate B –Quality and Impact
EuropeAid
Directorate B objective is to contribute to the quality &
impact of EU development cooperation & to its understanding
and visibility, including through the coordination of the interinstitutional relations in the area of EU development policy
4 Units:
- Quality of Delivery Systems
- Evaluation
- Inter-institutional Relations
- Communication and Transparency
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Two Thematic Directorates
EuropeAid
Directorate C (Sustainable Growth & Development) &
Directorate D (Human & Society Development) are
responsible for: (i) formulating sectoral policies; (ii) managing
thematic programmes (including multiannual programming);
(iii) establishing guidance for Geographic Directorates
13 units:
- Rural Development, Food Security, Nutrition
- Climate Change, Environment, Natural Resources, Water
- Financial Instruments
- Private Sector Development, Trade, Regional Integration
- Energy
- Infrastructures, Networks
- Governance, Democracy, Gender, Human Rights
- Civil Society, Local Authorities
- Employment, Social Inclusion, Migration
- Education, Health, Research, Culture
- Instrument for Stability, Nuclear Safety
And two ‘Finance, Contracts, Audit’ Units
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Four Geographic Directorates
EuropeAid
Directorate E (Sub-Saharan Africa & Horizontal ACP
Matters), Directorate F (Neighbourhood), Directorate
G (Latin America & Caribbean) & Directorate H (Asia,
Central Asia & Pacific) are responsible for implementing
geographic programmes
18 units:
- 6 Geographical Coordination Units
- 5 Units in charge of centralised prorammes
- 4 ‘Finance, Contracts, Audit’ Units
And
- Planning ACP and Horizontal Coordination
- Africa-EU Partnership and African Peace Facility
- Task Force "Overseas Countries and Territories"
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Support Units
EuropeAid
Directorate R - Resources in Headquarters and in
Delegations: Planning and Budget; Audit and Control; Legal
Affairs; Human Resources Headquarters; Human Resources
Delegations; Information Technology and Infrastructure;
Training, Knowledge Management, Internal Communication,
Documentation
Internal Audit Capability
General Coordination
Taskforce for an enhanced dialogue with International
Organisations
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Human resources in EuropeAid
EuropeAid
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The merger results in efficiency gains in Human
Resources
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In total: staff in Headquarters counts almost 1.300, in
Delegations 3000
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In Headquarters:
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38% of staff works on policy & thematic issues
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41% on programming & implementation of aid
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21% have supportive & administrative functions
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