Lydia-K. Hesse / Maciej Drozd We and the Others: Challenges of European Neighbourhood Policy ENP towards the North African States Swifting Gears: At the Crossroads between EMP and ENP
Lydia-K. Hesse / Maciej Drozd We and the Others: Challenges of European Neighbourhood Policy ENP towards the North African States Outline I. Impact of Enlargement on North African countries II. ENP as future of Euro-Med-Politics 1. Aim of ENP towards Mediterranean Countries 2. Similarities of ENP and EMP 3. Surplus Value of ENP 4. Challenges of ENP III. Case-Study: Morocco as a forerunner 1. What makes Morocco special? 2. Current internal situation 3. EU-Moroccan Relations 4. Burning Issues affecting EU 5. ENP towards Morocco IV. Conclusion
Lydia-K. Hesse / Maciej Drozd We and the Others: Challenges of European Neighbourhood Policy ENP towards the North African States I. Impact of Enlargement 1. Positive Factors Accession of Malta and Cyprus Turkey as accession candidate Increased global weight of EU
Lydia-K. Hesse / Maciej Drozd We and the Others: Challenges of European Neighbourhood Policy ENP towards the North African States I. Impact of Enlargement 2. Negative Factors Exclusion Imbalance of membership in BP (10 : 25) Preference for Eastern Europe Development of ESDP
Lydia-K. Hesse / Maciej Drozd We and the Others: Challenges of European Neighbourhood Policy ENP towards the North African States II. ENP as future of Euro-Med Politics 1. Aim of ENP Ring of friends Reinforcement of the Barcelona Process
Lydia-K. Hesse / Maciej Drozd We and the Others: Challenges of European Neighbourhood Policy ENP towards the North African States II. ENP as future of Euro-Med Politics 2. Similarities of ENP and EMP No offer of membership Share of legal and institutional framework Negative conditionality
Lydia-K. Hesse / Maciej Drozd We and the Others: Challenges of European Neighbourhood Policy ENP towards the North African States II. ENP as future of Euro-Med Politics 3. Surplus Value of ENP Determinacy (“Clear Messages”) Differentiation instead of pure regionalism Joint-ownership instead of EU dictation Encompassing and coherent framework
Lydia-K. Hesse / Maciej Drozd We and the Others: Challenges of European Neighbourhood Policy ENP towards the North African States II. ENP as future of Euro-Med Politics 4. Challenges of ENP Adequate incentives Equal allocation of aid and aid effectiveness Institutional recommencement of EMP Coherence with parallel Security Politics
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Lydia-K. Hesse / Maciej Drozd We and the Others: Challenges of European Neighbourhood Policy ENP towards the North African States III. Case study: Morocco as forerunner „Morocco can play a pioneering role in this common strategy [ENP] which is aimed at pursuing economic and political stability in the Southern Mediterranean countries and enabling them to share in the growth and stability of the new, enlarged EU, being able to serve as a model for the entire region.“ (G. Verheugen, during his visit to Rabat from 4 and 5 February 2004)
Lydia-K. Hesse / Maciej Drozd We and the Others: Challenges of European Neighbourhood Policy ENP towards the North African States III. Case study: Morocco as forerunner 1. What makes Morocco special? Search for close EU relations High degree of political liberalization Gateway to Europe Western Sahara Conflict
Lydia-K. Hesse / Maciej Drozd We and the Others: Challenges of European Neighbourhood Policy ENP towards the North African States III. Case study: Morocco as forerunner 2. Current internal situation Constitutional Monarchy Islam official state religion Continually striving after reform Stable economy depending on agriculture
Lydia-K. Hesse / Maciej Drozd We and the Others: Challenges of European Neighbourhood Policy ENP towards the North African States III. Case study: Morocco as forerunner 3. EU – Moroccan Relations (1) Bilateral Agreements since 1969 Application for accession, 1987 Human Rights sanctions of EP, 1992
Lydia-K. Hesse / Maciej Drozd We and the Others: Challenges of European Neighbourhood Policy ENP towards the North African States III. Case study: Morocco as forerunner 3. EU – Moroccan Relations (2) Inclusion in EMP, 1995 –Euro Mediterranean Agreement, 1996/2000 Inclusion in ENP, 2003 Participation in ESDP, 2005
Lydia-K. Hesse / Maciej Drozd We and the Others: Challenges of European Neighbourhood Policy ENP towards the North African States III. Case study: Morocco as forerunner 4. Burning Issues affecting EU Illegal migration Terrorism Territorial conflicts
Lydia-K. Hesse / Maciej Drozd We and the Others: Challenges of European Neighbourhood Policy ENP towards the North African States III. Case study: Morocco as forerunner 5. ENP towards Morocco Moroccan Reception of the ENP Country Report on Morocco, 12 th May 2004 Proposed Action Plan, 9 th December 2004 Negotiations of a Readmission Agreement
Lydia-K. Hesse / Maciej Drozd We and the Others: Challenges of European Neighbourhood Policy ENP towards the North African States IV. Conclusion Continuation of traditional EU Policy Higher efficiency through differentiation –plus clear benchmarking, monitoring, future ENPI Credible incentives possible through removing assymmetries Pioneering role of countries eager to reform could cause domino effect
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