1. The EU 2010 and beyond Rutger Hopster DFID Europe Department 25 October 2010

2. Slide 2 How will external coherence work? High Representative /VP: Ashton, with Council and Commission role Chairs Foreign Affairs Council, sets external policy One External Action Service, ensures external policy coherence, instructs delegations

3. Slide 3 UK view on EAS Focus on big relationships: US, China, Russia, India (G20, BRICs) Better joined-up external work: from crisis-response to development Improved external coherence Focus on Neighbourhood Value for money Next budget: more for ODA?

4. Slide 4 New EU external structureCommissionCouncil Foreign Affairs Council High Representative 130 Union Delegations European External Action Service (EEAS) – single country desks 130 Commission Delegations New York and Geneva Offices EU Special Representatives DG External Relations Commission services – 30 Directorates General DG EuropeAid DG Development Council Secretariat- other DGs DG E - external political relations Commissioner External Relations Commissioner Development Commissioner Enlargement and Neighbourhood GAERC Council – chair rotating presidency Merged into Union Delegations Partly merged into Delegations Merged with RELEX Commissioner post Merged into EEAS Desks and programming merged into EEAS (development policy stays with Commission) New FAC chaired by HR DG Enlargement Other Council formations College of other Commission ers Member States seconded diplomats = indicates staff movement Development Council

5. Slide 5 New EU external structureCommissionCouncil Foreign Affairs Council High Representative 130 Union Delegations European External Action Service (EEAS) – single country desks DG EuropeAid Council Secretariat- other DGs Commissioner Development Commissioner Enlargement and Neighbourhood DG Enlargement Other Council formations College of other Commission ers = indicates staff movement Development Council Programming Aid implementation DG Dev

6. Slide 6 What will remain the same? Development role delegations in- country (preparation of programmes, delivery, consultation NGOs, etc) Developing policies like budget support, governance – stay with Commission Delivery coordination role of Commission

7. Slide 7 What will be different? Longterm aid programming done by EAS, under Commission oversight High Rep chairs Development Ministerial meetings

8. Slide 8 DFID & UK worries Loss of development focus EAS Loss of speed in development delivery Increased admin spending to run EAS Competence creep through new role EU Delegations Consular work

9. Slide 9 EAS timing, size, budget, staff Start date: 1 December 2010 Staff: 3,400 existing posts transferred; roughly 200 new posts €475 million existing budget, €34 million additional (?) Recruitment now