EU in the world Flashcards

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ARGUS (crisis management)

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General rapid alert system

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2
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which EU MS are not part of NATO?

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AT, CY, IE, MT, (SE - applied already)

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Global health strategy

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November 2022

Brings together the Gobal Gateaway and the external dimension of the European health Union

Priorities:
- better health and well-being (including SGDs)
- advance universal health coverage
- combating threats, including pandemics

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Towards a comprehensive strategy with Africa

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March 2020 (replacing the 2007 strategy)

JOINT COM and HR/VP

Five partnerships for:

  • green transition and energy access
  • digital transformation
  • sustainable growth and jobs
  • peace and government
  • migration and mobility

10 actions.

Followed by a Joint vision for 2030 at the 6th EU - AU Summit in 2022

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EU action plan on human rights and democracy 2020 - 2024

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March 2020 - joint COM and HR/VP

Five lines of actions:

  1. Protecting and empowering individuals
  2. Building resilient, inclusive and democratic societies
  3. Promoting a global system for human rights and democracy
  4. Bea technologies: opportunities and challenges
  5. Delivering by working together
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Gender action plan III (GAP III)

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November 2020 - joint COM and HR/VP

First GAP in 2010

Reflects the Gender equality strategy

Five pillars:

  1. 85% of external relation actions to contribute to gender equality by 2025
  2. Competition with MSs and partners at multilateral, regional and country level
  3. Accelerate progress in key thematic areas:
  • ending gender-based violence
  • universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights
  • economic and social empowerment
  • equal participation in public life
  • implement the Women, peace and security agenda (UN)
  • include women in the green and digital transformation
  1. Lead by example
  2. Measure results
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Principles of humanitarian action

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  • humanity: the human that is suffering is to be addressed wherever is found with particular attention to the most vulnerable
  • neutrality: not favour any side in an armed coflit
  • impartiality: provided on the basis of needs without discrimination
  • independence: from political, economic, military or other objectives

Set out in international law and endorsed by 2 UNGA resolutions

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Samoa agreement

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Signed on 15 November 2023 in Samoa

(1963 Yaoundé convention -> 1975 Lomé convention -> 2000 Cotonou agreement)

Partnership agreement with 79 counties: 48 African, 16 Caribbean and 15 Pacific countries.

Priority areas:

  • human rights and democracy
  • peace and security
  • development
  • migration and mobility
  • climate change
  • economic growth

Main changes:

  • annex on Return and Readmission (migration)
  • three regional protocols
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EU - CELAC summit 2023

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3rd summit, last one in 2015

Agreed to meet each other year and adopted both a declaration and a roadmap 2023-25.

CELAC was founded in 2010 and brings together 33 Latin American and Caribbean states.

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Declaration on the future of the internet ( April 2022)

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US-EU led international declaration

Five key principles:

  1. Protection for human rights and fundamental freedoms in the online environment
  2. A global internet
  3. Inclusive and affordable access to the internet
  4. Trust in the digital ecosystem
  5. Multi-stakeholder governance
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EU and NATO

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Berlin plus (signed in December 2002 and adopted in March 2003): EU access to NATO capabilities for its own operations

Three joint declarations in 2016, 2018, and 2023

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12
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EU UN spotlight initiative

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To combat violence against women and girls

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Cotonou Agreement

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“EU-ACP Partnership Agreement”
signed in 2000 and revised in 2017

The Cotonou Agreement is the backbone of the partnership between the European Union (EU), EU Member States and 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries.

It aims to contribute to the eradication of poverty, to support the sustainable economic, cultural and social development of the partner countries and to help the progressive integration of their respective economies into the world economy.

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Yaounde convention

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1963
the EEC and the 18 Associated African States and Madagascar (AASM) sign the first convention, valid for a period of five years, confirming the association between Europe and Africa on the basis of free trade and financial aid from the Six.

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EEA agreement

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signed in 1994 by 12 EU countries and 6 EFTA countries: Austria, Finland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland, although Switzerland later chose to reject the agreement.

It created a zone in which there is free movement of people, services, goods and capital across 31 European countries.

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EFTA

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European Free Trade Association, set up in 1960
Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland
promotion of free trade and economic integration between its members

17
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bilateral Free Trade Agreements of the EU currently in place

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  • with Canada: CETA — Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
  • EU-Singapore agreement (since 2019)
  • EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (since 2015)
  • with Vietnam (since 2020)

TTIP (US-EU) negotiations ended without conclusion at the end of 2016!

18
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EU status at UN

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observer member with enhanced status - can present common positions & proposals and participate in the general debate

president of the European Council adresses the GA on the EU’s behalf

19
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Conditions for applying for EU membership

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Copenhagen criteria

stable democracy
Rule of law
functioning market economy and the acceptance of all EU legislation, including of the euro

20
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How many candidate countries are there?

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8

Ukraine
Moldova
Serbia
Albania
Türkiye
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Montenegro
North Macedonia

21
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How many “potential candidates” are there?

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Kosovo
Georgia

22
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WTO latest member

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Afghanistan (2016)

23
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EFTA foundation

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1960

24
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EEA

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1994

25
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countries in accession negotiations with EU

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Turkey - frozen

Serbia
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Albania

for Ukraine & Moldova, COM has recommended to start accession negotiations, Council needs to give mandate

COM has recommended to grant candidate status to Georgia, European Council needs to give candidate status

COM has rec to start accessoin negotiations with Bosnia & Herzegovina, provided they fulfil certain conditions