EU and Sustainable Development

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1 EU and Sustainable Development The development of the EU in one slide How the EU works in one slide EU - SDS The EU Development policy EU 2020 a growth strategy Some environmental activities and strategies (EIT, Res eff, Circular Economy) Working method for implementing strategies

2 A time perspective on EU and the Env/Sust Dev ECSC/Coal and steel community 1951 Paris 6 countries Peace, economy EEC/EG 1957 Rom 6 countries Peace, economy EEC/EG countries EEC/EG :st election to the Parlament EEC/EG 1981/ countries EU 1992 Maastricht Integration of social issues in the treaty EU countries EU 1997 Amsterdam treaty Sust Dev as an overarching objective EU 1998 Cardiff-process Integration of env. in all decisions EU 2000 Lissabon-process Become best in the economic and social area EU 2001 Göteborg Env dimension into the Lissabon strategy EU SDS EU countries EU countries EU 2006 Renewed EU SDS EU 2006/7 The ketchup effect Stern, Gore, IPCC-reports, warm winter EC-Top level groups, Energipolicys, CO 2 from new cars, EU Treaty of Lissabon (konstitution) EU 2010 Europe A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth EU countries EU 2016 Brexit 27 countries?

3 Friends of the Presidency Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Committee of the Regions (CoR) European Council Europeiska rådet (Heads of state +President + Repr for foreign aff + Pres of the Comm 4 ggr/year Raises questions, determines foreign policy, asks the Commission to submit proposals... The Council of the EU (Rådet/Ministerrådet) Ministrar Many meetings in 10 different version with different ministers Legislation, budget, develop foreign policy, international agreements COREPER Officials at the permanent representation in Brussels + Arbetsgrupper Council of Europe Europarådet European Commission 28 Commissioners 1 President, 7 v pres + 20 with DGs More than 20 DG s, and 30 dep Not rep for his/her country, The president proposed by the European Council, decided by the EP. Pres choose one from each country, on a proposal from the country. EP must approve the entire Commission Proposing legislation, implementing policies, benefits contributions, monitors compliance with legislation, representing international European Parliament 751 MEPs, 22 Committees Directly elected by EU voters every 5 years Legislative, budgetary and supervise other institutions Karmenu Vella from Malta - DG Environment

4 EU-SDS EU SDS = The sustainable development strategy of the EU Launched in 2001 in Gothenburg Renewed in 2006, evaluated in 2009 KEY CHALLENGES Climate Change and clean energy Sustainable Transport Sustainable consumption and production Conservation and management of natural resources Public Health Social inclusion, demography and migration Global poverty and sustainable development challenges No big hit?! At least not the document as such

5 Eurostat keeps measuring

6 EU-SDS what instead? To some extent it has become two parallell pathways, one more oriented on environmental issues and one focussing on global development But the overall strategy, Europe 2020, could perhaps be regarded as embracing all three dimensions of Sust dev? However, still the Europe 2020 is targeting European conditions There is another strategy for promoting development internationally; The EU Development Policy

7 The EU Development Policy is based on the European consensus on development The European Consensus on Development is a policy statement from 2005 Made jointly by the 3 main EU institutions Commission, Parliament and Council reducing poverty also impacting sustainability, HIV/AIDS, security, conflict prevention, forced migration, etc. democratic values respect for human rights, democracy, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law, good governance, gender equality, solidarity and social justice nationally-led development by the beneficiary countries themselves, based on national strategies (developed in collaboration with non-government bodies) and domestic resources Providing over 50% of all global development aid, the EU is the world's leading donor.

8 EU has also been an active part in the MDG and SDG processes For example for financing the implementation of the SDGs: The EU will help developing countries to mobilise more domestic resources, including by investing 42 million in a new flagship programme (Domestic resource mobilisation (DRM), mainly helping the countries to implement taxes) The EU will leverage more development funding through blending, by investing up to 8 billion to help mobilise over 100 billion by (The principle of blending is to combine EU grants with loans or equity from public and private financiers) The EU and its Member States continue to be the world's largest provider of Official Development Assistance (ODA) with 58.2 billion in 2014

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10 Europe 2020 Smart growth: developing an economy based on knowledge and innovation. Sustainable growth: promoting a more resource efficient, greener and more competitive economy. Inclusive growth: fostering a highemployment economy delivering social and territorial cohesion.

11 Europe 2020 Flagship initiative: Innovation Union (EU-patent, partnerships (EIPs) om healthy ageing, water, raw materials, cities, agriculture) Youth on the move A Digital Agenda for Europe Resource efficient Europe (a road map) An industrial policy for the globalisation era An Agenda for new skills and jobs European Platform against Poverty

12 EIT European Institute of Innovation and Technology The EIT s mission is to increase European sustainable growth and competitiveness by reinforcing the innovation capacity of the Member States and the EU ( to match MIT and Stanford ) or to facilitate the following transitions: from idea to product from lab to market from student to entrepreneur by integrating the three sides of the Knowledge Triangle (research, education and innovation)

13 Most important activity of EIT is the KICs 2010 the first three KICs: Knowledge and Innovation Communities Climate KIC (climate challenges) (, Chalmers, ) KIC InnoEnergy (sust energy) (, KTH, UU, Vattenfall, ABB, ) EIT Digital (ICT - information and communication) (, KTH, LTU, LU, SU, Ericsson, Kista, ) 2014 two new KICs: EIT Health (healthy living and active ageing) (KTH, KI, UU, Stockholm stad) EIT Raw materials (sust production and use of raw materials) (Luleå TH, UU, Chalmers, KTH, IVL, Sandvik, Höganäs, Boliden, Atlas Copco,..) three new KICs EIT Food, EIT Manufacturing, EIT Urban Mobility

14 The flagship Resource efficient Europe includes e.g.: The Roadmap to a resource efficient Europe (backed up by e.g. the Ecoinnovation action plan, EcoAP, or the Energy Related Products directive, ErP, ) Towards a circular economy (backed up by legislation changes and a palette of different activities like GPP, BAT/BREF, Ecolabel, quality standards for secondary raw materials, )

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24 Working strategy of the EU Establish a common framework Policy/Strategy in a certain field (EU-SDS, Health, Biodiversity, ICZM, the EU Development Policy..) Implement the Policy/Strategy using a variety of measures Financing in many different ways (ODA, EIF, EIT, Cohesion and Structural funds, ) Directive and regulations (REACH, Natura 2000, ) Name and Shame by using statistics (Eurostat, EEA, ) Information and knowledge production and distribution, (spread of good exampl, newslett, reports, EEA, dissimination of proj, ) R&D, innovation support (Horizon 2020, Innovation union, Life +, CIP, ) Support networking (CIVITAS, EuroCities, )

25 Belgien (1952) Bulgarien (2007) Cypern (2004) Danmark (1973) Estland (2004) Finland (1995) Frankrike (1952) Grekland (1981) Irland (1973) Italien (1952) Lettland (2004) Litauen (2004) Luxemburg (1952) Kroatien (2013) Malta (2004) Nederländerna(1952) Österrike (1995) Polen (2004) Portugal (1986) Rumänien (2007) Slovakien (2004) Slovenien (2004) Spanien (1986) Storbritannien ( ?) Sverige (1995) Tjeckien (2004) Tyskland (1952) Ungern (2004)