Supporting Trade Facilitation WTO Symposium on Trade Facilitation

Supporting Trade Facilitation WTO Symposium on Trade Facilitation Nairobi, 13 -15 November 2012 Giorgio Cocchi European Commission DG Development and Cooperation

EU Development Cooperation • 1958 • All countries and regions • 27 Member States, one EU Consensus on Development • Wide policy coverage, trade a key component, 2 -3 sectors per country • EU ODA to Africa = € 25. 3 billion in 2011

Cooperation at all levels : • Country (National Indicative Programmes) • Regional (North, East, Southern, West and Central Africa) • Continental • Intra-ACP • Dialogue with/within International Organisations (WTO, UN, IFI…)

Africa - EU • Development, cooperation and trade agreements with almost all countries • A Joint Strategy and Action Plan 2011 -2013 Ø Trade Facilitation Forum AUC-EU 11 -13 December in Brussels

Main financial resources. • 10 th European Development Fund 2008 - 2013 (€ 22. 7 Bn) • Development Cooperation Instrument 2007 – 2013 (~€ 4 Bn for Northern and South Africa) Ø National, Regional and Intra-ACP allocations

2014 – 2020 proposals in discussion: • 11 th EDF, € 34 billion • Renewed financial instruments for Mediterranean States and South Africa • New Pan African Programme, € 1 billion

Infrastructure: • Regional and national programmes; • Investment Facility managed by the European Investment Bank Ø € 4 billion in the first 3 years of operation http: //www. eib. org/projects/regions/acp/index. htm

Current TF projects : • ~ 130 Programs including 26 in Africa • Circulated in WTO Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation of 1 June 2012, TN/TF/W/149/Rev. 4 • In addition : Infrastructure Facility (private/public funds managed by the European Investment Bank

Main challenges: • Streamline trade policy into development and cooperation strategies. • Project preparation capacity => COMESA, SADC facilities.

Overall levels of EU Af. T 11

Af. T by major donor (€m)

Africa receives most of EU Af. T 13

EU Trade Related Assistance

TRA by major donor (in EUR million)

What to do now : • Programming 2014 – 2020 has just started and will be completed in 2013 => • => Countries need to include trade, regional integration or private sector development in their cooperation programmes. • Regions have economic integration/trade in their agendas. • New Africa – EU Action Plan to be prepared in 2013 • Allocate resources to project preparation!

Where to find additional information: On the EU : http: //europa. eu On EU Development policy: http: //europa. eu/pol/dev/index_en. htm The Aid for Trade EU Report 2012: http: //ec. europa. eu/europeaid/what/developmentpolicies/financing_for_development/documents/swp-199 -annexa 4 -aid-for-trade -report. pdf