Lisbon Treaty

EUROPEAN UNION External Action

Eva HorelováEuropean Commission, External

Relations DGBrussels, 29 April 2010

internal policies- external effects

development assistance

Economic…… political Union

Lisbon

Watch – 50 years of EU in the Worldhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95CuBI-BL4E

RISING STAR…

Enlargement Neighbourhood Policy Development Crisis management Single Market Food Safety Middle East Strategic Partnerships Human Rights Climate Change + Energy Security

The Two TreatiesThe TEU sets out what the Union is.

• It says why the EU exists and what it stands for• It says how the EU is set up, and the relations

between its constituent parts and institutions• It lays out how you can join and how you can

leave.

The TFU will set out what the Union does. • It explains the policies• It explains how these policies are carried out

TEUTEU Treaty on the European UnionTreaty on the European UnionTFU TFU Treaty on the Functioning of the UnionTreaty on the Functioning of the Union

The TEU

III - Provisions on institutions

• The European Council becomes an official EU institution and gets a full-time President

• Creation of a High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the Commission

The TEU

IV - Provisions on enhanced cooperation

A group of 9 Member States (one third) can decide to go ahead in an area where others are unwilling.

Now for defence & security field as well.

The TEUV - General provisions on the Union's external

action and specific provisions on the common foreign & security policy

NEW :• The principles and objectives of the Union's

external action and the role of the European Council in setting them

• The European External Action Service • Permanent structured cooperation in defence

Changes to the TFUMajor innovations

• Innovations on foreign affairs issues constitute, form a practical point of view, without doubt the most important innovations

• These should also help bring closer the national and European levels in foreign affairs

• Solidarity clause, in particular in case of terrorist attack or natural disaster

Changes in Foreign Affairs

• High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy is new

• She is Vice-President of the European Commission and President of the Council on Foreign Affairs

• High Representative to be assisted by an external action service (scope to be decided)

• The EU’s Delegations are formed on the basis of the +/- 135 former Commission Delegations and 2 Council Offices.

WHO IS THE EU?WHO IS THE EU?

MS Embassies EU Delegation Special Representative

MEP EBRD EIB

Mission rule of law border management election observation

PLAY WITH ME !

COMMON POLICIES Community method – majority vote Exclusive competences

e.g. commercial policy Shared competences

e.g. development, humanitarian aid, freedom-security-justice

Support actionse.g. culture

EU added value in crisis managementand conflict prevention a wide rangeof instruments – comprehensive approach

COMMONFOREIGNand SECURITYPOLICYCSDPSpecial procedureUnanimity

Foreign policy made by the EU

HUMANITARIAN AID: impartial, neutral

----------------------------------CRISIS: STABILITY INSTRUMENTDEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTSELECTIONS:

OBSERVATION – EU EOM ORGANISATION

REHABILITATION:FOOD AID, REFUGEES

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE:poverty reduction …but not blind to conflict

Foreign policy made by the EU

Declarations

Demarches

Decisions

Joint Actions

23 CFSP-ESDP missions Congo Aceh Rafah

BiH Moldova Georgia Iraq Afghanistan Macedonia Kosovo Chad Atalanta EU Special Representatives Great Lakes MEPP BiH Sudan Afghanistan Macedonia African Union

Presidency

EP President

COM President Council President

27 Member States

Lisbon Architecture

European Council

COREPER

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTEUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

COMMISSION27 Commissioners

ExternalService

“Foreign Minister”Com VPresHigh Rep

PSC Trade Policy Committee

WORKING GROUPSCOASI, COHOM,

CIVCOM, RelexCouns …

Council

RELEX Intranethttp://www.relex.ec.europa.eu/main_navigation/mixed/eeas.htm

EEAS websiteeeas.europa.eu

Way forward

• HR/VP Ashton on the EEAS:“This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build something that finally brings together all the instruments of our engagement in support of a single political strategy."