VISION

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VISION

• OF A RESPONSIBLE EUROPE IN THE WORLD

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Eurosteps vision

• The European Union is a community born of a
  desire for peace.
• It is based upon the values of democracy,
  equality, solidarity, social justice, tolerance,
  the respect of human rights and the international
  rule of law.

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Eurosteps vision

• The Union is the worlds largest provider of
  development aid.
• This gives the EU both the means and the mandate
  to be a truly effective cooperation partner

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Eurosteps vision

• Europes challenge is to ensure that eradicating
  poverty is the mainstay of its relations with
  developing countries.
• Development cooperation should be placed at the
  heart of the European Unions foreign policy.

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Eurosteps vision

• Our Vision of a Responsible Europe is a union
  which upholds our shared values not only between
  its Member States but with the whole world
• Which recognizes its role as a global partner for
  development
• And which translates its commitments into
  results.

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• Our vision is shared by many NGOs, civil society
  actors and government officials from the South.

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• They expect a Europe which is more engaged with
  the problems of the South and the fight against
  poverty

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VISIONS FROM THE SOUTH
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• A Europe, that cares and
• inspires. That uses all its
• energies to enable the
• poor to win their battles for
• dignity and self-worth.
• That endeavors to resolve
• deeply contentious issues
• through debate, dialogue
• and mutual respect
• Shanta Sinsha, MVF Foundation, INDIA

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• We have enough faith and
• determination to create
• better living conditions for
• our future generations.
• But we need the political
• support of a strong global
• player willing and able to
• tackle key environmental
• challenges affecting the whole world
• Wangari Maathai 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate,
  Deputy Environment Minister, KENYA

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• We expect Europe
  will
• play a major role in
  ensuring
• that safe food is
  available to
• rich and poor alike. We
  
• Expect Europe to
  support
• small and poor famers
  and
• to stop global corporations from producing
• unsafe food with the introduction of
• genetically modified crops
• Rukmini Rao, Executive Director, Centre for
  World Solidarity, INDIA

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• I think that the
• main priority
• should not be aid
• per se. The main
• priority should be
• working in
• partnership.
• Emily Sikazwe, Women
• for Change, ZAMBIA

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• We hope that Europe will
• make a big investment in
• our countries in the area of
• education which is
• fundamental to build up our
• human resources and also
• to help our government and
• non-government actors to build a
• pluralistic, secular and democratic society
• Rezaul Karim Chowdury, Secretary National
  Council Supro, BANGLADESH

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• A Responsible
  Europe
• should play an
  important
• role in
  enhancing the
• Mediterranean
  partnership.
• This
  partnership should be
• based on
  building peace
• and security in the region, social and economic
• reform and the mutual respect of cultural
  diversity
• Ziad Abdel Zamad, Arab NGO Network for
  Development, LEBANON

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• If Europe is not seen as
• a global political key actor
• by the rest of the world, it
• will be very difficult that it
• plays an important role in
• other areas
• Cecilia Alemany, Social Watch, URUGUAY

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Eurosteps vision of a Responsible Europe is also
shared by Commissioners, Members of the European
Parliament and other important decision-makers
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VISIONS FROM EUROPE
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• A Responsible Europe must
• focus on conflict prevention
• and the promotion of stability
• through development There
• is no nobler objective for us
• Europeans than to win the
• fight for social and global justice
• Glennys Kinnock, Member of the European
  Parliament

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• I am convinced that the responsibility
• which Europe carries is growing and
• that this must be assumed by the
• new member states. Countries which
• struggled hard to be part of the
• European Union must not forget that
• by their membership not only have they
  accepted
• rights and privileges but also a portion of
  Europes
• responsibility
• Vaclav Havel, Writer and Dramatist, last
  President of Czechoslovakia and first President
  of the Czech Republic

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• Our borders
  must not become
• a kind of
  castle wall separating
• stable,
  democratic and
• prosperous
  Europe from a
• surrounding
  world of instability
• and poverty.
  That would be in
• no-ones
  interests. Instead, we
• want to share
  the benefits of EU
• enlargement
  with our
• neighbours to
  the East and
• South.
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  Margot Wallström, Commissioner

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• I think that Europe has the instruments to
  tackle poverty. The challenge is to translate
  them into practical action both at European
  policy level and at programming level in the
  partner countries.
• Tom Arnold, Chief Executive, Concern
  Worldwide, Ireland

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• As sure as night
  follows
• day, unless we address the
• issue of poverty, we are
• setting the stage for
  global
• confrontation. For
  selfless
• and selfish reasons I want
  
• to see a Europe which
• makes these issues its primary external
  priority.
• Gay Mitchell, Member of the European
  Parliament

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VISIONERADICATING POVERTY
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Why should Europe fight against global poverty?

• Because the majority of the European citizens
  expect the Union to apply the values of
  solidarity and social justice in its relations
  with developing countries.

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Why should Europe fight against global poverty?

• Because the European Union has a legal
  obligation established in its treaties to
  prioritize development objectives

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Why should Europe fight against global poverty?

• Because the European Union has promised to work
  towards the eradication of poverty and the
  achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

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How should the European Union pursue the fight
against poverty?

• By ensuring the inclusion of a Commissioner for
  development and humanitarian aid

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How should the European Union pursue the fight
against poverty?

• By ending current fragmentation in EU
  development policies and establishing a SINGLE
  AID AGENCY

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How should the European Union pursue the fight
against poverty?

• By allowing the European Parliament to fully
  scrutinize EU development policies

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MESSAGE FOR THE ONCOMING EUROPEAN ELECTIONS
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• We would like to ask future members of the
  European Parliament to commit themselves to
  development issues.

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• We believe that Europe has both the conviction
  and the capacity to successfully fight against
  poverty and create a world with opportunities for
  everyone

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• VISION

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