Partners for Progress Blue Book 2014 EU-Indonesia Development Cooperation in 2013 Blue Book 2014 EU-Indonesia Development Cooperation in 2013 Blue Book 2014 Contents Foreword 2 The EU – A Global Actor 4 EU Development Cooperation – Agenda for Change 5 EU-Indonesia Relations – Sixty-five Years of Diplomacy 6 EU-Indonesia – Development Cooperation 8 Economic Cooperation 10 Education 14 Environment and Climate Change 18 Disaster Preparedness and Conflict Prevention 20 Good Governance and Human Rights 22 Health, Water and Sanitation 24 Contacts – EU Member States 26 2 Foreword I am pleased to present the Blue Book 2014, This theme is in line with the EU’s 2011 Agenda for our annual report on development cooperation Change which sets out a more strategic approach between the European Union (EU) and Indonesia. to reducing poverty, fostering sustainable It provides an overview of the objectives, activities development, and promoting democracy, and outcomes of the development assistance good governance and respect for human rights that the EU and its Member States provide to worldwide. It foresees more flexible and better Indonesia. In 2013, this totalled over €270 million, coordinated programming aligned with our which supported programmes in areas such as partners’ priorities. It will mean that the EU is education, environment, good governance, peace better placed to promote its core values and building, and trade. stand by its international commitments. The past year has been important for the EU and Major economies such as Indonesia will remain its development cooperation partners. In February eligible for thematic and regional cooperation 2013, a new framework – A Decent Life for All – programmes, and an innovative Partnership was adopted to guide our post-2015 activities. Instrument is foreseen to support a wide range of Its overarching aim is to end economic, social actions. These include tackling climate change, and environmental poverty, and give the world a protecting intellectual property rights, fighting sustainable future. These are universal and inter- organised crime, supporting higher education, related challenges, which need to be addressed protecting the environment, and increasing access by all countries working together as partners for to global markets. Again, our sincere desire to work progress. together as partners for progress remains our primary goal. Blue Book 2014 3 It is impossible for us to include all of the projects Third, in the fight against climate change, many that the EU and its Member States have carried EU-funded projects in land use planning and out in Indonesia in the past year, but I would like REDD+ started to show tangible results. to highlight the following: First, in 2013 the EU signed a €37 million contract I hope you find this publication enjoyable and to support Minimum Service Standards in informative. the education sector, focusing on the 110 less advanced districts in the Indonesian archipelago. Second, In December 2013, a new €10 million contribution was agreed towards capacity building for the Supreme Court, and the strengthening of human resources and organisational management of the Judicial Reform Team Office. This is to Olof Skoog focus on case management and the transparency EU Ambassador to Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam and quality of legal procedures. and ASEAN 4 The EU – A Global Actor The European Union (EU) is a unique economic rights and democracy, and contributes to finding and political partnership between 28 democratic solutions for the 21st century’s global challenges. European countries working together to improve the lives of their citizens. It has delivered over half A Common Foreign and Security Policy enables a century of peace, stability and prosperity, and EU Member States to speak and act as one in is progressively building a single Europe-wide world affairs, with the European External Action market in which people, goods, services and Service (EEAS) serving as the EU’s diplomatic capital move freely. These achievements were corps. Working in cooperation with the European recognised internationally in 2012 when the EU Commission and the diplomatic services of the was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Member States, the EEAS carries out the EU’s political, diplomatic and policy work and provides With more than 500 million inhabitants, and support to Member States through a global responsible for one quarter of the world’s gross network of more than 140 Delegations. domestic product (GDP), the EU is a global actor. It is the largest economy and the largest The basis for the EU’s foreign policy remains exporter and importer of goods and services in ‘soft’ power: the use of diplomacy – backed the world, accounting for one fifth of worldwide where necessary by trade, aid and peacekeepers trade. Assuming a commensurate role in global – to reduce poverty, resolve conflicts, and governance, the EU actively promotes human promote international understanding. Moreover, development cooperation and humanitarian assistance are important elements of the EU’s commitment as a global actor. Blue Book 2014 5 EU Development Cooperation Agenda for Change Development cooperation is a task shared determined to find new approaches that respond between the EU and its Member States. Together, to changing needs around the world. One pillar the EU, the EU institutions and the Member of this modernised agenda rests on promoting States, account for over half of all global official human rights, democracy and good governance; development assistance. This amounted to €55.1 the other is founded on promoting sustainable billion in 2012, and constitutes the world’s largest and inclusive growth. contribution to the struggle against poverty by far. As the world’s largest aid donor, through the Agenda for Change, the EU aims to maintain The overarching objective of EU development the level of its support while ‘streamlining’ aid to cooperation is the eradication of poverty provide a sharper focus, simpler procedures, and through sustainable development. Moreover, enhanced cooperation. This is most effectively in accordance with the principles of the United accomplished by working in partnership with Nations Charter, and the objectives of the national and local governments, and with Millennium Development Goals, EU development communities, civil society organisations and assistance promotes peace, democracy, good other donors on issues of shared concern. governance, gender equality, the rule of law, solidarity, justice and respect for human rights. Priority will be given to support developing This commitment spans the globe, extending to countries that are the most in need (the more than 160 countries. In addition to regular ‘differentiation principle’) and focus EU assistance development assistance, the EU is a leading on a maximum of three sectors per country to donor of emergency and humanitarian aid. maximise impact and results (the ‘concentration principle’). In order to maximise the impact of its commitment, the EU takes a strategic approach. At the same time, more will be done to coordinate The 2012 Agenda for Change on development EU and EU Member States’ support - as much cooperation builds on the 2005 Paris Declaration as possible through joint programming - and to on Aid Effectiveness to adapt to the challenges make EU assistance as a whole more visible. This of a rapidly changing world. The EU is publication aims to be part of this effort. 6 EU-Indonesia Relations Sixty-five Years of Diplomacy Diplomatic relations between European countries Indonesia intensified their partnership. These and Indonesia date back to 1949. Initially the interactions were upgraded in February 2000 main channel to foster EU-Indonesia relations with the release of the European Commission’s was EU-ASEAN cooperation. Given Indonesia’s communication: Developing Closer Relations strategic role in the region, the EU aimed at between Indonesia and the EU. mutually enhancing both bilateral consultation and regional cooperation. Since the signing of the EU-Indonesia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement in November 2009, A dedicated EU Delegation to Indonesia opened development cooperation has become part of a in 1988 and quickly became an important voice wider framework. This provides opportunities to speaking on behalf of EU Member States, expand EU engagement, and four priorities for and coordinating their commitments where closer cooperation have been agreed: education, necessary. Over the following years, the EU and human rights and democracy, trade and EU 1946 1950 1951 1958 1973 1981 1986 1993 Winston Churchill On 9 May, French Foreign Belgium, France, The Six establish the Denmark, Greece Spain and Name changed to calls for a “kind Minister Robert Schuman Germany, Italy, European Economic Ireland and joins Portugal join European Union of United States proposes to pool coal and Luxembourg, Community that will UK join of Europe” steel production as “the Netherlands, called later become the Common Foreign first concrete foundation of “the Six”, form the European Union and Security Policy a European federation” European Coal and Steel becomes one of three Community pillars constituting the European Union Blue Book 2014 7 investment, and the environment. This enhanced objectives align with the overall development partnership reflects a new balance between cooperation policies of the EU, which focus on economic, political, social and cultural elements supporting education, investment and trade, and of cooperation.