Australia’s relationship with the European Union:

Key resources and research methodologiesNina Markovic (ANUCES)

Presented by Ms Nina Markovic

Presentation’s objectives: learning about…

- Images of the EU in Australia- Historical dimension of Australia-EU

relations (govt, parliament, state/federal, community links)

- Sources for finding information (Wiki as a False friend): Parlinfo, Trove (NLA), EU and govt websites

- EU lingo: get familiar with it! - Enrich your libraries: ask the

European delegation and/or embassies for resources and suggestions!

EU IMAGES IN AUSTRALIA

Useful resource: EU Perceptions in the Asia-Pacific region: http://www.euperceptions.canterbury.ac.nz

ROMANTICISED

VIEW

NORM-ENFORCER

Catastrophic viewNews, EU financial crisis

http://www.anu.edu.au/

Institutionalisation of relations under the Hawke/Keating governments

Agreement between Australia and the European Community on

cheese (1984)

EU-Australia High Level Group on Energy (1991)

Exchange of Letters for future cooperation on environmental

matters (1991)

Australia-EU Joint Group on Industrial Cooperation (1992)

Commitment on Coal negotiated between the EC and Australia

in the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations (1993)

Framework Partnership Agreement with Care Australia (1994)

EU-Australia Wine Agreement (1994)

EU-Australia Science and Technology Agreement (1994)

A U S T R A L I A A N D T H E E U: K E Y A R E A S O F D I A L O G U E

Security and Strategic Issues

• Counter terrorism

• Intelligence sharing (limited in scope)

• Non-proliferation and export controls

Education, Research, Science and Technology

• Erasmus Mundus exchanges of researchers

and students

• FEAST programs

• EU’s Framework Program

• Individual countries and EU supporting such

projects

Trade

• For Australia, the EU is a significant trading

partner

• Regional and global implications of post-

Lisbon EU

• Investment treaty flagged

Environment

• Climate Change

• Carbon market linkage

• Technology development

• Differences and similarities in

approaches

Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) cooperation

• Growing dialogue area for the Asia Pacific region and Africa

• Delegated ODA arrangement: South West Pacific and Africa

• Dialogue includes NZ on some issues (regional dimension)

• Global poverty eradication priorities

Aviation and infrastructure

- Joint projects

- Aviation markets (some progress)

CURRENT TRENDS

Australia acquiring experience and institutional,

procedural, diplomatic tools to deal with EU

Shared values & global goals (human rights, trade

liberalisation, liberal democracy, counter-terrorism)

Australia will continue to pursue an independent foreign

policy with cooperation on aid and civil emergencies

More than trade engagement? Strategic partnership ?

QUIZWhen was Australia’s first Ambassador sent to the

EC? (DFAT, EU delegation website, Parlinfo, Trove)

When did EC open a mission in Canberra? (EEAS

website)

How many agreements do we have with the EU?

(Eurlex)

What do we export to the EU? (DFAT/AusTrade)

How many Europeans live in Australia? (ABS)

Useful resource for further research:http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/BN/2012-2013/EUAustUpdate

QUESTIONS?