Claude Grasland, Université Paris Diderot Paris 7

ENA – CHEE , 20 Janvier 2010

Partie 2

DEUX OU TROIS CHOSES QUE L’ON SAIT DE L’EUROPE DANS LE MONDE

Evidence 1 : DIFFERENT LIMITS OF EUROPECAN BE PROPOSED FROM SCIENTIFIC POINT OF VIEW

Eurasia, Euro-Mediterranea, Euro-Africa ?

Evidence 2 : WHOLE BETTER THAN PARTS

What is the size of EU and member states ?

EU27 = 12% of the world in 1999

Area SUP AGR POP URB GDP CO2 MEAN

NAFTA 16 18 7 11 26 28 17.6

ASEAN 10+3 11 14 33 28 25 24 22.4

MERCOSUR 5+5 13 7 6 10 6 3 7.4

UE 27 3 9 8 13 23 17 12.0

Rest of the World 57 52 47 38 22 28 38.7

Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100.0

Evidence 3 : EUROPEAN UNION IS A SHRINKING WORLD REGION

What will be the size of EU in the future ?

Share of World population by state (1950-2000)

EU share of world-wide population

6 %

Share of World GDP pps by state (1950-2000)

EU share of world-wide GDP pps

20%

Evidence 4 : ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH ARE FOLLOWING A SPATIAL DIFFUSION PROCESS

What are the consequences for EU, Japan or USA ?

Trends of human development in EU Neighbourhood (1975-2000)

Evidence 5 : EU IS STILL A MAJOR ECONOMIC PLAYER AT WORLD SCALE

What is the impact of globalisation on EU economy ?

Evidence 6 : EU IS WELL CONNECTED TO THE “WORLD GLOBAL CITY”

What are the gateway cities of EU ?

Evidence 7 : EU IS ATTRACTIVE FOR MIGRANT BUT NOT NECESSARY WITH EXPECTED QUALIFICATION

Does migration fit with EU market needs ?

Evidence 8 : EU IS THE FIRST DONOR OF AID TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Does EU and member states share a common strategy toward developing countries ?