The Commission has adopted proposals presenting five flagship policy initiatives that embody a new approach to EU Africa relations:
EU-Africa Partnership on Energy
EU-Africa Partnership on Climate Change
EU-Africa Partnership on Migration, Mobility and Employment
EU-Africa Partnership on Democratic Governance
EU-Africa political and institutional architecture
These joint policy initiatives will be discussed with the African partners and shall be launched in Lisbon during the second EU-Africa Summit.
The Communication further details the rationale and historical background at the heart of the current elaboration of a Joint EU-Africa Strategy initiative.
Two years after the adoption of the EU Strategy for Africa the EU and Africa will redefine their partnership in light of the profound transformations they experienced over the last few years. The Joint Strategy, to be adopted during the second EU-Africa Summit in Lisbon in December, will outline a long term shared vision of the future of EU-Africa relations in a globalized world.
The Joint Strategy aims to strengthen the EU-Africa political dialogue so as to bring the EU-Africa partnership:
beyond development cooperation by opening up the EU-Africa dialogue to issues of joint political concern and interest;
beyond Africa by moving away from a focus on Africa matters only and openly address European and issues of global concern and to act accordingly in the relevant fora to make globalisation work for all;
beyond fragmentation in supporting Africa’s aspirations to find regional and continental responses to some of the most important challenges;
beyond institutions in ensuring a better participation of African and European citizens, as part of an overall strengthening of civil society in the two continents.
