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Joint Africa-EU Strategy and implementation plans
The Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES) was adopted in December 2007, and the second Africa-EU Summit, held in Lisbon.
The Strategy describes the partners' intention to move towards a new relationship:
"It is now time for these two neighbours, with their rich and complex history, to forge a new and stronger partnership that builds on their new identities and renewed institutions, capitalises on the lessons of the past and provides a solid framework for long-term, systematic and well integrated cooperation."
A series of three-year plans have described the Strategy's implementation:
The Strategy describes the partners' intention to move towards a new relationship:
"It is now time for these two neighbours, with their rich and complex history, to forge a new and stronger partnership that builds on their new identities and renewed institutions, capitalises on the lessons of the past and provides a solid framework for long-term, systematic and well integrated cooperation."
A series of three-year plans have described the Strategy's implementation:
- the "First Action Plan" covered 2008-2010 and was adopted at the 2nd EU-Africa Summit held in Lisbon in 2007,
- the "Second Action Plan" covered 2011-2013 and was adopted at the 3rd EU-Africa Summit heldin Libya in 2010,
- a "Roadmap" covers 2014-2017 and was adopted at the 4th EU-Africa Summit held in Brussels in 2014.
A related "Declaration on Migration and Mobility", adopted at the 4th Summit, also includes an "Action Plan for 2014-2017".
- Joint Africa-EU Strategy (EN) (PDF - 247 KB)
- First Action Plan for the Joint Africa-EU Strategy: 2008-2010 (EN) (PDF - 157 KB)
- Second Action Plan for the Joint Africa-EU Strategy: 2011-2013 (EN) (PDF - 515 KB)
- Roadmap for the Joint Africa-EU Strategy: 2014-2017 (EN) (PDF - 156 KB)
- Declaration on Migration and Mobility, including an Action Plan for 2014-2017 (PDF - 114 KB)
EU-Africa Summits
Four EU-Africa summits have been held so far:
- The 1st EU-Africa Summit was held in Cairo in 2000.
- The 2nd EU-Africa Summit was held in Lisbon in 2007. This summit produced the "Joint Africa Strategy" and the "First Action Plan", covering implementation from 2008 to 2010.
- The 3rd EU-Africa Summit was held in Tripoli, Libya in 2010. A "Second Action Plan", covering implementation of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy from 2011 to 2013, was published.
- The 4th EU-Africa Summit was held in Brussels in 2014. This summit produced a a roadmap for EU-Africa relations (2014-2017).