EU-Africa Summit 2014 (Brussels, 2-3 April 2014)

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Joint Africa EU Strategy and roadmap

The summit confirmed the commitment of both continents to the objectives set out in the 2007 Joint Africa-EU Strategy. However, leaders agreed that the implementation of the Joint Strategy should be further improved and that cooperation should be guided by a results-oriented approach.

The summit therefore adopted a roadmap to frame EU-Africa relations for 2014-2017. The roadmap covers 5 key priorities and areas for joint action:

+ Peace and security
+ Democracy, good governance and human rights
+ Human development
+ Sustainable and inclusive development and growth and continental integration
+ Global and emerging issues

For each of these objectives, the roadmap detailed actions at interregional, continental or global levels which were expected to have a real impact on the people of both continents.

The 4th EU-Africa summit brought together more than 60 EU and African leaders and a total of 90 delegations. They discussed the future of EU-Africa relations and reinforce links between the two continents.

In the summit declaration, leaders highlighted the close nature of EU-Africa relations and the shared values of democracy, respect for human rights, the rule of law and good governance as well as the right to development.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-summit/2014/04/02-03/
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