Press Release: 3rd Africa-EU Summit: team up for more Investment, Economic Growth and Job Creation

On 29-30 November 2010, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, Commission President José Manuel Barroso, and Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs, will attend the Africa-EU Summit in Tripoli (Libya). 80 European and African Heads of State and Government will convene under the overarching theme “Investment, Economic Growth and Job Creation” to take cooperation between the two continents to a new, more ambitious level. Through the Africa-EU Partnership established in 2007 the two continents pursue common interests and strategic objectives as equal partners, beyond the focus of traditional development policy. During the Summit, leaders are expected to push for inclusive and sustainable growth as key drivers for development and the fight against poverty. Stronger involvement and strengthening of the private sector is an essential precondition for succeeding in this, as well as a stronger cooperation on Climate change and Peace and security.

European Commission: Speech/10/697: José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission, "The EU and Africa: consolidating our strategic partnership", Opening Session, Africa-EU Summit, Tripoli, 29 November 2010 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/10/697&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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