Memo: The EU meets the entire African continent in Tripoli to launch a partnership on migration and development

The first Ministerial Conference on Migration and Development between the EU and the entire African continent will take place on 22 and 23 November 2006 in Tripoli. On this occasion, the EU and Africa will agree to work together in a spirit of mutual partnership and shared responsibility to manage migration more effectively for the benefit of the two continents. The Conference should be seen in the context of the comprehensive approach to migration that the European Union is developing. It aims to make migration meet the interests and priorities of countries of origin, transit and destination, as well as migrants themselves, by fostering partnerships with third countries and international organisations and bringing together the various policy areas that are relevant to migration, such as good governance, human rights and development policies. Vice-President Frattini, responsible for Justice, Freedom and Security and Commissioner Louis Michel, responsible for Development Policy and Humanitarian will participate.