Press Release: EU and Africa aim for deep transformation of their relationship at 2nd EU-Africa Summit in Lisbon

The EU and Africa will forge a strategic partnership aimed at facing common challenges together, ranging from climate change to development, energy, migration, peace and security, trade and regional integration, and good governance human rights. Actions taken under the Joint EU-Africa Strategy to be launched at the 2nd EU-Africa Summit that will take place on 8 and 9 December in Lisbon will be decided jointly following negotiations between the EU and the African Union (AU). Based on a deeper and broader political dialogue, Europe and Africa intend to leave the archaic and narrow minded 'donor-beneficiary relationship' behind and create a partnership between equals.

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