The 3rd Africa EU Summit took place on 29-30 November 2010, in Tripoli, Libya. The Summit shaped the future relations between two continents and adopted The 3rd Africa-EU Summit declaration and the 2nd Action Plan 2011-2013.

This plan builds up on experience gained from the 1st Action Plan, and political objectives enshrined into the 2007 Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES) which defines the long-term policy orientations between the two continents, based on a shared vision and common principles:

1. African unity
2. interdependence between Africa and Europe
3. ownership and joint responsibility
4. respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law
5. right to development
6. coherence and effectiveness
7. strong political dialogue
8. co-management of and co-responsibility for global issues
9. burden-sharing and mutual accountability
10. solidarity and mutual confidence
11. equality and justice
12. common and human security
13. respect for international law and agreements
14. gender equality and non-discrimination
15. a long-term approach.

The four main objectives of the JAES are:

• improving the Africa-EU political partnership
• promoting:
  • peace, security, democratic governance and human rights
  • basic freedoms, gender equality
  • sustainable economic development, including industrialisation
  • regional and continental integration
  • ensuring that all the Millennium Development Goals are met in all African countries by 2015
• effective multilateralism
• a people-centred partnership.

The 2nd Action Plan

The Strategy's Second Action Plan sets out cross cutting issues and eight areas for strategic partnership for 2011-13:

1. Peace and Security
2. Democratic Governance and Human Rights
3. Regional Economic Integration, Trade and Infrastructure
4. Millennium Development Goals
5. Climate Change
6. Energy
7. Migration, Mobility and Employment
8. Science, Information Society and Space

Info notes

These info notes for journalists have been prepared ahead of the 3rd Africa-EU Summit:

• Introduction “Investment, Economic Growth And Job Creation”
  
• The Parliaments and the Joint Africa-EU Strategy
  
• Trade, Regional Integration and Infrastructure
  
• Science, Information Society and Space
  
• Peace and Security
  
• Migration, Mobility and Employment
  
• Climate Change
  
• Energy
• The Millenium Development Goals
  
• Democratic Governance and Human Rights
  
• Side Events
  
• Covers
• Africa and Europe in Partnership – Map
  
• Leaflet

• Download all in ZIP format

Related documents:

• Key deliverables of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy under the Second Action Plan for 2011-2013
• 2nd Joint Africa-EU Action Plan 2011-2013
• The 3rd Africa-EU Summit declaration
• Memorandum of Understanding between 2 Commissions
• Key deliverables of the 1st Action Plan
• 1st Action Plan 2008-2010
• 2007 Joint Africa-EU Strategy
• Lisbon Declaration (issued at the summit at which the partnership was launched)
• Internet consultation (in preparation for the 2007 Africa-EU summit)