The 2nd EU-Africa Summit took place in Lisbon on 8-9 December 2007. The Heads of State and Governments of Africa and the EU adopted the first ever Joint Africa-EU Strategy and an Action Plan for 2008-2010, with the aim to put Africa-EU relations on a new and equal footing in order to address together the challenges and opportunities of common interest. The Action Plan identified 8 priority areas of cooperation:
- Peace and security;
- Democratic governance and human rights;
- Regional economic integration, trade and infrastructure;
- Millennium Development Goals;
- Climate change;
- Energy;
- Migration, mobility and employment;
- Science, information society and space.
The 2nd EU-Africa Summit was preceded by a number of important preparatory and side events.
- Europe-Africa Trade Union Summit, 26-27 October 2007
- Europe-Africa civil society forum, 15-17 November 2007
- Africa-Europe Youth Summit, 4-7 December 2007
- NGO Forum on Human Rights, 6-7 December 2007
- EP/PAP Inter-parliamentary meeting, 7 December 2007
- EU-Africa Business Summit, 7-8 December 2007
- Meeting of the Delegation of European and African Mayors, 7 December 2007
- Alternative Summit ‘Afrique-Europe alternatives’, 7-9 December 2007
