Council adopts conclusions for a renewed impetus of the Africa-EU Partnership

At the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on the 19 June 2017 the Council adopted Conclusions for a renewed impetus of the Africa-EU Partnership.

The Council stated that the EU had a genuine strategic interest in deepening and strengthening its longstanding partnership with Africa. The conclusions adopted were in advance of the Africa-EU Summit to take place in November 2017, and whose theme is Investing in youth, which had become a key priority for both Europe and Africa.

• Primary Source

EU: EEAS: Africa and the EU https://eeas.europa.eu/diplomatic-network/africa_en

EurActiv, 20.06.17: EU ministers pledge more efforts for Africa partnership http://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/eu-ministers-pledge-more-efforts-for-africa-partnership/

Council of the European Union: Policies: EU-Africa relations http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/eu-africa/

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