To provide evidence-based input in the decision-making process ahead of the AU-EU summit, ACET, in collaboration with the German Development Institute (DIE) and the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) have prepared a series of policy briefs on issues including investment, trade, climate, digitalization and policy coherence. The policy briefs are informed by expert meetings, webinars and panel discussions.
The policy briefs are designed to help identify common objectives and interests among African and European decision-makers and provide ideas on how to further reform AU-EU relations. The collaboration is supported by a financial contribution from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
The AU-EU Summit provides an important window of opportunity to set AU-EU relations on a new footing. Demographic change, urbanization, climate change and digitalization will fundamentally transform African societies in the years to come. On the EU side, the anticipated move towards a carbon-free economy and the effects of digitalization and aging societies will also have fundamental effects on European societies. In light of these megatrends and a challenging multilateral setting, cooperation between Europe and Africa is likely to become even more important in the next couple of year. The Summit will provide opportunities for strengthening the AU-EU partnership and also develop new areas for cooperation and a different type of partnership.
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About the Series
The European Think Tanks Group (ETTG) is a network of European independent think tanks working on EU international cooperation for global sustainable development. This special series is produced by the following ETTG members: the German Development Institute (DIE), European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), and African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET). The paper was published with financial support from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Gmbh on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
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