The headquarters of the African Union hosted on 17 and 18 April 2008, the seventh meeting of the Task Force of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Union (EU) which was attended by a hundred officials of both organizations.
It has enabled African and European partners to examine the practical modalities of implementation and monitoring of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy. The meeting was also an opportunity to discuss preparations for the next reunion of the two Commissions, scheduled for the last quarter of this year and to review several issues of common interest, including the future role of the EU Task Force – AUC, the Association of Regional Economic Communities (RECs), and how the exchange staff and expertise between the two partners.
A communication strategy has been identified to accompany the actions undertaken in the various areas of cooperation identified in the Action Plan for the Joint Strategy. This communication should also serve as a key to exchange information between the two parties, to identify ownership of the Joint Strategy and promote a more faithful image of both partners. Finally, the Task Force has focused on the 8 partnerships. These are the fields of peace and security, governance and human rights, trade and regional integration, the millennium goals for development, energy, climate change , Migration, flexibility and employment as well as science, technology, information society and space.
