On renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola Summit
B-10-2025-0476
on behalf of the ECR Group · Rapporteur: Adam Bielan, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Alexandr Vondra, Veronika Vrecionová, Ondřej Krutílek, Aurelijus Veryga, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Marlena Maląg, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Bogdan Rzońca, Marion Maréchal, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Carlo Fidanza, Geadis Geadi
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This resolution calls for renewing the EU-Africa partnership ahead of the 2025 Angola Summit, focusing on practical cooperation, mutual respect, and equality.¶¶ It prioritizes peace, security, sustainable development, and strategic investment in infrastructure, energy, and digital connectivity, while supporting African-led security initiatives and fair trade.¶¶¶ It urges synergy between the Global Gateway and national initiatives like the Mattei Plan, and stresses migration management based on responsibility and partnership.¶¶ It calls for strengthening governance, transparency, and accountability, and warns against external actors that do not share democratic values.¶¶ It encourages cooperation in education, culture, and science, and asks for clear deliverables ahead of the summit.¶¶
Key points
- Reaffirms the importance of a strong, balanced EU-Africa partnership based on mutual respect, shared interests, and equality among sovereign partners.¶
- Calls for the Angola Summit to mark a new phase of practical cooperation delivering tangible results for citizens.¶
- Stresses that the renewed partnership should prioritize peace, security, and stability as foundations for development.¶
- Highlights the Global Gateway's strategic importance and calls for its implementation guided by transparency, reciprocity, and mutually beneficial partnerships.¶
- Stresses that the Global Gateway should complement national and regional initiatives, with closer coordination to meet local needs.¶
- Calls for full synergy between the Global Gateway and national initiatives like the Mattei Plan for a coherent European approach.¶
- Emphasizes strengthening joint efforts against terrorism, organized crime, and human trafficking, supporting African-led security initiatives.¶
- Urges investment and job creation through private-sector development, entrepreneurship, and innovation, especially for youth and women.¶
- Calls for enhanced cooperation on energy and infrastructure projects supporting economic growth and access to reliable energy.¶
- Underlines that migration management must be based on responsibility, partnership, and mutual benefit, respecting Member States' competences.¶
- Encourages support for governance reforms, transparency, and accountability as preconditions for effective use of development funds.¶
- Warns against external actors not sharing democratic principles and calls for stronger EU engagement for stability and strategic autonomy.¶
Who is affected
- EU institutions, Member States, and African partners, including the African Union, are called to cooperate on the partnership.¶¶
- African-led security initiatives and local communities benefit from support against terrorism and crime.¶
- Young people and women in Africa are targeted for investment and job creation.¶
- Religious entities, including church organizations, are to be engaged in humanitarian and development programmes.¶
Legal basis: Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union¶