EU POLICIES AND STRATEGIES REGARDING AFRICA
Journal Title: Impact Strategic - Year 2007, Vol 25, Issue 4
Abstract
The ample development of EU policies and strategies, both past and present - the Mediterranean Agreement, Cotonou Partnership Agreement, Central Asia Strategy and the Black Sea Synergy - regards the world’s future built on stability, security, lasting development, cooperation, integration, democracy, and dialogue on prevent and manage the conflicts, as well as, supporting together with UN, NATO, OSCE, and AU (African Union) the efforts of peace keeping on other continents. Regarding Africa, the Portuguese Presidency of the European Council has proposed, this summer, a reshape and definition of the Union's strategy regarding the future of the Euro-African relations. It has also proposed a further development of the economic partnerships with all the African states, as well as an improved regional economic cooperation, of integration and trade. The Portuguese Presidency of the European Council has also pro- posed joint action against poverty and deserti- cation, for food security, human rights, democracy and war against terrorism. The new EU vision on its relations with Africa builds a bridge from a strategy of scattered relations to an amalgamated politic strategy, in accord with the present relations of the continent with the most severe security and development issues. We have already underlined in our analysis the fact that the continuous present efforts of the successive presidencies of EU indicate a more decisive desire of the Union to solve the neighbouring problems. Through this different approach of the African problems, a new political horizon opens referring to an enlarged neighbouring, which includes spaces that add to the quality of an actor with new valences regarding EU global security.
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Mircea MUREŞAN
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