The AU-EU summit in October 2020

Event Type
Online Event Series

Location / Date
Online, 28.05.2020 until 16.09.2020

Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)

Coping with the Corona crisis will significantly shape the cooperation between Germany and the EU with African partners in the coming months and years. Cooperation with Africa has been gaining in importance in the EU in the face of migration policy and increasing economic and geopolitical competition with China, Russia and other actors. At best, the Corona crisis can promote an urgently needed renewal of the partnership.

The next AU-EU summit is planned to take place in October of this year during the German EU Council Presidency. DIE accompanies the preparations for the summit with a series of webinars and short policy papers on five key topics: Digitization, trade, investments, the European Green Deal and policy coherence. The aim is to bring together African and European decision-makers, academics and representatives of the private sector and civil society in order to identify convergences of interest, to develop common solutions and opportunities for cooperation. The webinars and policy papers are developed together with the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), the European Center for Development Policy and Management (ECDPM) and the European Think Tanks Group (ETTG).

Events (list will be updated regularly)

• Towards a digital partnership between the EU and the AU: Academia and Think Tanks
  28.05.2020, Online
  Topic: Digitalization
• Towards a digital partnership between the EU and the AU: National Policy-Makers
  03.06.2020, Online
  Topic: Digitalization
• Towards a digital partnership between the EU and the AU: Entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors
  11.06.2020, Online
  Topic: Digitalization
• The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) – how to make it a game changer?
  17.06.2020, Online
  Topic: Trade
• Towards a digital partnership between the EU and the AU: International Organisations
  23.06.2020, Online
  Topic: International Organisations
• How can the EU contribute to making the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) work?
  24.06.2020, Online
  Topic: Trade
• Agenda for an AU-EU partnership for investment
  13.07.2020, Online
  Topic: Investment
• How the AU-EU partnership can contribute to stimulate investment in Africa
  03.09.2020, Online
  Topic: Investment
• What role of a European Green Deal?
  02.09.2020, Online
  Topic: Green Deal
• What role for cooperation on energy transition?
  09.09.2020, Online
  Topic: Green Deal
• What role for cooperation on international climate policy?
  16.09.2020, Online
  Topic: Green Deal

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