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• First Meeting of the Africa-EU Youth Platform (which is being created as a result ofthe Youth Summits), Addis Ababa, 5-6 November tbc., Addis Ababa• Mutual learning workshop for leading Youth Volunteers (approx. 20) as a follow-upto College to College meeting between Commissioners Vassiliou and Ezin – date to bedecided – nominations by AUC and European Youth Forum – programme to bedecided together.Follow-up pointsThe cross cutting nature of Youth issues is underlined, as is the importance of Youth as animportant stakeholder in sustainable development objectives and should be more explicitlyrecognised in the Joint Africa EU Strategy (JAES) and across the different partnerships. Theimportance of Youth for the achievement of the MDGs should also be more explicit andreferred to in the Partnership.EC/AUC/European Youth Forum will enhance information sharing and reporting to the JAESin order to reinforce the visibility of actions targeting youth in the JAES.2. Meeting between the African and European Union Commissions, the EEAS, theAfrican Development Bank and the European Investment BankI. ParticipantsAfrica: Lamin Manneh/Ralph Olaye/Peter Fernandes Cardy (AfDB), JacquesMukwende/Mesfin Tessema/Mandla Madonsela/Nadir Merah/Fliss Liwaaddine/Dr. RenéKouassi/Baba-Moussa Aboubakari (AUC), Mohamed Igueh Ofleh (AUC/Brussels).EU: Philippe Darmuzey/Saffia Diop/Roland Zinzius/Mariusz Tamborsu/Nicolas Gerard/PaoloCiccarelli/Alessandro Provaggi (EC DECVCO), Francesca Lamedica (EEAS), HeikeRuettgers (EIB).II. OutcomesRepresentatives from the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Union Commission(AUC), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Commission (EC) and theEuropean External Action Service (EEAS) discussed the involvement of the EIB and theAfBD in the implementation of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy.In the framework of the current Action Plan, infrastructures, including energy, private sectordevelopment, employment, regional and continental integration, trade and finance, capacitybuilding and industrial development were, amongst others identified as potential areas forcooperation. Continental frameworks such as PIDA, CAFTA or AGA could provide the basisfor this joint work, while mobilising existing tools, such as the Africa-EU Infrastructure Trust28
Fund or the Investment Facilities. The key principles of the JAES, notably the added-value atregional and continental levels should apply.It was concluded that the EIB and AfDB should participate on a more regular basis to theAfrica-EU Joint Task Forces twice a year (in Brussels and in Addis). Contacts will be madebetween the relevant thematic experts of the various organisations in the areas pinpointed, inorder to set-up the necessary arrangements to ensure the appropriate participation andcontribution to the Action Plan.Both side also agreed to explore further possibilities for cooperation in the context of theimplementation of the proposed EU Pan-African programme, once a final decision on thisproposal has been taken by the EU.3. Meeting between the African and European Union Commissions, the EEAS andthe African Regional Economic CommunitiesI. ParticipantsAfrica: Fliss LIWAADDIBE, Mandla MADONSELA, Jacques MUKWENDE (AUC); CarlosBOMFIM (ECCAS); Jamel BOUJDARIA (UMA); Abduraouf ABDELAAL (CENSAD); A.MONDLANE (SADC); Lamin MANNEH, Ralph OLAYE (AfDB), Bhardi DAYA (SouthAfrica)EU: Roland ZINZIUS (DEVCO, E4); Álvaro BORDALLO SAINZ, Erik VONPISTOHLKORS, Antoine GILBERT, Janna SCHONFELD (EEAS); Nicola BELLOMO (EUdelegation to the AUC); Raffalele LUIDE (EP)II. OutcomesParticipants agreed to step up their efforts to foster RECs involvement in the Joint Africa-EUStrategy.Several proposals have been discussed and will be pursued such as:• better information exchange with RECs liaison officers in Addis and with RECscapitals and EU delegations to the RECs• strengthened involvement of the AU in the bilateral dialogue between RECs and theEU• more systematic participation of all RECs in the JTF and relevant thematic meetings,as well as organising iJEG meetings in the margins of coordination meetings betweenAU, RECs, UN-ECA and ADB. This should contribute to enhancing coordination andexchange of best practice including in areas such as capacity building, institutionalassessment and support for the establishment of free trade areas and customs unions.The replication of the successful cooperation arrangements in the area of Peace andSecurity (Akosombo-Zanzibar process) into other areas should be considered.29
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