AU-EU relations

The AU and the EU have committed to build a different kind of partnership and move beyond traditional North-South cooperation, but more so on paper than in practice. Our AU-EU relations team, led by a dedicated in-house coordinator, explores how both parties can build a mutually beneficial, interest-driven partnership.

Our work

Topics we look at include:

• The institutional setups of the AU and the EU
• Summits, strategies and dialogues relating to the partnership
• Common and diverging African and European priorities – with a focus on green and digital transition, sustainable growth and jobs, peace and security, health, governance, and migration and mobility
• The partnership agreement between the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the EU and how it complements or competes with the AU-EU partnership