On Monday 13 December, Foreign Ministers had an in-depth discussion on EU-Africa relations ahead of the European Council on 16 December, which will prepare the EU-African Union (EU-AU) summit scheduled for February.
At the end of the ‘Foreign Affairs’ Council meeting, EU High Representative Josep Borrell stated the ministers’ desire to make “Europe more concrete, more visible, more operational” in its partnership with Africa.
Among the priorities he highlighted were the fight...