A week before the sixth EU-AU summit on 17-18 February in Brussels, the major political groups in the European Parliament (EPP, S&D, Renew Europe), which are all in favour of global governance, confirmed on Thursday 10 February that they expected the summit to strengthen the strategic partnership between Europe and Africa, on an equal footing, so that the two continents can together tackle “global challenges”, with the UN’s sustainable development objectives as their compass.