- In a relationship of growing trust, to better identify common interests and to exploit the potential for their joint promotion in international fora.
- EU to further improve coherence and consistency in its policies and initiatives, and to adapt its instruments to be able to better support the promising African agenda.
- Africa to continue to work towards the full establishment of the political and legal framework, including the ratification of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, and to strengthen the AUC's capacity to play its central role in the emerging African Governance Architecture.
- Deliver more concrete results, which are noticeable for the ordinary European and African.