Revised Cotonou Partnership Agreement
Today, the European Commission and the African Caribbean Pacific group of 78 States have concluded the second revision of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement. As a result of fruitful dialogue since mid-2009, ACP-EU cooperation will be adapted to today's challenges, such as climate change, food security, regional integration, State fragility and aid effectiveness.
After signing of the revised Cotonou Partnership Agreement, Commissioner Piebalgs said: «The Cotonou Partnership Agreement is our key instrument in the fight against poverty in the ACP States. The revised agreement promotes an open dialogue and a flexible and participatory approach to reduce and eventually eradicate poverty. It aims to foster regional integration, to address global challenges such as climate change and supports ACP countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. With this new agreement, the EU and ACP States are geared up to better deliver to the poor and to strengthen their political relations.»
The Cotonou Agreement is the most comprehensive partnership agreement between developing countries and the EU. Since 2000, it has been the framework for the EU's relations with 79 countries from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP).
Video from the press conference
Photos from the EU-ACP Ministerial Meeting and the signing ceremony
