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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the summit is behind us, a historic moment, a turning point in our relationship with Africa. The basis of the relationship has really changed: from domination to cooperation, from monologue to dialogue. It is right to talk about a partnership of equals. After all, both Europe and Africa have a responsibility when it comes to the development of Africa. Europe is responsible for European policy; the African governments are responsible for their policies.
A joint strategy, based on shared values and mutual respect, and geared to the welfare of people, was sorely needed. A joint strategy was also needed to enable us to tackle the problems that affect both continents together. I am pleased that the summit was not taken hostage by Mugabe. The situation in Zimbabwe is unacceptable and it is right that his policies are severely criticised. However, the summit was not just about Zimbabwe. There are other disasters going on in Africa which are claiming many victims. Just think of Darfur, Somalia and, let us not forget, the Congo.
Mr President, Parliament adopted its report on the strategy in October. The joint declaration of Parliament and the pan-African Parliament was signed at the parliamentary pre-summit . Both presidents presented this at the opening session of the summit. The parliaments should indeed not only have a role in preparing the strategy, they also have an important monitoring role with respect to its implementation.
When it comes to the action plan, unfortunately this is still vague, as are the issues of financing and the structural involvement of the parliaments. I am pleased with the Commissioner’s promises on this. The action plan talks about seminars, studies and evaluations. They are all very important but ultimately it is about the results. We all know that there is enough water, know-how and money to give Africa a better existence. A great deal is dependent on political will. Let this strategy be a genuine new start for sustainable development in Africa."@en1
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