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The second question is about the content of these
meetings. The joint annual consultative meeting gathers
at least 35 participants, and the table below shows
the extensive array of issues to be addressed during
the meeting. Ensuring a better dialogue among the
partners would mean reducing the number of themes
addressed during the meeting, since the number of
participants involved cannot be reduced. Furthermore, it is critical that both the PSC and the EU PSC
address the broad framework of their relationship. The
programme of the 12 October EU Foreign Affairs Council
included the issue of ‘EU-ACP relations (post 2020) after
the Cotonou Agreement expires’. It is opportune that this
issue be raised ahead of time by both organs in Ethiopia.
Moreover, it is essential that the agenda at the
ambassadorial level deal only with contentious issues.
A consistent partnership on peace and security matters
would require that the joint annual consultative
meeting becomes an opportunity to overcome
disagreements instead of sweeping them under the
rug. Such an evolution would allow a better assessment
of the impact of the AU and EU PSC’s meetings.
The impact of the joint annual meetings is yet to be
measured. Certainly it has helped to reinforce the
institutional position of both the PSC and the EU PSC in
their respective organisations. But their impact on the
reinforcement of APSA, or on conflict resolution in a
broader sense, is less evident. This is in part due to the
abovementioned focus on current issues.
The coexistence of the Joint Africa–EU Strategy and
the Cotonou Agreement still results in a complicated
and overlapping decision-making process. Therefore,
acknowledging the security–development nexus and
the shared ambition to treat ‘Africa as one’ calls for
the streamlining of the existing instruments. From
this perspective, the PSC–EU PSC meeting could be an
appropriate forum to assess the consequences of this
process for their partnership.
The upcoming iteration of the PSC–EU PSC meeting is
thus an opportunity for this indispensable mechanism
of dialogue and cooperation to evolve. Improving the
meeting’s effectiveness and local impact requires in-
depth dialogue on a limited number of issues. Moreover,
partners should try to resolve their disagreements during
these events instead of focusing on consensual areas.
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