South Africa
The South Africa-European Union Strategic Partnership, one of ten in the world and the only country-level EU strategic partnership on the continent, provides a broad strategic framework for programming and underpins commitments on multilateralism, peace and security. Cooperation is guided by:
• Agenda 2030: Sustainable Development Goals and the Addis Ababa Action Plan
• The global strategy of the EU’s foreign and security policy
• A new European consensus on development cooperation
• European Green Deal
• The UNFCCC Agreement and the Paris Climate Agreement
The proposed areas Interventions where the EU brings significant added value are the following:
Sustainable, sustainable, transformative and inclusive growth
We focus construction possibilities In key areas linking EU and South African development priorities, including addressing the nexus of poverty, inequality and unemployment, state capacity building and active citizenship. Also climate change adaptation to transition from climate change resilient to a low carbon economy and promote a just society while creating space for recovery and growth related to the digital economy, innovation, skills development and women’s economic inclusion and youth and anti-corruption.
Reducing inequalities
We promote a a multidimensional approach to eliminating inequality and based on the experiences of EU-funded programs who have conceptualized innovative approaches to unemployment solutions in South Africa. We will increase investment in technical and vocational education and training, especially in emerging sectors of the economy, and support South Africa’s youth while developing their potential. The EU’s activities also focus on digital and innovative solutions and capacity development on both the demand and supply sides, which are important enablers of more efficient, open and inclusive service provision.
Partnerships
We strive to strengthen the strategic partnership between the EU and South Africa towards sustainable development. Actions in this area contribute significantly to the promotion of partnerships between the EU and South Africa securing global public goods and enhancing regional benefits and global integration. It is good to utilize the priority areas of the strategic partnership between the EU and South Africa and other priority areas of common interest and promote SA’s role regionally and globally, which creates opportunities for wider European public and economic diplomacy and strengthens the people-to-people ties between the EU and South Africa. between Africa. .