Common use of Regional and continental integration and cooperation Clause in Contracts

Regional and continental integration and cooperation. 1. The Parties shall xxxxxx interconnections and strategic linkages between Africa and the European Union (EU). 2. The Parties shall support regional and continental integration in Africa as effective ways to achieve peace and prosperity, and to deliver on the priorities of this Protocol, taking into consideration the objectives of Agenda 2063 of the African Union (AU) and other relevant regional frameworks. 3. The Parties shall support regional economic integration in Africa through, inter alia, the build-up of larger markets, greater interconnectivity and the free movement of persons, goods, services, capital, labour and technology, in the context of the implementation of the Treaties establishing the African Economic Community and the African Continental Free Trade Area. 4. The Parties shall support the AU and regional organisations in promoting peace, security, democracy and governance in the context of regional and continental mechanisms such as the African Peace and Security Architecture and the African Governance Architecture. 5. The Parties agree to ensure coherence and complementarity between this Protocol and the continent-to-continent partnership as defined in successive AU-EU Summits and related outcome documents. In their aspiration to achieve the continental priorities as articulated in Agenda 2063, the Parties recognise the role of the AU as well as of regional economic communities on continental and cross-regional issues. In this context, they may engage in dialogue and cooperation on cross-regional and continental issues with those African countries not party to the Agreement. 6. The Parties agree to engage and strengthen cooperation with the regional economic communities (RECs), acknowledging their role as building blocks under the African integration agenda. They also agree to cooperate with other relevant regional and continental actors that are willing and able to promote common goals. 7. The Parties shall encourage regional cooperation with the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) associated with the EU and the Outermost Regions (ORs) of the EU in areas of common interest.