The Action Plan indicates that each of the Africa-EU Partnerships is open for a wide range of actions but MEPs regret that overwhelming emphasis is placed on state actions and are concerned at the low level of involvement of African civil society.
Komisija piedāvāja paaugstinājumu veikt divos posmos — 2010. gadā un 2014. gadā, bet deputāti iesaka to darīt 2012. un 2014.gadā.