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General documents - EP-Pan-African Parliament Inter-Parliamentary Meeting, 8 and 9 December 2022 - Delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 10:31:55 GMT

The Inter Parliamentary Meeting (IPM) between the European Parliament (EP) and the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) took place on Thursday, 8 December, and Friday, 9 December, in Brussels (and remotely).
The Pan African Parliament delegation was composed of 18 Members and was led by PAP President H.E. Hon. Chief Fortune Charumbira. The discussion focused on new PAP in the African Union architecture, the EP and PAP cooperation on gender equality, peace and security, food security and nutrition in Africa, as well as youth participation in decision-making. Speakers included representatives of EU Institutions, UN, FAO and the civil society.
Please see below the adopted Joint-declaration.

Joint Declaration
Programme - in English
Programme - in French
Webstreaming link - 8 December 2022
Webstreaming link - 9 December 2022

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General documents - The Delegation to the ACP-EU JPA met on Thursday 17 March , 15.00-16.00 - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:32:29 GMT

The Delegation to the ACP-EU JPA (DACP) met on Thursday 17 March from 15.00-16.00. Brussels, Remote participation (via SPINELLI 3E2).

The meeting was webstreamed here.

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General documents - DACP meeting on Wednesday 19 May 2021 at 18:00 - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Fri, 21 May 2021 07:58:44 GMT

The Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly met on 19 May from 18:00 - 18:30 remotely to elect a 12th Vice-Chair, whose place became vacant after the exit of the United Kingdom from the EU.
Ms Maria Arena (S&D) was elected 12th DACP Vice-Chair with 45 votes cast in her favour.

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Latest news - Global Refugee Forum and Africa: tracking progress on pledges and the EU contribution - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Thu, 20 May 2021 15:35:08 GMT

Exchange of views: Global Refugee Forum and Africa: tracking progress on pledges and the EU contribution

On 27 May, the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (DACP) will hold an exchange of views on "The UN Global Refugee Forum and Africa", with UNHCR, EC, Ambassadors of Uganda and Mauritania.Mrs Tineke Strik, DACP Vice-Chair, will preside the debate, which aims at tracking progress on pledges in selected African countries and assess the EU contribution.

WHEN: 27 May at 19:00 - 21:00 CETWHERE: Online via Webex

REGISTRATION: To participate register here by 26 May EoB

Speakers:

Hon. Ms Tineke Strik MEP
Amb. Mohamed Abdi Affey, UNHCR Special Envoy Horn of Africa
Mr Hans Stausboll, Head of Unit 'Regional and Multi-Country Programmes for Africa', European Commission DG INTPA
H.E. Ms. Mirjam Blaak Sow, Ambassador of Uganda
H.E. Abdellahi Bah Nagi Kebd, Ambassador of Mauritania

The exchange of views will contribute to provide information ahead of the December 2021 High-Level Officials Meeting (HLOM) that will assess progress made in the implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees.

Agenda

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Latest news - 22 April: ‘Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Can the EU help to overcome the dispute?’ - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:20:33 GMT

Ten years ago, in 2011, Ethiopia started construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, which is Ethiopia's first and set to become Africa's largest hydro-power plant. Downstream Sudan and Egypt, depend on Nile waters and are strongly opposed to the way Ethiopia has gone about this project. As negotiations so far have failed to yield an agreement ˗ and after failed mediation attempts by the previous US administration, South Africa and the African Union ˗ Egypt and Sudan now take the view that the EU and the UN should play a stronger role in resolving the dispute. Meanwhile, Ethiopia plans to go ahead with the second filling of the dam when the rains come in June or July.

On Thursday 22 April, 16:00-17:30, Members of Parliament's d{DMAS}elegations for relations with the Mashreq and ACP countries will discuss with experts and the EU's Special Representative for the Horn of Africa what the EU can do to overcome the dispute.

EP Research Service background briefing
Webstreaming

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Latest news - 25 March: JPA Members to discuss vaccination roll-out and Global Europe instrument - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:26:11 GMT

The three committees of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly ACP-EU will hold an extraordinary meeting, bringing together the members of all committees via remote meeting technology. They will discuss the new EU financing instrument Global Europe/NDICI which will replace the European Development Fund for development cooperation with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. The second half of the meeting will be devoted to information and debate on the global roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines. Members will exchange with representatives of GAVI, playing a key role in COVAX, and withe senior EU officials, including the head of the EU vaccine strategy task force. The meeting will be webstreamed live, Thursday 25 March, 20:00 to 22:00 CET (link below).

Webstreaming
Meeting document

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Latest news - MPs from EU and ACP: COVID-19 vaccines are global public good - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 20:36:19 GMT

Fair and enhanced access to vaccines are key for overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide; the EU should urgently step up its support to African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) partner countries in tackling the pandemic. These are key messages of a resolution adopted by the Joint Parliamentary Assembly ACP-EU (JPA) on Thursday, 11 March. Following the vote, the Assembly's Co-President, MEP Carlos Zorrinho also underlined the need to increase EU support to the COVAX facility, currently standing at 2.2 billion, and called for an EU vaccination pact with Africa.

Vaccines are not a 'commercial good like any other', said Zorrinho, and 'must be made available quickly and at accessible prices at global scale'. He called on EU and AU countries to raise at least an additional 4 billion euros in order to finance vaccines for two thirds of the African adult population over the next 24 months. The pandemic can only be brought to an end at home if COVID is defeated the world over, added Zorrinho.

Following online meetings of committees and the plenary over the past months, the Joint Parliamentary Assembly on Thursday also adopted resolutions on democracy and the respect for constitutions, economic diversification of ACP countries' economies, and on youth unemployment by remote voting.

JPA Resolution on the consequences of COVID-19 on ACP and EU countries (provisional version) : [EN] - [FR]
Global EU action against COVID-19 (EEAS website)
COVAX

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General documents - YOUTH CONFERENCE 25 February 2021 - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 17:06:54 GMT

On 25/02 - from 20 pm to 22 pm Brussels times - 150 youngsters from Benin, Romania and Rwanda will debate remotely with Members of Parliaments at the ACP - EU JPA YOUTH CONFERENCE: COVID-19 pandemic and its implications and impact on youth.
It will be an occasion to discuss how to improve chances for a better future of young generations, in particular during these times of COVID-19. The exchange of views also aims to raise awareness among young people of the importance of the work and impact of the multilateral assembly and of local cooperation.
The event will be co-chaired by MEP Jadwiga Wisniewska, JPA EU Vice-President co-responsible for youth issues, and Edda Mukabagwiza, JPA member from Rwanda with long-standing experience in youth issues. Rosemary Mbabazi, Hon. Minister of Youth Affairs of Rwanda will join the panel.
Registration: please send an email by 22/02 EoB to regyouthconference@gmail.com
#ACPEUYouth2021

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Latest news - Declaration of the Co-Presidents on Post-Cotonou Negotiations during the 38th JPA - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Fri, 13 Dec 2019 11:19:20 GMT

The Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) welcome the progress made so far in the negotiations on the strategic priorities of the future agreement and on the regional protocols. They take note that more time is needed to negotiate the remaining parts of the agreement and that the negotiations could not be finalised as originally anticipated by the end of October 2019.
The Co-Presidents of the JPA express their serious concern, however, with part of the EU negotiating mandate that seems to put into question the continued existence of the JPA and thereby weakens the parliamentary dimension of the ACP-EU partnership.
On the contrary, the Co-Presidents wish to emphasize the importance of enhancing the parliamentary dimension of the future agreement in order to ensure democratic accountability at all levels and to promote the legitimacy and visibility of the partnership.
They recall that the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly has a prominent role to play to ensure democratic oversight of the future agreement, provide for an open, frank and comprehensive parliamentary dialogue and to promote democracy and human rights
The Co-Presidents therefore consider it fundamental for the new institutional framework to include a strengthened ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly. They welcome the position taken by the European Parliament Committee on Development that this is a non-negotiable condition for giving Parliament's consent to the future agreement.
The Co-Presidents consider that the Joint Parliamentary Assembly shall continue to be composed of an equal numbers of EU and ACP representatives and that it shall meet regularly in plenary session, alternately in the European Union and in an ACP State, and not dependent on the convening of Joint Council meetings. Regional Partnership Parliamentary Committees shall hold yearly meetings, and not be dependent on the meetings of the Regional Partnership Council of Ministers being convened.
In view of the expiry date of the Cotonou Agreement in February 2020, the Co-Presidents of the JPA welcome the decision made by the ACP-EU Council of Ministers to delegate to the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors the power to adopt transitional measures until the new ACP-EU partnership comes into force.
The Co-Presidents of the JPA reconfirm the positions expressed in its two resolutions on post Cotonou adopted respectively in October 2016 and June 2018 and believe that some of its essential elements need to be strongly reiterated so that they can be fully taken into account during the remaining time of the negotiations.

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Latest news - Declaration by the ACP-EU JPA Co-Presidents on Guinea Bissau - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 11:29:39 GMT

The Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, Mr Carlos Zorrinho and Mr Joseph Owona Kono, express their deep concern with the current political developments in Guinea-Bissau and deem the Presidential decree aiming to dismiss Prime-Minister Gomes and his Government as unconstitutional and therefore illegal.

Such a move weakens the efforts put in place for elections and the programme that has been approved by the national Parliament with support from both regional and international partners, notably proven by the ECOWAS statement on the matter on 29 October 2019.

They call for the presidential elections foreseen on November 24th to be pursued and for all necessary measures to be taken to ensure stability and peace in the run-up to the elections and to allow for free, fair and transparent elections. They call on all actors to respect and promote the electoral process and not to take any actions that risk undermining it.

Brussels, 31 October 2019

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Latest news - Constitutive meeting 26.09.2019 - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 12:52:19 GMT

The constitutive meeting of the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (DACP) was be held on Thursday, 26 September 2019, from 09:00 to 09:45, in Brussels.
The following Members have been elected:

Chair: Mr Carlos ZORRINHO - (S&D), PT
1st Vice Chair: Ms Chrysoula ZACHAROPOULOU - (RE), FR
2nd Vice Chair: Ms Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA - (ECR), PL
3rd Vice Chair: Mr Dan NICA - (S&D), RO
4th Vice Chair: Ms Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA - (EPP), PL
5th Vice Chair: Ms Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ - (GUE/NGL), ES
6th Vice Chair: Mr Pietro BARTOLO - (S&D), IT
7th Vice Chair: Mr Tineke STRIK - (GREENS/EFA), NL
8th Vice Chair: Mr Karol KARSKI - (ECR), PL
9th Vice Chair: Mr Michael GAHLER - (EPP), DE
10th Vice Chair: Ms Marie Pierre VEDRENNE - (RE) FR
11th Vice Chair: Ms Inese VAIDERE - (EPP), LV
12th Vice Chair: Ms Neena GILL - (S&D), UK

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General documents - Meeting of 24 January 2019, Brussels - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Thu, 31 Jan 2019 16:13:19 GMT

The meeting concentrated on evaluation and follow-up of the 36th Session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and of the meetings of the standing committees, held in Cotonou (Benin) on 1-5 December 2018.

Meeting documents 24 January 2019

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General documents - Calendars from previous years - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:18:55 GMT

Schedule of meetings for 2018 : [EN] - [FR]
Schedule of meetings for 2017 : [EN] - [FR]
Schedule of meetings for 2016 : [EN] - [FR]
Schedule of meetings for 2015 : [EN] - [FR]
Schedule of meetings for 2014 : [EN] - [FR]

Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP

General documents - 36th ACP-EU JPA, 3-5 December 2018, Cotonou (Benin) - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 09:49:44 GMT

The 36th session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA), held in Cotonou (Benin) on 3-5 December 2018, was opened by:

Joseph Owona Kono, Co-President of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Michèle Rivasi, Acting Co-President of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Patrice Talon, President of Benin
Adrien Houngbedji, President of the National Assembly of Benin.

Among those adressing the Assembly were:

Neven Mimica, Member of the Commission with responsibility for international cooperation and development
Issa Doubragne, Minister of Economy and Development Planning (Chad), President-in-Office of the ACP Council
Maria-Magdalena Grigore, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State Secretary (Romania), replacing President-in-Office of the EU Council
Mohamed Ibn Chambas, UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for West Africa
Maurizio Carbone, Professor, University of Glasgow (United Kingdom), School of Social and Political Sciences
Nsoh Christopher Ndikum, Head of Department of Political Science, University of Buea, Cameroon
Alba Gonzalez, EU Policy Officer, International Advocacy & Alliances, CBM International
Robert Gbian, Second Vice-President of the National Assembly of Benin.

Texts were adopted on the following topics:

The fight against cybercrime and drug trafficking
Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) development at the heart of economic transformation in ACP countries
Combating the destabilizing effects of wildlife trafficking in ACP countries and promoting the implementation of the external dimension of the EU Action Plan against wildlife trafficking
The impact of the rise of populism on globalisation
The impact of climate change, in particular on small, developing island states.
All texts and speeches are available on the website of the JPA.

Page devoted to the 36th session of the Assembly on the website of the ACP-EU JPA

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General documents - Meeting of 22 November 2018, Brussels - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 16:45:45 GMT

The delegation prepared for the 36th session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and of the meetings of the standing committees, in Cotonou (Benin), on 1-5 December 2018, including:

consideration of the draft agenda and work programme of the session, and
exchange of views on the activities of the standing committees.

On the occasion of the European Parliament's week dedicated to Human Rights, from 19 to 22 November 2018, the meeting included exchange of views with Rémy Ngoy Lumbu, Commissioner of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.

Meeting documents 22 November 2018

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General documents - Bureau meeting of 22 November 2018, Brussels - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 16:45:08 GMT

The meeting was held in camera.

The EP members of the JPA Bureau prepared for the meeting of the Bureau of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly to be held on 2 December 2018 in Cotonou (Benin).

Meeting documents 22 November 2018

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General documents - 35th ACP-EU JPA, 18-20 June 2018, Brussels - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Wed, 07 Nov 2018 13:13:16 GMT

The 35th session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA), held in Brussels on 18-20 June 2018, was opened by:

Luis Michel, Co-President of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Joseph Owona Kono, Co-President of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Yuri Sterk, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria.

Among those adressing the Assembly were:

Neven Mimica, Member of the Commission with responsibility for international cooperation and development
Carl. B. Greenidge, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Guyana), President-in-Office of the ACP Council
Ekaterina Zaharieva, Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and Minister of Foreign Affairs (Bulgaria), President-in-Office of the EU Council
Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Christos Stylianides, Member of the Commission with responsibility for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management
Benoit Kalasa, Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Eugenio Ambrosi, International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Regional Director for European Economic Area (EEA), the European Union and the NATO.

Texts were adopted on the following topics:

ACP-EU relations post-Cotonou: a strong parliamentary dimension
The impact of the illegal trade in phytosanitary products, seeds and other agricultural inputs on ACP Countries' economies
Social and environmental consequences of urbanisation, particularly the sound management of industrial and domestic waste in ACP countriesEnhancing resilience to climate change and natural disasters in ACP states
Urgency of new measures to fight international terrorism
The humanitarian crisis in South Sudan.
All texts and speeches and are available on the website of the JPA.

Page devoted to the 35th session of the Assembly on the website of the ACP-EU JPA

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General documents - Meeting of 12 July 2018 - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Tue, 06 Nov 2018 10:51:01 GMT

Lively debate on the situation in Cameroon took place ahead the 16th regional meeting taking place on 17-19 July 2018 in Yaoundé (Cameroon).

The meeting also included an evaluation and follow-up of the 35th Session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and of the meetings of the standing committees, in Brussels, 16-20 June 2018.

Meeting documents 12 July 2018
Minutes 12 July 2018

General documents - Bureau meeting of 27 September 2018 - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Thu, 27 Sep 2018 14:05:33 GMT

The meeting was held in camera.

The EP members of the JPA Bureau prepared for the meeting of the Bureau of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly to be held on 11 October 2018 in Brussels.

Meeting documents 27 September 2018

General documents - Statement on putting youth at the heart of ACP-EU relations - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Mon, 13 Aug 2018 13:54:57 GMT

Members of the Committee on Social Affairs and the Environment recall the importance of placing youth at the heart of the ACP-EU partnership and in particular young people with disabilities in the post-Cotonou negotiations. The Cotonou Partnership agreement under article 26 on youth issues, calls for Cooperation that supports the establishment of a coherent and comprehensive policy for realising the potential of youth so that they are better integrated into society to achieve their full potential.

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Full text of the statement of 20 June 2018 on putting youth at the heart of ACP-EU relations : [EN] - [FR]

General documents - Meeting of 7 June 2018 - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Wed, 11 Jul 2018 09:05:04 GMT

The delegation prepared for the 35th session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and of the meetings of the standing committees, in Brussels (Belgium), on 16-20 June 2018, including:

consideration of the draft agenda and work programme of the session, and
exchange of views on the activities of the standing committees.

Meeting documents 7 June 2018
Minutes 7 June 2018

General documents - Déclaration du 28 mai 2018 sur la situation à Madagascar - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:11:58 GMT

Les Coprésidents Louis Michel et Joseph Owona Kono constatent qu'après cinq années de troubles politiques, Madagascar a tenu des élections législatives en octobre 2013 et des élections présidentielles en décembre 2013, conduisant Hery Rajaonarimampianina à la présidence ;

Ils regrettent que la situation politique soit restée instable malgré la reprise des relations avec les pays donateurs qui ont supprimé toutes les restrictions à la coopération avec le gouvernement [...]

Déclaration du 28 mai 2018

General documents - Déclaration du 18 avril 2018 condamnant les attaques contre les casques bleus - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:10:53 GMT

Les Coprésidents de l'Assemblée Parlementaire Paritaire ACP-UE, MM. Louis Michel et Joseph Owona Kono, expriment leurs vives préoccupations face aux derniers évènements survenus le 8 avril 2018 dans le quartier du PK5 à Bangui.

Suite à une opération de maintien de l'ordre et de restauration de l'autorité de l'État pour assurer la sécurisation de la population et à la demande de l'association des commerçants du PK5, une mission conjointe de la MINUSCA et les Forces de sécurité centrafricaines ( Forces de sécurité intérieure et Forces armées centrafricaines (FACA)) a dû faire face aux attaques de milices causant ainsi des pertes en vies humaines dont deux casques bleus. [...]

Déclaration du 18 avril 2018

General documents - Statement of 12 April 2018 on post-Cotonou negotiations - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:09:54 GMT

The Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) welcome the commitment of the ACP and EU Parties to negotiate a successor Agreement to the ACP-EU Cotonou Partnership Agreement as expressed in the Declarations of the 7th and 8th Summits of ACP Heads of State and Government of 2012 and 2016, respectively, and in the European Union's 2016 "Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council: A renewed partnership with the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific".

The Co-Presidents emphasise that the ACP-EU Cotonou Agreement has been a valuable and unique achievement that has strengthened bonds between ACP and EU peoples and countries and their parliaments throughout the last 40 years. The strengths and acquis of the Cotonou Agreement are based on several unique characteristics such as a legally binding document; an unparalleled numerical strength of 79 ACP and 28 EU member states; comprehensive coverage through the three pillars of development, political, and economic and trade cooperation; a joint institutional framework; and a large budget in the form of the European Development Fund (EDF). [...]

Full text of the statement of 12 April 2018 on post-Cotonou negotiations : [EN] - [FR]

General documents - Statement of 1 March 2018 on opening political dialogue in Togo - Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:08:00 GMT

Les Coprésidents de l'Assemblée parlementaire paritaire ACP-UE, MM. Louis Michel et Joseph Owona Kono, saluent la libération les mardi et mercredi 20 et 21 février 2018 par les autorités togolaises de 45 des 92 personnes détenues suite aux violences issues des manifestations organisées par l'opposition. Ils saluent la décision de confier à la justice togolaise le soin d'étudier au cas par cas les dossiers des 47 autres détenus.

Ils félicitent le Président, S.E.M. Faure Gnassingbé, ainsi que les membres du gouvernement togolais pour les efforts qu'ils ont déployés dans un souci d'apaisement, permettant ainsi de lancer sereinement le dialogue inter-togolais. [...]

Full text of the statement of 1 March 2018 on political dialogue in Togo (FR)