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The ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly was created out of a common desire to bring together the elected representatives of the European Community - the Members of the European Parliament - and the elected representatives of the African, Caribbean and Pacific states ("ACP countries") that have signed the Cotonou Agreement: it is the only institution of its kind in the world. The European Community (EC), more important of two European Communities, was originally founded on March 25, 1957 by the signing of the Treaty of Rome under the name of European Economic Community. ...
A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP)[1] is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ...
Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Political parties 8 Committees 22 Last election June 2004 (785 MEPs) Meeting place Brussels and Strasbourg Secretariat Luxembourg and Brussels Website europarl. ...
ACP States The ACP States are the countries that are signatories of the Lomé Convention. ...
The Cotonou Agreement is a treaty between the European Union and the group of African, Caribbean and Pacific states (ACP countries). ...
It is the only international assembly in which the representatives of various countries sit together regularly with the aim of promoting the interdependence of North and South.
Since the entry into force of the Treaty on European Union and EU enlargement it has acquired a more prominent role. A substantial part of the work of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly is directed towards promoting human rights and democracy and the common values of humanity, and this has produced joint commitments undertaken within the framework of the UN conferences
The Cotonou agreement
The following articles of the Cotonou Agreement relate to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly. The Cotonou Agreement is a treaty between the European Union and the group of African, Caribbean and Pacific states (ACP countries). ...
Article 14: The joint institutions The institutions of this Agreement are the Council of Ministers, the Committee of Ambassadors and the Joint Parliamentary Assembly.
Article 17: The Joint Parliamentary Assembly 1. The Joint Parliamentary Assembly shall be composed of equal numbers of EU and ACP representatives. The members of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly shall be, on the one hand, members of the European Parliament and, on the other, members of parliament or, failing this, representatives designated by the parliament of each ACP State. In the absence of a parliament, the attendance of a representative from the ACP State concerned shall be subject to the prior approval of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly. 2. The role of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly, as a consultative body, shall be to: - promote democratic processes through dialogue and consultation;
- facilitate greater understanding between the peoples of the European Union and those of the ACP States and raise public awareness of development issues;
- discuss issues pertaining to development and the ACP-EU Partnership;
- adopt resolutions and make recommendations to the Council of Ministers with a view to achieving the objectives of this Agreement.
3. The Joint Parliamentary Assembly shall meet twice a year in plenary session, alternately in the European Union and in an ACP State. With a view to strengthening regional integration and fostering cooperation between national parliaments, meetings between EU and ACP members of parliament may be arranged at regional or subregional level. The Joint Parliamentary Assembly shall organise regular contacts with representatives of the ACP-EU economic and social partners and the other actors of civil society in order to obtain their views on the attainment of the objectives of this Agreement. 4. The Joint Parliamentary Assembly shall adopt its rules of procedure within six months of the entry into force of this Agreement.
Composition and working methods The representatives of the 78 ACP states who, under the Cotonou Agreement, must be members of Parliament, meet their 78 European Parliament counterparts in plenary session for one week twice a year. The Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) meets alternately in an ACP country and an EU country. The institution is governed by common, democratic rules. The Cotonou Agreement is a treaty between the European Union and the group of African, Caribbean and Pacific states (ACP countries). ...
Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Political parties 8 Committees 22 Last election June 2004 (785 MEPs) Meeting place Brussels and Strasbourg Secretariat Luxembourg and Brussels Website europarl. ...
Two co-presidents who are elected by the Assembly direct its work. Twenty-four vice-presidents (12 European and 12 ACP) who are also elected by the Assembly constitute the Bureau of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly, together with the two co-presidents. The Bureau meets several times a year in order to ensure the continuity of the work of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly and to prepare new initiatives aimed notably at reinforcing and improving cooperation. It also considers topical political questions and adopts positions on all human rights cases.
Three Standing Committees have been created in 2003 to draw up substantive proposals which are then voted on by the Joint Parliamentary Assembly. These Committees are:
- Committee on Political Affairs
- Committee on Economic Development, Finance and Trade
- Committee on Social Affairs and the Environment
The Assembly regularly forms exploratory or fact-finding missions. The members of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly are thus in direct contact with the situation on the ground in the various developing countries which are signatories of the Cotonou Agreement. The Cotonou Agreement is a treaty between the European Union and the group of African, Caribbean and Pacific states (ACP countries). ...
The impact of the work of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly thus goes well beyond economic considerations and embraces the fundamental objectives of the development of mankind and the establishment of peaceful relations between the nations of the world. The ACP-EU Joint Assembly is a democratic, parliamentary institution which aims to promote and defend democratic processes in order to guarantee the right of each people to choose its own development objectives and how to attain them.
Initiatives taken by the Joint Parliamentary Assembly The Joint Parliamentary Assembly has made an active contribution towards implementing and reinforcing successive ACP-EU Conventions and has put forward numerous proposals: - the upgrading of the role of women in the development process;
- the integration of environment policy in development projects;
- promotion of Trade as a tool for development, particularly by way of the Economic Partnership Agreements foreseen in the Cotonou Agreement;
- the drawing-up of rural development programmes and micro-projects tailored to the needs of specific communities;
- the improvement of measures aimed at combating epidemics and the reinforcement of health and hygiene services;
- the creation of decentralized development policies;
- the convening of annual meetings between economic and social partners;
- the promotion of regional, political and commercial cooperation;
- closer cooperation with non-governmental organisations engaged in development;
- aid for indebted countries pursuing structural adjustment policies to allow them to maintain indispensable services;
- measures to enhance the cultural dimension in North-South cooperation;
- the acceleration of aid procedures and the increase in appropriations intended for refugees and for displaced persons (the latter is a new departure);
- measures to reinforce the commitment to respect and defend human rights and human dignity.
Economic Partnership Agreements are a scheme to create a free trade area (FTA) between the European Union and the ACP countries. ...
The Cotonou Agreement is a treaty between the European Union and the group of African, Caribbean and Pacific states (ACP countries). ...
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EU members of the assembly The EU members are all members of the European Parliament. Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Political parties 8 Committees 22 Last election June 2004 (785 MEPs) Meeting place Brussels and Strasbourg Secretariat Luxembourg and Brussels Website europarl. ...
- EU Members of the ACP EU JPA From www.europarl.europa.eu
Reports of the November 2006 assembly The following reports of the Committees were on the agenda of the session: - Small arms and light weapons and sustainable development (Co-rapporteurs: Ana Maria Gomes and William Duguid (Barbados)
- Tourism and development (Co-rapporteurs: L. Boyce Sebetela (Botswana) and Hans-Peter Mayer)
- Water in developing countries (Co-rapporteurs: Achille Tapsoba (Burkina Faso) and Eija-Riitta Korhola)
The JPA also adopted a resolution on the review of the Economic Partnership Agreements. A debate on the situation in East Africa took place but no resolution was adopted after a vote by separate houses. Ana Maria Gomes is a Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Socialist Party; part of the Party of European Socialists. ...
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Economic Partnership Agreements are a scheme to create a free trade area (FTA) between the European Union and the ACP countries. ...
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The next meeting, June 23 - 28, 2007 at The Kurhaus Wiesbaden, Germany The Formal opening sitting will take place on the 23rd of June, with the participation of Mr Horst Köhler, President of the Federal Republic of Germany and Mr Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament. Wiesbaden is a city in central Germany. ...
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The Assembly will consider the reports drawn up by the Standing Committees on:
- Migration of Skilled Workers and its Effect on National Development (co-rapporteurs: Sharon Hay Webster (Jamaica)) and Luisa Morgantini
- Poverty reduction for small farmers in ACP countries – in particular in the fruit, vegetable and flowers sectors (co-rapporteurs: Kilontsi Mporogomyi (Tanzania) and Carl Schlyter
- Good governance, transparency and accountability in relation with the exploitation of natural resources in ACP countries (co-rapporteurs: Michael Gahler and Evelyne B. Cheron (Haiti)
The two urgent topics which will result in the adoption of a resolution are: Luisa Morgantini (born November 5, 1940 in Villadossola) is an Italian Member of the European Parliament. ...
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As usual, the Assembly will hear the European Commission and the ACP-EU Council and will hold debates with both Institutions. Furthermore, Mr Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, will address the Assembly. His intervention will be followed by a debate. Combatants factions of the SLA Justice & Equality Movement Janjaweed Sudan Minnawi-faction of the SLA Commanders SLA: SalaBob and Sulaiman Gamos JEM: Ibrahim Khalil Janjaweed: ? Sudan: Omar al-Bashir SLA: Minni Minnawi Casualties 300,000 civilians killed (est. ...
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Another debate will take place on the situation of West-Africa.
The meeting of the Plenary will be preceded by the Standing Committees, the Women's Forum and the Bureau.
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External links - ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
- The Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
- Website on the EU Country & Regional Programming to ACP countries
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