Official opening of&nbsp;the 33rd ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary assembly in Malta, family photo and statements by Memounatou IBRAHIMA, acting co-President of the JPA for the EU-ACP, and Louis MICHEL (ALDE, BE), co-President of the JPA for the EU-ACP. .

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MICHEL, Louis (ALDE, BE)

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33rd ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary assembly: extracts from the official opening and family photo

Arrival of Marie-Luise COLEIRA PRECA, President of the Republic of Malta and handshake with Angelo FARRUGIA, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta, Louis MICHEL Co-President of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and Memounatou IBRAHIMA, Co-President of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (3 shots)

Official opening of the session, members standing up listening to hymns (5 shots)

SOUNDBITE (French), Memounatou IBRAHIMA, acting co-President of the JPA for the EU-ACP, The session of the ACP-EU Parliamentary Assembly is a particular occasion to re-affirm our commitment to parliamentary governance on a multilateral level. This assembly provides the ACP-EU legislators with a framework for an open, democratic and in-depth dialogue, on the implementation of the Cotonou Agreement.

SOUNDBITE (French), Louis MICHEL (ALDE, BE), co-President of the JPA for the EU-ACP, Terrorism is a global phenomenon which needs to be managed on a global scale

SOUNDBITE (French), Louis MICHEL (ALDE, BE), co-President of the JPA for the EU-ACP, As you know, with Pascal LAMY, who could by the way be our invitee for our plenary in December 2017, we have been mandated as facilitators by Neven MIMICA, The Commissioner in charge of international cooperation and development, to sensibilise our ACP friends as regards the Post Cotonou.

SOUNDBITE (French), Louis MICHEL (ALDE, BE), co-President of the JPA for the EU-ACP, We need a strong and binding political agreement. I confess that we will be needing activism rom our partners in order to convince a certain number of European countries that are not yet fully convinced of the necessity to have a legally binding political agreement. But only such an agreement would be agreement between equal partners in rights and responsibilities. It seems essential to me.

Family photo of EU member delegation