EN Official Journal of the European Union C 405/10

JOINT PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT CONCLUDED BETWEEN THE MEMBERS OF THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC GROUP OF STATES, OF THE ONE PART, AND THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS MEMBER STATES, OF THE OTHER PART

MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF WEDNESDAY, 21 JUNE 2017

(2017/C 405/03)

CONTENTS

1. Report on the 13th regional meeting held in Freetown, Sierra Leone (Western African Region) from 22 to 24 February 2017 — report by the Co-Presidents 11

2. Statement by Abraham Tekeste, Minister of Finance and Economic Cooperation (Ethiopia), President-in-Office of the ACP Council 11

3. Statement by Carmelo Abela, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion (Malta), President-in-Office of the EU Council 11

4. Question time to the Council 11

5. Debate with the Council – catch the eye 12

6. Culture as a driver of economic growth 12

7. Summary reports from the workshops — catch the eye 12

8. Approval of the minutes of the morning sitting of Tuesday 20 June 2017 13

9. Vote on the motions for resolutions included in the reports submitted by the three standing committees 13

10. Vote on the urgent motions for resolutions 14

11. Vote on the draft declaration 14

12. Any other business 14

13. Approval of the minutes of the morning sitting of Tuesday, 20 June 2017 15

14. Date and place of the 34 th Session of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly 15

ANNEX I ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE JOINT PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY 16

ANNEX II RECORD OF ATTENDANCE AT THE SESSION HELD IN ST JULIAN’S (MALTA) FROM 19 TO 21 JUNE 2017 20

ANNEX III TEXTS ADOPTED 23

Resolution on the financing of political parties in ACP and EU countries 23

Resolution on improving aid and development effectiveness in EU-ACP cooperation 27

Resolution on the role of sport as an enabler for education and poverty eradiction 32

Resolution on the security situation in Sahel-Saharan region 38

Declaration on climate change 43

MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF WEDNESDAY, 21 JUNE 2017

(The sitting opened at 9.45)

IN THE CHAIR: Memounatou IBRAHIMA

Acting Co-President

1. Report on the 13th regional meeting held in Freetown, Sierra Leone (Western African Region) from 22 to 24 February 2017 – report by the Co-Presidents

Acting Co-President Cécile Kashetu Kyenge gave an oral report on the 13th regional meeting, highlighting the main topics discussed.

Speakers: Halifa Sallah (The Gambia), Alpha Ousmane (Burkina Faso), Ibrahim Rassin Bundu (Sierra Leone), Mario Saiegh (Guinea-Bissau) and Cécile Kashetu Kyenge

The debate focused, among other subjects, on progress made in the areas of good governance in the West African region, the ongoing security situation, and the need for investment in the economy to curb excessive migration. Members also discussed the poor level of participation of women in this regional meeting.

2. Statement by Abraham Tekeste, Minister of Finance and Economic Cooperation (Ethiopia), President-in-Office of the ACP Council

Abraham Tekeste, Minister of Finance and Economic Cooperation (Ethiopia), President-in-Office of the ACP Council, reaffirmed Ethiopia’s commitment to work for the attainment of the goals of the ACP-EU partnership. ACP countries wished to build a post-2020 partnership underpinned by a legally binding agreement conducive to the economic transformation of ACP countries and based on industrialisation, respect for the environment, innovation and modernisation. He also stressed that an appropriate financial framework for development cooperation should be part of the future agreement.

3. Statement by Carmelo Abela, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion (Malta), President-in-Office of the EU Council

Carmelo Abela, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion of Malta, warned about the current isolationist and nationalist tendencies undermining multilateral cooperation. He called for a global order based on the rule of law, human rights and democracy. He lauded the New European Consensus on Development, which puts the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals at the heart of the EU’s development strategy. He informed members about the development of the European security and defence strategy and encouraged African endeavours to create a regional security policy. Carmelo Abela reminded the Assembly of the importance of implementing the Valletta partnership on migration, especially by promoting solidarity principles. On the basis of the Valletta Action Plan, the EU had created the Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, which currently finances the implementation of 116 programmes to a total value of EUR 1 889 million.

Speakers: Halifa Sallah (The Gambia), Ana Rita Sithole (Mozambique), Worlea Saywah Dunnah (Liberia) and Ben Abdallah Banda (Ghana)

4. Question time to the Council

5 questions were put to the ACP Council and 8 to the EU Council.

Abraham Tekeste replied on behalf of the ACP Council to the following question and supplementary question:

Question 4 by Lídia Senra Rodríguez on mining concession in the Bismarck Sea.

The following questions were answered but not followed by supplementary questions:

Question 2 by Cécile Kashetu Kyenge on the situation of Yemeni refugees in Djibouti.

Question 3 by Marielle de Sarnez (replaced by Nathalie Griesbeck) on the blue economy.

Question 5 by Nathalie Griesbeck on drought and famine in East Africa.

The author of question 1 was not present.

Carmelo Abela replied on behalf of the EU Council to the following questions and supplementary questions:

Question 9 by Clifford André (Seychelles) on maritime piracy.

Question 11 by Catherine Bearder on the EU Wildlife Action Plan.

Question 12 by Lídia Senra Rodríguez on mining concession in the Bismarck Sea.

The following questions were answered but not followed by supplementary questions:

Question 6 by Cécile Kashetu Kyenge on the situation of Yemeni refugees in Djibouti.

Question 8 by Nathalie Griesbeck on drought and famine in East Africa.

Question 10 by Marielle de Sarnez (replaced by Nathalie Griesbeck) on the blue economy.

Question 13 by Tesfaye Daba (Ethiopia) on paternalistic tendencies of some EP Members.

The author of question 7 was not present.

5. Debate with the Council — catch the eye

Speakers: Mohamed Youssof Goumaneh (Djibouti), Halifa Sallah (The Gambia), Agnima Alain-Michel Lobognon (Côte d’Ivoire), Adjedoue Weidou (Chad), Oum Kelthoum Soueid Ahmed (Mauritania) and Jacob Oulanyah (Uganda).

Members focused on topics such as migration and development cooperation, involvement of young people and women in decision-making, including women’s involvement in the Joint Parliamentary Assembly, as well as more specific issues such as fisheries in Côte d’Ivoire and the financing of the G5 interforces.

6. Culture as a driver of economic growth

Debate with Carmelo Abela, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion (Malta)

Carmelo Abela, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion of Malta, noted that today in the early twenty-first century growth was increasingly dependent on alternative pillars, including culture. He gave a very positive overview of the Maltese experience in cultural development, cultural policy and the contribution of culture to the rest of the country’s economy. The four components of the cultural sector — heritage, art, design and interdisciplinary activities — had a higher gross added value than that of the construction sector. The minister also praised the smart specialisation policy applied in Malta as a booster of economic growth.

Speakers: Abdikadir Omar Aden (Kenya), Joachim Zeller, Cécile Kashetu Kyenge, Mohamed Youssof Goumaneh (Djibouti), Catherine Bearder, Krzysztof Hetman, Arne Gericke, Tadeusz Zwiefka and Louis-Joseph Manscour.

Members unanimously recognised the role and importance of culture as a support for economic activity, but also as a factor of identity and social cohesion. They highlighted the synergies that exist between the cultural sector and those of education or health, helping to make this sector a lever for the economy as a whole. Some Members spoke of the threat posed by a globalised culture. Others testified to the economic and social effectiveness of culture at the local level, especially in cities. They stressed the need for political will to make culture a policy priority and to allocate it necessary budgets.

Carmelo Abela wound up the debate.

7. Summary reports from the workshops — catch the eye

Cécile Kashetu Kyenge (replacing Enrique Guerrero Salom) gave a summary report on the workshop on ‘Malta as a humanitarian hub’. In the framework of the workshop, Members visited the headquarters of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), an EU agency with the task of monitoring the smooth and efficient treatment of asylum requests by EU Member States and offering legal assistance and counselling to migrants. Members heard informative presentations on the situation of migrants and on their illegal trafficking across the Mediterranean Sea. They were also informed about the negotiations for the creation of a fully-fledged EU Agency for Asylum.

Phel Parkies (South Africa) gave an oral report on the workshop on ‘Malta as a hub for growth and success in knowledge investment’. Members visited the Malta Life Science Park. Created in 2004 and cofinanced by the European Regional Development Fund to the sum of EUR 30 million for the current financial period, it offers an international platform for innovation and research and development in life sciences. Particularly important are the Malta Digital Hub project in the field of imaging software and the research in cell therapy and genomics.

Speakers: Halifa Sallah (The Gambia).

8. Approval of the minutes of the morning sitting of Tuesday 20 June 2017

Speakers: Sebastian Kopulande (Zambia), Abadula Gemeda Dago (Ethiopia), Lídia Senra Rodríguez, Jomo Mfanawemakhosi Dlamini (Swaziland).

Members requested some modifications to the minutes distributed.

(The sitting adjourned at 12.55 and resumed at 14.00)

IN THE CHAIR: Louis MICHEL

9. Vote on the motions for resolutions included in the reports submitted by the three standing committees

The Co-President reminded the Assembly of the voting procedures.

— The financing of political parties in ACP and EU countries (ACP-EU/102.286/17/fin)

Committee on Political Affairs

Report by Worlea Saywah Dunnah (Liberia) and Cécile Kashetu Kyenge

Amendments adopted: 1, 4, 6, 9, 13 and 17 (first part)

Amendments rejected: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 (second part) and 18

A vote by separate houses on amendments 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 18 was requested by the EPP group.

A split vote on amendment 17 and a vote by separate houses on the second part of that amendment was requested by the EPP Group.

A split vote on Recital A and a vote by separate houses on the second part of that amendment was requested by the EPP Group. The first part was adopted.

A split vote on Recital B and a vote by separate houses on the second part of that amendment was requested by the EPP Group.

A split vote on Recital D and a vote by separate houses on the second part of that amendment was requested by the EPP Group. The first part was adopted.

A split vote on Recital K and a vote by separate houses on the second and third part of that amendment was requested by the EPP Group. The first part was adopted.

A split vote on Recital R and a vote by separate houses on the second part of that amendment was requested by the EPP Group and the S&D Group. The first part was adopted.

The resolution thus amended was adopted by 56 votes in favour and 1 abstention.

— Improving aid and development effectiveness in EU-ACP cooperation (ACP-EU/102.276/17/fin)

Committee on Economic Development, Finance and Trade

Report by Sebastian C. Kopulande (Zambia) and Neoklis Sylikiotis

Amendments adopted: 1 and 3

Amendments rejected: 2 and 4

A vote by separate houses on paragraph 4 was requested by the EPP Group. The paragraph was rejected.

A vote by separate houses on amendment 3 was requested by the GUE/NGL Group.

A split vote and vote by separate houses on paragraph 16 was requested by the EPP Group. The first and the third part of paragraph 16 were adopted. The second part was rejected.

A vote by separate houses on Recital J was requested by the EPP Group. Recital J was rejected.

A vote by separate houses on Recital L was requested by the EPP Group. Recital L was rejected.

The resolution thus amended was adopted by 50 votes in favour and 5 votes against.

— The role of sport as enabler for education and poverty eradication (ACP-EU/102.279/17/fin)

Committee on Social Affairs and the Environment

Report by Abderrahmane Marrakchy (Mauritania) and Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio

Amendments adopted: 2, 4 and 5

Amendments rejected: 1, 6 and 7

Amendment withdrawn: 3

The resolution thus amended was adopted unanimously.

10. Vote on the urgent motions for resolutions

— The security situation in the Sahel-Saharan Region AP/102.293/17/Comp

Amendments adopted: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and oral amendment number 1

Amendments rejected: 6, 7, 8 and 9

A vote by separate houses on amendments 6, 7 and 8 was requested by the EPP group.

The resolution thus amended was adopted by 65 votes in favour and 2 votes against.

— The situation in Burundi (ACP-EU 102.294/17)

A compromise motion for a resolution tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR, ALDE, Greens/ALE and EFDD Groups and a resolution tabled by the GUE/NGL Group were put to the vote.

On the compromise motion for a resolution tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR, ALDE, Greens/ALE and EFDD Groups, a vote by secret ballot was requested. Also, a vote by separate houses on the final vote was requested.

The Co-President explained the voting procedures.

György Hölvénzi, David Martin, Gberi Kombo (Cameroon) and Ashneel Sudhakar (Fiji) were chosen by lot as tellers for the vote by secret ballot.

IN THE CHAIR: Cecile Kashetu KYENGE

The resolution was rejected.

On the resolution tabled by the GUE/NGL Group, a vote by separate houses on the final vote was requested. The resolution was rejected.

Fitz Jackson (Jamaica) pointed out that the withdrawal of the resolutions tabled by Burundi and South Africa should be considered as a statement by the ACP Group of States of their commitment to achieving, together with the EU, reconciliation in Burundi.

11. Vote on the draft declaration

The declaration on climate change was adopted by acclamation.

12. Any other business

Speakers: Abdikadir Omar Aden (Kenya), Acting Co-President Cecile Kashetu Kyenge, Phel Parkies (South Africa) and Halifa Sallah (The Gambia).

Speakers thanked the Assembly for having given Kenya the opportunity to host the 32nd Session in December 2016 in Nairobi. They regretted the incident between the Co-President and the representative of Burundi during the debate of the urgent motion for a resolution on the situation in Burundi at the 33rd Session, and requested that exchanges among Members should take place in a spirit of mutual respect, with full observance of the Rules of Procedure and with the main objective of achieving the public good. They also requested the EU to contribute to finding a peaceful solution to the political crisis in Venezuela.

Price Cyprien (Haiti) informed the Assembly that his country was willing to host the 34th Session of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly in December 2017. The Co-Presidents requested the competent authorities of Haiti to make the offer in writing.

13. Approval of the minutes of the morning sitting of Tuesday, 20 June 2017

The revised minutes were approved.

14. Date and place of the 34th Session of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly

The 34th session of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly will be held from 18 to 20 December 2017 in the Caribbean region.

The Co-President thanked the Maltese authorities for the efficient organisation of the session, and the Members and the co-secretariat for their contributions.

(The sitting closed at 15.30)

Mémounatou IBRAHIMA (Acting) Louis MICHEL As from item 10 replaced by Cecile Kashetu KYENGE (Acting) Co-Presidents Patrick I. GOMES Luis Marco AGUIRIANO NALDA Co-Secretaries-General

ANNEX I ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE JOINT PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY ACP representatives EP representatives IBRAHIMA (TOGO), Acting Co-President MICHEL, Co-President ANGOLA ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA BAHAMAS BARBADOS (VP) BELIZE BENIN BOTSWANA BURKINA FASO BURUNDI CAMEROON CAPE VERDE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CHAD (VP) COMOROS CONGO (Democratic Republic of the) (VP) CONGO (Republic of the) COOK ISLANDS CÔTE D’IVOIRE DJIBOUTI DOMINICA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EQUATORIAL GUINEA (*1) ERITREA (VP) ETHIOPIA FIJI (VP) GABON GAMBIA GHANA GRENADA GUINEA GUINEA-BISSAU GUYANA HAITI KENYA KIRIBATI LESOTHO LIBERIA MADAGASCAR MALAWI MALI MARSHALL ISLANDS (Republic of the) MAURITANIA MAURITIUS MICRONESIA (Federated States of) MOZAMBIQUE (VP) NAMIBIA (VP) NAURU NIGER NIGERIA NIUE PALAU PAPUA NEW GUINEA RWANDA SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS SAINT LUCIA SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES SAMOA (VP) SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE SENEGAL SEYCHELLES SIERRA LEONE (VP) SOLOMON ISLANDS SOMALIA (VP) SOUTH AFRICA SUDAN (*1) SURINAME (VP) SWAZILAND TANZANIA TIMOR-LESTE TOGO (VP) TONGA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TUVALU UGANDA VANUATU ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE ADINOLFI AGEA ARENA BAREKOV BAY BEARDER CAMPBELL BANNERMAN CASA CHAUPRADE CHRISTENSEN CIOCCA CORNILLET CORRAO CZESAK (VP) DANCE DELAHAYE ENGSTRÖM ESTARÀS FERRAGUT FERRARA FERREIRA (VP) FLAŠÍKOVÁ BEŇOVÁ FLORENZ GÁL GARDIAZÁBAL RUBIAL GERICKE GERINGER DE OEDENBERG GIUFFRIDA GOERENS GRIESBECK GUERRERO SALOM HANNAN (VP) HETMAN HEUBUCH ITURGAIZ KARSKI KYENGE (VP) LÓPEZ AGUILAR (VP) LÖSING McAVAN MANSCOUR (VP) MARUSIK MIZZI MUSELIER (VP) MUSSOLINI NART (VP) NEUSER NOICHL OMARJEE PAPADIMOULIS PEDICINI (VP) POGLIESE PREUSS PUNSET RANGEL (VP) RIVASI (VP) ROLIN ROSATI SALVINI SARGENTINI SCHREIJER-PIERIK SENRA RODRÍGUEZ STOLOJAN THOMAS VAIDERE VALERO WENTA WERNER WIELAND WIŚNIEWSKA (VP) ZÁBORSKÁ ZELLER ZORRINHO ZOVKO ZWIEFKA

COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL AFFAIRS ACP Members EP Members LOBOGNON (CÔTE D’IVOIRE), Co-Chair GOERENS, Co-Chair KABINDA NGOY (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO), VC ZELLER, VC SUDHAKAR (FIJI), VC GUERRERO SALOM, VC TEIXEIRA (ANGOLA) GBIAN (BENIN) MANGOLE (BOTSWANA) BURKINA FASO OWONA KONO (CAMEROON) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC GOUMANEH (DJIBOUTI) ETHIOPIA GUYANA CYPRIEN (HAITI) JAMAICA KIRIBATI LIBERIA MALI MARSHALL ISLANDS NAURU SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES TOUM (SUDAN (*2)) ACKSON (TANZANIA) TIMOR LESTE TOGO UGANDA ZINDI (ZIMBABWE) ADINOLFI CASA CHAUPRADE CORRAO CZESAK DANCE ENGSTRÖM GABRIEL GAL KARSKI KYENGE LÖSING LÓPEZ AGUILAR MICHEL POGLIESE POREBA PREUSS RANGEL VALERO WERNER WIELAND ZORRINHO ZWIEFKA

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FINANCE AND TRADE ACP Members EP Members LABOSO (KENYA, Co-Chair) FERRARA, Co-Chair ESTARÀS FERRAGUT, VC MANSCOUR, VC THOMPSON (BARBADOS) RWASA (BURUNDI) CAPE VERDE OUMOURI (COMOROS) EQUATORIAL GUINEA (*3) GABON KAMANO (GUINEA) GUINEA BISSAU SEKATLE (LESOTHO) JHUGROO (MAURITIUS) VAQUINA (MOZAMBIQUE) NIGERIA NIUE KOIM (PAPUA NEW GUINEA) MENGA (REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO) RUGEMA (RWANDA) FELIX (SAINT LUCIA) RAINHO (SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE) SALL (SENEGAL) SOLOMON ISLANDS FISH MAHLALELA (SOUTH AFRICA) SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS MISIEKABA (SURINAME) TONGA FORDE (TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO) KOPULANDE (ZAMBIA) ARENA BAY CAMPBELL BANNERMAN CORNILLET DELAHAYE FLAŠÍKOVÁ BEŇOVÁ FLORENZ GRIESBECK HANNAN MIZZI MUSELIER NEGRESCU OMARJEE PAPADIMOULIS PEDICINI PUNSET ROSATI SALVINI SARGENTINI SCHREIJER-PIERIK STOLOJAN THOMAS ZOVKO

COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND THE ENVIRONMENT ACP Members EP Members GIDLOW (SAMOA, replacing the Co-Chair) RIVASI, Co-Chair AGEA, VC MUSSOLINI, VC ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA BAHAMAS (CUBA) PEYREFITTE (BELIZE) CHAD JOANE (COOK ISLANDS) DOMINICA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NAIB (ERITREA) GABON SILLAH (GAMBIA) AMOATEY (GHANA) GRENADA RAZAFINDRAVELO (MADAGASCAR) MUSSA (MALAWI) ZAMEL (MAURITANIA) MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF) NAMUTENYA CALEY (NAMIBIA) DIOFFO (NIGER) PALAU SEYCHELLES LEWALLY (SIERRA LEONE) SOMALIA DLAMINI (SWAZILAND) TAUSI (TUVALU) ALIOT BEARDER CHRISTENSEN CIOCCA FERREIRA GARDIAZÁBAL RUBIAL GERICKE GERINGER DE OEDENBERG GIUFFRIDA HERRANZ GARCÍA HETMAN HEUBUCH MARUSIK MCAVAN NART NEUSER NOICHL ROLIN SENRA RODRÍGUEZ VAIDERE WENTA WIŚNIEWSKA ZABORSKA (*1) With observer status. (*2) With observer status. (*3) With observer status.