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| 14.9.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 221/8 |

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MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF THURSDAY, 9 APRIL 2009

(2009/C 221/04)

(The sitting opened at 9.15 a.m.)

IN THE CHAIR: Ms KINNOCK

Co-President

1.   Substitutes

The Co-President announced the following substitutes:

Fernández Martín (for López-Istúriz White), Gill (for Jöns), Hutchinson (for McAvan), Kastler (for Gaubert), Klass (for Coelho), Lefrançois (for Arif), Leinen (for Grabowska), Neris (for Pleguezuelos Aguilar), Olajos (for Novak), Seeber (for Ribeiro e Castro), Virrankoski (for Busk) and Zaleski (for Liepina).

2.   Approval of the minutes of Wednesday morning and afternoon, 8 April 2009

The minutes were approved.

3.   Summary reports from the workshops

The following reports from the workshops were presented:

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| — | Mr Emanuel Jardim Fernandes on sustainable energy - visit to a solar power station in Ustek; |

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| — | Mr Richard Seeber on crisis management - visit to Prague flood defences; |

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| — | Mr Inusah Fuseini (Ghana) on ecological damage - visit to a contaminated site. |

4.   Appointment of Honorary President

On a point of order, Sir Louis Straker (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) paid tribute to Co-President Kinnock for her work and valuable contribution to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly. He then proposed that the title of Honorary President of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly be conferred on Co-President Kinnock as recognition of the distinguished service she had rendered to the cause of the Assembly (pursuant to Article 29 of the Rules of Procedure of the ACP-EU JPA).

The Assembly approved by acclamation the appointment of Co-President Kinnock as an Honorary President of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

Speakers: Co-President Rasmussen, William (Seychelles), Co-President Kinnock.

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

Speaker: Deva on the voting procedure.

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| — | Challenges to the democratic accommodation of ethnic, cultural and religious diversities in ACP and EU countries  Report by Ms Ruth Magau (South Africa) and Mr Filip Kaczmarek  Committee on Political Affairs (ACP-EU/100.460/09/fin.)  Amendments 1 and 2 were adopted.  The amended resolution was adopted unanimously. |

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| — | Economic Partnership Agreements and their impact on ACP countries  Report by Mr Assarid Ag Imbarcaouane (Mali) and Mr Jürgen Schröder  Committee on Economic Development, Finance and Trade (ACP-EU/100.463/09/fin.)  A separate vote on Recital Q was requested by six members and the recital was adopted.  A separate vote on paragraph 6 was requested by six members and the paragraph was adopted.  A separate vote and a vote by separate houses on paragraph 9 was requested by six members and the paragraph was rejected.  An oral amendment on paragraph 18 was presented by Mr Schröder and Mr Hutchinson and was adopted.  A separate vote on paragraph 19b and on paragraph 22 was requested by six members and both paragraphs were adopted.  A separate vote and a vote by separate houses on paragraph 23 and on paragraph 24 were requested by six members and both paragraphs were rejected.  Amendment 7 was withdrawn.  Amendments 1 to 6 and amendments 8 to 12 were adopted.  The amended resolution was adopted unanimously. |

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| — | The social and environmental impact of climate change  Report by: Mr Netty Baldeh (Gambia) and Mr Josep Borrell Fontelles  Committee on Social Affairs and the Environment (ACP-EU/100.383/09/fin.)  The resolution was adopted unanimously without amendments. |

6.   Vote on urgent motions for resolutions

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| — | Urgent motion for a resolution on the role of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement in addressing the food and financial crisis in ACP countries (ACP-EU/100.568/09/comp.).  A vote by separate houses on amendments 1, 2, 9 and 10 was requested by five members and the amendments were rejected.  Amendment 8 was rejected.  Amendments 3 to 7 were adopted.  The amended resolution was adopted unanimously with one abstention.  Explanation of votes (Article 16 of the Rules of Procedure): Hutchinson (orally). |

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| — | Urgent motion for a resolution on establishing and promoting peace, security, stability and governance in Somalia (ACP-EU/100.569/09/comp.)  Amendment 1, amendment 2 (with an oral amendment tabled by Ms Kamar (Kenya)), amendment 3 (with an oral amendment tabled by Mr Gahler), amendment 4 (with an oral amendment tabled by Ms Kamar (Kenya)) and amendments 5 to 7 were adopted.  The amended resolution was adopted unanimously.  Speakers: Gahler and Assarid (Mali). |

IN THE CHAIR: Mr RASMUSSEN

Co-President

7.   Date and place of the 18th session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

The 18th session of the JPA would be held from 30 November 2009 to 3 December 2009 in Luanda (Angola).

Mr De Sousa (Angola) told Members they would be very welcome in Luanda.

8.   Any other business

Mr Mushelenga (Namibia) drew the attention of Members to the floods in Namibia which began in early March 2009 and called for an urgent response to meet the immediate and medium-term needs of up to 350 000 people affected.

The Co-Presidents thanked the Czech authorities for their hospitality and for all their efforts in organising the 17th session of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly in Prague and the accompanying social events.

Before the sitting closed, there was a slideshow of memorable photos from Ms Kinnock's service as Co-President of the Assembly. Co-President Rasmussen presented Ms Kinnock with a bouquet.

(The sitting closed at 10.45 a.m.)

Wilkie RASMUSSEN and

Glenys KINNOCK

Co-Presidents

Sir John KAPUTIN and

Dietmar NICKEL

Co-Secretaries-General

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