The future of ACP-EU relations depends on strengthening parliamentary oversight and stepping up civil society participation

Report of the 31st Session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly which took place on the 13-15 June 2016 in Windhoek (Namibia).

Michèle Rivasi, EU co-president of the JPA, stated that 'the Cotonou Agreement remains unique in the world, and whatever form the next partnership takes, it will have to be tailored to today’s world, and include wider civil society participation and stronger parliamentary oversight and diplomacy'.

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ESO: Background information: 30th ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-fortress-europe-is-no-solution-to-migrant-flows-louis-michel-tells-acp-eu-jpa/

European Parliament: Newsroom: Press Release, 15.06.16: Strengthening the ACP-EU Assembly to meet today’s global challenges http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20160615IPR32325/

European Parliament: International Cooperation: ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly http://www.europarl.europa.eu/intcoop/acp/10_01/default_en.htm

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