19 th SESSION. 27 March to 1 April Tenerife (Spain) AGENDA. and WORK PROGRAMME

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1 ACP-EU JOINT PARLIAMTARY ASSEMBLY 29 March th SESSION 27 March to 1 April 2010 Tenerife (Spain) AGDA and WORK PROGRAMME Website of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: AP /FIN

2 1. Deadline for tabling questions to the Council and Commission - Friday 12 February at 12 noon 2. Deadline for tabling urgent motions for resolutions - Monday 22 February at 4 p.m. 3. Deadline for tabling compromise motions for resolutions - Monday 29 March at 3 p.m. 4. Deadline for tabling amendments to the motions for resolution included in the reports submitted by the standing committees - Monday 29 March at 6 p.m. to compromise resolutions and other urgent motions for resolution to be put to the vote - Tuesday 30 March at 3 p.m. 5. Requests relating to voting methods (votes on separate parts of the text, by secret ballot, by separate houses) - Wednesday 31 March at 6 p.m. in writing 6. Limitation of speaking time (cf. Article 14(2) of the Rules of Procedure) 5 minutes for introductory statements 3 minutes for speakers in debates (unless speaking time is allocated differently on the basis of a division of the total time available) 2 minutes for winding up AP /FIN 2/7

3 Other meetings WEDNESDAY 24 to FRIDAY 26 March ACP meetings SATURDAY 27 March 8.00 a.m. to a.m. Women's Forum a.m. to 1.00 p.m. Meeting of the Committee on Social Affairs and the Environment 2.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. (simultaneously) Meeting of the Committee on Political Affairs Meeting of the Committee on Economic Development, Finance and Trade 5.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. Constituent Meeting of Working Group on Reform of Working Methods SUNDAY 28 March a.m. to 3.00 p.m. Field Trips 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. Meeting of the Bureau 3/7 AP /FIN

4 MONDAY 29 March 8.00 a.m. to a.m. Conciliation meetings on urgent motions for resolution a.m. Formal opening sitting of the 19 th session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly List of speakers : - H.E. Paulino Rivero, President of the Regional Government of the Canary Islands Mr Charles Milupi, Co-President of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly - Mr Louis Michel, Co-President of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly - Mr Miguel Angel Moratinos, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain 1.00 p.m. Press Conference in Plenary Hall 3.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. Sitting of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly Constituent meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly and accreditation of non-parliamentary representatives 1. Adoption of draft agenda 2. Approval of the minutes of the 18 th session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (OJ C68 of 18 March, 2010) 3. Co-Presidents' Announcements including decisions taken at Bureau meeting of 28 March 4. Statement by Mr Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Development 5. Question Time to the Commission 6. Action taken by the Commission on the resolutions adopted at the 18 th session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly held in Luanda (Angola) 7. Debate with the Commission - catch-the-eye 8. Regional Strategy Papers AP /FIN 4/7

5 Presentation and debate of draft conclusions Committee on Economic Affairs, Finance and Trade Caribbean: Conclusions by Mr Everistus Jean-Marie (St Lucia) and Mr David Martin Eastern and Southern Africa and Indian Ocean: Conclusions by Mr Waven William (Seychelles) and Mr Elie Hoarau Southern African Development Community: Conclusions by Mr Ernest Mwansa (Zambia) and Mr Hans-Peter Mayer Central Africa: Conclusions by Mr Gilbert Kiakwama (DRC) and Mr Kadir Arif West Africa: Conclusions by Mr Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (Nigeria) and Mr Charles Goerens Pacific: Conclusions by Mr Sainu Vaipulu (Tonga) and Mr Frank Engel 9. Country Strategy Papers TUESDAY 30 March 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. 10. Urgent topic No. 1: Post-disaster reconstruction and rehabilitation in Haiti, and the link between poverty and natural disasters Presentations by - Mr Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Development - Ms Margareta Wahlström, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction - United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat (UNISDR) 11. The financial and economic impact of climate change in ACP countries Report by Mr Buti Manamela (South Africa) and Mr Frank Engel Committee on Economic Development, Finance and Trade 12. The social impact of the global crisis Report by Mr Gibson Hlophe (Swaziland) and Mr Juan Fernando López Aguilar Committee on Social Affairs and the Environment 13. The Global Fund for AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis Presentation without debate by Mr Svend Robinson, Chief Adviser at the Global Fund 5/7 AP /FIN

6 3.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. Workshops 1. Renewable energy and water supply 2. Sustainable tourism 3. Migration in the region WEDNESDAY 31 March 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. 14. Statement by Mr Paul Bunduku-Latha, Minister delegate to the Minister of Economy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism (Gabon), President-in-Office of the ACP Council 15. Statement by Mr Angel Lossada, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, (Spain), President-in-Office of the EU Council 16. Question Time to the Council 17. Debate with the Council - catch-the-eye 18. The situation in Somalia 3.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. 19. Report of the economic and social partners Presentation by Mr Jahier, EESC and Mr Kimera, regional civil society representative 20. Economic Partnership Agreements - state of play 21. Bananas - the EU-Latin America Bananas Agreement and its impact on ACP and EU banana producers Debate with declaration 22. Outermost regions and their role in regional development 23. Urgent topic No. 2: Supporting the consolidation of peace in Southern Sudan 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. (possibly) Meeting of the Bureau AP /FIN 6/7

7 THURSDAY 1 April 9.00 a.m. to close 24. Summary reports from the workshops 1. Renewable energy and water supply 2. Sustainable tourism 3. Migration in the region - with debate 25. Vote on the motions for resolution included in the reports submitted by the standing committees 26. Vote on the urgent motions for resolution 27. Vote on the draft conclusions on the Regional Strategy Papers 28. Vote on the declaration on bananas 29. Any other business 30. Date and place of the 20 th Session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly Late morning Press Point (time and venue to be confirmed) 7/7 AP /FIN