The migrant crisis dominated the 5th Africa-EU Summit, which concludes today in the Cote d’Ivoire capital of Abidjan. The Summit took place with the participation of more than 80 countries and a number of African and European leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, Belgium Prime minister Charles Michel, Moroccan King Mohammed…
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MEPs for ‘new’ EU-Africa strategy
Economic, migratory and social problems, coupled with protracted crises, require new responses and better cooperation between the African Union and the EU. In order to give new impetus to cooperation and the development of African nations, MEPs recommend a new EU-Africa strategy also aimed at strengthening the resilience of African countries, in a resolution adopted on…
ACP meeting in Brussels
Members of Parliaments from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific gathered in Brussels this week for the 47th session of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly, and a joint intersessional meetings with Members of the European Parliament. https://twitter.com/PressACP/status/918025092805873664 With a limited time before the start of the negotiations for a new partnership framework between the 79 members…
Gabon’ dangers of human rights abuses
“One year after the heavily contested presidential elections in Gabon, the situation has reached a stalemate, with no prospect of a political solution to the country’s divisions and to the crisis” – said the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini, addressing September plenary of the European Parliament. .@FedericaMog speech at the European Parliament urgency on #Gabonhttps://t.co/hytwHxuzKp…
Europarliament screens rescue operation in Mediterranean
To avoid migrants continuing to drown while trying to reach Italy, EU countries must offer their help the Members of the European Parliament suggest. The Civil Liberties Committee held a hearing on search-and-rescue operations, the relations between the different actors including EU military vessels, Frontex staff and NGOs, the need to fight people smugglers as well…
MEPs discuss migration management
The European Parliament has hosted the conference on migration management ahead of the EU summit to launch a platform for regular dialogue between all actors involved. #MigrationEU @JunckerEU we need 2 #invest 2 B sure #Africa can realise its own ambitions — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) June 21, 2017 It has addressed responsibility sharing among…
EP calls for single scheme for palm oil
Palm oil is extensively used in food, cosmetics and biofuels, however the unsustainable production of the cheap vegetable oil leads to deforestation, loss of nature habitats and greenhouse gas emissions. MEPS vote on 4 April on a report by Czech GUE member Kateřina Konečná calling on the European Commission to take measures to ensure among…
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