European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
EU-ACP Follow-up Committee - 16 July 2018
2.30 – 3.00 p.m. - Welcome new mandate members and introduction to the EU‑ACP Follow˗Up Committee
3.00 – 3.30 p.m. - Report on recent activities:
- 35th EU-ACP Joint Permanent Assembly (Brussels, Belgium), Yves Somville, member of the EU-ACP Follow-up Committee
- Report of the recent activities of the Cariforum-EU Consultative Committee, Alfred Gajdosik, member of the Consultative Committee with Cariforum
3.30 – 4.00 p.m. - The role of the European Parliament in EU-ACP relations
- Maria Arena, MEP, member of the ACP delegation and member of INTA Committee
4.00 – 4.15 p.m. - Coffee break
4.15 – 4.45 p.m. - EU-ACP relations post-Cotonou:
- DG DEVCO, unit responsible for EU-Africa, African Peace Facility, Domenico Rosa, Head of Unit.
4.45 – 5.15 p.m. - The state of play of EU partnership agreements:
- The state of play of EPAs, Monteserrat Gago, Unit responsible for EPAs˗African, Caribbean and Pacific, Overseas Countries and Territories
- The EPA between the EU and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Roberto Cecutti, Unit responsible for EPAs˗African, Caribbean and Pacific, Overseas Countries and Territories, DG TRADE
5.15 – 6.00 p.m.- EU-ACP EESC follow-up Committee: 2018-2020 programme - in camera:
- Presentation of a draft programme by Jaroslaw Mulewicz, president of the EU‑ACP Follow-Up Committee
- Discussion with the Follow-Up Committee
END OF DAY
Working languages: ES-EN-FR-PT
Interpreting requested from: ES-EN-FR-PT
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