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ACP-EU JOINT PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY 22 March 2017 14th REGIONAL MEETING (PACIFIC REGION) OF THE ACP-EU JOINT PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY Port Vila (Vanuatu) 19-21 July 2017 _______________ DRAFT AGENDA and WORK PROGRAMME Website of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/intcoop/acp OJ\1124599EN.docx AP102.289v02-00 EN United in diversity EN SUMMARY OF THE PROGRAMME TUESDAY, 18 July Arrival of Members WEDNESDAY, 19 July 08.30 – 10.30 Meetings of ACP and EU Members (separately) 11.00 – 12.00 Official Opening of the 14th Regional Meeting of the JPA 14.00 – 17.30 Start of the Plenary Session 19.00 Reception THURSDAY, 20 July 09.00 – 12.30 Continuation of the meeting 14.30 – 18.00 Continuation of the meeting FRIDAY, 21 July 09.00 – 12.30 Workshop/Field visit 14.30 – 16.00 Adoption of the Final Communiqué and conclusion 16.00 – 17.00 Press conference AP102.289v02-00 2/4 OJ\1124599EN.docx EN DRAFT AGENDA WEDNESDAY, 17 July 11.00 – 12.00 Official Opening of the 14th Regional Meeting (Pacific Region) of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly List of speakers: – Hon. Esmon Saimon, Speaker of the Parliament of Vanuatu – xxx, Co-President of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly – Louis Michel, Co-President of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly – Hon. Charlot Salwai, Prime Minister of Vanuatu 12.00 – 12.30 Official Group Photo 12.30 – 14.00 Lunch break 14.00 – 17.30 First Working Session 1. Adoption of the agenda 2. Co-Presidents' announcements 3. The process of regional integration and cooperation in the Pacific Region Presentations by xx 4. State of play of the negotiations on the EU-Pacific Economic Partnership Agreement Presentations by xx 19.00 Reception OJ\1124599EN.docx 3/4 AP102.289v02-00 EN THURSDAY, 18 July 09.00 – 12.30 Second Working Session 5. Pacific perspectives on climate change Presentation by xx 6. ACP-EU relations Post-Cotonou Presentation by xx 12.30 – 14.00 Lunch break 14.30 – 18.00 Third Working Session 7. The blue economy and marine governance, including fisheries Presentation by xx 8. Prospects for commodity exporting countries – sugar, kava, coconuts and petroleum Presentation by xx FRIDAY, 19 July 09.00 – 12.30 Workshop/Field visit (see separate programme) 13.00 – 14.30 Lunch break 14.30 – 16.00 Fourth Working Session 9. Final Debate and adoption of the Vanuatu Communiqué 9. Closing Remarks – xxx, Co-President of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly – Louis Michel, Co-President of of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly – Esmon Saimon, Speaker of the Parliament of Vanuatu 16.00 – 17.00 Press Conference The Co-Presidents and Speaker of the Parliament of Vanuatu with local media AP102.289v02-00 4/4 OJ\1124599EN.docx EN.

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