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2018/2634(RSP) Resolution on the upcoming negotiations for a new partnership agreement between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States

Progress: Procedure completed

Role	Committee	Rapporteur	Shadows
Lead	DEVE	MCAVAN Linda ( S&D)

Lead committee dossier:

DEVE/8/12441

Legal Basis:

RoP 136-p5

Subjects

6.40.06 Relations with ACP countries, conventions and generalities

Events

2018/11/13

EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary

Documents

SP(2018)567

2018/06/14

EP - Results of vote in Parliament

Documents

Results of vote in Parliament

2018/06/14

EP - Decision by Parliament

Details

The European Parliament adopted a resolution tabled by the Committee on Development on the upcoming negotiations for a new Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, which are to start in August 2018 in anticipation of the expiry of the Cotonou Agreement in February 2020.

Parliament welcomed the main aspects and overall architecture of future cooperation between the ACP Group of States and the European Union proposed by the Commission. It noted that the Commission has largely taken into account Parliament’s view and that the common foundation and regional compacts will be legally binding to an equal extent, as requested by Parliament. Political dialogue based on mutual respect is a fundamental part of the Cotonou Agreement and it must remain a central and legal pillar in the overarching framework and at the regional level of the new agreement. Parliament called for increased civil society involvement in political dialogue, programming and implementation and support for capacity-building by civil society.

Members insisted that the essential elements of the Cotonou Agreement – respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, democratic principles and the rule of law, and good governance – be maintained as the basis for cooperation post-2020 and be part and parcel of the foundation agreement and the regional compacts and protocols. They also insisted on the need to ensure coherence between the principles laid down in the common foundation and the regional priorities defined in the compacts.

Parliament felt that the common foundation should include;

a clear provision on the full implementation by all parties of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ; explicit reference to accountability, monitoring and review mechanisms in the case of non-compliance; the accountability of the parties towards citizens and civil society should also be ensured, and the joint institutions should provide for mechanisms to enable civil society and citizens to report cases of breaches of human rights obligations.

It also made the following recommendations:

EU and ACP cooperation should provide for a peer review mechanism for monitoring progress and gaps in implementing the SDGs on a regular basis, involving parliaments, local authorities and civil society, and regular evaluation of and public reporting on respect for human rights; Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) should be fully integrated into the new ACP-EU Agreement; the role and responsibilities of the private sector should be regulated, with particular emphasis on the need for enterprises involved in development partnerships to abide by the principles of corporate social responsibility throughout the lifecycle of projects; the new agreement should include provisions on financial and technical assistance to developing countries to cope with emerging global standards on fighting tax evasion , including the automatic exchange of information, information on beneficial ownership of companies and on public country-by-country reporting of multinationals; negotiating parties should include support schemes for sustainable agricultural practices in the new agreement.

Lastly, Parliament considered that the parliamentary dimension of the ACP-EU partnership should be further reinforced, with its Joint Parliamentary Assembly dialogue between Members and their ACP counterparts at the core of the new partnership.

Documents

T8-0267/2018

2018/06/14

EP - End of procedure in Parliament

2018/06/13

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B8-0274/2018

2018/06/13

EP - Debate in Parliament

Documents

Debate in Parliament

2018/06/11

EP - Oral question/interpellation by Parliament

Documents

B8-0025/2018

2018/06/11

EP - Oral question/interpellation by Parliament

Documents

B8-0026/2018

2018/04/24

EP - Vote in committee

2018/04/12

EP - Amendments tabled in committee

Documents

PE619.362

2018/04/10

EP - Amendments tabled in committee

Documents

PE619.363

2018/01/24

EP - MCAVAN Linda (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in DEVE

Documents

Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2018)567
Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
Decision by Parliament: T8-0267/2018
Motion for a resolution: B8-0274/2018
Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
Oral question/interpellation by Parliament: B8-0025/2018
Oral question/interpellation by Parliament: B8-0026/2018
Amendments tabled in committee: PE619.362
Amendments tabled in committee: PE619.363
Amendments tabled in committee: PE619.363
Amendments tabled in committee: PE619.362
Oral question/interpellation by Parliament: B8-0025/2018
Oral question/interpellation by Parliament: B8-0026/2018
Motion for a resolution: B8-0274/2018
Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2018)567

Activities

Linda McAVAN
Institutional Motions (1)
- 2016/11/22 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the upcoming negotiations for a new Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States PDF (193 KB) DOC (58 KB)
Oral Questions (2)
- 2016/11/22 Negotiations for a new Partnership Agreement with the African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States PDF (103 KB) DOC (19 KB)
- 2016/11/22 Negotiations for a new Partnership Agreement with the African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States PDF (104 KB) DOC (19 KB)
James CARVER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Negotiations for a new EU-ACP Partnership Agreement (debate)
Mireille D'ORNANO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Negotiations for a new EU-ACP Partnership Agreement (debate) FR
Frank ENGEL
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Negotiations for a new EU-ACP Partnership Agreement (debate) FR
Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Negotiations for a new EU-ACP Partnership Agreement (debate) FR
Arne GERICKE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Negotiations for a new EU-ACP Partnership Agreement (debate) DE
Enrique GUERRERO SALOM
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Negotiations for a new EU-ACP Partnership Agreement (debate) ES
Cécile Kashetu KYENGE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Negotiations for a new EU-ACP Partnership Agreement (debate) IT
Andrejs MAMIKINS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Negotiations for a new EU-ACP Partnership Agreement (B8-0274/2018)
Notis MARIAS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Negotiations for a new EU-ACP Partnership Agreement (debate) EL
Louis MICHEL
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Negotiations for a new EU-ACP Partnership Agreement (debate) FR
Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Negotiations for a new EU-ACP Partnership Agreement (debate) ES
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Negotiations for a new EU-ACP Partnership Agreement (debate) FR
Elly SCHLEIN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Negotiations for a new EU-ACP Partnership Agreement (debate) IT
Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Negotiations for a new EU-ACP Partnership Agreement (debate) ES
Adam SZEJNFELD
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Negotiations for a new EU-ACP Partnership Agreement (debate) PL
Eleni THEOCHAROUS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Negotiations for a new EU-ACP Partnership Agreement (debate) EL
Bogdan Brunon WENTA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Negotiations for a new EU-ACP Partnership Agreement (debate)
Joachim ZELLER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Negotiations for a new EU-ACP Partnership Agreement (debate) DE

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2023-08-03Show (3) Changes | Timetravel

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2021-12-18Show (9) Changes | Timetravel

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events/3	date 2018-06-14T00:00:00 type Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body EP docs url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-8-2018-0267_EN.html title: T8-0267/2018 summary The European Parliament adopted a resolution tabled by the Committee on Development on the upcoming negotiations for a new Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, which are to start in August 2018 in anticipation of the expiry of the Cotonou Agreement in February 2020. Parliament welcomed the main aspects and overall architecture of future cooperation between the ACP Group of States and the European Union proposed by the Commission. It noted that the Commission has largely taken into account Parliament’s view and that the common foundation and regional compacts will be legally binding to an equal extent, as requested by Parliament. Political dialogue based on mutual respect is a fundamental part of the Cotonou Agreement and it must remain a central and legal pillar in the overarching framework and at the regional level of the new agreement. Parliament called for increased civil society involvement in political dialogue, programming and implementation and support for capacity-building by civil society. Members insisted that the essential elements of the Cotonou Agreement – respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, democratic principles and the rule of law, and good governance – be maintained as the basis for cooperation post-2020 and be part and parcel of the foundation agreement and the regional compacts and protocols. They also insisted on the need to ensure coherence between the principles laid down in the common foundation and the regional priorities defined in the compacts. Parliament felt that the common foundation should include; a clear provision on the full implementation by all parties of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ; explicit reference to accountability, monitoring and review mechanisms in the case of non-compliance; the accountability of the parties towards citizens and civil society should also be ensured, and the joint institutions should provide for mechanisms to enable civil society and citizens to report cases of breaches of human rights obligations. It also made the following recommendations: EU and ACP cooperation should provide for a peer review mechanism for monitoring progress and gaps in implementing the SDGs on a regular basis, involving parliaments, local authorities and civil society, and regular evaluation of and public reporting on respect for human rights; Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) should be fully integrated into the new ACP-EU Agreement; the role and responsibilities of the private sector should be regulated, with particular emphasis on the need for enterprises involved in development partnerships to abide by the principles of corporate social responsibility throughout the lifecycle of projects; the new agreement should include provisions on financial and technical assistance to developing countries to cope with emerging global standards on fighting tax evasion , including the automatic exchange of information, information on beneficial ownership of companies and on public country-by-country reporting of multinationals; negotiating parties should include support schemes for sustainable agricultural practices in the new agreement. Lastly, Parliament considered that the parliamentary dimension of the ACP-EU partnership should be further reinforced, with its Joint Parliamentary Assembly dialogue between Members and their ACP counterparts at the core of the new partnership.
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2019-07-06Show (12) Changes | Timetravel

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2018-09-12Show (7) Changes | Timetravel

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2018-06-01Show (5) Changes

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Progress: Procedure completed

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DEVE/8/12441

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