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Opening Ceremony of the 2nd Session of the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

9 November 2026

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Overall proceedings of the opening ceremony of the 2nd Session of the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in the European Parliament.

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Opening ceremony of the 2nd Session of the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

00:16

Arrival and seating of participants

00:16

Announcements on seating and start of the ceremony (French)

00:16

Announcements on seating and start of the ceremony (English)

04:42

Opening statements and addresses

10:06

Roberta Metsola — welcome on behalf of the European Parliament

10:06

President José Ramos-Horta — address on Timor-Leste, peace, climate and multilateralism

14:18

Chair — thanks to President Ramos-Horta

40:26

Younous Omarjee — tribute to President Ramos-Horta and introduction of next speakers

40:28

Andrew Michael Holness — video address on OACPS-EU partnership, Samoa Agreement and global challenges

44:57

Younous Omarjee — reaction to Holness speech and introduction of Frank Feighan

55:00

Frank Feighan — address on behalf of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU

56:09

Younous Omarjee — thanks to Frank Feighan and introduction of video message from Tsigereda Fikre

01:14:26

Tsigereda Fikre — video address on OACPS-EU partnership, Samoa Agreement and climate finance

01:15:03

Younous Omarjee — thanks to Tsigereda Fikre and introduction of Thomas Tayebwa

01:22:35

Thomas Tayebwa — address as OACPS Co‑President on partnership priorities and Samoa Agreement

01:23:25

Intervenant 14 — closing wishes after Tayebwa’s address

01:32:17

Younous Omarjee — introduction of Francisco Assis

01:32:27

Francisco Assis (S&D) — address on Samoa Agreement, multilateralism and shared global challenges

01:32:53

Intervenant 18 — brief thanks at the close of Assis’s address

01:40:04

Younous Omarjee — closing address on partnership, climate and shared challenges

01:40:34

Family photo and reception

02:01:00

Organisation of the family photo

02:01:00

Announcement of reception

02:18:40

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Opening Ceremony of the 2nd Session of the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

9 November 2026

DELEGATIONS Mon, 9 Nov 2026 European Parliament

00:16 - 00:18

Speaker 1

Chers participants, bonjour. Bienvenue, nous vous invitons à prendre vos places s'il vous plaît, on va commencer dans quelques minutes.

04:42 - 04:42

Could I please ask you to take your seats so that we can start?

10:06 - 11:21

Speaker 2

President Ramos-Horta, dear colleagues, distinguished guests, after this beautiful start, can I myself wish you a warm welcome to the European Parliament. Thank you to all who made the long journey to be here with us today. In this hemicycle, the centre of European democracy, we are bringing together parliamentarians from across four continents. It is a powerful display of our shared commitment to cooperation. It is not just the physical distances that we've covered.

Since the Lomé Convention over 50 years ago, our extraordinary partnership has come so far. In a changing world, it has stood strong, growing and deepening through generations of agreements. Dear President Ramos-Horta, you exemplify this spirit of cooperation. Thank you for all you have done to further our partnership over the years. Today marks another milestone in our journey.

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