Opening Ceremony of the 2nd Session of the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
9 November 2026
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DELEGATIONS European Parliament
00:05 - 00:05
Could I please ask you to take your seats so that we can start?
05:30 - 06:40
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 center 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.
06:40 - 07:21
Speaker 1
Today marks another milestone in our journey. For the first time since our inaugural constituent meeting in Angola, we are combining the forces of nearly 80 parliaments and laying down a democratic bedrock that anchors our partnership in people. The new horizons for cooperation that this assembly opens up could not have come at a more urgent moment. Our democracies face unprecedented pressure from disinformation and hybrid threats to food insecurity and extreme weather.
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