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Plenary session - OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

11 November 2026

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Overall proceedings of the plenary sitting of the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

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Plenary session – OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

00:16

Opening and organisation of the sitting

00:16

Pre-session conversations in the chamber

00:16

Opening statements — Peace, security and multilateralism

22:10

Francisco ASSIS — remembrance, multilateralism and OACPS-EU partnership

22:10

Thomas Tayebwa — link between security, development and multilateralism

27:33

Mahamat Saleh Annadif — crises, UN reform and reinvented multilateralism

32:24

Petra Gombalová — EU commitment to effective multilateralism and UN reform

46:56

Reinhold LOPATKA — Turning Samoa Agreement commitments into action

59:16

David Hounsa (Benin) — Centrality of Africa in global security and multilateralism

01:01:46

Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR — Implementing Samoa Agreement to address instability and migration

01:04:57

Organisation of the debate — Two‑minute speaking time and speakers’ list

01:07:16

Generose Ngendanganya (Burundi) — Climate impacts, displacement and regional insecurity

01:08:09

Michael GAHLER (EPP) — Multilateralism, Russia’s aggression and EU reliability as a partner

01:10:22

David Ngarimaden (Chad) — Chad’s security efforts and call for stronger partnership

01:12:38

Arkadiusz MULARCZYK (ECR) — Polish experience, Russian aggression and rules‑based multilateralism

01:16:16

Moustadroine Abdou (Comoros) — Comoros as a space of peace and maritime security cooperation

01:19:05

Hilde VAUTMANS (Renew) — Lessons of war, universality of human rights and need to act under the Samoa Agreement

01:21:40

Sangaré Yacouba (Côte d'Ivoire) — Multilateralism and regional security challenges

01:24:32

Murielle LAURENT (S&D) — Human security, climate and coherent multilateralism

01:26:37

Eshete Tilahun Wordez (Ethiopia) — Reforming global governance and linking security with development

01:29:02

Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE (EPP) — Efficient multilateralism and UN reform in a multipolar world

01:32:39

Onanga Ndiaye (Gabon) — Strengthening multilateralism and Africa’s role in global governance

01:35:17

Marc BOTENGA (Left) — Critique of EU double standards and respect for sovereignty

01:38:05

Shaibu Mahama (Ghana) — Security partnerships, lethal support and multilateralism

01:40:31

Fernand KARTHEISER (Non-attached/ECR) — Rule-based order, diplomacy and critique of EU policy

01:43:45

Intervenant 45 (Jamaica) — Conflict prevention, local ownership, women and youth

01:46:07

Christophe CLERGEAU (S&D) — From blocked multilateralism to voluntary alliances

01:49:22

Osman Mahomed (Mauritius) — Security of small island states and the Samoa Agreement

01:52:06

Jean-Pierre Ntezimungu (Rwanda) — Lessons from genocide and the need for stronger multilateralism

01:54:48

Honorable Kateshumbwa (Uganda) — Economic insecurity, preventive diplomacy and inclusive multilateralism

01:56:32

Virgínia Ana Belo (Timor-Leste) — Multilateralism, small vulnerable states and preventive diplomacy

01:59:27

Lieutenant General (ret.) Nyambuya (Zimbabwe) — Reforming multilateralism and addressing human security

02:02:39

Petra Gombalová (EEAS) — EU commitment to Samoa Agreement and inclusive multilateralism

02:05:44

Mahamat Saleh Annadif — Encouragement to use OACPS-EU leverage for a sick world order

02:07:20

Francisco ASSIS (Co‑President) — Conclusion of the debate on peace, security and multilateralism

02:08:16

High-level debate — Preparing for the first COP meeting on Ocean Biodiversity

02:09:09

Opening and organisation of the ocean biodiversity debate

02:09:09

Thomas Tayebwa — Organisation of the high-level debate on ocean biodiversity

02:09:09

Intervenant inconnu — Practical arrangements before opening the sitting

02:11:00

Michal WIEZIK — Opening remarks on ocean protection and the BBNJ COP1

02:14:42

Lenata'i Victor Tamapua — OACPS perspective on ocean, climate resilience and COP1

02:22:25

High-level panel on COP1 and implementation of the High Seas Treaty

02:24:17

Ralph Regenvanu (Vanuatu) — Integrating ocean, climate and biodiversity governance and pausing deep-sea mining

02:24:17

Catherine Chabaud — France’s priorities for BBNJ COP1 and ocean governance

02:32:23

Tiago Pitta e Cunha — Feedback from civil society consultation on the draft ocean resolution

02:36:54

Reinhold LOPATKA (EPP) — Priorities for implementing the BBNJ Agreement and protecting the high seas

02:42:45

Alphonse Sèhi Bété (Côte d’Ivoire) — OACPS priorities for an equitable BBNJ COP1

02:46:07

Christophe CLERGEAU (S&D, France) — Calling for major climate finance for oceans

02:49:43

Daniel Baran Sillo (Tanzania) — Making BBNJ implementation equitable and well-funded

02:52:23

Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN (Patriots for Europe, France) — Safeguarding EU interests in BBNJ implementation

02:56:03

Ali Moosa (Maldives) — Small island demands for finance and implementation of ocean commitments

02:58:19

Jan-Christoph OETJEN (Renew Europe, Germany) — Balanced use of oceans and support for marine protected areas

03:01:09

Osman Mahomed (Mauritius) — SIDS stewardship and the need for predictable ocean finance

03:04:21

Ruth FIRMENICH (Non-attached, Germany) — Critique of "greenwashed" neo-colonialism in marine protection

03:08:30

Virgínia Ana Belo (Timor-Leste) — BBNJ priorities and support for coastal communities

03:11:09

Michal WIEZIK (Renew Europe) — Introduction of Belgian Minister Verlinden and Belgium’s ocean leadership

03:13:57

Minister Verlinden — Belgium’s actions on marine protection, plastics and BBNJ COP1 candidature

03:14:45

Marcos ROS SEMPERE (S&D, Spain) — Enabling ACP and SIDS to shape BBNJ implementation

03:25:08

Adjustment of OACPS speaking order and invitation to Angolan delegate

03:27:29

Angolan delegate — Angola’s vision for a fair and capacity-building BBNJ regime

03:28:17

Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D, Spain) — EU and ACP island regions as hubs for ocean protection

03:30:42

Carolyn Trench-Sandiford (Belize) — Belize Blue Bond as innovative finance for marine conservation

03:33:22

Isabelle Durant (Jacques Delors Centre) — Support for EU Ocean Pact and BBNJ follow-up

03:35:52

Commissioner Costas Kadis — EU Ocean Pact, Ocean Eye Alliance and BBNJ implementation

03:37:57

Michal WIEZIK — Closing remarks on panel outcomes and BBNJ responsibilities

03:48:20

Practical announcement on field visit and closure of the panel

03:50:24

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Plenary session - OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

11 November 2026

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00:18 - 00:20

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