As the negotiations between the EU and the Organisation of ACP Countries (OACPs) on the post-Cotonou partnership have entered their final phase (see EUROPE B12506A9), the fate of the ACP/EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly could constitute an obstacle to the ratification of the future Agreement.
"The ACP/EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly is non-negotiable", the Chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Development and the Co-Presidents of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly highlighted on...