14 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
headquarters. There is also a Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA). This is for the ACP and the EU member states. This association has some predictable multi-annual resources. For instance, from 2014 to 2020 which is the current agreement, there is the European Development Fund that is mostly the financial instrument outside the EU budget. For the period I have talked about, it has an allocation of 30.5 billion Euros. It is strictly from direct contribution by the EU member states. What we are discussing in the Motion is the 49th Session since the formation of the ACP. It took place on ...
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14 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
headquarters. There is also a Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA). This is for the ACP and the EU member states. This association has some predictable multi-annual resources. For instance, from 2014 to 2020 which is the current agreement, there is the European Development Fund that is mostly the financial instrument outside the EU budget. For the period I have talked about, it has an allocation of 30.5 billion Euros. It is strictly from direct contribution by the EU member states. What we are discussing in the Motion is the 49th Session since the formation of the ACP. It took place on ...
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14 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
The Kenyan delegation to this meeting comprised of the following Members: 1. Hon. Katoo ole Metito - MP, Leader of Delegation, National Assembly. 2. Hon. (Prof.) Margaret Kamar - Senator. 3. Hon. (Dr.) Lillian Gogo - MP, National Assembly. 4. Hon. John Waweru Kiarie - MP, National Assembly.
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14 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
The Kenyan delegation to this meeting comprised of the following Members: 1. Hon. Katoo ole Metito - MP, Leader of Delegation, National Assembly. 2. Hon. (Prof.) Margaret Kamar - Senator. 3. Hon. (Dr.) Lillian Gogo - MP, National Assembly. 4. Hon. John Waweru Kiarie - MP, National Assembly.
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14 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
As I had mentioned, I will explain the meaning of Cotonou for the benefit of the House. The ACP-EU partnership agreement was signed on 23rd June 2000 in Cotonou, Benin. This, therefore, become the Cotonou agreement, hence the name ACP-EU partnership agreement or the Cotonou Agreement. The agreement was for a period of 20 years and it is ending in February, 2020. The agreement covers over 100 countries. The ACP has 78-member countries and the EU has 28 member countries. This totals to 106 countries with a total population of 1.5 billion people. This enables the EU relationship with the ...
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14 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
As I had mentioned, I will explain the meaning of Cotonou for the benefit of the House. The ACP-EU partnership agreement was signed on 23rd June 2000 in Cotonou, Benin. This, therefore, become the Cotonou agreement, hence the name ACP-EU partnership agreement or the Cotonou Agreement. The agreement was for a period of 20 years and it is ending in February, 2020. The agreement covers over 100 countries. The ACP has 78-member countries and the EU has 28 member countries. This totals to 106 countries with a total population of 1.5 billion people. This enables the EU relationship with the ...
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14 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the most important thing in bilateral or multilateral relationship is business. It is good to have business relations with a population of 1.5 billion people. One of the recommendations from this meeting was to have a system where ACP Members can meet regularly on their own. Previously, we were required to have joint meetings. Arising from this 49th Session, these are called regional blocs and can meet. It is the same way colleagues from the European Parliament can meet in their regions and have a position to expand their bargaining space in business. It is good ...
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14 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the most important thing in bilateral or multilateral relationship is business. It is good to have business relations with a population of 1.5 billion people. One of the recommendations from this meeting was to have a system where ACP Members can meet regularly on their own. Previously, we were required to have joint meetings. Arising from this 49th Session, these are called regional blocs and can meet. It is the same way colleagues from the European Parliament can meet in their regions and have a position to expand their bargaining space in business. It is good ...
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14 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
Another recommendation was that there is need to enhance protection of parliamentary diplomacy especially when we talk of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly, when they have a fact- finding mission in any country. That should be protected because it is part of parliamentary diplomacy. It was also recommended that as partnerships, Joint Parliamentary Assembly can also form election observer missions when there are elections in one of the partner states. You can be accredited to become an election observer mission.
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14 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
Another recommendation was that there is need to enhance protection of parliamentary diplomacy especially when we talk of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly, when they have a fact- finding mission in any country. That should be protected because it is part of parliamentary diplomacy. It was also recommended that as partnerships, Joint Parliamentary Assembly can also form election observer missions when there are elections in one of the partner states. You can be accredited to become an election observer mission.
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