Brussels, 21 December 2017
Commenting on the 34th plenary session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (18-20 December, Port-au-Prince, Haiti), which focused particularly on sustainable development, security and the political and migration situation, S&D MEP Louis-Joseph Manscour, vice-chair of the ACP-EU JPA said:
"We have seen and heard clearly this week about the vulnerability of ACP countries, in particular island states to the effects of climate change and natural disasters.