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Hearings - 20 March: Hearing on post 2020 agreement with Africa, Caribbean and Pacific countries - 20-03-2018 - Committee on Development 16-03-2018 09:25 AM CET Starting in September, the European Commission will negotiate a new partnership agreement with the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, to replace the Cotonou agreement which expires in 2020. In 2016, Parliament set out its position for a renewed and reformed partnership in 2016. In December 2017, the Commission published proposed negotiating directives which are set to be adopted by the Council by June. The new agreement will require Parliament's assent and the Commission is obliged to inform Parliament during the negotiations in detail. In order to provide for public debate ahead of the negotiations, the Committee holds a hearing which brings together experts and representatives of the Commission, the ACP and the African Union. The hearing will take place on Tuesday, 20 March from 14:30-17:00 in Brussels, room Altiero Spinelli A3E-2 and willl be webstreamed live. Location : ASP 3E2 Further information Draft programme Press release Commission (Dec. 2017) Legislative Train website on post-Cotonou Dossier Commission ACP-EU Webstreaming Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED  Contact Us | This email was sent on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111