First EU-Caribbean Parliamentary Assembly Hosted By Antigua And Barbuda From 16-18 February

EU-Caribbean Assembly: First Plenary Session from February 16 to 18, 2026

Press Release
From February 16 to 18, the EU-Caribbean Parliamentary Assembly will meet in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, for the first time since the adoption of the Samoa Agreement.

The formal opening session will take place on Monday, February 16, at 9:30 AM in the presence of Prime Minister Gaston Browne. The session will be co-chaired by Malik Azmani (MEP, Renew Group) and Heroy Anthony Clarke (MP, Jamaica, and Deputy Speaker of the House). They serve as the Co-Presidents of the EU-Caribbean Parliamentary Assembly.

During the three days, parliamentarians from Europe and the Caribbean will debate five key themes:

• Climate resilience: The sargassum phenomenon and the energy transition.
• Trade and investment.
• Transnational organised crime.
• Territorial integrity and multilateralism.
• The situation in Haiti.
The parliamentarians will conclude their work by adopting concrete recommendations to be addressed to the EU-Caribbean Council of Ministers.

A press briefing is scheduled for Wednesday, February 18, at 1:15 PM
at the Convention Centre – American University of Antigua (AUA).
Webstreaming is available : 16 February; 17 February; 18 February
Isabelle ZERROUK
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