PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND EU-AFRICA SUMMIT

Early day motion 1892, tabled 11 July 2007 by Keith Vaz (Labour). Signed by 34 members.

That this House offers its support to the government of Portugal during its presidency of the European Union; welcomes the presidency's proposal for an EU-Africa summit to discuss matters including migration, energy, aid and trade issues; notes that this will be only the second ever EU-Africa summit; urges the Portuguese government to prevent President Robert Mugabe from attending the summit in light of the gross human rights abuses of his government; and hopes that the Portuguese presidency will be marked by progress and achievement with the institutional and economic reform agenda and enlargement programme.

Signatures by party: Labour 20, Liberal Democrat 7, Conservative 3, DUP 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2.