Stéphanie Sophie Louis brings Haitian youth's voice to Brussels

Haitian political scientist Stéphanie Sophie Louis is speaking as an expert at the Youth Forum of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, held in Brussels from November 8 to 14, 2026. She was due to take the floor on Thursday, November 12.

She is general coordinator of the JERH and a former Youth President of Haiti's Youth Government. She also sits on the steering committee of the third cohort of the European Union's Youth Sounding Board, which brings together 25 young people from around the world.

Actors, not just beneficiaries

Her remarks cover youth issues, international cooperation and the Caribbean's place in the dialogue between ACP countries and the European Union. She wants to stress that young Haitians are not only beneficiaries of cooperation policies but actors able to shape them.

The Joint Parliamentary Assembly brings together, in equal numbers, members of the European Parliament and representatives of African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. The group Haitians in Europe hailed "a strong moment" for the diaspora.