Treaties and agreements Parliament can only approve or refuse as a whole — no amendments are possible., Foreign affairs
EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tonga
Consent given by an overwhelming majority
Parliament gave its consent.
- For
- 545
- Against
- 81
- Abstained
- 26
roll-call vote at 12:20 · 84% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Dariusz Joński · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it. · Report A-10-2024-0023
AI:What this decision does
The European Parliament voted on the accession of Tonga to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the EU and Pacific States.§1: source passage in the text Parliament gave its consent, meaning Tonga can join the agreement, which facilitates its economic growth through regional and global trade integration.§1: source passage in the text§2: source passage in the text The decision will be forwarded to the Council, the Commission, and the governments and parliaments of member states and Tonga.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN; Against: The Left; Divided: Greens
- The Left Against 4 for, 38 against, 0 abstainedof 47
- Greens Divided 17 for, 32 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 113 for, 1 against, 11 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 74 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 169 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 67 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 80
- Patriots For 71 for, 0 against, 5 abstainedof 91
- ESN For 21 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 26
- No group not a group 9 for, 10 against, 7 abstainedof 28
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
24 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (38 of 42). For: 4
Elena Kountoura (Greece), Nikolas Farantouris (Greece), Nikos Pappas (Greece), Younous Omarjee (France)
S&D voted for (113 of 125). Against: 1, Abstained: 11
Aurore Lalucq (France, abstained), Christophe Clergeau (France, abstained), Claire Fita (France, abstained), Emma Rafowicz (France, abstained), Eric Sargiacomo (France, abstained)
7 more from S&D
Estelle Ceulemans (Belgium, against), François Kalfon (France, abstained), Murielle Laurent (France, abstained), Nora Mebarek (France, abstained), Pierre Jouvet (France, abstained), Raphaël Glucksmann (France, abstained), Thomas Pellerin-Carlin (France, abstained)
ECR voted for (67 of 69). Abstained: 2
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece), Geadis Geadi (Cyprus)
Patriots voted for (71 of 76). Abstained: 5
Jorge Buxadé Villalba (Spain), Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal (Spain), Malika Sorel (France), Margarita De La Pisa Carrión (Spain), Mireia Borrás Pabón (Spain)
ESN voted for (21 of 22). Abstained: 1
Ivan David (Czechia)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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