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Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration
Consent given by an overwhelming majority
Parliament gave its consent.
- For
- 591
- Against
- 7
- Abstained
- 53
roll-call vote at 12:21 · 91% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Anna Cavazzini · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it. · Report A-10-2024-0021
AI:What this decision does
Parliament gave its consent to the EU concluding the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration.§1: source passage in the text The Convention increases public access to documents and hearings in investor-state disputes and lets civil society participate.§2: source passage in the text It applies transparency rules to investment treaties signed before 1 April 2014, covering about 1,200 agreements involving EU member states.§2: source passage in the text Ratification is a first step towards broader reform of investment dispute settlement, including a possible Multilateral Investment Court.§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, ESN; Divided: Patriots
- The Left For 41 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 49 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 125 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 74 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 167 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 70 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 80
- Patriots Divided 29 for, 4 against, 43 abstainedof 91
- ESN For 19 for, 0 against, 3 abstainedof 26
- No group not a group 17 for, 3 against, 5 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
5 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted for (41 of 42). Abstained: 1
João Oliveira (Portugal)
ECR voted for (70 of 71). Abstained: 1
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece)
ESN voted for (19 of 22). Abstained: 3
Ivan David (Czechia), Milan Uhrík (Slovakia), Zsuzsanna Borvendég (Hungary)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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