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 Vanuatu
Consent given by a large majority
Parliament gave its consent.
- For
- 528
- Against
- 89
- Abstained
- 48
roll-call vote at 14:21 · 79% 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-10-2025-0141
AI:What this decision does
The draft decision concerns Vanuatu's accession to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the EU and Pacific States, a trade agreement.§1: source passage in the text Parliament gave its consent to the accession, meaning the agreement can proceed. The accession reinforces the legal framework for EU trade with Pacific partners and incorporates Vanuatu into joint rules and institutions.§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots; Against: The Left, Greens; Abstained: ESN
- The Left Against 2 for, 35 against, 0 abstainedof 47
- Greens Against 7 for, 37 against, 4 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 113 for, 4 against, 11 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 68 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 176 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 71 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 76 for, 5 against, 0 abstainedof 89
- ESN Abstained 1 for, 2 against, 23 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 14 for, 5 against, 9 abstainedof 30
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
38 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (35 of 37). For: 2
Pernando Barrena Arza (Spain), Younous Omarjee (France)
Greens voted against (37 of 48). For: 7, Abstained: 4
Alice Kuhnke (Sweden, abstained), Anna Strolenberg (Netherlands, for), Damian Boeselager (Germany, for), Isabella Lövin (Sweden, abstained), Kai Tegethoff (Germany, for)
6 more from Greens
Mārtiņš Staķis (Latvia, abstained), Nela Riehl (Germany, for), Pär Holmgren (Sweden, abstained), Rasmus Nordqvist (Denmark, for), Reinier van Lanschot (Netherlands, for), Villy Søvndal (Denmark, for)
S&D voted for (113 of 128). Against: 4, Abstained: 11
Aurore Lalucq (France, abstained), Christophe Clergeau (France, abstained), Emma Rafowicz (France, abstained), Eric Sargiacomo (France, abstained), Estelle Ceulemans (Belgium, against)
10 more from S&D
François Kalfon (France, abstained), Jean-Marc Germain (France, abstained), Marit Maij (Netherlands, against), Mohammed Chahim (Netherlands, against), Murielle Laurent (France, abstained), Nora Mebarek (France, abstained), Pierre Jouvet (France, abstained), Raphaël Glucksmann (France, abstained), Thijs Reuten (Netherlands, against), Thomas Pellerin-Carlin (France, abstained)
EPP voted for (176 of 177). Against: 1
Manuela Ripa (Germany)
ECR voted for (71 of 72). Abstained: 1
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece)
Patriots voted for (76 of 81). Against: 5
Hermann Tertsch (Spain), Jorge Buxadé Villalba (Spain), Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal (Spain), Margarita De La Pisa Carrión (Spain), Mireia Borrás Pabón (Spain)
ESN abstained (23 of 26). For: 1, Against: 2
Rada Laykova (Bulgaria, against), Sarah Knafo (France, for), Zsuzsanna Borvendég (Hungary, against)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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