Decision

EU development cooperation in support of access to energy in developing countries

Effect: Adopted
Result: 366 for · 41 against · 220 abstained roll call
Date: 17 January 2024, 12:49
Kind: Resolution

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Margin: by a clear majority
Text: Report A-9-2023-0441
Dossier: 2023-2073
Source: Committee report by Caroline Roose
Votes: 23 votes · 1 roll call
Requested by: MEPs (10 split votes, 1 separate vote)
Sitting: Wednesday 17 January 2024
Final vote: 163040

Margin: by a clear majority
Text: Report A-9-2023-0441
Dossier: 2023-2073
Source: Committee report by Caroline Roose
Votes: 23 votes · 1 roll call
Requested by: MEPs (10 split votes, 1 separate vote)
Sitting: Wednesday 17 January 2024
Final vote: 163040

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Adopted by a clear majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 22 parts of the text voted on separately (22 adopted).

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D and Renew; opposed by ESN; EPP, ECR and Patriots mostly abstained.

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Group	For	Against	Abst.	Majority line	Clear line
The Left	For 13	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Greens	For 27	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 60	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 38	Against 0	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 14	Against 2	Abst. 68	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained
ECR	For 0	Against 3	Abst. 22	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained
Patriots	For 0	Against 8	Abst. 21	Majority line Abstained	Clear line Abstained
ESN	For 0	Against 3	Abst. 1	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
No group	For 2	Against 2	Abst. 1	Majority line Tie	Clear line Divided

Voted against their group, 0

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Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.

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Members

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All votes on this decision, 23

In voting order. **Result**: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). **Requested by**: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
1	Paragraph 4 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘respecting the consent of’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs
2	Paragraph 4 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs
3	Paragraph 18 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘believes that the principle of free, prior and informed consent for affected communities is a precondition for a successful green and just energy transition;’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Paragraph 4 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs
3	Paragraph 18 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘believes that the principle of free, prior and informed consent for affected communities is a precondition for a successful green and just energy transition;’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Paragraph 18 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs
5	Paragraph 20 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘(b) seek free, prior and informed consent from the local communities, while guaranteeing their right to say no, and their rights to justice, redress and compensation or remuneration;’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs
6	Paragraph 20 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs
7	Paragraph 21 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: ‘Notes that for some large-scale green energy projects (such as wind and solar power), like those being set up in dryland areas, for example, adequate consultation with the customary land users (such as pastoralists) is essential; recalls that traditional communal rights have a rather weak legal status and are often not implemented, which can potentially increase the risk of land grabbing; calls, against this backdrop, for the EU and its partner countries to recognise and protect indigenous people’s rights’	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs
8	Paragraph 21 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “to customary ownership and control of their lands and natural resources, as set out in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and International Labour Organization Convention 169, and to comply with the principle of free, prior and informed consent;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs
9	Separate vote on paragraph 22	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested byseparate: MEPs
10	Paragraph 33 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and to stop financing fossil fuel projects;’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs
11	Paragraph 33 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Counted	329 for, 290 against, 6 abstained Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs
12	Paragraph 44 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Highlights the potential risks of water grabbing and water pollution associated with foreign direct investments in large-scale land acquisitions for renewable energy;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs
13	Paragraph 44 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “calls for the EU and its Member States to enact mandatory water-related due diligence and reporting standards for corporations;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs
14	Paragraph 45 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Insists that green hydrogen strategies must follow strong social and sustainability standards; calls for the EU to establish appropriate monitoring frameworks in its partnership agreements that allow for the assessment of their broader impact on SDG performance, notably by identifying environmental, social and governance indicators and setting measurable targets;”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs
15	Paragraph 45 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “calls for mandatory environmental impact studies to be conducted, including for desalination, and for biodiversity hotspots to be excluded as sites for green hydrogen facilities; believes that green hydrogen production should demonstrate reliance on materials sourced under environmental and human rights standards for extractive activities (for instance, from countries that are signatories to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative);”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs
16	Paragraph 56 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘providing effective complaint and redress mechanisms, in compliance with international standards of responsible business practices,’ (in point e)”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs
17	Paragraph 56 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs
18	Separate vote on paragraph 58	Show of hands	Adopted
19	Recital AH — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘the consent of’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs
20	Recital AH — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs
21	Recital AJ — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘whereas, however, large-scale hydropower projects are associated with negative social and environmental impacts ranging from the displacement of vulnerable human populations to the destruction of unique biodiversity;’ and ‘of climate change, which will dramatically increase the frequency of floods and droughts on the rivers where hydropower projects operate,’”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs
22	Recital AJ — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”	Show of hands	Adopted	Requested bysplit: MEPs
23	Final vote — text as a whole A9-0441/2023 – Caroline Roose – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole)	Roll call	366 for, 41 against, 220 abstained Adopted

split votes by MEPs (10) · separate votes by MEPs.

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Report A-9-2023-0441

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-17/17
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 January 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 17 January 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-01-17
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2024). “EU development cooperation in support of access to energy in developing countries”. Decision, 17 January 2024. votingId 163040, document A-9-2023-0441, reference 2023-2073. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-17/17 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 January 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-17-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 17 January 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-17-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-01-17, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-01-17/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2024-01-17-17,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{EU development cooperation in support of access to energy in developing countries}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-01-17},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-17/17}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-01-17/17},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 163040, document A-9-2023-0441, reference 2023-2073. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-17-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-01-17-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-01-17 (CC BY 4.0)}
}