Decision
Implementation of the EU-Southern African Development Community (SADC) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 397 for · 47 against · 89 abstained roll call
- Date
- 29 February 2024, 12:25
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Text
- Report A-9-2024-0024
- Dossier
- 2023-2065
- Source
- Committee report
- Votes
- 5 votes · 1 roll call
- Requested by
- EPP (2 split votes)
- Sitting
- Thursday 29 February 2024
- Final vote
- 164581
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 397 for, 47 against, 89 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by a large majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 4 parts of the text voted on separately (4 adopted).
Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by The Left and Patriots; ECR and ESN mostly abstained.
Groups
Members counted in their current group: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | Majority line | Clear line | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 1 | Against 6 | Abst. 4 | Majority line Against | Clear line Divided | |
| Greens | For 25 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| S&D | For 53 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Renew | For 34 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| EPP | For 75 | Against 1 | Abst. 2 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| ECR | For 0 | Against 0 | Abst. 17 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | |
| Patriots | For 4 | Against 12 | Abst. 6 | Majority line Against | Clear line Divided | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 1 | Abst. 2 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | |
| No group | For 2 | Against 2 | Abst. 0 | Majority line Tie | Clear line Divided |
Voted against their group, 0
Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast) of their group — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.
Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
The breakdown by country is not available right now.
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.
Debate speakers and how they voted
The debate speakers are not available right now.
All votes on this decision, 5
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paragraph 54 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘notably by recognising and applying the free prior and informed consent of the local population affected by mining projects and by bringing benefits along the entire supply and production chain’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 2 | Paragraph 54 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 3 | Paragraph 58 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘calls for the EU and its Member States and on the WTO Members to take forward the long overdue discussions in the WTO on the extension of the 12th Ministerial Conference TRIPS decision to extend the agreed flexibilities at WTO level to therapeutics and diagnostics;’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 4 | Paragraph 58 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 5 | Final vote — text as a whole Mise en œuvre de l’accord de partenariat économique (APE) UE-Communauté de développement de l’Afrique australe (CDAA) - Implementation of the EU-Southern African Development Community (SADC) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) - Umsetzung des Wirtschaftspartnerschaftsabkommens zwischen der EU und der Entwicklungsgemeinschaft des Südlichen Afrika - A9-0024/2024 - Joachim Schuster - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) | Roll call | 397 for, 47 against, 89 abstained Adopted |
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| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Paragraph 54 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 3 | Paragraph 58 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘calls for the EU and its Member States and on the WTO Members to take forward the long overdue discussions in the WTO on the extension of the 12th Ministerial Conference TRIPS decision to extend the agreed flexibilities at WTO level to therapeutics and diagnostics;’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 4 | Paragraph 58 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: EPP |
| 5 | Final vote — text as a whole Mise en œuvre de l’accord de partenariat économique (APE) UE-Communauté de développement de l’Afrique australe (CDAA) - Implementation of the EU-Southern African Development Community (SADC) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) - Umsetzung des Wirtschaftspartnerschaftsabkommens zwischen der EU und der Entwicklungsgemeinschaft des Südlichen Afrika - A9-0024/2024 - Joachim Schuster - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) | Roll call | 397 for, 47 against, 89 abstained Adopted |
split votes by EPP (2).
Text
The text voted on.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2023/2065(INI) · Own-initiative report
Parliament adopted the text on 29 February 2024. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 11 May 2023 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 24 January 2024 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 23 February 2024 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 29 February 2024 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: INTA · Author: MEP #124837 (S&D)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
No connections found for this decision.
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2024). “Implementation of the EU-Southern African Development Community (SADC) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)”. Decision, 29 February 2024. votingId 164581, document A-9-2024-0024, reference 2023-2065. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-29/12 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 29 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-29-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 29 February 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-29-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-29, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-02-29/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2024-02-29-12,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Implementation of the EU-Southern African Development Community (SADC) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-02-29},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-29/12}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-29/12},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 164581, document A-9-2024-0024, reference 2023-2065. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-29-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-02-29-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-02-29 (CC BY 4.0)}
}