Decision
Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union of the one part, and Republic of Kenya, Member of the East African Community of the other part
- Effect
- Consent given
- Result
- 366 for · 86 against · 56 abstained roll call
- Date
- 29 February 2024, 12:04
- Kind
- International agreement · Consent procedure
More facts (7)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Text
- Report A-9-2024-0012
- Dossier
- 2023-0338
- Source
- Committee report
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Thursday 29 February 2024
- Final vote
- 164961
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 366 for, 86 against, 56 abstained (roll call).
Consent given by a large majority.
Parliament gave its consent.
Backed by S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and ESN; opposed by The Left and Patriots; Greens 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 10 | Abst. 0 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | |
| Greens | For 1 | Against 5 | Abst. 18 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | |
| S&D | For 40 | Against 2 | Abst. 5 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Renew | For 33 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| EPP | For 69 | Against 4 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| ECR | For 16 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| Patriots | For 10 | Against 12 | Abst. 0 | Majority line Against | Clear line Divided | |
| ESN | For 2 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | Majority line For | Clear line For | |
| No group | For 1 | Against 4 | Abst. 0 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against |
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, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote on the draft Council decision Accord de partenariat économique entre l’Union européenne, d’une part, et la République du Kenya, membre de la Communauté de l’Afrique de l’Est, d’autre part - Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union of the one part, and Republic of Kenya, Member of the East African Community of the other Part - Wirtschaftspartnerschaftsabkommen zwischen der EuropäischenUnion einerseits und der Republik Kenia, Mitglied der Ostafrikanischen Gemeinschaft, andererseits - A9-0012/2024 - Alessandra Mussolini - Projet de décision du Conseil | Roll call | 366 for, 86 against, 56 abstained Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2023/0338(NLE) · Non-legislative procedure
Economic Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Kenya, Member of the East African Community of the one part, and the European Union of the other Part
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 1 July 2024 and now EU law.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 25 January 2024 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 24 January 2024 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 29 January 2024 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 29 February 2024 (done)
- Adopted by the Council · 1 July 2024 (done)
Lead committee: INTA · Rapporteur: MEP #28429 (EPP)
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). “Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union of the one part, and Republic of Kenya, Member of the East African Community of the other part”. Decision, 29 February 2024. votingId 164961, document A-9-2024-0012, reference 2023-0338. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-29/5 (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-2024-02-29-5,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union of the one part, and Republic of Kenya, Member of the East African Community of the other part}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-02-29},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-29/5}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-02-29/5},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 164961, document A-9-2024-0012, reference 2023-0338. 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)}
}