Dossier · Non-legislative procedure
Accession of Tonga to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, and the Pacific States
- Reference
- 2024/0048(NLE) Non-legislative procedure · consent
- Where it stands
- Parliament gave its consent on 18 December 2024. The Council can now conclude the act.
- Stage
- Plenary vote
- Lead committee
- International Trade INTA
More facts (6)
- Rapporteur
- Dariusz JOŃSKI
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 5 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 18 Dec 2024 · Consent given
- Versions
- 3 versions
- Opinions from
- PECH, DEVE
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done) 16 September 2024
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 3 December 2024
- Tabled for plenary (done) 5 December 2024
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 18 December 2024
- Adopted by the Council (to come)
Parliament is asked to approve the decision. It can accept or reject the text as a whole but cannot amend it.
People
Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.
- Lead committee
- International Trade INTA
- Rapporteur
- Dariusz JOŃSKI (EPP)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Francisco ASSIS (S&D), Emmanouil FRAGKOS (ECR), Barry COWEN (Renew), Rudi KENNES (The Left), René AUST (ESN)
- Opinion: PECH
- Fisheries
- Opinion: DEVE
- Development
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 2024 | EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tonga | Consent | Consent given | 545 for, 81 against, 26 abstained by roll call |
Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.
Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).
- 18 Dec 2024 Final vote on the draft Council decision
Adopted 545–81–26
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Divided
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
Add members’ columns
Versions, 3
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament18 Dec 2024
Adopted text TA10-0068/2024 TA-10-2024-0068
Tabled for plenary5 Dec 2024
Report A10-0023/2024 A-10-2024-0023
Committee draft14 Nov 2024
Draft report (INTA) INTA-PR-765179
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0068/2024: Parliament gives its consent to the accession of the Kingdom of Tonga to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Pacific States.
- Report A10-0023/2024: Parliament gives its consent to the accession of the Kingdom of Tonga to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Pacific States.
- Draft report (INTA): The draft report recommends that Parliament consent to the Kingdom of Tonga's accession to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the EU and the Pacific States, which would integrate Tonga further into regional and global trade.
What changed, 2
Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0023/2024 → Adopted text TA10-0068/2024
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The versions differ only in formal points: the explanatory statement is removed in the adopted text.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (INTA) → Report A10-0023/2024
No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.
Timeline, 5
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Plenary stage 2 steps · 5 Dec 2024–18 Dec 2024
18 December 2024
Plenary vote
Sitting of 18 Dec 2024 Adopted text TA10-0068/2024Report A10-0023/2024
5 December 2024
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 3 steps · 16 Sept 2024–3 Dec 2024
3 December 2024
Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
14 November 2024
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
16 September 2024
Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; PECH (Fisheries), DEVE (Development) give an opinion.
Connections
Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.
Texts voted on
Other dossiers of the same rapporteur
- Dossier Accession of Vanuatu to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part 2025/0055(NLE) · Non-legislative procedure 10 Sept 2025 Consent given
- Dossier EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tuvalu 2023/0456(NLE) · Non-legislative procedure 18 Dec 2024 Consent given
- Dossier Accession of Niue to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part 2024/0010(NLE) · Non-legislative procedure 18 Dec 2024 Consent given
Dossiers sharing a running issue
- Dossier Accession of Vanuatu to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part 2025/0055(NLE) · Non-legislative procedure 10 Sept 2025 Consent given
- Dossier EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tuvalu 2023/0456(NLE) · Non-legislative procedure 18 Dec 2024 Consent given
- Dossier Accession of Niue to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part 2024/0010(NLE) · Non-legislative procedure 18 Dec 2024 Consent given
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2024). “Accession of Tonga to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, and the Pacific States”. Dossier, 18 December 2024. procId 2024-0048, reference 2024/0048(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0048 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F0048(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-0048 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2024-0048,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Accession of Tonga to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, and the Pacific States}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-12-18},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0048}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0048},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2024-0048, reference 2024/0048(NLE). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024\%2F0048(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}