What changed

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

P10_TA(2024)0068

on the draft Council decision on the accession of the Kingdom of Tonga to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part

EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tonga

(07921/2024 – C100055/2024 – 2024/0048(NLE))

Committee on International Trade

PE765.179

European Parliament legislative resolution of 18 December 2024 on the draft Council decision on the accession of the Kingdom of Tonga to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part (07921/2024 – C10-0055/2024 – 2024/0048(NLE))

(Consent)

2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Kingdom of Tonga.

EXPLANTORY STATEMENT

Given that Tonga classifies as an upper middle-income country and therefore no longer benefits from the Union’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences, the accession of Tonga to the interim Economic Partnership Agreement will facilitate its economic growth path by integrating it further to regional and global trade.

Your rapporteur supports the economic integration of the Pacific States and welcomes the accession of Tonga to the iEPA as this will be beneficial for the region as well as for trade relations with the European Union.

ANNEX: ENTITIES OR PERSONS FROM WHOM THE RAPPORTEUR HAS RECEIVED INPUT

The rapporteur declares under his exclusive responsibility that he did not receive input from any entity or person to be mentioned in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.

PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL BY THE COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE