What changed

From · Plenary report · 5 Dec 2024 A-10-2024-0023 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

To · Adopted text · 18 Dec 2024 TA-10-2024-0068 EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tonga

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The versions differ only in formal points: the explanatory statement is removed in the adopted text. #1

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Change #1 Formal

Drops the explanatory statement from the report.

~~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.