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DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

– having regard to the joint deliberations of the Committee on International Trade and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy under Rule 58 of the Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade and the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A90000/2024),(A9-0176/2024),

1. Gives its consent to the withdrawal of the Union from the Energy Charter Treaty;

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Rapporteurs invite the Commission to continue promoting a coordinated exit of all Member States in order to limit the negative effects of the sunset clause and to effectively prevent intra-EU disputes.

The Rapporteurs call on the Commission to continue its efforts to reach agreement with the Member States on an inter-se agreement that would codify the interpretation that the ECT does not apply and was not meant to apply to disputes between a Member State and an investor of another Member State concerning an investment made by the latter in the first Member State. Furthermore, they call on the Commission to reach out to partner countries and propose a second agreement allowing non-EU ECT contractingContracting partiesParties willing to withdraw to neutralise the sunset clause on a reciprocal basis.

ANNEX: ENTITIES OR PERSONS FROM WHOM THE RAPPORTEURS HAVE RECEIVED INPUT

Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, the rapporteur Anna Cavazzini and the rapporteur Marc Botenga declare that they have received input from the following entities or persons in the preparation of the draftreport, report:until the adoption thereof in committee:

Table 1. Input received by Anna Cavazzini

DG ENER, European Commission

Friends of the Earth Europe, on behalf of:

AirClim

Climate Action Network Europe (CAN Europe)

E3G

European Trade Justice Coalition (formerly S2B)

Netzwerk gerechter Welthandel

PowerShift

SOMO

Umweltinstitut München

Veblen Institute

Veblen Institute

Table 2. Input received by Marc Botenga

Climate Action Network Europe (CAN Europe)

Friends of the Earth EuropeEurope, on behalf of:

AirClim

Climate Action Network Europe (CAN Europe)

E3G

European Trade Justice Coalition (formerly S2B)

Netzwerk gerechter Welthandel

PowerShift

SOMO

Umweltinstitut München

Veblen Institute

The lists above are drawn up under the exclusive responsibility of the rapporteurs.

PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

Title

Withdrawal of the Union from the Energy Charter Treaty

References

06509/2024 – C9-0059/2024 – 2023/0273(NLE)

Date of consultation or request for consent

7.3.2024

Committees responsible

Date announced in plenary

INTA

10.4.2024

ITRE

10.4.2024

Rapporteurs

Date appointed

Anna Cavazzini

21.3.2024

Marc Botenga

21.3.2024

Discussed in committee

21.3.2024

Date adopted

9.4.2024

Result of final vote

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58

8

2

Members present for the final vote

Barry Andrews, Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, Tiziana Beghin, Michael Bloss, Paolo Borchia, Marc Botenga, Saskia Bricmont, Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, Jerzy Buzek, Daniel Caspary, Ignazio Corrao, Josianne Cutajar, Arnaud Danjean, Nicola Danti, Paolo De Castro, Martina Dlabajová, Valter Flego, Jens Geier, Markéta Gregorová, Christophe Grudler, Henrike Hahn, Roman Haider, Heidi Hautala, Danuta Maria Hübner, Ivars Ijabs, Karin Karlsbro, Michael Kauch, Seán Kelly, Martine Kemp, Izabela-Helena Kloc, Andrius Kubilius, Bernd Lange, Thierry Mariani, Margarida Marques, Sara Matthieu, Emmanuel Maurel, Eva Maydell, Iskra Mihaylova, Dan Nica, Ville Niinistö, Johan Nissinen, Mauri Pekkarinen, Morten Petersen, Markus Pieper, Samira Rafaela, Robert Roos, Helmut Scholz, Joachim Schuster, Sven Simon, Dominik Tarczyński, Riho Terras, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Kathleen Van Brempt, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jörgen Warborn, Pernille Weiss, Iuliu Winkler, Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez, Carlos Zorrinho

Substitutes present for the final vote

Marek Belka, Franc Bogovič, Anna Cavazzini, Matthias Ecke, France Jamet, Bronis Ropė, Ivan Štefanec

Substitutes under Rule 209(7) present for the final vote

Ibán García Del Blanco, Matjaž Nemec

Date tabled

11.4.2024

FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

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