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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

A decision the Council takes on its own. Depending on the Treaty article, Parliament either gives its consent — accepting or rejecting the text without amending it — or is consulted and gives an opinion.

Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 1 July 2024 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 25 January 2024
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 24 January 2024
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 29 January 2024
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 29 February 2024
  5. ✓ Adopted by the Council 1 July 2024
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The Council takes the final decision, and the act is published in the Official Journal.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
INTA — International Trade
Rapporteur
MEP #28429 PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
Udo BULLMANN S&DDominik TARCZYŃSKI ECRMEP #197868 RenewSaskia BRICMONT Verts/ALEMEP #96646 The Left
For opinion
AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development · rapporteur Norbert LINS PPEDEVE — Development · rapporteur Tomas TOBÉ PPE

The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.

The text, version by version

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA9-0110/2024 29 February 2024 ✦ Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Kenya, a member of the East African Community.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A9-0012/2024 29 January 2024 ✦ The Committee on International Trade recommends that Parliament give its consent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Kenya.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (INTA) 6 November 2023 ✦ The rapporteur's draft report asks Parliament to give its consent to the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between Kenya and the European Union.

Committee opinions: Opinion (DEVE),Draft opinion (DEVE)

Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.

Timeline

  1. Outcome
  2. 1 July 2024 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. Plenary stage
  4. 29 February 2024 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 29 February 2024 📄 Adopted text TA9-0110/2024📄 Report A9-0012/2024
    Adopted Adopted by a large majority
    For 366 Against 86 Abstained 56

    Final vote on the draft Council decision at 12:04 · 72% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

  5. 29 January 2024 Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    📄 Report A9-0012/2024
  6. Committee stage
  7. 25 January 2024 Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development), DEVE (Development) give an opinion.

  8. 24 January 2024 Committee vote: report adopted

    INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  9. 24 January 2024 Committee opinion adopted

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 AGRI-AL-758151
  10. 7 December 2023 DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 Opinion (DEVE)
  11. 30 November 2023 Draft opinion from DEVE (Development)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (DEVE)
  12. 6 November 2023 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (INTA)