Implementation of the EU-Southern African Development Community (SADC) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 29 February 2024. This is its final position on the matter.
- ✓ Referred to committee 11 May 2023
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 24 January 2024
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 23 February 2024
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 29 February 2024
- ✓ Parliament’s position Final
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 adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- INTA — International Trade
- Rapporteur
- MEP #124837 S&D
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA PPEDominik TARCZYŃSKI ECRMEP #197868 RenewSaskia BRICMONT Verts/ALEMEP #96646 The Left
- For opinion
- DEVE — Development · rapporteur MEP #228286 S&DAGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development
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
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
- Plenary stage
- 29 February 2024 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 397 Against 47 Abstained 89
Final vote — text as a whole at 12:25 · 74% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 5 ballots in voting order
1. Separate vote on paragraph 54AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded2. Separate vote on paragraph 54AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded3. Separate vote on paragraph 58AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. Separate vote on paragraph 58AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded5. Final vote — text as a whole 12:25 Mise en œuvre de l’accord de partenariat économique (APE) UE-Communauté de développement de l’Afrique australe (CDAA) - Implementation of the EU-Southern African Development Community (SADC) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) - Umsetzung des Wirtschaftspartnerschaftsabkommens zwischen der EU und der Entwicklungsgemeinschaft des Südlichen Afrika - A9-0024/2024 - Joachim Schuster - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte)Adopted - 23 February 2024 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 24 January 2024 Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 28 November 2023 DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 2 October 2023 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 30 August 2023 Draft opinion from DEVE (Development)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 11 May 2023 Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; DEVE (Development), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) give an opinion.