Theme · Agreement
EU-Pacific States partnership agreement
An interim trade and development agreement between the EU and Pacific States, which other countries can join.
No decision on this story in the last six months.
4 subjects in 2 sittings · 4 adopted, 0 rejected · Dec 2024 – Sept 2025
Consent 4
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Latest decisions
- EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Vanuatu
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The draft decision concerns Vanuatu's accession to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the EU and Pacific States, a trade agreement. Parliament gave its consent to the accession, meaning the agreement can proceed. The accession reinforces the legal framework for EU trade with Pacific partners and incorporates Vanuatu into joint rules and institutions.
Foreign affairsTrade & customs
10 Sept 2025 · Consent · report by Dariusz Joński · consent procedure · voted 14:21 · A-10-2025-0141 · 2025/0055
Adopted 528–89–48 · by a large majority - EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tonga
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The European Parliament voted on the accession of Tonga to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the EU and Pacific States. Parliament gave its consent, meaning Tonga can join the agreement, which facilitates its economic growth through regional and global trade integration. The decision will be forwarded to the Council, the Commission, and the governments and parliaments of member states and Tonga.
Foreign affairsTrade & customs
18 Dec 2024 · Consent · report by Dariusz Joński · consent procedure · voted 12:20 · A-10-2024-0023 · 2024/0048
- EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Niue
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The draft decision concerns Niue's accession to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Pacific States, which sets out trade arrangements. Parliament gave its consent to this accession, meaning it approved the agreement as a whole without amendments. The accession will allow Niue to benefit from full duty-free and quota-free access to the EU market, replacing its current standard GSP arrangement. Parliament's position will be forwarded to the Council, the Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the member states and Niue.
Foreign affairsTrade & customs
18 Dec 2024 · Consent · report by Dariusz Joński · consent procedure · voted 12:21 · A-10-2024-0024 · 2024/0010
- EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tuvalu
Written by an AI from the text voted on. The outcome and the numbers come from Parliament’s official record. The European Parliament voted on the accession of Tuvalu to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the EU and the Pacific States. Parliament gave its consent to Tuvalu's accession, which means the agreement can proceed. Tuvalu is expected to graduate from Least Developed Country status in 2024, and this accession helps maintain its duty-free access to the EU market.
Foreign affairsTrade & customs
18 Dec 2024 · Consent · report by Dariusz Joński · consent procedure · voted 12:22 · A-10-2024-0025 · 2023/0456
Dossiers involved · latest vote first
- 2025/0055 EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Vanuatu 10 Sept 2025 · 1 vote
- 2023/0456 EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tuvalu 18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote
- 2024/0010 EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Niue 18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote
- 2024/0048 EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tonga 18 Dec 2024 · 1 vote
Who backs what
How each group's majority voted on the 4 most recent final A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. votes about EU-Pacific States partnership agreement.
With the result = share of these votes where the group's position matched the outcome (For an adopted text, Against a rejected one). The other columns count the votes by the group's position; Split = no position had a majority among its members. Non-attached members have no group line.
| Group | With the result | For | Against | Abstained | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left · democratic socialism, communism. Founded 1995 (as GUE; “The Left” since 2021) | 0 % | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Centre-left · green politics, regionalism. Founded 1999 | 0 % | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Centre-left · social democracy. Founded 1953 (as Socialist Group; S&D since 2009) | 100 % | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Centre · liberalism, pro-Europeanism. Founded 2019 (successor of ALDE, 1976) | 100 % | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Centre-right · Christian democracy, conservatism. Founded 1953 (as Christian Democratic Group) | 100 % | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Right-wing · national conservatism, EU-critical. Founded 2009 | 100 % | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Far-right · national conservatism, right-wing populism. Founded July 2024 | 100 % | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Far-right · ultranationalism. Founded July 2024 | 75 % | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
The latest final votes, group by group
Each group's majority position: For, Against, Abstained, or Split. — = the group did not vote.
| Decision | Left · democratic socialism, communism. Founded 1995 (as GUE; “The Left” since 2021) | Centre-left · green politics, regionalism. Founded 1999 | Centre-left · social democracy. Founded 1953 (as Socialist Group; S&D since 2009) | Centre · liberalism, pro-Europeanism. Founded 2019 (successor of ALDE, 1976) | Centre-right · Christian democracy, conservatism. Founded 1953 (as Christian Democratic Group) | Right-wing · national conservatism, EU-critical. Founded 2009 | Far-right · national conservatism, right-wing populism. Founded July 2024 | Far-right · ultranationalism. Founded July 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Vanuatu 10 Sept 2025 · adopted | Against | Against | For | For | For | For | For | Abstained |
| EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tonga 18 Dec 2024 · adopted | Against | Against | For | For | For | For | For | For |
| EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Niue 18 Dec 2024 · adopted | Against | Against | For | For | For | For | For | For |
| EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tuvalu 18 Dec 2024 · adopted | Against | Against | For | For | For | For | For | For |
✦ This theme was found by a model reading the decisions; the list of decisions, the counts and the group lines are computed from the record. Wrongly filed decisions can be reported to the site's maintainer.