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EU/West African States, ECOWAS and the UEMOA Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

2014/0267(NLE)·8th term·DEVE·NLE - Non-legislative enactments·In progressPreparatory phase in Parliament
Subjects: Union Customs Code, tariffs, preferential arrangements, rules of origin · Multilateral and plurilateral economic and trade agreements and relations · Generalised scheme of tariff preferences (GSP), rules of origin · Financial and technical cooperation and assistance · Relations with ACP countries, conventions and generalities
Summary

A consent procedure on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and West African States, ECOWAS and the UEMOA. The amendments call on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to recommend that Parliament decline to give its consent to the proposal for a Council decision concluding the Agreement.

2
Amendments
distinct, in window
2
Members
tabled at least one
1
Committee
26 Feb 2016
Dates
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How groups usually vote on similar files

Based on 51 past main roll-call votes on INTA-responsible procedures, Jul 2019 → 2026-07-25.

If every group voted at its historical rate, with today’s seats: ≈70% of expressed votes in favour.

Seat-weighted baseline over 711 of 711 seats · how often this method is right →

EPPusually FOR90% FOR over 8,162 votes
S&Dusually FOR87% FOR over 6,257 votes
Renewusually FOR90% FOR over 4,123 votes
Greens/EFAusually FOR65% FOR over 2,898 votes
ECRusually FOR58% FOR over 3,277 votes
The Leftusually AGAINST30% FOR over 1,823 votes
Patriotsusually AGAINST35% FOR over 1,846 votes
IDusually AGAINST43% FOR over 1,515 votes
ESNusually AGAINST35% FOR over 584 votes
Non-attachedusually FOR50% FOR over 1,511 votes

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Official amendment documents

PE577.065 ↗

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Members who amended this procedure

2 Members · by amendment count
1
Maria HEUBUCH
Maria HEUBUCH
Greens / EFA · 🇩🇪 Germany
1(1 solo)
2
Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY
Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇪🇸 Spain
1(1 solo)

The amendments, in full text

2 amendments

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