# EC/Eastern and Southern Africa States (ESA) agreement: interim agreement establishing a framework for Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

European Parliament procedure 2008/0251(NLE) (NLE - Non-legislative enactments, 7th term, committee DEVE / INTA). Stage: Awaiting final decision. 3 committee amendments tabled by 4 Members between 2012-11-15 and 2012-11-28.

## What the amendments focus on

A consent procedure on the EC/Eastern and Southern Africa States (ESA) interim agreement establishing a framework for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The amendments decline to consent to the conclusion of the agreement, while one opinion calls on the responsible committee to propose that Parliament give its consent.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alf SVENSSON | Sweden | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96678.md |
| Ska KELLER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96734.md |
| Paul MURPHY | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97344.md |
| Helmut SCHOLZ | Germany | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96646.md |

## Official source documents

- PE500.495: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-500.495+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE500.726: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-500.726+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0251-NLE · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0251-NLE.json

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