# The future of EU-Africa trade relations

European Parliament procedure 2021/2178(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee AGRI / DEVE / INTA). Stage: Procedure completed. 488 committee amendments tabled by 54 Members between 2022-02-10 and 2022-03-30.

## What the amendments focus on

Report on the future of EU-Africa trade relations. Amendments call for a partnership on an equal footing, support the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and intra-African trade, and debate Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), regional integration, sustainable industrialisation, and the impact of trade liberalisation on deforestation, food production and African development.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helmut SCHOLZ | Germany | GUE/NGL | 106 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96646.md |
| Gabriel MATO | Spain | PPE | 57 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96936.md |
| Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU | Greece | PPE | 55 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197695.md |
| Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ | Spain | PPE | 52 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197621.md |
| José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL | Spain | PPE | 52 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1992.md |
| Maria NOICHL | Germany | S&D | 51 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124836.md |
| Jörgen WARBORN | Sweden | PPE | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197405.md |
| Massimiliano SALINI | Italy | PPE | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125670.md |
| Andrey KOVATCHEV | Bulgaria | PPE | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97968.md |
| Barry ANDREWS | Ireland | RE | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204332.md |
| Saskia BRICMONT | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197470.md |
| Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE | France | RE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197502.md |
| Jérémy DECERLE | France | RE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197504.md |
| Carles PUIGDEMONT I CASAMAJÓ | Spain | NI | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/202351.md |
| Samira RAFAELA | Netherlands | RE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197868.md |

## Official source documents

- PE704.928: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-704928_EN.pdf
- PE719.551: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AGRI-AM-719551_EN.pdf
- PE730.105: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-730105_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2021-2178-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2021-2178-INI.json

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