Decision
Multilateral negotiations in view of the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, 26 to 29 March 2026
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- show of hands — no count
- Date
- 12 March 2026, 12:17
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (8)
- Dossier
- 2025/2875(RSP)
- Source
- Motion for a resolution
- Topics
- Trade & customs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 3 votes · 1 roll call · 1 amendment
- Requested by
- The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 separate vote)
- Sitting
- Thursday 12 March 2026
- Final vote
- 186883
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Show of hands — no count
Adopted.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 1 amendment (1 rejected) and 1 part of the text voted on separately (1 adopted).
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin HOJSÍK Slovakia | Renew | Speeches1 | 12 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Sabine VERHEYEN Germany | EPP | Speeches2 | 11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS Lithuania | S&D | Speeches1 | 11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Brando BENIFEI Italy | S&D | Speeches1 | 11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
| Lynn BOYLAN Ireland | The Left | Speeches1 | 11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | no roll call |
| Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ Spain | EPP | Speeches1 | 11 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | no roll call |
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All votes on this decision, 3
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 12 B10-0155/2026 – After § 12 – Am 1 | Roll call | 133 for, 385 against, 25 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: The Left |
| 2 | Separate vote on paragraph 21 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Greens |
| 3 | Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Show of hands | Adopted |
Roll call requested by The Left · separate votes by Greens.
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament adopted a resolution setting out its position ahead of the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon, in March 2026.
The text reaffirms support for a rules-based multilateral trading system and calls for WTO reform to address modern challenges.
It urges progress on dispute settlement, fisheries subsidies, agriculture, and e-commerce, among other issues.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
This resolution sets out Parliament's position ahead of the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, calling for WTO modernisation, a restored dispute settlement system, and progress on fisheries subsidies, agriculture, e-commerce, and investment facilitation.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2875(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject
Parliament adopted the text on 12 March 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee (done)
- Committee work · INTA (International Trade) preparing the report (done)
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 12 March 2026 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: INTA · Authors: Jörgen WARBORN (EPP), Bernd LANGE (S&D)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
No connections found for this decision.
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2026). “Multilateral negotiations in view of the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, 26 to 29 March 2026”. Decision, 12 March 2026. votingId 186883, document B-10-2026-0155, reference 2025/2875(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-12/7 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Results of votes, sitting of 12 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-12-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-12, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-03-12/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-03-12-7,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Multilateral negotiations in view of the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, 26 to 29 March 2026}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-03-12},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-12/7}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-12/7},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 186883, document B-10-2026-0155, reference 2025/2875(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-12-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-12 (CC BY 4.0)}
}