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Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the United Nations Convention on transparency in treaty-based investor-State arbitration

Reference
2015/0012(NLE) Non-legislative procedure · consent
Where it stands
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 19 June 2025 and now EU law.
Stage
Adopted by the Council
Lead committee
International Trade INTA
More facts (5)
Rapporteur
Anna CAVAZZINI
Shadow rapporteurs
5 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Versions
3 versions

Where it stands

The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.

  1. Referred to committee (done) 16 September 2024
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 3 December 2024
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 4 December 2024
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 18 December 2024
  5. Adopted by the Council (done) 19 June 2025

Parliament is asked to approve the decision. It can accept or reject the text as a whole but cannot amend it.

People

Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.

Lead committee
International Trade INTA
Shadow rapporteurs
MEP #28219 (EPP) former member, Lina GÁLVEZ (S&D), Rihards KOLS (ECR), João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO (Renew), Lynn BOYLAN (The Left)

Decisions in plenary, 1

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
18 Dec 2024Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration ConsentConsent given591 for, 7 against, 53 abstained by roll call

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Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.

Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).

  1. Adopted 591–7–53

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    Divided
    ESN
    For
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Versions, 3

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

  1. Adopted by Parliament18 Dec 2024

    Adopted text TA10-0069/2024 TA-10-2024-0069

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  2. Tabled for plenary4 Dec 2024

    Report A10-0021/2024 A-10-2024-0021

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  3. Committee draft28 Oct 2024

    Draft report (INTA) INTA-PR-765122

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0069/2024: Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration.
  • Report A10-0021/2024: Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration, which increases public access to documents and hearings in investor-state disputes.
  • Draft report (INTA): The draft report recommends that Parliament consent to the EU concluding the UN Mauritius Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration, which increases public access to documents and hearings in investor-state disputes.

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What changed, 2

Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.

  1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0021/2024 → Adopted text TA10-0069/2024

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    The versions differ only in formal points: the explanatory statement is removed in the adopted text.

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  2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (INTA) → Report A10-0021/2024

    No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.

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Timeline, 7

Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.

Outcome 1 step · 19 Jun 2025
  1. 19 June 2025

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

Plenary stage 3 steps · 4 Dec 2024–18 Dec 2024
  1. 18 December 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 18 Dec 2024 Adopted text TA10-0069/2024Report A10-0021/2024

  2. 16 December 2024

    Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 16 Dec 2024 Council / Commission text C10-0080/2024Report A10-0021/2024

  3. 4 December 2024

    Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    Report A10-0021/2024

Committee stage 3 steps · 16 Sept 2024–3 Dec 2024
  1. 3 December 2024

    Committee vote: report adopted

    INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 28 October 2024

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (INTA)

  3. 16 September 2024

    Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

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Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2024). “Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the United Nations Convention on transparency in treaty-based investor-State arbitration”. Dossier, 18 December 2024. procId 2015-0012, reference 2015/0012(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2015-0012 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2015%2F0012(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2015-0012 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2015-0012,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the United Nations Convention on transparency in treaty-based investor-State arbitration}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-12-18},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2015-0012}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2015-0012},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2015-0012, reference 2015/0012(NLE). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2015\%2F0012(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}