Dossier · Non-legislative procedure
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
- Last vote
- 18 Dec 2024 · Consent given
- Versions
- 3 versions
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done) 16 September 2024
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 3 December 2024
- Tabled for plenary (done) 4 December 2024
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 18 December 2024
- 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
- Rapporteur
- Anna CAVAZZINI (Greens)
- 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.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 2024 | Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration | Consent | Consent given | 591 for, 7 against, 53 abstained by roll call |
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).
- 18 Dec 2024 Final vote on the draft Council decision
Adopted 591–7–53
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- For
Add members’ columns
Versions, 3
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament18 Dec 2024
Adopted text TA10-0069/2024 TA-10-2024-0069
Tabled for plenary4 Dec 2024
Report A10-0021/2024 A-10-2024-0021
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.
What changed, 2
Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0021/2024 → Adopted text TA10-0069/2024
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The versions differ only in formal points: the explanatory statement is removed in the adopted text.
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.
Timeline, 7
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Outcome 1 step · 19 Jun 2025
19 June 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 3 steps · 4 Dec 2024–18 Dec 2024
18 December 2024
Plenary vote
Sitting of 18 Dec 2024 Adopted text TA10-0069/2024Report A10-0021/2024
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
4 December 2024
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 3 steps · 16 Sept 2024–3 Dec 2024
3 December 2024
Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
28 October 2024
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
16 September 2024
Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Connections
Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.
Texts voted on
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 (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)}
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