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Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data

Reference
2024/0051(NLE) Non-legislative procedure · consent
Where it stands
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 6 May 2025 and now EU law.
Stage
Adopted by the Council
Lead committee
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE
More facts (6)
Rapporteur
Nikola MINCHEV
Shadow rapporteurs
6 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Last vote
12 Mar 2025 · Consent given
Versions
3 versions
Opinions from
TRAN
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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) 25 November 2024
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 18 February 2025
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 20 February 2025
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 12 March 2025
  5. Adopted by the Council (done) 6 May 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
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE
Rapporteur
Nikola MINCHEV (Renew)
Shadow rapporteurs
Axel VOSS (EPP), Birgit SIPPEL (S&D), Roberto VANNACCI (Patriots), Assita KANKO (ECR), Tineke STRIK (Greens), Özlem DEMIREL (The Left)
Opinion: TRAN
Transport and Tourism

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
12 Mar 2025Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data ConsentConsent given521 for, 90 against, 45 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. 12 Mar 2025 Final vote on the draft Council decision

    Adopted 521–90–45

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    Abst.
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The people on this dossier — pick up to 6. Each gets a column with their own position.

Versions, 3

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

  1. Adopted by Parliament12 Mar 2025

    Adopted text TA10-0030/2025 TA-10-2025-0030

    Compare with tabled for plenary

  2. Tabled for plenary20 Feb 2025

    Report A10-0013/2025 A-10-2025-0013

    Compare with committee draft

  3. Committee draft14 Jan 2025

    Draft report (LIBE) LIBE-PR-767911

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0030/2025: Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement between Canada and the EU on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data.
  • Report A10-0013/2025: The committee report recommends that Parliament give its consent to the Council decision concluding the EU-Canada Agreement on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data.
  • Draft report (LIBE): The draft report recommends that Parliament consent to the Council decision concluding the EU-Canada Agreement on transferring and processing Passenger Name Record (PNR) data, which aims to fight serious crime and terrorism while safeguarding fundamental rights.

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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 A10-0013/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0030/2025

    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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  2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (LIBE) → Report A10-0013/2025

    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.

    Compare the two versions

Timeline, 7

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

Outcome 1 step · 6 May 2025

  1. 6 May 2025

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

Plenary stage 2 steps · 20 Feb 2025–12 Mar 2025

  1. 12 March 2025

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 12 Mar 2025 Adopted text TA10-0030/2025Report A10-0013/2025

  2. 20 February 2025

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0013/2025

Committee stage 4 steps · 25 Nov 2024–18 Feb 2025

  1. 18 February 2025

    Committee vote: report adopted

    LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 3 February 2025

    Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (LIBE)

  3. 14 January 2025

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (LIBE)

  4. 25 November 2024

    Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; TRAN (Transport and Tourism) gives an opinion.

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Sources & citation

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

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0051
Official source
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2025). “Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data”. Dossier, 12 March 2025. procId 2024-0051, reference 2024/0051(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0051 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F0051(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-0051 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-dossier-2024-0051,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-03-12},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0051}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0051},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2024-0051, reference 2024/0051(NLE). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024\%2F0051(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}