Dossier · Non-legislative procedure
Agreement between the European Union, Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway on an EEA Financial Mechanism for the period May 2021 - April 2028, the Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Union on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period May 2021 - April 2028, the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway and the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Iceland
- Reference
- 2024/0052(NLE) Non-legislative procedure · consent
- Where it stands
- Completed: published in the Official Journal on 20 May 2025 and now EU law.
- Stage
- Adopted by the Council
- Lead committee
- International Trade INTA
More facts (6)
- Rapporteur
- Željana ZOVKO
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 4 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 2 Apr 2025 · Consent given
- Versions
- 3 versions
- Opinions from
- PECH
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done) 7 October 2024
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 20 March 2025
- Tabled for plenary (done) 21 March 2025
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 2 April 2025
- Adopted by the Council (done) 20 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
- International Trade INTA
- Rapporteur
- Željana ZOVKO (EPP)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ (S&D), Kris VAN DIJCK (ECR), Karin KARLSBRO (Renew), Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ (Greens)
- Opinion: PECH
- Fisheries
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2025 | Agreements on Financial Mechanisms for the period May 2021 - April 2028 (EEA: EU-Iceland-Liechtenstein-Norway; Norwegian: EU-Norway); Additional Protocols to EEC-Norway Agreement and to EEC-Iceland Agreement | Consent | Consent given | 528 for, 121 against, 32 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).
- 2 Apr 2025 Final vote on the draft Council decision
Adopted 528–121–32
- The Left
- Against
- 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 Parliament2 Apr 2025
Adopted text TA10-0052/2025 TA-10-2025-0052
Tabled for plenary21 Mar 2025
Report A10-0036/2025 A-10-2025-0036
Committee draft3 Mar 2025
Draft report (INTA) INTA-PR-767917
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0052/2025: Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreements on the EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms for May 2021–April 2028 and the additional protocols to the EEC-Norway and EEC-Iceland agreements.
- Report A10-0036/2025: Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanism agreements and the additional protocols with Iceland and Norway for May 2021-April 2028.
- Draft report (INTA): The draft report recommends that Parliament give its consent to the conclusion of four agreements and protocols between the EU and Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway on financial mechanisms and fisheries for 2021-2028.
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 A10-0036/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0052/2025
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.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (INTA) → Report A10-0036/2025
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.
Timeline, 6
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Outcome 1 step · 20 May 2025
20 May 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps · 21 Mar 2025–2 Apr 2025
2 April 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 2 Apr 2025 Adopted text TA10-0052/2025Report A10-0036/2025
21 March 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 3 steps · 7 Oct 2024–20 Mar 2025
20 March 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
3 March 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
7 October 2024
Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; PECH (Fisheries) gives an opinion.
Connections
Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.
Texts voted on
Other dossiers of the same rapporteur
- Dossier Amending Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area 2024/0098(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure 15 Sept 2026 Passed
- Dossier The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture 2025/2054(INI) · Own-initiative report 28 Apr 2026 Adopted
- Dossier Interim report in view of the consent procedure on the Agreement establishing an association between the EU and the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino 2024/0101R 11 Feb 2026 Interim report adopted
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 (2025). “Agreement between the European Union, Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway on an EEA Financial Mechanism for the period May 2021 - April 2028, the Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Union on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period May 2021 - April 2028, the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway and the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Iceland”. Dossier, 2 April 2025. procId 2024-0052, reference 2024/0052(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0052 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F0052(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-0052 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2024-0052,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Agreement between the European Union, Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway on an EEA Financial Mechanism for the period May 2021 - April 2028, the Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Union on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period May 2021 - April 2028, the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway and the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Iceland}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-04-02},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0052}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0052},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2024-0052, reference 2024/0052(NLE). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024\%2F0052(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}