Dossier · Non-legislative procedure
Protocol on the Implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024-2029)
- Reference
- 2024/0159(NLE) Non-legislative procedure · consent
- Where it stands
- Completed: published in the Official Journal on 21 May 2025 and now EU law.
- Stage
- Adopted by the Council
- Lead committee
- Fisheries PECH
More facts (7)
- Rapporteur
- Eric SARGIACOMO
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 6 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 2 Apr 2025 · Consent given
- Versions
- 3 versions
- Opinions from
- DEVE
- Listed as
- 2024/0159M in the vote records
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done) 10 October 2024
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 18 March 2025
- Tabled for plenary (done) 20 March 2025
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 2 April 2025
- Adopted by the Council (done) 21 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
- Fisheries PECH
- Rapporteur
- Eric SARGIACOMO (S&D)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL (EPP), António TÂNGER CORRÊA (Patriots), Giuseppe MILAZZO (ECR), Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ (Renew), Mélissa CAMARA (Greens), Emma FOURREAU (The Left)
- Opinion: DEVE
- Development · rapporteur Udo BULLMANN (S&D)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2025 | Protocol on the Implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024-2029) | Consent | Consent given | 518 for, 104 against, 61 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 Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 10
Rejected 192–446–40
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Divided
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- For
- 2 Apr 2025 Final vote — text as a whole
Adopted 605–68–10
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Against
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 TA10-0053/2025 TA-10-2025-0053
Tabled for plenary20 Mar 2025
Report A10-0028/2025 A-10-2025-0028
Committee draft14 Nov 2024
Draft report (PECH) PECH-PR-765182
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0053/2025: Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Guinea-Bissau for 2024–2029.
- Report A10-0028/2025: Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Protocol implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Guinea-Bissau (2024–2029).
- Draft report (PECH): The Committee on Fisheries recommends that Parliament consent to the EU's conclusion of the Implementing Protocol (2024-2029) to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement with Guinea-Bissau, which sets fishing opportunities and EU financial contributions.
Committee opinions: Opinion (DEVE), Opinion (BUDG), Draft opinion (BUDG), Draft opinion (DEVE)
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 A10-0028/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0053/2025
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 (PECH) → Report A10-0028/2025
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Adds a budgetary assessment from the Committee on Budgets with financial figures and recommendations. Updates the population figure for Guinea-Bissau. The other changes are formal: spelling corrections and rephrasing.
Timeline, 10
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Outcome 1 step · 21 May 2025
21 May 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps · 20 Mar 2025–2 Apr 2025
2 April 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 2 Apr 2025 Adopted text TA10-0053/2025Report A10-0028/2025
20 March 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 7 steps · 3 Oct 2024–18 Mar 2025
18 March 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
PECH (Fisheries) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
28 January 2025
DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
27 November 2024
Draft opinion from DEVE (Development)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
21 November 2024
BUDG (Budgets) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
14 November 2024
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in PECH (Fisheries). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
10 October 2024
Referred to the PECH (Fisheries) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; DEVE (Development) gives an opinion.
3 October 2024
Draft opinion from BUDG (Budgets)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
Connections
Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.
Texts voted on
- Text REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Implementing Protocol (2024–2029) to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau Report A10-0040/2025 2 Apr 2025
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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 (2025). “Protocol on the Implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024-2029) (Resolution)”. Dossier, 2 April 2025. procId 2024-0159M, reference 2024/0159M. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0159M (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-0159M (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2024-0159m,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Protocol on the Implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024-2029) (Resolution)}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-04-02},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0159M}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0159M},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2024-0159M, reference 2024/0159M. Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}