Dossier · Non-legislative procedure
Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union
- Reference
- 2024/0245(NLE) Non-legislative procedure · consent
- Where it stands
- Parliament gave its consent on 17 June 2025. The Council can now conclude the act.
- Stage
- Plenary vote
- Lead committee
- International Trade INTA
More facts (7)
- Rapporteur
- Karin KARLSBRO
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 5 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 17 Jun 2025 · Consent given
- Versions
- 3 versions
- Opinions from
- DEVE
- Listed as
- 2024/0245M 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) 31 March 2025
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 15 May 2025
- Tabled for plenary (done) 16 May 2025
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 17 June 2025
- Adopted by the Council (to come)
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
- Karin KARLSBRO (Renew)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Lídia PEREIRA (EPP), Jean-Marc GERMAIN (S&D), Emmanouil FRAGKOS (ECR), Anna CAVAZZINI (Greens), Lynn BOYLAN (The Left)
- Opinion: DEVE
- Development · rapporteur Ana MIRANDA PAZ (Greens)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2025 | Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union | Consent | Consent given | 583 for, 78 against, 8 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).
- 17 Jun 2025 Final vote on the motion for a resolution
Adopted 557–75–37
- 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 Parliament17 Jun 2025
Adopted text TA10-0118/2025 TA-10-2025-0118
Tabled for plenary16 May 2025
Report A10-0089/2025 A-10-2025-0089
Committee draft14 Mar 2025
Draft report (INTA) INTA-PR-766977
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0118/2025: Parliament gives its consent to the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber.
- Report A10-0089/2025: Parliament gives its consent to the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber.
- Draft report (INTA): The European Parliament gives its consent to the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber.
Committee opinions: Opinion (DEVE), 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 A10-0089/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0118/2025
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 A10-0089/2025
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, 7
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Plenary stage 2 steps · 16 May 2025–17 Jun 2025
17 June 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 17 Jun 2025 Adopted text TA10-0118/2025Report A10-0089/2025
16 May 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 5 steps · 14 Mar 2025–15 May 2025
15 May 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
24 April 2025
DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
31 March 2025
Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; DEVE (Development) gives an opinion.
27 March 2025
Draft opinion from DEVE (Development)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
14 March 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
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 proposal for a Council decision on the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union Report A10-0094/2025 17 Jun 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). “Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union”. Dossier, 17 June 2025. procId 2024-0245M, reference 2024/0245M. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0245M (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-0245M (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
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author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union.}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-06-17},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0245M}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0245M},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2024-0245M, reference 2024/0245M. Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
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