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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
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.

  1. Referred to committee (done) 31 March 2025
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 15 May 2025
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 16 May 2025
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 17 June 2025
  5. 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
Opinion: DEVE
Development · rapporteur Ana MIRANDA PAZ (Greens)

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
17 Jun 2025Termination 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 ConsentConsent given583 for, 78 against, 8 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. Adopted 557–75–37

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    Divided
    ESN
    Against
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Versions, 3

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

  1. Adopted by Parliament17 Jun 2025

    Adopted text TA10-0118/2025 TA-10-2025-0118

    Compare with tabled for plenary

  2. Tabled for plenary16 May 2025

    Report A10-0089/2025 A-10-2025-0089

    Compare with committee draft

  3. 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.

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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.

  1. 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.

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  2. 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.

    Compare the two versions

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
  1. 17 June 2025

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 17 Jun 2025 Adopted text TA10-0118/2025Report A10-0089/2025

  2. 16 May 2025

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0089/2025

Committee stage 5 steps · 14 Mar 2025–15 May 2025
  1. 15 May 2025

    Committee vote: report adopted

    INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 24 April 2025

    DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (DEVE)

  3. 31 March 2025

    Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; DEVE (Development) gives an opinion.

  4. 27 March 2025

    Draft opinion from DEVE (Development)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (DEVE)

  5. 14 March 2025

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (INTA)

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Sources & citation

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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
@misc{epw-dossier-2024-0245m,
  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)}
}