Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland regarding cooperation on the application of their competition laws

1. ✓ Referred to committee (done) 25 March 2026
2. ✓ Committee work (done) Report adopted 15 July 2026
3. ✓ Tabled for plenary (done) 15 July 2026
4. ✓ Plenary vote (done) Adopted 16 September 2026
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.

Lead committee

Economic and Monetary Affairs ECON

Rapporteur

Eero HEINÄLUOMA (S&D)

Shadow rapporteurs

Regina DOHERTY (EPP), Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ (Patriots), Roberts ZĪLE (ECR), Billy KELLEHER (Renew), Jussi SARAMO (The Left)

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).

Key: ✓ For ✗ Against ○ Abstained ÷ Divided (no clear line)

1. 16 Sept 2026 Final vote on the draft Council decision

   Adopted 640–5–26

   The Left

   For ✓

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   Abst. ○

1. Adopted by Parliament16 Sept 2026

   Adopted text TA10-0297/2026 TA-10-2026-0297

   Compare with tabled for plenary

2. Tabled for plenary15 Jul 2026

   Report A10-0203/2026 A-10-2026-0203

   Compare with committee draft

3. Committee draft9 Jun 2026

   Draft report (ECON) ECON-PR-789022

1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0203/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0297/2026

   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

2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (ECON) → Report A10-0203/2026

   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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Permalink

https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0111

Official source

• Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL) ↗

Data source

• EP Open Data API: procedure record ↗

Licensed CC BY 4.0.

Retrieved

25 September 2026

European Parliament (2026). “Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland regarding cooperation on the application of their competition laws”. Dossier, 16 September 2026. procId 2025-0111, reference 2025/0111(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0111 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F0111(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-0111 (CC BY 4.0).

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