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Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Ecuador, of the other part, on cooperation between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combatting serious crime and terrorism

Reference
2025/0120(NLE) Non-legislative procedure · consent
Where it stands
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 15 April 2026 and now EU law.
Stage
Adopted by the Council
Lead committee
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE
More facts (5)
Rapporteur
Matthieu VALET
Shadow rapporteurs
6 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Last vote
11 Mar 2026 · Consent given
Versions
3 versions
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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) 20 October 2025
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 23 February 2026
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 25 February 2026
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 11 March 2026
  5. Adopted by the Council (done) 15 April 2026

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
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE
Rapporteur
Matthieu VALET (Patriots)
Shadow rapporteurs
Caterina CHINNICI (EPP), Sandro RUOTOLO (S&D), Charlie WEIMERS (ECR), Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE (Renew), Saskia BRICMONT (Greens), Giuseppe ANTOCI (The Left)

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
11 Mar 2026EU-Ecuador Agreement: cooperation between Europol and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combating serious crime and terrorism ConsentConsent given586 for, 21 against, 11 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. 11 Mar 2026 Final vote on the draft Council decision

    Adopted 586–21–11

    The Left
    Divided
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
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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 Parliament11 Mar 2026

    Adopted text TA10-0072/2026 TA-10-2026-0072

    Compare with tabled for plenary

  2. Tabled for plenary25 Feb 2026

    Report A10-0028/2026 A-10-2026-0028

    Compare with committee draft

  3. Committee draft13 Jan 2026

    Draft report (LIBE) LIBE-PR-781452

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0072/2026: Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement between the EU and Ecuador on cooperation between Europol and Ecuadorian authorities to combat serious crime and terrorism.
  • Report A10-0028/2026: Parliament gives its consent to the EU-Ecuador agreement allowing Europol to exchange personal data with Ecuadorian authorities to fight serious crime and terrorism.
  • Draft report (LIBE): The draft report recommends that Parliament consent to the EU-Ecuador agreement allowing Europol to exchange personal data with Ecuadorian authorities to fight serious crime and terrorism.

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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 A10-0028/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0072/2026

    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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  2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (LIBE) → Report A10-0028/2026

    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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Timeline, 6

Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.

Outcome 1 step · 15 Apr 2026

  1. 15 April 2026

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

Plenary stage 2 steps · 25 Feb 2026–11 Mar 2026

  1. 11 March 2026

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 11 Mar 2026 Adopted text TA10-0072/2026Report A10-0028/2026

  2. 25 February 2026

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0028/2026

Committee stage 3 steps · 20 Oct 2025–23 Feb 2026

  1. 23 February 2026

    Committee vote: report adopted

    LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 13 January 2026

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (LIBE)

  3. 20 October 2025

    Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

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Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0120
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Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Ecuador, of the other part, on cooperation between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combatting serious crime and terrorism”. Dossier, 11 March 2026. procId 2025-0120, reference 2025/0120(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0120 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F0120(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-0120 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-0120,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Ecuador, of the other part, on cooperation between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combatting serious crime and terrorism}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-03-11},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0120}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0120},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2025-0120, reference 2025/0120(NLE). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F0120(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}