Dossier · Non-legislative procedure
Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law
- Reference
- 2025/0136(NLE) Non-legislative procedure · consent
- Where it stands
- Completed: published in the Official Journal on 13 May 2026 and now EU law.
- Stage
- Adopted by the Council
- Lead committee
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE
More facts (6)
- Rapporteurs
- José CEPEDA, Paulo CUNHA
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 9 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 11 Mar 2026 · Consent given
- Versions
- 2 versions
- Opinions from
- CULT, JURI, ITRE
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done) 6 October 2025
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 27 January 2026
- Tabled for plenary (done) 2 February 2026
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 11 March 2026
- Adopted by the Council (done) 13 May 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
- Rapporteurs
- José CEPEDA (S&D), Paulo CUNHA (EPP)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Dimitris TSIODRAS (EPP), Elisabeth DIERINGER (Patriots), Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI (ECR), Ana Catarina MENDES (S&D), Nikola BARTŮŠEK (Patriots), Giuseppe MILAZZO (ECR), Sophie WILMÈS (Renew), Hannah NEUMANN (Greens), Estrella GALÁN (The Left)
- Opinion: CULT
- Culture and Education · rapporteur Nela RIEHL (Greens)
- Opinion: JURI
- Legal Affairs
- Opinion: ITRE
- Industry, Research and Energy
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2026 | Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law | Consent | Consent given | 455 for, 101 against, 74 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).
- 11 Mar 2026 Final vote on the draft Council decision
Adopted 455–101–74
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Abst.
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
Add members’ columns
Versions, 2
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament11 Mar 2026
Adopted text TA10-0071/2026 TA-10-2026-0071
Tabled for plenary2 Feb 2026
Report A10-0007/2026 A-10-2026-0007
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0071/2026: Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law.
- Report A10-0007/2026: Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, which is the first international legally binding treaty on AI governance.
What changed
Between consecutive versions of the text, newest pair first.
No overview of what changed between versions is available for this dossier. The “Compare” links under Versions show every change between two versions.
Timeline, 7
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Outcome 1 step · 13 May 2026
13 May 2026
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps · 2 Feb 2026–11 Mar 2026
11 March 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 11 Mar 2026 Adopted text TA10-0071/2026Report A10-0007/2026
2 February 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps · 6 Oct 2025–27 Jan 2026
27 January 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
12 January 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
2 December 2025
Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
6 October 2025
Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; CULT (Culture and Education), JURI (Legal Affairs), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) give an opinion.
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- 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 Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law”. Dossier, 11 March 2026. procId 2025-0136, reference 2025/0136(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0136 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F0136(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-0136 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-0136,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-03-11},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0136}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0136},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2025-0136, reference 2025/0136(NLE). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F0136(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}