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Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime; Strengthening International Cooperation for Combating Certain Crimes Committed by Means of Information and Communications Technology Systems and for the Sharing of Evidence in Electronic Form of Serious Crimes

Reference
2025/0231(NLE) Non-legislative procedure · consent
Where it stands
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 19 June 2026 and now EU law.
Stage
Adopted by the Council
Lead committee
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE
More facts (5)
Rapporteur
Moritz KÖRNER
Shadow rapporteurs
6 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Last vote
20 May 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) 27 January 2026
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 14 April 2026
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 15 April 2026
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 20 May 2026
  5. Adopted by the Council (done) 19 June 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
Moritz KÖRNER (Renew)
Shadow rapporteurs
Caterina CHINNICI (EPP), Birgit SIPPEL (S&D), Fabrice LEGGERI (Patriots), Assita KANKO (ECR), Markéta GREGOROVÁ (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
20 May 2026United Nations Convention against Cybercrime ConsentConsent given497 for, 91 against, 46 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. 20 May 2026 Final vote on the draft Council decision

    Adopted 497–91–46

    The Left
    Divided
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    Abst.
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The people on this dossier — pick up to 6. Each gets a column with their own position.

Versions, 3

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

  1. Adopted by Parliament20 May 2026

    Adopted text TA10-0176/2026 TA-10-2026-0176

    Compare with tabled for plenary

  2. Tabled for plenary15 Apr 2026

    Report A10-0090/2026 A-10-2026-0090

    Compare with committee draft

  3. Committee draft9 Mar 2026

    Draft report (LIBE) LIBE-PR-785296

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0176/2026: Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, which aims to strengthen international cooperation against certain crimes committed via information and communications technology systems and to share electronic evidence of serious crimes.
  • Report A10-0090/2026: Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, which aims to strengthen international cooperation against cybercrime and sharing of electronic evidence.
  • Draft report (LIBE): The draft report recommends that Parliament give its consent to the Council decision concluding the UN Convention against Cybercrime on behalf of the EU.

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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 A10-0090/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0176/2026

    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 (LIBE) → Report A10-0090/2026

    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

Timeline, 6

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

Outcome 1 step · 19 Jun 2026

  1. 19 June 2026

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

Plenary stage 2 steps · 15 Apr 2026–20 May 2026

  1. 20 May 2026

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 20 May 2026 Adopted text TA10-0176/2026Report A10-0090/2026

  2. 15 April 2026

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0090/2026

Committee stage 3 steps · 27 Jan 2026–14 Apr 2026

  1. 14 April 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. 9 March 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. 27 January 2026

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

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

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Sources & citation

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Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0231
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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 United Nations Convention against Cybercrime; Strengthening International Cooperation for Combating Certain Crimes Committed by Means of Information and Communications Technology Systems and for the Sharing of Evidence in Electronic Form of Serious Crimes”. Dossier, 20 May 2026. procId 2025-0231, reference 2025/0231(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0231 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F0231(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-0231 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-0231,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime; Strengthening International Cooperation for Combating Certain Crimes Committed by Means of Information and Communications Technology Systems and for the Sharing of Evidence in Electronic Form of Serious Crimes}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-05-20},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0231}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0231},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2025-0231, reference 2025/0231(NLE). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F0231(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}