Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on the protection of the environment through criminal law

1. ✓ Referred to committee (done) 12 March 2026
2. ✓ Committee work (done) Report adopted 3 June 2026
3. ✓ Tabled for plenary (done) 12 June 2026
4. ✓ Plenary vote (done) Adopted 8 July 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

Legal Affairs JURI

Rapporteur

Ilhan KYUCHYUK (Renew)

Shadow rapporteurs

Daniel BUDA (EPP), Leire PAJÍN (S&D), Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI (ECR), Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN (Greens), Mario FURORE (The Left)

Opinion: LIBE

Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Opinion: ENVI

Environment, Climate and Food Safety

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. 8 Jul 2026 Final vote on the draft Council decision

   Adopted 499–99–69

   The Left

   For ✓

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   Abst. ○

   Patriots

   Against ✗

   ESN

   Against ✗

1. Adopted by Parliament8 Jul 2026

   Adopted text TA10-0256/2026 TA-10-2026-0256

   Compare with tabled for plenary

2. Tabled for plenary12 Jun 2026

   Report A10-0156/2026 A-10-2026-0156

   Compare with committee draft

3. Committee draft20 Apr 2026

   Draft report (JURI) JURI-PR-786991

1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0156/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0256/2026

   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 (JURI) → Report A10-0156/2026

   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

Permalink

https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0244

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). “Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on the protection of the environment through criminal law”. Dossier, 8 July 2026. procId 2025-0244, reference 2025/0244(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0244 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F0244(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-0244 (CC BY 4.0).

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