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Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia on Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade in timber products to the European Union

Reference
2025/0259(NLE) Non-legislative procedure · consent
Where it stands
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 21 July 2026 and now EU law.
Stage
Adopted by the Council
Lead committee
International Trade INTA
More facts (7)
Rapporteur
Karin KARLSBRO
Shadow rapporteurs
6 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Last vote
17 Jun 2026 · Consent given
Versions
3 versions
Opinions from
DEVE
Listed as
2025/0259M in the vote records
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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) 15 December 2025
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 6 May 2026
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 7 May 2026
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 17 June 2026
  5. Adopted by the Council (done) 21 July 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
International Trade INTA
Rapporteur
Karin KARLSBRO (Renew)
Shadow rapporteurs
Lídia PEREIRA (EPP), Jean-Marc GERMAIN (S&D), Anna BRYŁKA (Patriots), Emmanouil FRAGKOS (ECR), Anna CAVAZZINI (Greens), Lynn BOYLAN (The Left)
Opinion: DEVE
Development · rapporteur Barry ANDREWS (Renew)

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
17 Jun 2026EU–Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination ConsentConsent given608 for, 38 against, 15 abstained by roll call

Voting grid

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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. 17 Jun 2026 Final vote on the motion for a resolution

    Adopted 542–52–70

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    Divided
    Patriots
    Divided
    ESN
    Against
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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 Parliament17 Jun 2026

    Adopted text TA10-0209/2026 TA-10-2026-0209

    Compare with tabled for plenary

  2. Tabled for plenary7 May 2026

    Report A10-0133/2026 A-10-2026-0133

    Compare with committee draft

  3. Committee draft25 Feb 2026

    Draft report (INTA) INTA-PR-784295

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0209/2026: Parliament gives its consent to the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products.
  • Report A10-0133/2026: Parliament gives its consent to the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products.
  • Draft report (INTA): The draft report recommends that Parliament give its consent to the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber.

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Committee opinions: Opinion (DEVE), Draft opinion (DEVE)

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 A10-0133/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0209/2026

    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 (INTA) → Report A10-0133/2026

    AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source

    The versions differ only in formal points: the agreement title is updated to remove "and derived".

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Timeline, 8

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

Outcome 1 step · 21 Jul 2026

  1. 21 July 2026

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

Plenary stage 2 steps · 7 May 2026–17 Jun 2026

  1. 17 June 2026

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 17 Jun 2026 Adopted text TA10-0209/2026Report A10-0133/2026

  2. 7 May 2026

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0133/2026

Committee stage 5 steps · 15 Dec 2025–6 May 2026

  1. 6 May 2026

    Committee vote: report adopted

    INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 14 April 2026

    DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (DEVE)

  3. 25 March 2026

    Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of INTA (International Trade) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (INTA)

  4. 25 February 2026

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (INTA)

  5. 15 December 2025

    Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; DEVE (Development) gives an opinion.

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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/2025-0259M
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “EU–Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination (Resolution)”. Dossier, 17 June 2026. procId 2025-0259M, reference 2025/0259M. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0259M (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-0259M (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-0259m,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{EU–Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination (Resolution)}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-06-17},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0259M}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0259M},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2025-0259M, reference 2025/0259M. Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}