Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning an enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the light of the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty

1. ✓ Referred to committee (done) 11 September 2025
2. ✓ Committee work (done) Report adopted 25 February 2026
3. ✓ Tabled for plenary (done) 27 February 2026
4. ✓ Plenary vote (done) Adopted 11 March 2026
5. ✓ Parliament’s position (done) Final

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

Lead committee

Foreign Affairs AFET

Author

Tobias CREMER (S&D)

Shadow rapporteurs

Sebastião BUGALHO (EPP), António TÂNGER CORRÊA (Patriots), Reinis POZŅAKS (ECR), Dan BARNA (Renew), Ville NIINISTÖ (Greens), Marc BOTENGA (The Left)

Opinion: INTA

International Trade · rapporteur Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ (S&D)

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. 11 Mar 2026 Amendment 1 to paragraph 1, after point f

   Rejected 110–494–28

   The Left

   For ✓

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   Against ✗

   Patriots

   Against ✗

   ESN

   Against ✗

2. 11 Mar 2026 Amendment 2 to paragraph 1, after point v

   Rejected 68–502–48

   The Left

   For ✓

   Greens

   Abst. ○

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   Against ✗

   Patriots

   Against ✗

   ESN

   Against ✗

3. 11 Mar 2026 Final vote — text as a whole

   Adopted 482–108–42

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   Divided ÷

   ESN

   Against ✗

1. Adopted by Parliament11 Mar 2026

   Adopted text TA10-0078/2026 TA-10-2026-0078

   Compare with tabled for plenary

2. Tabled for plenary27 Feb 2026

   Report A10-0035/2026 A-10-2026-0035

   Compare with committee draft

3. Committee draft16 Oct 2025

   Draft report (AFET) AFET-PR-778092

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

1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0035/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0078/2026

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

   The versions differ only in formal points: a decimal separator is corrected.

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2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (AFET) → Report A10-0035/2026

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

   The report greatly expands the scope of EU-Canada cooperation, adding many new areas such as defence, Arctic security, digital trade, and democratic resilience. It strengthens language on countering Russia, China, and other threats, and on supporting Ukraine and the rules-based order. It adds specific calls for action on CETA implementation, including ratification and enforcement, and on indigenous peoples' rights. It introduces new topics like AI, cybersecurity, and the Green Alliance, and expands cooperation to include municipal authorities. The other changes are substantive expansions and rephrasing across many paragraphs, with no purely formal or wording-only changes.

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Permalink

https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2168

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). “Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning an enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the light of the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty”. Dossier, 11 March 2026. procId 2025-2168, reference 2025/2168(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2168 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F2168(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-2168 (CC BY 4.0).

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