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On the draft Council decision on the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the European Union

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On the draft Council decision on the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the European Union

Document INTA-PR-784295 · 14569/2025 – C100299/2025 – 2025/0259(NLE)

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Report parliamentary committee draft INTA-PR-784295
Date
25 February 2026
Committee
Committee on International Trade
Rapporteur
Karin Karlsbro
Dossier
2025/0259(NLE)
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EXT, PCOM, SILV
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14569/2025 – C100299/2025 – 2025/0259(NLE)
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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. The rapporteur regrets that Liberia has not honoured the agreement and believes termination is the best alternative.

Position. The rapporteur proposes that Parliament give its consent to the termination of the agreement.

Key points

  1. Parliament is asked to give its consent to the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement with Liberia.
  2. The agreement entered into force on 1 December 2013.
  3. The rapporteur regrets that Liberia has not been able to honour the agreement.
  4. The rapporteur believes that FLEGT VPAs are important but only work when both sides cooperate and adhere to commitments.
  5. The rapporteur believes termination is the best alternative in this case.

Who is affected

  • The European Union and the Republic of Liberia, as parties to the agreement being terminated.

Figures and deadlines

  • 1 December 2013: date the agreement entered into force.

Legal basis. Articles 207(4) first subparagraph and 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

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Draft european parliament legislative resolution

on the draft Council decision on the 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

(14569/2025 – C100299/2025 – 2025/0259(NLE))

(Consent)

The European Parliament,

–having regard to the draft Council decision (14569/2025),

–having regard to the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the European Union (FLEGT),

–having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Articles 207(4) first subparagraph and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C100299/2025),

–having regard to its non-legislative resolution of ... on the draft decision,

–having regard to Rule 107(1) and (4) and Rule 117(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

–having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade (A100000/2026),

1.Gives its consent to the termination of the agreement;

2.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Republic of Liberia.

Back matter, 2

Parts that accompany the text rather than belong to it: explanatory statement, annexes, opinions appended by other committees. Collapsed.

Explanatory statement 1 block

The Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the European Union (FLEGT) entered into force on 1 December 2013. The rapporteur regrets that Liberia has not been able to honour its VPA. While the rapporteur believes that FLEGT VPAs provide an important legal framework for both the EU and its partner countries, they can only work properly when both sides are willing to cooperate and to adhere to their commitments. In the present case, the rapporteur believes that the best alternative is to terminate the agreement.

Annex: declaration of input 4 blocks

Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, the rapporteur declares that she included in her report input on matters pertaining to the subject of the file that she received, in the preparation of the draft report, from the following interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from the following representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies:

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2. Representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies

The list above is drawn up under the exclusive responsibility of the rapporteur.

Where natural persons are identified in the list by their name, by their function or by both, the rapporteur declares that she has submitted to the natural persons concerned the European Parliament's Data Protection Notice No 484 (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/data-protect/index.do), which sets out the conditions applicable to the processing of their personal data and the rights linked to that processing.

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European Parliament (2026). “DRAFT RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the European Union”. Text, 25 February 2026. docId INTA-PR-784295. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/INTA-PR-784295 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/INTA-PR-784295 (CC BY 4.0).
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