2012/0231(NLE) Non-legislative procedure First reading

EU-Switzerland Cooperation Agreement on the European Satellite Navigation Programmes

Parliament is asked to approve a decision — typically an international agreement — which it can accept or reject but not amend.

Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 17 October 2025 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 16 June 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 16 July 2025
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 17 July 2025
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 10 September 2025
  5. ✓ Published as law 17 October 2025
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The Council takes the final decision, and the act is published in the Official Journal.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy
Rapporteur
Borys BUDKA PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
Sofie ERIKSSON S&D

The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.

The text, version by version

Committee draft Draft report (ITRE) 1 July 2025⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0146/2025 17 July 2025⇄ what changed Adopted by Parliament Adopted text TA10-0184/2025 10 September 2025

Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph.

Timeline

  1. Outcome
  2. 17 October 2025 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. Plenary stage
  4. 10 September 2025 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 10 September 2025 📄 Adopted text TA10-0184/2025📄 Report A10-0146/2025
    Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority
    For 627 Against 4 Abstained 33

    Final vote on the draft Council decision at 14:22 · 94% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

  5. 17 July 2025 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A10-0146/2025
  6. Committee stage
  7. 16 July 2025 Committee vote: report adopted

    ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  8. 1 July 2025 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (ITRE)
  9. 16 June 2025 Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.