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Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Arab Republic of Egypt on the general principles for the participation of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Union programmes

A decision the Council takes on its own. Depending on the Treaty article, Parliament either gives its consent — accepting or rejecting the text without amending it — or is consulted and gives an opinion.

Where it stands: Parliament approved the text on 23 April 2024. The Council takes the final decision.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 26 February 2024
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 9 April 2024
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 11 April 2024
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 23 April 2024
  5. 5 Adopted by the Council
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
AFET — Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur
Michael GAHLER PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
MEP #197650 S&DCharlie WEIMERS ECRChristophe GRUDLER RenewMounir SATOURI Verts/ALE

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

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA9-0306/2024 23 April 2024 ✦ Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement with Egypt on the general principles for Egypt's participation in Union programmes.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A9-0175/2024 11 April 2024 ✦ Parliament's committee report asks Parliament to give its consent to the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement with Egypt. The Protocol sets out general principles for Egypt's participation in Union programmes.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (AFET) 6 March 2024 ✦ This is a draft report by the Committee on Foreign Affairs on a draft Council decision to conclude a Protocol with Egypt on the general principles for Egypt's participation in Union programmes.

Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.

Timeline

  1. Plenary stage
  2. 23 April 2024 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 23 April 2024 📄 Adopted text TA9-0306/2024📄 Report A9-0175/2024
    Adopted Adopted by a large majority
    For 456 Against 53 Abstained 90

    Final vote on the draft Council decision at 13:55 · 76% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

  3. 11 April 2024 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A9-0175/2024
  4. Committee stage
  5. 9 April 2024 Committee vote: report adopted

    AFET (Foreign Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  6. 6 March 2024 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in AFET (Foreign Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (AFET)
  7. 26 February 2024 Referred to the AFET (Foreign Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.