Skip to content
Ordinary legislative procedure First reading

Temporary trade-liberalisation measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products under the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part

A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.

Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 29 May 2024 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 26 February 2024
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 7 March 2024
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 7 March 2024
  4. ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 9 April 2024
  5. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 23 April 2024
  6. ✓ Published as law 29 May 2024
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. For a law, Parliament’s adopted text is its first-reading position; Parliament and the Council then negotiate a common text (trilogues) which both must approve before it is published as law.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
INTA — International Trade
Rapporteur
Sandra KALNIETE PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
MEP #197496 S&DUrmas PAET RenewMarkéta GREGOROVÁ Verts/ALEMEP #197566 ECRMEP #197481 IDMEP #96646 The Left
For opinion
BUDG — Budgets AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development · rapporteur MEP #197838 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

Timeline

  1. Outcome
  2. 29 May 2024 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. 14 May 2024 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council

    The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.

  4. Plenary stage
  5. Adopted Adopted by a large majority
    For 428 Against 131 Abstained 44

    Final vote on the provisional agreement at 13:53 · 71% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 2 ballots

    adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

    Show all 2 ballots in voting order
    1. Final vote on the provisional agreement 13:53 A9-0077/2024 – Sandra Kalniete – Provisional agreement – Am 29
    Adopted
    2. Commission statements
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
  6. Negotiations with the Council
  7. 9 April 2024 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

    The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.

  8. 13 March 2024 Parliament opened negotiations with the Council

    After its vote Parliament sent the file back to committee, so that its negotiators can seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).

  9. Plenary stage
  10. Adopted Adopted by a clear majority
    For 347 Against 117 Abstained 99

    Final vote at 17:12 · 62% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 15 ballots

    adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

    Show all 15 ballots in voting order
    1. Amendment 25 17:08 A9-0077/2024 – Sandra Kalniete – Rejection – Am 25
    Rejected
    2. Amendment 19 to Article 1, after paragraph 2 17:09 A9-0077/2024 – Sandra Kalniete – Article 1, after § 2 – Am 19
    Rejected
    3. Amendment 27 to Article 4, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1 17:09 A9-0077/2024 – Sandra Kalniete – Article 4, § 1, sub§ 1 – Am 27
    Rejected
    4. Amendment 3 to Article 4, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1 17:09 A9-0077/2024 – Sandra Kalniete – Article 4, § 1, sub§ 1 – Am 3
    Rejected
    5. Amendments 12 + 14 + 15 (voted as one) 17:10 A9-0077/2024 – Sandra Kalniete – Safeguard Measures – Am 12, 14, 15
    Rejected
    6. Amendments 23 + 24 + 26 + 28 (voted as one) 17:10 A9-0077/2024 – Sandra Kalniete – Safeguard Measures – Am 23,24= 26,28=
    Adopted
    10. Amendment 5 to Article 4, paragraph 7, subparagraph 1, point a 17:10 A9-0077/2024 – Sandra Kalniete – Article 4, § 7, sub§ 1, point a – Am 5
    Rejected
    11. Separate vote on Article 4, paragraph 7, subparagraph 1, point b
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    12. Amendment 9 to Article 4, after paragraph 8 17:11 A9-0077/2024 – Sandra Kalniete – Article 4, after § 8 – Am 9
    Rejected
    13. Vote on text inserted after recital 8
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    14. Final vote 17:12 A9-0077/2024 – Sandra Kalniete – Commission proposal
    Adopted
    15. Referral back to committee Request for referral back (Rule 59(4))
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
  11. 7 March 2024 Report tabled for plenary

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

  12. Committee stage
  13. 7 March 2024 Committee vote: report adopted

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

  14. 26 February 2024 AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) adopted its opinion

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

  15. 26 February 2024 Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; BUDG (Budgets), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) give an opinion.

  16. 23 February 2024 Amendments tabled in committee

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

  17. 16 February 2024 Draft opinion from AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

  18. 9 February 2024 Draft report published

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