Parliament’s vote records list this file as 2024/0159M; its procedure register has it as 2024/0159(NLE).
Protocol on the Implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024-2029)
Parliament is asked to approve the decision. It can accept or reject the text as a whole but cannot amend it.
Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 21 May 2025 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 10 October 2024
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 18 March 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 20 March 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 2 April 2025
- ✓ Adopted by the Council 21 May 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
- PECH — Fisheries
- Rapporteur
- Eric SARGIACOMO S&D
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Paulo DO NASCIMENTO CABRAL PPEAntónio TÂNGER CORRÊA PfEGiuseppe MILAZZO ECROihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ RenewMélissa CAMARA Verts/ALEEmma FOURREAU The Left
- For opinion
- DEVE — Development · rapporteur Udo BULLMANN 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
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: Adds a budgetary assessment from the Committee on Budgets with financial figures and recommendations. Updates the population figure for Guinea-Bissau. The other changes are formal: spelling corrections and rephrasing. see the changes →
Committee opinions: Opinion (DEVE),Opinion (BUDG),Draft opinion (BUDG),Draft opinion (DEVE)
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
- Outcome
- 21 May 2025 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- Plenary stage
- 2 April 2025 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 518 Against 104 Abstained 61
Final vote on the draft Council decision at 13:29 · 76% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
- 20 March 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 18 March 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
PECH (Fisheries) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 28 January 2025 DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 27 November 2024 Draft opinion from DEVE (Development)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 21 November 2024 BUDG (Budgets) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 14 November 2024 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in PECH (Fisheries). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 10 October 2024 Referred to the PECH (Fisheries) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; DEVE (Development) gives an opinion.
- 3 October 2024 Draft opinion from BUDG (Budgets)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.