Parliament’s vote records list this file as 2024/0245M; its procedure register has it as 2024/0245(NLE).
Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union
Parliament is asked to approve the decision. It can accept or reject the text as a whole but cannot amend it.
Where it stands: Parliament gave its consent on 17 June 2025. The Council can now conclude the act.
- ✓ Referred to committee 31 March 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 15 May 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 16 May 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 17 June 2025
- 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
- INTA — International Trade
- Rapporteur
- Karin KARLSBRO Renew
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Lídia PEREIRA PPEJean-Marc GERMAIN S&DEmmanouil FRAGKOS ECRAnna CAVAZZINI Verts/ALELynn BOYLAN The Left
- For opinion
- DEVE — Development · rapporteur Ana MIRANDA PAZ 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
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: 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 opinions: Opinion (DEVE),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
- Plenary stage
- 17 June 2025 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 583 Against 78 Abstained 8
Final vote on the draft Council decision at 13:44 · 87% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
- 16 May 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 15 May 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 24 April 2025 DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 31 March 2025 Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; DEVE (Development) gives an opinion.
- 27 March 2025 Draft opinion from DEVE (Development)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 14 March 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.