Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Ecuador, of the other part, on cooperation between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combatting serious crime and terrorism
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 15 April 2026 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 20 October 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 23 February 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 25 February 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 11 March 2026
- ✓ Adopted by the Council 15 April 2026
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
- LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
- Rapporteur
- Matthieu VALET PfE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Caterina CHINNICI PPESandro RUOTOLO S&DCharlie WEIMERS ECRRaquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE RenewSaskia BRICMONT Verts/ALEGiuseppe ANTOCI The Left
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 →
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
- 15 April 2026 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- Plenary stage
- 11 March 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 586 Against 21 Abstained 11
Final vote on the draft Council decision at 12:52 · 95% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
- 25 February 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 23 February 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 13 January 2026 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 20 October 2025 Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.