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Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law

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 13 May 2026 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 6 October 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 27 January 2026
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 2 February 2026
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 11 March 2026
  5. ✓ Adopted by the Council 13 May 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
Rapporteurs
José CEPEDA S&DPaulo CUNHA PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
Dimitris TSIODRAS PPEElisabeth DIERINGER PfEKosma ZŁOTOWSKI ECRAna Catarina MENDES S&DNikola BARTŮŠEK PfEGiuseppe MILAZZO ECRSophie WILMÈS RenewHannah NEUMANN Verts/ALEEstrella GALÁN The Left
For opinion
CULT — Culture and Education · rapporteur Nela RIEHL Verts/ALEJURI — Legal Affairs ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy

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 TA10-0071/2026 11 March 2026 ✦ Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0007/2026 2 February 2026 ✦ Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, which is the first international legally binding treaty on AI governance.

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. Outcome
  2. 13 May 2026 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. Plenary stage
  4. 11 March 2026 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 11 March 2026 📄 Adopted text TA10-0071/2026📄 Report A10-0007/2026
    Adopted Adopted by a large majority
    For 455 Against 101 Abstained 74

    Final vote on the draft Council decision at 12:49 · 72% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

  5. 2 February 2026 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A10-0007/2026
  6. Committee stage
  7. 27 January 2026 Committee vote: report adopted

    LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  8. 12 January 2026 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 CJ40-PR-779657
  9. 2 December 2025 Committee opinion adopted

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

    📄 CULT-AL-779544
  10. 6 October 2025 Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; CULT (Culture and Education), JURI (Legal Affairs), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) give an opinion.