Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on the protection of the environment through criminal 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: Parliament gave its consent on 8 July 2026. The Council can now conclude the act.
- ✓ Referred to committee 12 March 2026
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 3 June 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 12 June 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 8 July 2026
- 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
- JURI — Legal Affairs
- Rapporteur
- Ilhan KYUCHYUK Renew
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Daniel BUDA PPELeire PAJÍN S&DTobiasz BOCHEŃSKI ECRKira Marie PETER-HANSEN Verts/ALEMario FURORE The Left
- For opinion
- LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety
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
- Committee stage
- 23 October 2026 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in JURI (Legal Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- Plenary stage
- 8 July 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 499 Against 99 Abstained 69
Final vote on the draft Council decision at 13:21 · 75% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
- 12 June 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 3 June 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
JURI (Legal Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 20 April 2026 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in JURI (Legal Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 12 March 2026 Referred to the JURI (Legal Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) give an opinion.