Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union and the United Mexican States
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 31 July 2026 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 18 June 2026
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 6 July 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 6 July 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 8 July 2026
- ✓ Adopted by the Council 31 July 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
- INTA — International Trade
- Rapporteur
- Borja GIMÉNEZ LARRAZ PPE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Hana JALLOUL MURO S&DEnikő GYŐRI PfEEmmanouil FRAGKOS ECRJoão COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO RenewManon AUBRY The Left
- For opinion
- AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development · rapporteur Veronika VRECIONOVÁ ECR
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: The versions differ only in formal points: the adopted text omits the committee opinion letter and its annex. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The versions differ only in formal points: the new version includes a committee opinion letter and a declaration of input. 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
- 31 July 2026 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- Plenary stage
- 8 July 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 474 Against 131 Abstained 60
Final vote on the draft Council decision at 13:21 · 71% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
- 7 July 2026 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 6 July 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 6 July 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 29 June 2026 Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 18 June 2026 Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) gives an opinion.
- 21 April 2026 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of INTA (International Trade) proposed changes to the draft.
- 19 March 2026 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.