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EU political strategy on Latin America

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 8 October 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 8 May 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 23 September 2025
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 30 September 2025
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 8 October 2025
  5. ✓ Parliament’s position Final
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 adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
AFET — Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur
Davor Ivo STIER PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
Javi LÓPEZ S&DHermann TERTSCH PfECarlo FIDANZA ECRUrmas PAET RenewDiana RIBA I GINER Verts/ALEIrene MONTERO The Left
For opinion
DEVE — Development · rapporteur Leire PAJÍN S&D

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 TA10-0221/2025 8 October 2025 ✦ Parliament's resolution on an EU political strategy for Latin America sets out priorities for the EU-LAC partnership, including democracy, human rights, sustainable development, trade, security, and cooperation against authoritarian influence.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0171/2025 30 September 2025 ✦ The report sets out Parliament's strategy for EU relations with Latin America and the Caribbean, covering political, economic, development, security, and human rights cooperation.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (AFET) 2 May 2025 ✦ This draft report proposes an EU political strategy on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), calling for renewed engagement, condemnation of authoritarian regimes, and stronger cooperation on trade, security, and global issues ahead of the 2025 EU-CELAC summit.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The only substantive change is the removal of a paragraph welcoming the EU-Mercosur agreement. The other changes are formal or wording: a percentage and decimal separator update, and an acronym simplification. see the changes →

Committee opinions: Draft opinion (DEVE),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

  1. Plenary stage
  2. 8 October 2025 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 8 October 2025 📄 Report A10-0171/2025📄 Adopted text TA10-0221/2025
    Adopted Adopted by a clear majority
    For 354 Against 195 Abstained 77

    Final vote — text as a whole at 14:03 · 57% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 5 ballots

    adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

    Show all 5 ballots in voting order
    1. Amendment 1 to paragraph 11 14:02 A10-0171/2025 – Davor Ivo Stier – § 11 – Am 1
    Rejected
    2. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 14
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    3. Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 14 14:02 A10-0171/2025 – Davor Ivo Stier – After § 14 – Am 3
    Rejected
    4. Separate vote on paragraph 29 14:02 A10-0171/2025 – Davor Ivo Stier – § 29
    Rejected
    5. Final vote — text as a whole 14:03 A10-0171/2025 – Davor Ivo Stier – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
    Adopted
  3. 7 October 2025 Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 7 October 2025 📄 Report A10-0171/2025
  4. 3 October 2025 3 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    📄 Amendments 1–3
  5. 30 September 2025 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A10-0171/2025
  6. Committee stage
  7. 23 September 2025 Committee vote: report adopted

    AFET (Foreign Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  8. 15 July 2025 DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion

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

    📄 Opinion (DEVE)
  9. 17 June 2025 Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of AFET (Foreign Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (AFET)
  10. 15 May 2025 Draft opinion from DEVE (Development)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (DEVE)
  11. 8 May 2025 Referred to the AFET (Foreign Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; DEVE (Development) gives an opinion.

  12. 2 May 2025 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in AFET (Foreign Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (AFET)