Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning an enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the light of the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty
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 11 March 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
- ✓ Referred to committee 11 September 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 25 February 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 27 February 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 11 March 2026
- ✓ 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
- Tobias CREMER S&D
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Sebastião BUGALHO PPEAntónio TÂNGER CORRÊA PfEReinis POZŅAKS ECRDan BARNA RenewVille NIINISTÖ Verts/ALEMarc BOTENGA The Left
- For opinion
- INTA — International Trade · rapporteur Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ 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
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The versions differ only in formal points: a decimal separator is corrected. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The report greatly expands the scope of EU-Canada cooperation, adding many new areas such as defence, Arctic security, digital trade, and democratic resilience. It strengthens language on countering Russia, China, and other threats, and on supporting Ukraine and the rules-based order. It adds specific calls for action on CETA implementation, including ratification and enforcement, and on indigenous peoples' rights. It introduces new topics like AI, cybersecurity, and the Green Alliance, and expands cooperation to include municipal authorities. The other changes are substantive expansions and rephrasing across many paragraphs, with no purely formal or wording-only changes. see the changes →
Committee opinions: Opinion (INTA),Draft opinion (INTA)
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
- Plenary stage
- 11 March 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 482 Against 108 Abstained 42
Final vote — text as a whole at 13:09 · 76% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 12 ballots in voting order
1. Separate vote on paragraph 1, point fAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded2. Separate vote on paragraph 1, point fAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded3. Amendment 1 to paragraph 1, after point f 13:08 A10-0035/2026 – Tobias Cremer – § 1, after point f – Am 1Rejected4. Amendment 2 to paragraph 1, after point v 13:08 A10-0035/2026 – Tobias Cremer – § 1, after point v – Am 2Rejected5. Separate vote on paragraph 1, point xAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded6. Separate vote on paragraph 1, point xAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded7. Separate vote on paragraph 1, after point asRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded8. Separate vote on paragraph 1, point axAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded9. Separate vote on paragraph 1, point bcAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded10. Separate vote on paragraph 1, point beAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded11. Separate vote on paragraph 1, point beAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded12. Final vote — text as a whole 13:09 A10-0035/2026 – Tobias Cremer – Draft recommendation (as a whole)Adopted - 10 March 2026 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 3 March 2026 3 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 27 February 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 25 February 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
AFET (Foreign Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 27 January 2026 INTA (International Trade) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 12 November 2025 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of AFET (Foreign Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
- 16 October 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in AFET (Foreign Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 11 September 2025 Referred to the AFET (Foreign Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; INTA (International Trade) gives an opinion.