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Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on promoting transnational governance on water in the interests of conflict prevention and peace

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 17 June 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 13 November 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 3 June 2026
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 5 June 2026
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 17 June 2026
  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
Leoluca ORLANDO Verts/ALE
Shadow rapporteurs
Ingeborg TER LAAK PPEMatjaž NEMEC S&DAntónio TÂNGER CORRÊA PfEAssita KANKO ECRPetras AUŠTREVIČIUS RenewPernando BARRENA ARZA The Left
For opinion
DEVE — Development · rapporteur György HÖLVÉNYI PfE

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 TA10-0221/2026 17 June 2026 ✦ Parliament recommends that the Council, the Commission and the High Representative increase the role of transboundary water governance in EU external action to prevent conflicts, address water stress as a security risk, and support cooperation on shared water resources worldwide.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0150/2026 5 June 2026 ✦ Parliament recommends that the Council, Commission and EU foreign policy chief make transboundary water governance a central tool of EU external action for conflict prevention and peace, addressing water stress as a security risk and supporting cooperation agreements, funding, and monitoring worldwide.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (AFET) 5 February 2026 ✦ This draft report recommends that the Council, Commission and High Representative promote transnational water governance to prevent conflicts and build peace.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The only substantive change is removing the explicit mention of countries and business sectors in the fair distribution of water. The other change is formal: decimal separators are updated to European style. see the changes →

Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: Adds extensive new recitals on global water crises, conflicts, and human rights, including specific cases in Ukraine, Gaza, and the Middle East. Expands recommendations to integrate water stress into EU security policy and respect partner sovereignty in water management. Adds support for partner legal frameworks, blue diplomacy, and civil society involvement in water governance. Rewrites funding and cooperation actions, adding new measures on environmental defenders, public-private partnerships, and international law enforcement. 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. 17 June 2026 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 17 June 2026 📄 Report A10-0150/2026📄 Adopted text TA10-0221/2026
    Adopted Adopted by a large majority
    For 431 Against 111 Abstained 103

    Final vote — text as a whole at 14:35 · 67% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 8 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 8 ballots in voting order
    1. Amendment 4 to paragraph 1, after point k 14:33 A10-0150/2026 – Leoluca Orlando – § 1, after point k – Am 4
    Rejected
    2. Separate vote on paragraph 1, point n
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    3. Amendment 7 to paragraph 1, point u 14:34 A10-0150/2026 – Leoluca Orlando – § 1, point u – Am 7
    Rejected
    4. Amendment 1, adding text after Recital J 14:34 A10-0150/2026 – Leoluca Orlando – After Recital J – Am 1
    Rejected
    5. Amendment 5 to recital R 14:34 A10-0150/2026 – Leoluca Orlando – Recital R – Am 5
    Rejected
    6. Amendment 2 to recital S 14:34 A10-0150/2026 – Leoluca Orlando – Recital S – Am 2
    Rejected
    7. Amendment 3 to recital T 14:34 A10-0150/2026 – Leoluca Orlando – Recital T – Am 3
    Rejected
    8. Final vote — text as a whole 14:35 A10-0150/2026 – Leoluca Orlando – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
    Adopted
  3. 10 June 2026 7 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

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

    📄 Amendments 1–4📄 Amendments 5–7
  4. 5 June 2026 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A10-0150/2026
  5. Committee stage
  6. 3 June 2026 Committee vote: report adopted

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

  7. 5 May 2026 DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion

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

    📄 Opinion (DEVE)
  8. 5 March 2026 Amendments tabled in committee

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

    📄 Amendments in committee (AFET)
  9. 5 February 2026 Draft report published

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

    📄 Draft report (AFET)
  10. 13 November 2025 Referred to the AFET (Foreign Affairs) committee

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