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Resolution on a topical subject First reading

Multilateral negotiations in view of the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, 26 to 29 March 2026

A resolution tabled by political groups, usually on an urgent matter or in reaction to a statement by the Commission or Council. Not binding.

Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 12 March 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee
  2. ✓ Committee work INTA (International Trade) preparing the report
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 12 March 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
INTA — International Trade
Rapporteurs
Jörgen WARBORN PPEBernd LANGE 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 TA10-0086/2026 12 March 2026 ✦ Parliament's resolution on the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference calls for a successful outcome and comprehensive modernisation of the WTO, including restoring the dispute settlement system and reforming decision-making.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Motion for a resolution B10-0155/2026 3 March 2026 ✦ This resolution sets out Parliament's position ahead of the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, calling for WTO modernisation, a restored dispute settlement system, and progress on fisheries subsidies, agriculture, e-commerce, and investment facilitation.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The versions differ only in formal points: punctuation in SDG target references is corrected. 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

  1. Plenary stage
  2. 12 March 2026 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 12 March 2026 📄 Motion for a resolution B10-0155/2026📄 Adopted text TA10-0086/2026
    Adopted Adopted
    How the vote unfolded · 3 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 3 ballots in voting order
    1. Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 12 12:17 B10-0155/2026 – After § 12 – Am 1
    Rejected
    2. Separate vote on paragraph 21
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    3. Final vote — text as a whole Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
  3. 11 March 2026 Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 11 March 2026
  4. 6 March 2026 1 amendment tabled for the plenary vote

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

    📄 Amendment 1
  5. Committee stage
  6. 29 January 2026 Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of INTA (International Trade) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (INTA)