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Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union
Consent given by an overwhelming majority
Parliament gave its consent.
- For
- 583
- Against
- 78
- Abstained
- 8
roll-call vote at 13:44 · 87% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Karin Karlsbro · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it. · Report A-10-2025-0089
AI:What this decision does
The European Parliament gave its consent to the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products.§1: source passage in the text This means the agreement, which entered into force in 2011 and was tacitly renewable, will expire on 30 November 2025.§4: source passage in the text Parliament's consent follows the Council's request and the committee's recommendation, and its position will be forwarded to the Council, the Commission, and the governments and parliaments of member states and Cameroon.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, ESN; Against: The Left; Divided: Patriots
- The Left Against 6 for, 35 against, 1 abstainedof 47
- Greens For 51 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 131 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 64 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 179 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 70 for, 4 against, 1 abstainedof 79
- Patriots Divided 44 for, 30 against, 0 abstainedof 90
- ESN For 26 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 12 for, 9 against, 6 abstainedof 30
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
12 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (35 of 42). For: 6, Abstained: 1
Elena Kountoura (Greece, for), Irene Montero (Spain, for), João Oliveira (Portugal, abstained), Konstantinos Arvanitis (Greece, for), Luke Ming Flanagan (Ireland, for)
2 more from The Left
Nikolas Farantouris (Greece, for), Nikos Pappas (Greece, for)
ECR voted for (70 of 75). Against: 4, Abstained: 1
Georgiana Teodorescu (Romania, abstained), Guillaume Peltier (France, against), Laurence Trochu (France, against), Marion Maréchal (France, against), Nicolas Bay (France, against)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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