Where the law stands, Dossier 2012/0231(NLE)
EU-Switzerland Cooperation Agreement on the European Satellite Navigation Programmes
Non-legislative procedure (NLE): for example international agreements, appointments or opinions. · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.
Parliament is asked to approve the decision. It can accept or reject the text as a whole but cannot amend it.
Where it stands
Adopted by the Council
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 17 October 2025 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 16 June 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 16 July 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 17 July 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 10 September 2025
- Adopted by the Council(done) 17 October 2025
Decided in plenary
10 September 2025 · decision 9
Digital, AI & data, International agreement
EU-Switzerland Cooperation Agreement: European Satellite Navigation Programmes
Consent given 627 for · 4 against · 33 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The European Parliament voted on a draft Council decision to conclude a cooperation agreement between the EU and Switzerland on European satellite navigation programmes.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Industry, Research and Energy
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Borys Budka (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Sofie Eriksson (S&D)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 10 Sept 2025
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the European Satellite Navigation Programmes.
Tabled for plenary· 17 Jul 2025
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the European Satellite Navigation Programmes.
Committee draft· 1 Jul 2025
AI summary:The European Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the European Satellite Navigation Programmes.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
17 October 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps
10 September 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 10 Sept 2025 Adopted text TA10-0184/2025Report A10-0146/2025
17 July 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 3 steps
16 July 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
1 July 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
16 June 2025
Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2012/0231(NLE)