Where the law stands, Dossier 2024/0052(NLE)
Agreement between the European Union, Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway on an EEA Financial Mechanism for the period May 2021 - April 2028, the Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Union on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period May 2021 - April 2028, the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway and the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Iceland
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 20 May 2025 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 7 October 2024
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 20 March 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 21 March 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 2 April 2025
- Adopted by the Council(done) 20 May 2025
Decided in plenary
2 April 2025 · decision 2
Trade & customs, International agreement
Agreements on Financial Mechanisms for the period May 2021 - April 2028 (EEA: EU-Iceland-Liechtenstein-Norway; Norwegian: EU-Norway); Additional Protocols to EEC-Norway Agreement and to EEC-Iceland Agreement
Consent given 528 for · 121 against · 32 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:These arrangements provide a financial contribution to economic and social cohesion in the EEA, with new concessions and flexibility on unexhausted quotas.
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
- International Trade
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Željana Zovko (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Javier Moreno Sánchez (S&D), Kris van Dijck (ECR), Karin Karlsbro (Renew), Vicent Marzà Ibáñez (Greens)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Fisheries
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 2 Apr 2025
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreements on the EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms for May 2021–April 2028 and the additional protocols to the EEC-Norway and EEC-Iceland agreements.
Tabled for plenary· 21 Mar 2025
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanism agreements and the additional protocols with Iceland and Norway for May 2021-April 2028.
Committee draft· 3 Mar 2025
AI summary:The draft report recommends that Parliament give its consent to the conclusion of four agreements and protocols between the EU and Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway on financial mechanisms and fisheries for 2021-2028.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
20 May 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps
2 April 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 2 Apr 2025 Adopted text TA10-0052/2025Report A10-0036/2025
21 March 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
20 March 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
3 March 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
7 October 2024
Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; PECH (Fisheries) gives an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2024/0052(NLE)