Where the law stands, Dossier 2024/0245(NLE)
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
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
Plenary vote
Parliament gave its consent on 17 June 2025. The Council can now conclude the act.
- Referred to committee(done) 31 March 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 15 May 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 16 May 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 17 June 2025
- Adopted by the Council(to come)
Decided in plenary
17 June 2025 · decision 5
Climate & environment, International agreement
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 583 for · 78 against · 8 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary: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.
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.
- Karin Karlsbro (Renew)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Lídia Pereira (EPP), Jean-Marc Germain (S&D), Emmanouil Fragkos (ECR), Anna Cavazzini (Greens), Lynn Boylan (The Left)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Development· rapporteurAna Miranda Paz (Greens)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 17 Jun 2025
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber.
Tabled for plenary· 16 May 2025
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber.
Committee draft· 14 Mar 2025
AI summary:The European Parliament gives its consent to the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber.
Committee opinions: Opinion (DEVE), Draft opinion (DEVE)
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 2 steps
17 June 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 17 Jun 2025 Adopted text TA10-0118/2025Report A10-0089/2025
16 May 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 5 steps
15 May 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
24 April 2025
DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
31 March 2025
Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; DEVE (Development) gives an opinion.
27 March 2025
Draft opinion from DEVE (Development)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
14 March 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2024/0245(NLE)