Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0120(NLE)
Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and the Republic of Ecuador, of the other part, on cooperation between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combatting serious crime and terrorism
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 15 April 2026 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 20 October 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 23 February 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 25 February 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 11 March 2026
- Adopted by the Council(done) 15 April 2026
Decided in plenary
11 March 2026 · decision 3
Digital, AI & data, International agreement
EU-Ecuador Agreement: cooperation between Europol and the Ecuadorian authorities competent for combating serious crime and terrorism
Consent given 586 for · 21 against · 11 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The agreement allows Europol and Ecuadorian authorities to exchange personal data to fight serious crime and terrorism, with safeguards for privacy and fundamental rights.
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
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Matthieu Valet (Patriots)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Caterina Chinnici (EPP), Sandro Ruotolo (S&D), Charlie Weimers (ECR), Raquel García Hermida-Van der Walle (Renew), Saskia Bricmont (Greens), Giuseppe Antoci (The Left)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 11 Mar 2026
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement between the EU and Ecuador on cooperation between Europol and Ecuadorian authorities to combat serious crime and terrorism.
Tabled for plenary· 25 Feb 2026
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the EU-Ecuador agreement allowing Europol to exchange personal data with Ecuadorian authorities to fight serious crime and terrorism.
Committee draft· 13 Jan 2026
AI summary:The draft report recommends that Parliament consent to the EU-Ecuador agreement allowing Europol to exchange personal data with Ecuadorian authorities to fight serious crime and terrorism.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
15 April 2026
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps
11 March 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 11 Mar 2026 Adopted text TA10-0072/2026Report A10-0028/2026
25 February 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 3 steps
23 February 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
13 January 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
20 October 2025
Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0120(NLE)