Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0231(NLE)
Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime; Strengthening International Cooperation for Combating Certain Crimes Committed by Means of Information and Communications Technology Systems and for the Sharing of Evidence in Electronic Form of Serious Crimes
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 19 June 2026 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 27 January 2026
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 14 April 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 15 April 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 20 May 2026
- Adopted by the Council(done) 19 June 2026
Decided in plenary
20 May 2026 · decision 3
Justice, rule of law & rights, International agreement
United Nations Convention against Cybercrime
Consent given 497 for · 91 against · 46 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The consent means the EU can now ratify the convention, which the rapporteur recommends as an important tool for cooperation while stressing the need to apply its safeguards to protect 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.
- Moritz Körner (Renew)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Caterina Chinnici (EPP), Birgit Sippel (S&D), Fabrice Leggeri (Patriots), Assita Kanko (ECR), Markéta Gregorová (Greens), Giuseppe Antoci (The Left)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 20 May 2026
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, which aims to strengthen international cooperation against certain crimes committed via information and communications technology systems and to share electronic evidence of serious crimes.
Tabled for plenary· 15 Apr 2026
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, which aims to strengthen international cooperation against cybercrime and sharing of electronic evidence.
Committee draft· 9 Mar 2026
AI summary:The draft report recommends that Parliament give its consent to the Council decision concluding the UN Convention against Cybercrime on behalf of the EU.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
19 June 2026
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps
20 May 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 20 May 2026 Adopted text TA10-0176/2026Report A10-0090/2026
15 April 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
14 April 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
9 March 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.
27 January 2026
Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0231(NLE)