Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0259(NLE)
Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia on Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade in timber products to the European 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. · listed as 2025/0259M in the vote records
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 21 July 2026 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 15 December 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 6 May 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 7 May 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 17 June 2026
- Adopted by the Council(done) 21 July 2026
Decided in plenary
17 June 2026 · decision 8
Climate & environment, International agreement
EU–Liberia Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products: termination
Consent given 608 for · 38 against · 15 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The agreement, which entered into force on 1 December 2013, is being terminated because Liberia has not been able to honour its commitments.
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
AI summary:The versions differ only in formal points: the agreement title is updated to remove "and derived".
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), Anna Bryłka (Patriots), Emmanouil Fragkos (ECR), Anna Cavazzini (Greens), Lynn Boylan (The Left)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Development· rapporteurBarry Andrews (Renew)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 17 Jun 2026
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products.
Tabled for plenary· 7 May 2026
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products.
Committee draft· 25 Feb 2026
AI summary:The draft report recommends that Parliament give its consent to the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber.
Committee opinions: Opinion (DEVE), Draft opinion (DEVE)
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
21 July 2026
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps
17 June 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 17 Jun 2026 Adopted text TA10-0209/2026Report A10-0133/2026
7 May 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 5 steps
6 May 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
14 April 2026
DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
25 March 2026
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of INTA (International Trade) proposed changes to the draft.
25 February 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
15 December 2025
Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; DEVE (Development) gives an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0259(NLE)