Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0271(NLE)
Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union and the United Mexican States
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 31 July 2026 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 18 June 2026
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 6 July 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 6 July 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 8 July 2026
- Adopted by the Council(done) 31 July 2026
Decided in plenary
8 July 2026 · decision 3
Foreign affairs, International agreement
EU–Mexico Interim Agreement on Trade
Consent given 474 for · 131 against · 60 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The agreement covers trade between the European Union and the United Mexican States.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The versions differ only in formal points: the adopted text omits the committee opinion letter and its annex.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:The versions differ only in formal points: the new version includes a committee opinion letter and a declaration of input.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- International Trade
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Borja Giménez Larraz (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Hana Jalloul Muro (S&D), Enikő Győri (Patriots), Emmanouil Fragkos (ECR), João Cotrim De Figueiredo (Renew), Manon Aubry (The Left)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Agriculture and Rural Development· rapporteurVeronika Vrecionová (ECR)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 8 Jul 2026
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the EU–Mexico Interim Agreement on Trade.
Tabled for plenary· 6 Jul 2026
AI summary:The European Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union and the United Mexican States.
Committee draft· 19 Mar 2026
AI summary:The draft report recommends that Parliament give its consent to the conclusion of the Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union and the United Mexican States.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
31 July 2026
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 3 steps
8 July 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 8 Jul 2026 Adopted text TA10-0255/2026Report A10-0198/2026
7 July 2026
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
Sitting of 7 Jul 2026 Council / Commission text C10-0126/2026Council / Commission text C10-0128/2026Report A10-0181/2026Report A10-0182/2026Report A10-0198/2026
6 July 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 July 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
29 June 2026
Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
18 June 2026
Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) gives an opinion.
21 April 2026
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of INTA (International Trade) proposed changes to the draft.
19 March 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in INTA (International Trade). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0271(NLE)