Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2084(INI)
EU-US political relations
Own-initiative report (INI): Parliament’s own position on a topic. It is not binding. · First reading
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands
Plenary vote
Tabled for plenary on 8 December 2025; awaiting the vote.
- Referred to committee(done) 8 May 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 2 December 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 8 December 2025
- Plenary vote Awaiting the vote
- Parliament’s position(to come)
No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Foreign Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Michał Szczerba (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Tonino Picula (S&D), Mieke Andriese (Patriots), Adam Bielan (ECR), Hilde Vautmans (Renew), Sergey Lagodinsky (Greens), Marc Botenga (The Left), Alexander Sell (ESN)
- Committees giving an opinion
- International Trade· rapporteurBernd Lange (S&D)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Tabled for plenary· 8 Dec 2025
Committee draft· 1 Jul 2025
Committee opinions: Opinion (INTA), Draft opinion (INTA)
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 2 steps
15 January 2026
11 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
8 December 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 6 steps
2 December 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
AFET (Foreign Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
4 November 2025
INTA (International Trade) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
3 September 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of AFET (Foreign Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
4 July 2025
Draft opinion from INTA (International Trade)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
1 July 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in AFET (Foreign Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
8 May 2025
Referred to the AFET (Foreign Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; INTA (International Trade) gives an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/2084(INI)