Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2933(RSP)
Renewing the EU-Africa Partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola Summit
Resolution on a topical subject (RSP): Parliament states its view. It is not binding. · First reading
A resolution tabled by political groups, usually on an urgent matter or in reaction to a statement by the Commission or Council. Not binding.
Where it stands
Parliament’s position
Parliament adopted the text on 23 October 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- Tabled for plenary(done)
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 23 October 2025
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
23 October 2025 · decision 6
Foreign affairs, Resolution
Renewing the EU-Africa partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola Summit
Adopted 367 for · 98 against · 113 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The text calls for making the fight against illegal migration a priority, negotiating readmission agreements with African Union member states, and linking development funds to cooperation on returns.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The text now frames migration as a challenge requiring partnerships with commitments on border management, returns, and counterterrorism. Adds new paragraphs on religious persecution, Christians in the Sahel, and involving churches in EU programmes. Adds a call to combat female genital mutilation and drops a commitment on mobility and visa facilitation for students. Rewords the youth paragraph to support increased participation of European students in exchanges with African universities. Other changes are formal: decimal commas and paragraph renumbering.
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 23 Oct 2025
AI summary:Parliament's resolution calls for a renewed EU-Africa partnership of equals ahead of the Angola Summit, covering peace, security, governance, sustainable development, trade, youth, migration, climate and institutional cooperation.
Tabled for plenary· 21 Oct 2025
Tabled for plenary· 20 Oct 2025
Motion for a resolution B10-0470/2025
AI summary:This resolution sets Parliament's priorities for the EU-Africa Partnership ahead of the Angola Summit, covering migration, security, development aid, raw materials, and human rights.
Tabled for plenary· 20 Oct 2025
Motion for a resolution B10-0477/2025
AI summary:Parliament's resolution ahead of the seventh EU-AU Summit calls for a renewed partnership of equals, urging ratification of the Samoa Agreement and alignment with the SDGs and Agenda 2063.
Tabled for plenary· 20 Oct 2025
Motion for a resolution B10-0472/2025
AI summary:This resolution calls for a fundamental reset of EU-Africa relations based on equality, solidarity, and African sovereignty, addressing peace, trade, energy, debt, tax, migration, and development.
Tabled for plenary· 20 Oct 2025
Motion for a resolution B10-0475/2025
AI summary:This resolution calls for a renewed EU-Africa partnership of equals ahead of the Angola Summit, covering peace, security, sustainable growth, human development, and climate cooperation.
Tabled for plenary· 20 Oct 2025
Motion for a resolution B10-0471/2025
AI summary:Parliament's resolution ahead of the seventh EU-AU Summit calls for a renewed partnership of equals, aligning cooperation with the SDGs, Agenda 2063 and the Paris Agreement, and stresses human development, peace, climate action and democratic oversight.
Tabled for plenary· 20 Oct 2025
Motion for a resolution B10-0473/2025
AI summary:This resolution sets out Parliament's vision for a renewed EU-Africa partnership ahead of the EU-AU summit in Angola, covering trade, investment, peace, governance, human development, climate and multilateral cooperation.
Tabled for plenary· 20 Oct 2025
Motion for a resolution B10-0476/2025
AI summary:This resolution calls for renewing the EU-Africa partnership ahead of the 2025 Angola Summit, focusing on practical cooperation, mutual respect, and equality.
Tabled for plenary· 20 Oct 2025
Motion for a resolution B10-0474/2025
AI summary:This resolution on renewing the EU-Africa partnership ahead of the Angola Summit calls for making the fight against illegal migration a priority, negotiating readmission agreements, and linking development funds to cooperation on returns.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 3 steps
23 October 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 23 Oct 2025 Motion for a resolution B10-0470/2025Motion for a resolution B10-0471/2025Motion for a resolution B10-0472/2025Motion for a resolution B10-0473/2025Motion for a resolution B10-0474/2025Motion for a resolution B10-0475/2025Motion for a resolution B10-0476/2025Motion for a resolution B10-0477/2025Adopted text TA10-0253/2025
21 October 2025
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
21 October 2025
20 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
Amendments 1–4Amendments 5–6Amendments 7–10Amendments 11–15Amendments 16–20
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/2933(RSP)