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2025/2083(INI)

EU political strategy on Latin America

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2 May 2025

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8 October 2025 · Vote results

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PLENARY_VOTE

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23 official languages
  • Bulgarian

    Политическата стратегия на ЕС по отношение на Латинска Америка

  • Czech

    Politická strategie EU pro Latinskou Ameriku

  • Danish

    EU's politiske strategi for Latinamerika

  • German

    Politische Strategie der EU zu Lateinamerika

  • Greek

    Πολιτική στρατηγική της ΕΕ στη Λατινική Αμερική

  • Spanish

    Estrategia política de la Unión para América Latina

  • Estonian

    Ladina-Ameerikat käsitlev ELi poliitiline strateegia

  • Finnish

    Latinalaista Amerikkaa koskeva EU:n poliittinen strategia

  • French

    Stratégie politique de l'Union en Amérique latine

  • Irish

    Straitéis pholaitiúil an Aontais maidir le Meiriceá Laidineach

  • Croatian

    Politička strategija EU-a za Latinsku Ameriku

  • Hungarian

    A Latin-Amerikára vonatkozó uniós politikai stratégia

  • Italian

    Strategia politica dell'UE per l'America latina

  • Lithuanian

    ES politinė strategija dėl Lotynų Amerikos

  • Latvian

    ES politiskā stratēģija attiecībā uz Latīņameriku

  • Maltese

    L-istrateġija politika tal-UE dwar l-Amerka Latina

  • Dutch

    De politieke strategie van de EU ten opzichte van Latijns-Amerika

  • Polish

    Unijna strategia polityczna dotycząca Ameryki Łacińskiej

  • Portuguese

    Estratégia política da UE para a América Latina

  • Romanian

    Strategia politică a UE privind America Latină

  • Slovak

    Politická stratégia EÚ pre Latinskú Ameriku

  • Slovenian

    Politična strategija EU za Latinsko Ameriko

  • Swedish

    EU:s politiska strategi för Latinamerika

Records

Official report 2025/2083(INI) from European Union at European Parliament. Dated 2 May 2025. Status: PLENARY_VOTE.

Timeline

  1. 2 May 2025

    committee tabling report

    Source: COMMITTEE_TABLING_REPORT

  2. 2 May 2025

    Introduced

    EU political strategy on Latin America

    Source: INI

  3. 8 May 2025

    referral

    Source: REFERRAL

  4. 15 May 2025

    committee tabling opinion

    Source: COMMITTEE_TABLING_OPINION

  5. 17 June 2025

    committee tabling amendment

    Source: COMMITTEE_TABLING_AMENDMENT

  6. 15 July 2025

    committee adopting opinion

    Source: COMMITTEE_ADOPTING_OPINION

  7. 23 September 2025

    committee adopting report

    Source: COMMITTEE_ADOPTING_REPORT

  8. 30 September 2025

    tabling plenary

    Source: TABLING_PLENARY

  9. 3 October 2025

    tabling plenary

    Source: TABLING_PLENARY

  10. 7 October 2025

    Plenary debate

    Source: PLENARY_DEBATE

  11. 7 October 2025

    Plenary debate

    Source: PLENARY_DEBATE

  12. 8 October 2025

    Plenary vote

    Source: PLENARY_VOTE

  13. 8 October 2025

    Plenary vote

    Source: PLENARY_VOTE

  14. 8 October 2025

    Vote results

    Source: PLENARY_VOTE_RESULTS

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STELLUNGNAHME zu der politischen Strategie der EU zu Lateinamerika

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  • STELLUNGNAHME zu der politischen Strategie der EU zu Lateinamerika

    OPINION_PARLIAMENTARY_COMMITTEE · DE · 31 July 2025

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  • СТАНОВИЩЕ относно политическата стратегия на ЕС по отношение на Латинска Америка

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  • СТАНОВИЩЕ относно политическата стратегия на ЕС по отношение на Латинска Америка

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  • Estratégia política da UE para a América Latina

    OPINION_PARLIAMENTARY_COMMITTEE · PT · 30 July 2025

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  • LAUSUNTO Latinalaista Amerikkaa koskevasta EU:n poliittisesta strategiasta

    OPINION_PARLIAMENTARY_COMMITTEE · FI · 30 July 2025

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    OPINION_PARLIAMENTARY_COMMITTEE · FI · 30 July 2025

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  • ΓΝΩΜΟΔΟΤΗΣΗ σχετικά με την πολιτική στρατηγική της ΕΕ για τη Λατινική Αμερική

    OPINION_PARLIAMENTARY_COMMITTEE · EL · 30 July 2025

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  • ΓΝΩΜΟΔΟΤΗΣΗ σχετικά με την πολιτική στρατηγική της ΕΕ για τη Λατινική Αμερική

    OPINION_PARLIAMENTARY_COMMITTEE · EL · 30 July 2025

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  • ATZINUMS par ES politisko stratēģiju attiecībā uz Latīņameriku

    OPINION_PARLIAMENTARY_COMMITTEE · LV · 29 July 2025

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    OPINION_PARLIAMENTARY_COMMITTEE · LV · 29 July 2025

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  • AVIS sur la stratégie politique de l’Union en Amérique latine

    OPINION_PARLIAMENTARY_COMMITTEE · FR · 28 July 2025

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    OPINION_PARLIAMENTARY_COMMITTEE · FR · 28 July 2025

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  • OPINION on the EU political strategy on Latin America

    OPINION_PARLIAMENTARY_COMMITTEE · EN · 24 July 2025

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  • ΤΡΟΠΟΛΟΓΙΕΣ 1 - 398 - Σχέδιο έκθεσης Πολιτική στρατηγική της ΕΕ για τη Λατινική Αμερική

    AMENDMENT_LIST · EL · 16 July 2025

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  • ΤΡΟΠΟΛΟΓΙΕΣ 1 - 398 - Σχέδιο έκθεσης Πολιτική στρατηγική της ΕΕ για τη Λατινική Αμερική

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  • GROZĪJUMI Nr. 1 - 398 - Ziņojuma projekts ES politiskā stratēģija attiecībā uz Latīņameriku

    AMENDMENT_LIST · LV · 3 July 2025

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  • GROZĪJUMI Nr. 1 - 398 - Ziņojuma projekts ES politiskā stratēģija attiecībā uz Latīņameriku

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  • POPRAWKI 1 - 398 - Projekt sprawozdania Unijna strategia polityczna dotycząca Ameryki Łacińskiej

    AMENDMENT_LIST · PL · 3 July 2025

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  • POPRAWKI 1 - 398 - Projekt sprawozdania Unijna strategia polityczna dotycząca Ameryki Łacińskiej

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  • TARKISTUKSET 1 - 398 - Mietintöluonnos Latinalaista Amerikkaa koskeva EU:n poliittinen strategia

    AMENDMENT_LIST · FI · 3 July 2025

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  • POZMEŇUJÚCE NÁVRHY 1 – 398 - Návrh správy Politická stratégia EÚ pre Latinskú Ameriku

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  • POZMEŇUJÚCE NÁVRHY 1 – 398 - Návrh správy Politická stratégia EÚ pre Latinskú Ameriku

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  • POZMĚŇOVACÍ NÁVRHY 1 - 398 - Návrh zprávy Politická strategie EU pro Latinskou Ameriku

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  • POZMĚŇOVACÍ NÁVRHY 1 - 398 - Návrh zprávy Politická strategie EU pro Latinskou Ameriku

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  • AMENDEMENTEN 1 - 398 - Ontwerpverslag De politieke strategie van de EU ten opzichte van Latijns-Amerika

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  • ENMIENDAS 1 - 398 - Proyecto de informe Estrategia política de la Unión para América Latina

    AMENDMENT_LIST · ES · 3 July 2025

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    AMENDMENT_LIST · ES · 3 July 2025

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  • ÄNDERUNGSANTRÄGE 1 - 398 - Entwurf eines Berichts Politische Strategie der EU zu Lateinamerika

    AMENDMENT_LIST · DE · 3 July 2025

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  • AMANDMANI 1 - 398 - Nacrt izvješća Politička strategija EU-a za Latinsku Ameriku

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  • AMANDMANI 1 - 398 - Nacrt izvješća Politička strategija EU-a za Latinsku Ameriku

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  • ÄNDRINGSFÖRSLAG 1 - 398 - Förslag till betänkande EU:s politiska strategi för Latinamerika

    AMENDMENT_LIST · SV · 3 July 2025

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  • EMENDAMENTI 1 - 398 - Progetto di relazione Strategia politica dell'UE per l'America latina

    AMENDMENT_LIST · IT · 3 July 2025

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  • MÓDOSÍTÁS 1 - 398 - Jelentéstervezet A Latin-Amerikára vonatkozó uniós politikai stratégia

    AMENDMENT_LIST · HU · 3 July 2025

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  • PAKEITIMAI 1 - 398 - Pranešimo projektas ES politinės strategija dėl Lotynų Amerikos

    AMENDMENT_LIST · LT · 2 July 2025

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  • MUUDATUSETTEPANEKUD 1–398 - Raporti projekt Ladina-Ameerikat käsitlev ELi poliitiline strateegia

    AMENDMENT_LIST · ET · 2 July 2025

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  • ИЗМЕНЕНИЯ 1 – 398 - Проект на доклад относно политическата стратегия на ЕС по отношение на Латинска Америка

    AMENDMENT_LIST · BG · 2 July 2025

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  • ИЗМЕНЕНИЯ 1 – 398 - Проект на доклад относно политическата стратегия на ЕС по отношение на Латинска Америка

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  • AMENDEMENTS 1 - 398 - Projet de rapport Stratégie politique de l’Union en Amérique latine

    AMENDMENT_LIST · FR · 2 July 2025

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    AMENDMENT_LIST · FR · 2 July 2025

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