Termination of EU-Cameroon Timber Agreement

by name voted on 17.06.2025

Summary

The European Parliament recommends terminating the timber trade agreement (VPA) with Cameroon due to its failure to curb illegal logging and improve forest governance.

10 17.06.2025

Report

trade

environment

international relations

Key points

The European Parliament recommends ending the current timber trade agreement with Cameroon.
The decision is based on specific legal procedures within the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
The agreement has failed to implement necessary forest licensing and legality verification systems.
Cameroon has lost approximately 5% of its forest cover between 2011 and 2022 due to various activities.

Vote

PPE

S&D

PfE

ECR

Renew

Verts/ALE

The Left

NI

ESN

Total

Documents (PDFs)

DRAFT RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union DRAFT OPINION on the draft Council decision on the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union OPINION on the draft Council decision on the termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union Termination of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement governance and trade in timber and derived products to the Union

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