Parliament voted by 542 for, 52 against and 70 abstentions to endorse the denunciation of the voluntary EU-Liberia partnership agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products — ending a bilateral framework intended to ensure that Liberian timber exports to the EU met legality standards. The resolution carried with a margin of 490 votes. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA and The Left all voted solidly in favour; ECR was divided, while PfE split between a majority in favour and a sizeable minority against or abstaining; ESN was the only group to vote predominantly against. As a non-legislative resolution, the text carries no direct legal force of its own, but it is Parliament's formal political position accompanying the Council's decision to terminate the agreement — registering the legislature's consent and sending a political signal on EU timber trade and forest governance policy. The breadth of the winning coalition — spanning the political centre and centre-left through to the mainstream right — underscored the absence of controversy over the core decision. The residual dissent came principally from parts of PfE and ESN, whose members voted against or abstained, and from individual ECR delegations that broke from their group's mixed position to vote against.
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