What it is

Council of Europe Convention on an integrated approach to the protection, safety and security of football and other sporting events, done in Saint-Denis on 3 July 2016, and Declarations that Spain wishes to make.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is an authorization of an international agreement. It was introduced on 16 April 2018. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 110/000081· updated 11 Nov

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

Introduced16 April 2018Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted24 April 2018The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendments27 April 2018Groups propose changes.
Committee19 May 2018A committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenary13 September 2018All 350 deputies vote.
Senate25 September 2018The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE7 November 2018It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

See the 8 official steps on a timeline

25 September 2018

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 326 yes · 0 no · 13 abst.

Voted on: Council of Europe Convention on an integrated approach to the protection, safety and security of football and other sporting events, done in Saint-Denis on 3 July 2016, and Declarations that Spain wishes to make.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 13 of sitting 144· updated 10 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

And your senators: the Senate does not link its votes to this law in its open data, so we cannot put them side by side here.

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More details: how each group and each province voted

The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

In favour, most of Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Ciudadanos, Gcup-ec-em and Popular en el Congreso. 4 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 52 most voted in favour; in 0, against.

Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.

In favour: 52
Against: 0

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	84	83 in favour · 1 abst.
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Mixto	19	14 in favour · 2 abst. · 3 did not vote
Ciudadanos	32	31 in favour · 1 did not vote
Gcup-ec-em	67	62 in favour · 5 did not vote
GER	9	9 abst.
Popular en el Congreso	134	131 in favour · 1 abst. · 2 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 110/000081
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 13 of sitting 144
The count and every seat’s vote.

Retrieved 10 November 2026

The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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Council of Europe Convention on an integrated approach to the protection, safety and security of football and other sporting events, done in Saint-Denis on 3 July 2016, and Declarations that Spain wishes to make. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original