Where the law stands, Dossier 2018/0136(COD)
Protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States
Ordinary legislative procedure (COD): Parliament and the Council decide together as equals. · Second reading
A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.
Where it stands
Published as law
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 22 December 2020 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 14 December 2020
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 14 December 2020
- Tabled for plenary(done)
- Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 12 November 2020
- Plenary vote(done) Voted 16 December 2020
- Published as law(done) 22 December 2020
No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Budgetary Control
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Mep #96991 (S&D), Mep #112611 (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Mep #197597 (ID), Mep #26837 (EPP), Bogdan Rzońca (ECR), Moritz Körner (Renew), Alexandra Geese (Greens), Younous Omarjee (GUE-NGL), Mep #197482 (ID), Claudiu Manda (S&D), Mep #28372 (ECR), Mep #197588 (Renew), Daniel Freund (Greens)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 16 Dec 2020
AI summary:Parliament approves the Council's first-reading position on a regulation creating a general regime of conditionality to protect the Union budget where there are generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in member states.
Adopted by Parliament· 4 Apr 2019
Adopted by Parliament· 17 Jan 2019
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of a proposed regulation on protecting the Union's budget where a member state has generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law. It defines such deficiencies, lists the situations that count, and sets out measures including suspension of payments and commitments.
Tabled for plenary· 14 Dec 2020
AI summary:Parliament's committees on Budgets and Budgetary Control recommend that Parliament approve the Council's first-reading position on a regulation creating a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget.
Tabled for plenary· 18 Dec 2018
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 2 steps
22 December 2020
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
16 December 2020
Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
Plenary stage 2 steps
16 December 2020
Plenary vote
16 December 2020
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
Sitting of 16 Dec 2020 Council / Commission text C8-0189/2018Council / Commission text C9-0407/2020Council / Commission text C9-0409/2020Motion for a resolution B9-0428/2020Motion for a resolution B9-0429/2020Report A9-0260/2020Report A9-0261/2020Report A9-0262/2020
Committee stage 3 steps
14 December 2020
Committee vote: report adopted
CONT (Budgetary Control) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
14 December 2020
Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
13 November 2020
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
Negotiations with the Council 1 step
12 November 2020
Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
Plenary stage 1 step
4 April 2019
Plenary vote
Negotiations with the Council 1 step
17 January 2019
Parliament opened negotiations with the Council
After its vote Parliament sent the file back to committee, so that its negotiators can seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).
Plenary stage 1 step
17 January 2019
Plenary vote
Committee stage 1 step
11 June 2018
Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2018/0136(COD)