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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

· 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.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 14 December 2020
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 14 December 2020
  3. Tabled for plenary(done)
  4. Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 12 November 2020
  5. Plenary vote(done) Voted 16 December 2020
  6. 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
Mep #96991 (S&D), Mep #112611 (EPP)
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.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 16 Dec 2020

    Adopted text TA9-0356/2020

    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.

    What changed since Adopted text TA8-0349/2019 →

  2. Adopted by Parliament· 4 Apr 2019

    Adopted text TA8-0349/2019

    What changed since Adopted text TA8-0038/2019 →

  3. Adopted by Parliament· 17 Jan 2019

    Adopted text TA8-0038/2019

    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.

    What changed since Report A9-0262/2020 →

  4. Tabled for plenary· 14 Dec 2020

    Report A9-0262/2020

    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.

    What changed since Report A8-0469/2018 →

  5. Tabled for plenary· 18 Dec 2018

    Report A8-0469/2018

Timeline

Newest first.

Outcome 2 steps
  1. 22 December 2020

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 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
  1. 16 December 2020

    Plenary vote

  2. 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
  1. 14 December 2020

    Committee vote: report adopted

    CONT (Budgetary Control) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 14 December 2020

    Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

  3. 13 November 2020

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    CJ13-PR-660258

Negotiations with the Council 1 step
  1. 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
  1. 4 April 2019

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 4 Apr 2019 Report A8-0469/2018

Negotiations with the Council 1 step
  1. 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
  1. 17 January 2019

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 17 Jan 2019 Report A8-0469/2018

Committee stage 1 step
  1. 11 June 2018

    Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2018/0136(COD)