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Where the law stands, Dossier 2020/0035(COD)

European Year of Rail (2021)

· First 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 28 December 2020 and now EU law.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 11 March 2020
  2. Committee work(done)
  3. Tabled for plenary(done)
  4. Negotiations with the Council(done) Talks opened 21 October 2020
  5. Plenary vote(done) Voted 15 December 2020
  6. Published as law(done) 28 December 2020

No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 15 Dec 2020

    Adopted text TA9-0345/2020

    AI summary:Parliament adopted its first-reading position on a decision designating 2021 the European Year of Rail. The decision sets out the objectives, activities and coordination for the year.

    What changed since Report A9-0191/2020 →

  2. Tabled for plenary· 14 Oct 2020

    Report A9-0191/2020

    AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal to designate 2021 as the European Year of Rail. It keeps the designation and adds new objectives, activities, a budget and an annex of events.

Timeline

Newest first.

Outcome 2 steps

  1. 28 December 2020

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 23 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. 15 December 2020

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 15 Dec 2020 Council / Commission text C9-0076/2020Council / Commission text C9-0162/2019Council / Commission text C9-0378/2020Council / Commission text C9-0395/2020Council / Commission text C9-0396/2020Council / Commission text C9-0397/2020Council / Commission text C9-0398/2020Council / Commission text C9-0399/2020Report A9-0101/2020Report A9-0191/2020Report A9-0252/2020Report A9-0253/2020

  2. 14 December 2020

    Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 14 Dec 2020 Council / Commission text C9-0076/2020Report A9-0191/2020

Negotiations with the Council 1 step

  1. 21 October 2020

    Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council

    Parliament’s negotiators can now seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).

Committee stage 1 step

  1. 11 March 2020

    Referred to committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2020/0035(COD)