Where the law stands, Dossier 2021/0375(COD)
The statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (recast)
Ordinary legislative procedure (COD): Parliament and the Council decide together as equals. · 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 8 December 2025 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 17 January 2022
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 13 July 2022
- Tabled for plenary(done) 27 July 2022
- Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 16 July 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 21 October 2025
- Published as law(done) 8 December 2025
Decided in plenary
21 October 2025 · decision 5
New EU law
Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations
Passed 446 for · 162 against · 35 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The text updates rules on funding sources, reporting, and transparency for these bodies ahead of the 2024 European elections.
What changed
Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:Adds extensive gender equality requirements: internal rules, plans, protocols, and transparency obligations for parties and foundations. Introduces a new verification procedure for compliance with EU values, allowing Parliament, Council, or Commission to request checks. Clarifies rules on indirect funding, including participation in foundation events and a ban on training candidates before elections. Restructures funding decision termination and withdrawal, distinguishing between future effect and retroactive effect with detailed consequences. Other changes are formal or wording: updates to references, punctuation, and rephrasing without altering substance.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Constitutional Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Loránt Vincze (EPP), Mep #2323 (EPP), Charles Goerens (Renew)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Gabriele Bischoff (S&D), Alexandre Varaut (Patriots), Mep #28297 (ECR), Gheorghe Piperea (ECR), Mep #197531 (Greens), Reinier van Lanschot (Greens), Mep #96646 (The Left), Nikolas Farantouris (The Left)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 21 Oct 2025
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on the statute and funding of European political parties and foundations lays down rules for their registration, governance, funding and spending.
Adopted by Parliament· 15 Sept 2022
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on the statute and funding of European political parties and foundations sets rules on registration, funding, transparency, and gender equality.
Tabled for plenary· 27 Jul 2022
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on the statute and funding of European political parties and foundations introduces new categories of revenue, allows cross-border campaigns, and strengthens verification and sanction procedures.
Committee draft· 22 Mar 2022
AI summary:This draft report proposes amendments to the Commission's recast regulation on the statute and funding of European political parties and foundations. It revises rules on registration, de-registration, funding, and transparency.
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (BUDG), Opinion (BUDG)
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 2 steps
8 December 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
26 November 2025
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
21 October 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 21 Oct 2025 Adopted text TA10-0239/2025Report A9-0223/2022
14 October – 15 October 2025
5 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
Negotiations with the Council 2 steps
16 July 2025
Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
15 September 2022
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 3 steps
15 September 2022
Plenary vote
Sitting of 15 Sept 2022 Adopted text TA9-0328/2022Council / Commission text C9-0432/2021Report A9-0223/2022
15 September 2022
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
Sitting of 15 Sept 2022 Council / Commission text C9-0432/2021Report A9-0223/2022
27 July 2022
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps
13 July 2022
Committee vote: report adopted
AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
22 March 2022
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in AFCO (Constitutional Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
14 February 2022
Draft opinion from BUDG (Budgets)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
17 January 2022
Referred to the AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2021/0375(COD)