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Where the law stands, Dossier 2022/0066(COD)

Combating violence against women and domestic violence

· 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 24 May 2024 and now EU law.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 23 March 2022
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 28 June 2023
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 6 July 2023
  4. Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 15 February 2024
  5. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 24 April 2024
  6. Published as law(done) 24 May 2024

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

Who works on it

Lead committee
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Evin Incir (S&D), Mep #197720 (EPP)
Mep #197766 (Renew), Mep #197480 (ID), Mep #197536 (EPP), Assita Kanko (ECR), Mep #197550 (Greens), Mep #124992 (The Left), Christine Anderson (ID), Pina Picierno (S&D), Margarita De La Pisa Carrión (ECR), Mep #4344 (Renew), Diana Riba I Giner (Greens), Mep #197785 (The Left)
Committees giving an opinion

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 24 Apr 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0338/2024

    What changed since Report A9-0234/2023 →

  2. Tabled for plenary· 6 Jul 2023

    Report A9-0234/2023

    AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal for a directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence sets out criminal offences, penalties, victim protection, support services, prevention and data collection rules.

Committee opinions: Draft opinion (JURI), Draft opinion (EMPL), Opinion (BUDG), Opinion (JURI), Opinion (EMPL), Draft opinion (BUDG)

Timeline

Newest first.

Outcome 2 steps

  1. 24 May 2024

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 14 May 2024

    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. 24 April 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 24 Apr 2024 Adopted text TA9-0338/2024Report A9-0234/2023

  2. 23 April 2024

    Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 23 Apr 2024 Council / Commission text C9-0058/2022Report A9-0234/2023

Negotiations with the Council 2 steps

  1. 15 February 2024

    Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

    The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.

    CJ01-AG-759029

  2. 12 July 2023

    Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council

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

Plenary stage 1 step

  1. 6 July 2023

    Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    Report A9-0234/2023

Committee stage 10 steps

  1. 28 June 2023

    Committee vote: report adopted

    LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 27 June 2023

    Committee opinion adopted

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    JURI-AL-750144

  3. 26 April 2023

    EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (EMPL)

  4. 21 March 2023

    JURI (Legal Affairs) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (JURI)

  5. 2 March 2023

    BUDG (Budgets) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (BUDG)

  6. 13 December 2022

    Draft report published

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

    CJ01-PR-739730

  7. 13 December 2022

    Draft opinion from BUDG (Budgets)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (BUDG)

  8. 12 December 2022

    Draft opinion from EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (EMPL)

  9. 28 November 2022

    Draft opinion from JURI (Legal Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (JURI)

  10. 23 March 2022

    Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; JURI (Legal Affairs), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), BUDG (Budgets) give an opinion.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2022/0066(COD)