Where the law stands, Dossier 2022/0117(COD)
Protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (“Strategic lawsuits against public participation”)
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 16 April 2024 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 5 May 2022
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 27 June 2023
- Tabled for plenary(done)
- Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 24 January 2024
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 27 February 2024
- Published as law(done) 16 April 2024
No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Legal Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Tiemo Wölken (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Mep #124738 (ID), Magdalena Adamowicz (EPP), Jorge Buxadé Villalba (ECR), Mep #204416 (Renew), Marie Toussaint (Greens), Manon Aubry (The Left)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Culture and Education· rapporteurMep #130833 (The Left)
- Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 27 Feb 2024
Adopted by Parliament· 11 Jul 2023
Tabled for plenary· 29 Jun 2023
Committee draft· 2 Mar 2023
Committee opinions: Opinion (CULT), Draft opinion (CULT), Draft opinion (LIBE), Opinion (LIBE)
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 2 steps
16 April 2024
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
11 April 2024
Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
Plenary stage 1 step
27 February 2024
Plenary vote
Sitting of 27 Feb 2024 Adopted text TA9-0085/2024Report A9-0223/2023
Negotiations with the Council 2 steps
24 January 2024
Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
11 July 2023
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 2 steps
11 July 2023
Plenary vote
10 July 2023
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
Sitting of 10 Jul 2023 Council / Commission text C9-0161/2022Report A9-0223/2023
Committee stage 7 steps
27 June 2023
Committee vote: report adopted
JURI (Legal Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
25 May 2023
CULT (Culture and Education) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
23 May 2023
LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
7 March 2023
Draft opinion from LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
2 March 2023
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in JURI (Legal Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
20 February 2023
Draft opinion from CULT (Culture and Education)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
5 May 2022
Referred to the JURI (Legal Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; CULT (Culture and Education), FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) give an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2022/0117(COD)