Where the law stands, Dossier 2023/0250(COD)
Rights, support and protection of victims of crime
Amending Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA
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 30 June 2026 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 11 September 2023
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 14 March 2024
- Tabled for plenary(done) 25 March 2024
- Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 25 February 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 21 May 2026
- Published as law(done) 30 June 2026
Decided in plenary
21 May 2026 · decision 4
Justice, rule of law & rights, New EU law
Rights, support and protection of victims of crime
Passed 440 for · 49 against · 84 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The law updates Directive 2012/29/EU and replaces an older Council framework decision.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Javier Zarzalejos (EPP), Lucia Yar (Renew)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Alessandro Zan (S&D), Anna Maria Cisint (Patriots), Assita Kanko (ECR), Lucia Yar (Renew), Diana Riba I Giner (Greens), Konstantinos Arvanitis (The Left), Rosa Estaràs Ferragut (EPP), Maria Noichl (S&D), Margarita De La Pisa Carrión (Patriots), Laurence Trochu (ECR), Mélissa Camara (Greens), Elena Kountoura (The Left), Irmhild Bossdorf (ESN)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 21 May 2026
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed directive updates EU rules on victims' rights, support and protection, replacing the 2001 Framework Decision.
Tabled for plenary· 25 Mar 2024
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed directive amends Directive 2012/29/EU on victims' rights, covering reporting, support, protection, and participation in criminal proceedings.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 2 steps
30 June 2026
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
17 June 2026
Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
Plenary stage 3 steps
21 May 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 21 May 2026 Adopted text TA10-0188/2026Report A9-0157/2024
20 May 2026
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
Sitting of 20 May 2026 Council / Commission text C9-0303/2023Report A9-0157/2024
12 May – 13 May 2026
136 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 7 steps
25 February 2026
Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
10 December 2025
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
25 June 2025
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
9 April 2025
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
5 February 2025
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
2 December 2024
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
11 April 2024
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
25 March 2024
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 3 steps
14 March 2024
Committee vote: report adopted
LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
13 November 2023
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
11 September 2023
Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2023/0250(COD)