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Where the law stands, Dossier 2024/0068(COD)

Improving and enforcing working conditions of trainees and combating regular employment relationships disguised as traineeships (‘Traineeships Directive’)

· 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

Plenary vote

Parliament’s negotiators are talking to the Council (last trilogue 5 May 2026); the plenary vote on the outcome is still to come.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 13 November 2024
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 23 September 2025
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 1 October 2025
  4. Plenary vote Awaiting the vote
  5. Negotiations with the Council Trilogue 5 May 2026
  6. Published as law(to come)

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

Who works on it

Lead committee
Employment and Social Affairs
Alicia Homs Ginel (S&D)
Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak (EPP), Mélanie Disdier (Patriots), Chiara Gemma (ECR), Irena Joveva (Renew), Benedetta Scuderi (Greens), Catarina Martins (The Left)
Committees giving an opinion

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Tabled for plenary· 1 Oct 2025

    Report A10-0174/2025

    AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the Commission's proposed 'Traineeships Directive' lays down a common definition of traineeships and rules on their quality, accessibility and enforcement.

    What changed since Draft report (EMPL) →

  2. Committee draft· 24 Feb 2025

    Draft report (EMPL)

    AI summary:The rapporteur's draft report sets out Parliament's position on the proposed Traineeships Directive, which defines traineeships and sets rules on working conditions and pay.

Committee opinions: Draft opinion (CULT), Opinion (CULT)

Timeline

Newest first.

Negotiations with the Council 4 steps

  1. 5 May 2026

    Trilogue meeting

    Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.

  2. 24 February 2026

    Trilogue meeting

    Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.

  3. 18 November 2025

    Trilogue meeting

    Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.

  4. 8 October 2025

    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. 1 October 2025

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0174/2025

Committee stage 6 steps

  1. 23 September 2025

    Committee vote: report adopted

    EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 8 April 2025

    CULT (Culture and Education) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (CULT)

  3. 27 March 2025

    Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)

    Members of EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (EMPL)Amendments in committee (EMPL)

  4. 24 February 2025

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (EMPL)

  5. 7 January 2025

    Draft opinion from CULT (Culture and Education)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (CULT)

  6. 13 November 2024

    Referred to the EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; JURI (Legal Affairs), CULT (Culture and Education) give an opinion.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2024/0068(COD)