Where the law stands, Dossier 2024/0148(COD)
Adoption by the Union of the Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty between the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States
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 19 September 2025 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 13 November 2024
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 29 January 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 4 February 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 18 June 2025
- Negotiations with the Council(done)
- Published as law(done) 19 September 2025
Decided in plenary
18 June 2025 · decision 3
Energy, New EU law
Adoption by the Union of the Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty
Passed 554 for · 53 against · 37 abstained by an overwhelming majority
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The versions differ only in formal points: the final act reference and a note on the agreement are added.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Industry, Research and Energy
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Anna Cavazzini (Greens), Borys Budka (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Mep #28219 (EPP), Lina Gálvez (S&D), Rihards Kols (ECR), João Cotrim De Figueiredo (Renew), René Aust (ESN), Dan Nica (S&D), Beata Szydło (ECR), Mep #197502 (Renew), Michael Bloss (Greens), Marina Mesure (The Left), Marcin Sypniewski (ESN)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Legal Affairs
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 18 Jun 2025
AI summary:Parliament adopted its position at first reading on the proposal for a decision approving the Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty.
Tabled for plenary· 4 Feb 2025
AI summary:Parliament adopts its first-reading position on the proposal for a decision approving the Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty between the EU, Euratom and member states, taking over the Commission proposal.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 2 steps
19 September 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
10 September 2025
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
18 June 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 18 Jun 2025 Adopted text TA10-0126/2025Report A10-0009/2025
10 June – 12 June 2025
5 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
4 February 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 2 steps
29 January 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
13 November 2024
Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; JURI (Legal Affairs) gives an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2024/0148(COD)