Where the law stands, Dossier 2024/0599(NLE)
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
Non-legislative procedure (NLE): for example international agreements, appointments or opinions. · Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion.
Parliament is consulted: it gives an opinion and can propose amendments, but the Council takes the decision and need not follow them.
Where it stands
Plenary vote
Parliament gave its opinion on 23 October 2024. The Council takes the final decision.
- Referred to committee(done) 16 September 2024
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 3 October 2024
- Tabled for plenary(done) 7 October 2024
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 23 October 2024
- Adopted by the Council(to come)
Decided in plenary
23 October 2024 · decision 1
Jobs, social affairs & equality, New EU law
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States
Passed 444 for · 179 against · 20 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The adopted text approves the Commission proposal as amended, meaning the guidelines will reflect Parliament's requested changes.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The only substantive change is the removal of a paragraph on national taxation in guideline 5. All other changes are formal or wording adjustments, including punctuation, spelling, and rephrasing.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Employment and Social Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Li Andersson (The Left)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Giusi Princi (EPP), Klára Dobrev (S&D), Chiara Gemma (ECR), Jana Toom (Renew), Maria Ohisalo (Greens)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 23 Oct 2024
AI summary:Parliament approves the Commission proposal for a Council decision on employment guidelines as amended, calling for quality jobs, fair wages, social dialogue, and inclusive labour markets.
Tabled for plenary· 7 Oct 2024
AI summary:Parliament approves the Commission proposal for a Council decision on employment guidelines as amended, calling for quality jobs, social dialogue, and inclusive labour markets.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 4 steps
23 October 2024
Plenary vote
Sitting of 23 Oct 2024 Adopted text TA10-0027/2024Report A10-0004/2024
22 October 2024
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
Sitting of 22 Oct 2024 Council / Commission text C10-0084/2024Report A10-0004/2024
16 October – 20 October 2024
36 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
7 October 2024
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 2 steps
3 October 2024
Committee vote: report adopted
EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
16 September 2024
Referred to the EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2024/0599(NLE)