Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0051(COD)
The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season
Amending Regulation (EU)2017/1938 as regards the role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season
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 10 September 2025 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 31 March 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 24 April 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 25 April 2025
- Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 26 June 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 8 July 2025
- Published as law(done) 10 September 2025
Decided in plenary
8 July 2025 · decision 2
Energy, New EU law
The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season
Passed 542 for · 109 against · 30 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The rules would lower the storage filling target to 83% by 1 November, with flexibility for member states to deviate under certain market conditions.
8 May 2025 · decision 3
Energy, New EU law
The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season
Passed 425 for · 106 against · 43 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The law would lower the required storage filling target to 83% by 1 November and extend the rules by two years, with flexibility for member states.
What changed
Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:Adds a recital urging Member States to avoid Russian gas and pursue sanctions on all Russian gas imports, including LNG. Reduces the gas storage filling target for Member States with underground storage to 32.28% of five-year average consumption. The other changes are formal: added headings, renumbered references, and adjusted signature block.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Industry, Research and Energy
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Borys Budka (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Andrea Wechsler (EPP), Jens Geier (S&D), András Gyürk (Patriots), Ondřej Krutílek (ECR), Ivars Ijabs (Renew), Marie Toussaint (Greens), Dario Tamburrano (The Left)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 8 Jul 2025
AI summary:Parliament's position at first reading on a proposal to amend Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 on the role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season.
Adopted by Parliament· 8 May 2025
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 on gas storage. It sets a filling target of 83% for underground gas storage facilities between 1 October and 1 December each year, with flexibility for Member States to deviate under certain conditions.
Tabled for plenary· 25 Apr 2025
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 on gas storage. It lowers the filling target to 83% and extends the rules until 31 December 2027.
Committee draft· 28 Mar 2025
AI summary:The draft report concerns a Commission proposal to amend Regulation (EU)2017/1938 on gas storage. Parliament adopts its position at first reading, taking over the proposal unchanged.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 2 steps
10 September 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
18 July 2025
Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
Plenary stage 2 steps
8 July 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 8 Jul 2025 Adopted text TA10-0140/2025Report A10-0079/2025
1 July – 2 July 2025
10 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 5 steps
26 June 2025
Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
24 June 2025
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
3 June 2025
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
13 May 2025
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
8 May 2025
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 4 steps
8 May 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 8 May 2025 Adopted text TA10-0101/2025Report A10-0079/2025
7 May 2025
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
Sitting of 7 May 2025 Council / Commission text C10-0041/2025Report A10-0079/2025
30 April – 6 May 2025
8 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
25 April 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps
24 April 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
9 April – 11 April 2025
Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)
Members of ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) proposed changes to the draft.
Amendments in committee (ITRE)Amendments in committee (ITRE)
31 March 2025
Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
28 March 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0051(COD)