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Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0084(COD)

Amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 and (EU) 2021/1056 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review

· 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.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 5 May 2025
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 25 June 2025
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 2 July 2025
  4. Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 3 September 2025
  5. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 10 September 2025
  6. Published as law(done) 19 September 2025

Decided in plenary

10 September 2025 · decision 2

EU budget & funds, New EU law

Amending ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review

Passed 440 for · 168 against · 52 abstained by a large majority

AI summary:The proposal amends EU cohesion policy rules to let member states redirect funds to new strategic priorities, such as defence and competitiveness, during the mid-term review.

Who works on it

Lead committee
Regional Development
Dragoş Benea (S&D)
Krzysztof Hetman (EPP), Klara Dostalova (Patriots), Denis Nesci (ECR), Ľubica Karvašová (Renew), Cristina Guarda (Greens), Valentina Palmisano (The Left), Irmhild Bossdorf (ESN)
Committees giving an opinion
  • Environment, Climate and Food Safety· rapporteurMep #257122 (S&D)
  • Employment and Social Affairs
  • Industry, Research and Energy
  • Security and Defence· rapporteurRiho Terras (EPP)
  • Transport and Tourism· rapporteurSérgio Humberto (EPP)

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 10 Sept 2025

    Adopted text TA10-0177/2025

    AI summary:Parliament's position on the proposed regulation amending the ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund to address strategic challenges in the mid-term review. It corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2025/1914.

    What changed since Report A10-0129/2025 →

  2. Tabled for plenary· 2 Jul 2025

    Report A10-0129/2025

    AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation amends cohesion policy rules to address strategic challenges, adding new specific objectives for defence, civil preparedness, housing, water, energy, and public services, and increasing pre-financing and co-financing rates.

Committee opinions: Opinion (BUDG), Draft opinion (BUDG), Opinion (SEDE)

Timeline

Newest first.

Outcome 2 steps

  1. 19 September 2025

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 18 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

  1. 10 September 2025

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 10 Sept 2025 Adopted text TA10-0177/2025Report A10-0129/2025

  2. 9 September 2025

    Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 9 Sept 2025 Council / Commission text C10-0063/2025Report A10-0129/2025

  3. 4 September – 5 September 2025

    90 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    Amendments 1–76Amendment 77Amendment 78Amendment 79Amendment 80Amendment 81Amendment 82Amendments 83–88Amendments 89–90

Negotiations with the Council 3 steps

  1. 3 September 2025

    Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

    The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.

  2. 15 July 2025

    Trilogue meeting

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

  3. 9 July 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. 2 July 2025

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0129/2025

Committee stage 8 steps

  1. 25 June 2025

    Committee vote: report adopted

    REGI (Regional Development) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 20 June 2025

    Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of REGI (Regional Development) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (REGI)

  3. 16 June 2025

    BUDG (Budgets) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (BUDG)

  4. 16 June 2025

    SEDE (Security and Defence) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (SEDE)

  5. 4 June 2025

    Committee opinion adopted

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

    ENVI-AL-773339

  6. 3 June 2025

    Committee opinion adopted

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

    TRAN-AL-774307

  7. 26 May – 27 May 2025

    Amendments tabled in committee (3 batches)

    Members of REGI (Regional Development) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (REGI)Amendments in committee (REGI)Amendments in committee (REGI)

  8. 21 May 2025

    Draft opinion from BUDG (Budgets)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (BUDG)

Plenary stage 1 step

  1. 7 May 2025

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 7 May 2025

Committee stage 1 step

  1. 5 May 2025

    Referred to the REGI (Regional Development) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), SEDE (Security and Defence), TRAN (Transport and Tourism) give an opinion.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0084(COD)