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Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0180(COD)

Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies

Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938

· 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 2 February 2026 and now EU law.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 8 September 2025
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 16 October 2025
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 17 October 2025
  4. Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 15 December 2025
  5. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 17 December 2025
  6. Published as law(done) 2 February 2026

Decided in plenary

17 December 2025 · decision 3

Energy, New EU law

Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies

Passed 500 for · 120 against · 32 abstained by a large majority

AI summary:The regulation would also amend Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 on security of gas supply, and the Parliament's position includes amendments to the Commission's proposal.

Who works on it

Lead committee
International Trade
Inese Vaidere (EPP), Ville Niinistö (Greens)
Francisco Assis (S&D), Rihards Kols (ECR), Ľubica Karvašová (Renew), Markéta Gregorová (Greens), Danilo Della Valle (The Left), Markus Buchheit (ESN), Andrea Wechsler (EPP), Thomas Pellerin-Carlin (S&D), Raffaele Stancanelli (Patriots), Daniel Obajtek (ECR), Katri Kulmuni (Renew), Hanna Gedin (The Left)
Committees giving an opinion

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 17 Dec 2025

    Adopted text TA10-0330/2025

    AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on phasing out Russian natural gas imports and improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938.

    What changed since Report A10-0195/2025 →

  2. Tabled for plenary· 17 Oct 2025

    Report A10-0195/2025

    AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation phases out Russian natural gas and oil imports, bans LNG terminal services to Russian entities, and improves monitoring of energy dependencies.

Committee opinions: Opinion (IMCO)

Timeline

Newest first.

Outcome 2 steps

  1. 2 February 2026

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 26 January 2026

    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

  1. 17 December 2025

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 17 Dec 2025 Adopted text TA10-0330/2025Report A10-0195/2025

  2. 16 December 2025

    Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 16 Dec 2025 Council / Commission text C10-0123/2025Report A10-0195/2025

Negotiations with the Council 1 step

  1. 15 December 2025

    Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

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

    CJ49-AG-781211

Plenary stage 1 step

  1. 10 December – 15 December 2025

    29 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

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

    Amendment 1Amendment 2Amendments 3–11Amendments 12–21Amendment 22Amendments 22–26Amendment 27Amendment 28

Negotiations with the Council 4 steps

  1. 2 December 2025

    Trilogue meeting

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

  2. 20 November 2025

    Trilogue meeting

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

  3. 6 November 2025

    Trilogue meeting

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

  4. 22 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. 17 October 2025

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0195/2025

Committee stage 5 steps

  1. 16 October 2025

    Committee vote: report adopted

    INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 25 September 2025

    IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (IMCO)

  3. 8 September 2025

    Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) gives an opinion.

  4. 23 July – 24 July 2025

    Amendments tabled in committee (3 batches)

    Members of the committee proposed changes to the draft.

    CJ49-AM-775764CJ49-AM-775766CJ49-AM-775768

  5. 14 July 2025

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    CJ49-PR-775677

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0180(COD)