Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0255(COD)
Establishing the Justice programme for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/693
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
Committee work
In committee: LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) is preparing the report (draft published 16 April 2026).
- Referred to committee(done) 20 October 2025
- Committee work LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) preparing the report
- Tabled for plenary(to come)
- Plenary vote(to come)
- Negotiations with the Council(to come)
- Published as law(to come)
No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Tineke Strik (Greens), Jaroslav Bžoch (Patriots)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Emil Radev (EPP), Krzysztof Śmiszek (S&D), Pascale Piera (Patriots), Tobiasz Bocheński (ECR), Dainius Žalimas (Renew), Tineke Strik (Greens), Mario Furore (The Left), Marcin Sypniewski (ESN), Michał Wawrykiewicz (EPP), Katarina Barley (S&D), Assita Kanko (ECR), Nikola Minchev (Renew), Jaume Asens Llodrà (Greens), Giuseppe Antoci (The Left)
Timeline
Newest first.
Committee stage 4 steps
15 July 2026
BUDG (Budgets) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
19 May 2026
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of the committee proposed changes to the draft.
16 April 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
20 October 2025
Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0255(COD)