Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0289(COD)
Brexit Adjustment Reserve
Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1755 as regards the amounts allocated to the Member States under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve
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 23 January 2026 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 20 October 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 11 November 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 14 November 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 16 December 2025
- Negotiations with the Council(done)
- Published as law(done) 23 January 2026
Decided in plenary
16 December 2025 · decision 7
EU budget & funds, New EU law
Brexit Adjustment Reserve
Passed 619 for · 6 against · 37 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The adjustment is a technical, financial and legal change that aligns the fund's regulation with a reduction agreed during the mid-term revision of the EU's long-term budget, without affecting funds already paid out or transferred.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The adopted text replaces the committee's explanatory statement with the final legislative position, including the regulation number and agreement reference. The other changes are formal: adding a Committee of the Regions citation and removing an urgency recital.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Regional Development
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Pascal Arimont (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Sandro Gozi (Renew)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 16 Dec 2025
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation amends Regulation (EU) 2021/1755 to adjust amounts allocated to Member States under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve.
Tabled for plenary· 14 Nov 2025
AI summary:Parliament adopts its position at first reading on the proposal to amend Regulation (EU) 2021/1755 on the Brexit Adjustment Reserve, taking over the Commission proposal unchanged.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 2 steps
23 January 2026
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
20 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
16 December 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 16 Dec 2025 Adopted text TA10-0323/2025Report A10-0233/2025
14 November 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 2 steps
11 November 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
REGI (Regional Development) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
20 October 2025
Referred to the REGI (Regional Development) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0289(COD)