Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0358(COD)
Establishment of European Business Wallets
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
Plenary vote
Tabled for plenary on 23 September 2026; awaiting the vote.
- Referred to committee(done) 19 January 2026
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 10 September 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 23 September 2026
- Plenary vote Awaiting the vote
- 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
- Industry, Research and Energy
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Eero Heinäluoma (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Marion Walsmann (EPP), Mélanie Disdier (Patriots), Rihards Kols (ECR), Morten Løkkegaard (Renew), Damian Boeselager (Greens)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Internal Market and Consumer Protection· rapporteurVeronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová (Renew)
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
- Legal Affairs· rapporteurAxel Voss (EPP)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Committee draft· 1 Apr 2026
AI summary:This is the rapporteur's draft report on the proposed regulation establishing European Business Wallets, a digital tool for economic operators and public sector bodies. It amends the Commission proposal to add security, data-sovereignty and interoperability requirements, and to exempt small municipalities from the obligation to accept the wallets.
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (IMCO), Opinion (IMCO), Draft opinion (JURI), Opinion (JURI)
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 1 step
23 September 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 6 steps
10 September 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
3 June 2026
JURI (Legal Affairs) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
2 June 2026
IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
23 April 2026
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)
1 April 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
19 January 2026
Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), JURI (Legal Affairs) give an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0358(COD)