Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0360(COD)
Amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679, (EU) 2018/1724, (EU) 2018/1725, (EU) 2023/2854 and Directives 2002/58/EC, (EU) 2022/2555 and (EU) 2022/2557 as regards the simplification of the digital legislative framework, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2018/1807, (EU) 2019/1150, (EU) 2022/868, and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 (Digital Omnibus)
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 22 June 2026).
- Referred to committee(done) 19 January 2026
- 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.
- Aura Salla (EPP), Marina Kaljurand (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Elena Sancho Murillo (S&D), Julie Rechagneux (Patriots), Diego Solier (ECR), Michael Mcnamara (Renew), Damian Boeselager (Greens), João Oliveira (The Left), Oliver Schenk (EPP), Alexandre Varaut (Patriots), Sebastian Tynkkynen (ECR), Irena Joveva (Renew), Markéta Gregorová (Greens), Pernando Barrena Arza (The Left), Mary Khan (ESN)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Legal Affairs· rapporteurBrando Benifei (S&D)
- Internal Market and Consumer Protection· rapporteurAlex Agius Saliba (S&D)
Timeline
Newest first.
Committee stage 3 steps
27 July 2026
Amendments tabled in committee (9 batches)
Members of the committee proposed changes to the draft.
CJ72-AM-786820CJ72-AM-790967CJ72-AM-790968CJ72-AM-791071CJ72-AM-791072CJ72-AM-791073CJ72-AM-791873CJ72-AM-791874CJ72-AM-791883
22 June 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
19 January 2026
Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; JURI (Legal Affairs), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) give an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0360(COD)