Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0380(COD)
Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectors
Amending Decision (EU) 2015/1814 as regards the market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector
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
Parliament approved the text agreed with the Council on 15 September 2026. The Council must now adopt it formally before it is published as law.
- Referred to committee(done) 15 December 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 15 April 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 17 April 2026
- Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 6 July 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 15 September 2026
- Published as law(to come)
Decided in plenary
15 September 2026 · decision 4
Climate & environment, New EU law
Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectors
Passed 467 for · 158 against · 41 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The proposal responds to concerns raised by 19 member states about price uncertainty and volatility in the ETS2, and it smoothens the reserve's trigger mechanism, extends the reserve beyond 2031 and reinforces the price control mechanism.
29 April 2026 · decision 2
Climate & environment, New EU law
Market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sector
Passed 433 for · 120 against · 91 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The proposal amends the market stability reserve for the emissions trading system covering buildings, road transport and additional sectors.
What changed
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:The changes adjust the market stability reserve's operation, extending validity of allowances until 2033 and partially 2035, and adding provisions for their invalidation. They also revise the Commission's role, requiring impact assessments and evaluations of remaining allowances, and considering stronger price curtailment instruments. The text removes recitals on emergency mechanisms and early reports, replacing them with new requirements for distributional assessments and invalidation timelines. Other changes are formal or wording: renumbering and rephrasing of recitals.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Environment, Climate and Food Safety
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Danuše Nerudová (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Marta Temido (S&D), Jana Nagyová (Patriots), Anna Zalewska (ECR), Emma Wiesner (Renew), Marie Toussaint (Greens), Li Andersson (The Left), Anja Arndt (ESN)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Industry, Research and Energy
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 15 Sept 2026
AI summary:Parliament's position at first reading on a proposed decision amending Decision (EU) 2015/1814 on the market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectors emissions trading system.
Adopted by Parliament· 29 Apr 2026
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed decision amending the market stability reserve for buildings, road transport and additional sectors. It adjusts the validity of allowances in the reserve, strengthens the price stability mechanism, and requires impact assessments.
Tabled for plenary· 17 Apr 2026
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed decision amends the market stability reserve for buildings, road transport and additional sectors (ETS2). It extends the validity of allowances in the reserve, strengthens the price stability mechanism, and requires impact assessments.
Committee draft· 10 Feb 2026
AI summary:This draft report proposes amendments to the Commission's proposal amending the market stability reserve for the buildings, road transport and additional sectors. It shortens the release start to 30 days and adds recitals on social safeguards, emergency mechanisms, and impact assessments.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 2 steps
15 September 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 15 Sept 2026 Adopted text TA10-0279/2026Report A10-0098/2026
8 September – 9 September 2026
16 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
Amendments 28–29Amendment 30Amendment 31Amendment 32Amendments 33–38Amendments 39–43
Negotiations with the Council 3 steps
6 July 2026
Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
10 June 2026
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
29 April 2026
Parliament opened negotiations with the Council
After its vote Parliament sent the file back to committee, so that its negotiators can seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).
Plenary stage 2 steps
29 April 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 29 Apr 2026 Adopted text TA10-0139/2026Report A10-0098/2026
17 April 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps
15 April 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
17 March 2026
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) proposed changes to the draft.
10 February 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
15 December 2025
Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) gives an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0380(COD)