Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0400(COD)
Amending Directives (EU) 2018/2001, (EU) 2019/944, (EU) 2024/1788 as regards acceleration of permit-granting procedures
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’s negotiators are talking to the Council (last trilogue 14 July 2026); the plenary vote on the outcome is still to come.
- Referred to committee(done) 12 February 2026
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 2 July 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 3 July 2026
- Plenary vote Awaiting the vote
- Negotiations with the Council Trilogue 14 July 2026
- 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.
- Niels Fuglsang (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Andrea Wechsler (EPP), Jana Nagyová (Patriots), Ondřej Krutílek (ECR), Anna Stürgkh (Renew), Michael Bloss (Greens), Rudi Kennes (The Left)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Environment, Climate and Food Safety· rapporteurRasmus Nordqvist (Greens)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Tabled for plenary· 3 Jul 2026
Committee draft· 16 Apr 2026
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (ENVI), Opinion (ENVI)
Timeline
Newest first.
Negotiations with the Council 2 steps
14 July 2026
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
8 July 2026
Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council
Parliament’s negotiators can now seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).
Plenary stage 1 step
3 July 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 5 steps
2 July 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
15 June 2026
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
12 May – 27 May 2026
Amendments tabled in committee (3 batches)
Members of ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) proposed changes to the draft.
Amendments in committee (ITRE)Amendments in committee (ITRE)Amendments in committee (ITRE)
16 April 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
12 February 2026
Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) gives an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0400(COD)