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Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0545(COD)

Establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities

· 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: CONT (Budgetary Control) is preparing the report.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 23 October 2025
  2. Committee work CONT (Budgetary Control) preparing the report
  3. Tabled for plenary(to come)
  4. Plenary vote(to come)
  5. Negotiations with the Council(to come)
  6. Published as law(to come)

No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.

Who works on it

Lead committee
Budgetary Control
Jean-Marc Germain (S&D), Niclas Herbst (EPP)
Monika Hohlmeier (EPP), Jana Nagyová (Patriots), Bogdan Rzońca (ECR), Lucia Yar (Renew), Rasmus Nordqvist (Greens), Thomas Pellerin-Carlin (S&D), Julien Sanchez (Patriots), Bert-Jan Ruissen (ECR), Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (Renew), Daniel Freund (Greens), Younous Omarjee (The Left)
Committees giving an opinion

Timeline

Newest first.

Committee stage 11 steps
  1. 17 September 2026

    PECH (Fisheries) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (PECH)

  2. 2 September 2026

    TRAN (Transport and Tourism) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (TRAN)

  3. 2 September 2026

    EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (EMPL)

  4. 1 September 2026

    REGI (Regional Development) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (REGI)

  5. 1 September 2026

    ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (ITRE)

  6. 15 July 2026

    DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (DEVE)

  7. 14 July 2026

    FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (FEMM)

  8. 14 July 2026

    AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (AGRI)

  9. 2 July 2026

    ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (ENVI)

  10. 23 June 2026

    ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (ECON)

  11. 23 October 2025

    Referred to the CONT (Budgetary Control) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; FEMM (Women’s Rights and Gender Equality), TRAN (Transport and Tourism), REGI (Regional Development), DEVE (Development), ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs), PECH (Fisheries), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) give an opinion.

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0545(COD)