Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0590(COD)
Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034
Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/444, (EU) 2021/690, (EU) 2021/785, (EU) 2021/847 and (EU) 2021/1077
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
Negotiations with the Council
Parliament adopted its position on 16 September 2026. Negotiations with the Council on a common text are under way.
- Referred to committee(done) 23 October 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 14 July 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 23 July 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 16 September 2026
- Negotiations with the Council Talks opened 16 September 2026
- Published as law(to come)
Decided in plenary
16 September 2026 · decision 4
Economy & single market, New EU law
Establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034
Passed 496 for · 53 against · 125 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The Commission proposed a regulation establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034, which would bring together four existing programmes under one consolidated framework supporting the Single Market, the Customs Union, tax cooperation and the fight against fraud.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The adopted text adds recitals on the financial envelope, transparency and flexibility, and drops the committee report's explanatory statement, budgetary assessment, short justification and amendments. The other changes are formal: footnote markers become footnote numbers, abbreviations replace spelled-out terms, and punctuation and spelling are corrected.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Internal Market and Consumer Protection
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Adnan Dibrani (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Dirk Gotink (EPP), Virginie Joron (Patriots), Gheorghe Piperea (ECR), Jeannette Baljeu (Renew), Katrin Langensiepen (Greens), Leila Chaibi (The Left)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Economic and Monetary Affairs· rapporteurGilles Boyer (Renew)
- Budgetary Control
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 16 Sept 2026
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation establishing the Single Market and Customs Programme for 2028-2034 sets an indicative envelope of EUR 6 871 148 000 in current prices (EUR 6 100 000 000 in 2025 prices).
Tabled for plenary· 23 Jul 2026
AI summary:This is the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee's report on the proposed Single Market and Customs Programme for 2028-2034, which merges four existing programmes into one. It adopts Parliament's position at first reading, amending the Commission proposal.
Committee draft· 6 Mar 2026
AI summary:The rapporteur's draft report sets out Parliament's first-reading position on the proposed Single Market and Customs Programme for 2028-2034, which merges four existing programmes and repeals five regulations.
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (ECON), Draft opinion (CONT), Opinion (BUDG), Draft opinion (BUDG), Opinion (ECON)
Timeline
Newest first.
Negotiations with the Council 1 step
16 September 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 3 steps
16 September 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 16 Sept 2026 Adopted text TA10-0294/2026Report A10-0216/2026
9 September – 11 September 2026
86 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
23 July 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
14 July 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
23 June 2026
BUDG (Budgets) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
3 June 2026
ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
9 April 2026
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) proposed changes to the draft.
6 March 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
23 October 2025
Referred to the IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs), CONT (Budgetary Control) give an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0590(COD)