Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2015(INI)
European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024
Own-initiative report (INI): Parliament’s own position on a topic. It is not binding. · First reading
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands
Parliament’s position
Parliament adopted the text on 10 March 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
- Referred to committee(done) 23 January 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 28 January 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 10 February 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 10 March 2026
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
10 March 2026 · decision 5
EU institutions & Parliament, Resolution
European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024
Adopted 493 for · 92 against · 44 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The resolution calls for improving EU law-making by ensuring legislation is proportionate, clear, and evidence-based, and by addressing the shortcomings of the 'one in, one out' approach.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:The new version expands recitals on conferral, values, and better lawmaking, and adds paragraphs on national parliaments' subsidiarity checks and AI in lawmaking. It replaces the 'one in, two out' approach with calls for a more ambitious overarching approach, and adds many new paragraphs on competitiveness, SMEs, and simplification. It adds paragraphs on implementation dialogues, rule of law, impact assessments, and reporting obligations, and renumbers existing paragraphs. The other changes are wording or formal: a phrase shortened and a transition year rephrased.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Legal Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Jörgen Warborn (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Lara Wolters (S&D), Ton Diepeveen (Patriots), Kosma Złotowski (ECR), Dainius Žalimas (Renew), Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Greens)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 10 Mar 2026
AI summary:Parliament's resolution on the Commission's 2023 and 2024 reports on better law-making assesses subsidiarity, proportionality, and regulatory fitness. It calls for improved impact assessments, a more ambitious burden-reduction approach, and stronger involvement of national parliaments and stakeholders.
Tabled for plenary· 10 Feb 2026
AI summary:This resolution on better law-making for 2023 and 2024 calls for improved subsidiarity and proportionality, more effective impact assessments, and a more ambitious approach to reducing regulatory burdens.
Committee draft· 20 Oct 2025
AI summary:This draft report reviews EU better law-making in 2023 and 2024, stressing shared responsibility between institutions and Member States. It calls for a 30% cut in regulatory costs, 35% for SMEs, stronger evaluations and impact assessments, and less gold-plating.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 3 steps
10 March 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 10 Mar 2026 Report A10-0020/2026Adopted text TA10-0063/2026
9 March 2026
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
10 February 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
28 January 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
JURI (Legal Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
12 November 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of JURI (Legal Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
20 October 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in JURI (Legal Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
23 January 2025
Referred to the JURI (Legal Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/2015(INI)