Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2073(INI)
Global Gateway -– past impacts and future orientation
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 26 March 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
- Referred to committee(done) 3 April 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 25 February 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 5 March 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 26 March 2026
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
26 March 2026 · decision 19
Economy & single market, Resolution
Global Gateway – past impacts and future orientation
Adopted 371 for · 146 against · 80 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The resolution calls for reforms to make the initiative more participatory and bottom-up, strengthening the role of partner countries, civil society, and local authorities.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Foreign Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Chloé Ridel (S&D), Hildegard Bentele (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Jan Farský (EPP), Jorge Martín Frías (Patriots), Assita Kanko (ECR), Engin Eroglu (Renew), Nela Riehl (Greens), Alexander Sell (ESN), Thierry Mariani (Patriots), Kristoffer Storm (ECR), Barry Andrews (Renew), Erik Marquardt (Greens), Damien Carême (The Left), Marc Jongen (ESN)
- Committees giving an opinion
- International Trade· rapporteurThierry Mariani (Patriots)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 26 Mar 2026
AI summary:Parliament's resolution on the Global Gateway assesses its past impacts and future orientation, calling for reforms in governance, transparency, and development effectiveness.
Tabled for plenary· 5 Mar 2026
AI summary:The resolution assesses the Global Gateway strategy and calls for reforms to make it more demand-driven, transparent, and accountable, with a stronger role for the European Parliament and partner countries.
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (INTA), Opinion (INTA)
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 3 steps
26 March 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 26 Mar 2026 Report A10-0045/2026Adopted text TA10-0104/2026
26 March 2026
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
5 March 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
25 February 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
AFET (Foreign Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
24 February 2026
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of the committee proposed changes to the draft.
27 January 2026
INTA (International Trade) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
28 November 2025
Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)
Members of the committee proposed changes to the draft.
23 October 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
3 April 2025
Referred to the AFET (Foreign Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; INTA (International Trade) gives an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/2073(INI)