Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2131(INL)
Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies
Legislative initiative · First reading
Parliament asks the Commission to propose a law and says what it should contain.
Where it stands
Parliament’s position
Parliament adopted the text on 20 January 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
- Referred to committee(done) 10 July 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 3 December 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 12 December 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 20 January 2026
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
20 January 2026 · decision 7
Jobs, social affairs & equality, Resolution
Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies
Adopted 420 for · 207 against · 20 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The adopted text calls for measures to support workers and regions affected by these transitions, including through social dialogue, training, and quality job creation, while respecting national labour market models.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:Drops the call for a legislative proposal and specific measures, replacing them with a focus on social dialogue and monitoring. Removes the welcome of the EU Fair Transition Observatory pilot project. The other changes are formal or wording: decimal separators updated and annex title rephrased.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:Adds many new recitals and paragraphs on youth, SMEs, rural areas, social economy, and funding, expanding the scope of the resolution. Strengthens requirements for information and consultation, training rights, and national strategies, adding mandatory and timely consultation. Adds a new recommendation on implementation and enforcement, respecting member states' prerogatives and social partner autonomy. Other changes are formal or wording: updated citations and rephrased annex text.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Employment and Social Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Jana Toom (Renew)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Gheorghe Falcă (EPP), Klára Dobrev (S&D), Séverine Werbrouck (Patriots), Georgiana Teodorescu (ECR), Sara Matthieu (Greens), Rudi Kennes (The Left)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 20 Jan 2026
AI summary:Parliament's resolution asks the Commission to propose a directive on a just transition in the world of work, covering working conditions, training, social dialogue, and support for affected regions and workers.
Tabled for plenary· 12 Dec 2025
AI summary:Parliament requests a directive on just transition in the world of work, covering anticipation of change, worker information and consultation, training rights, national strategies, business support, and monitoring.
Committee draft· 3 Sept 2025
AI summary:This draft report requests the Commission to propose a directive on just transition in the world of work, aiming to ensure a socially fair transition and quality job creation in regions affected by green and digital changes.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 4 steps
20 January 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 20 Jan 2026 Report A10-0261/2025Adopted text TA10-0003/2026
19 January 2026
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
14 January 2026
13 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
12 December 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 5 steps
11 December 2025
Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
3 December 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
25 September 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
3 September 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
10 July 2025
Referred to the EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/2131(INL)