Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2262(REG)
Amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning appointments to Union agencies and bodies (Rule 135)
Rules of Procedure · First reading
A change to Parliament’s own rules.
Where it stands
Parliament’s position
Parliament adopted the text on 28 April 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
- Referred to committee(done) 15 December 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 18 March 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 19 March 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 28 April 2026
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
28 April 2026 · decision 9
EU institutions & Parliament, Resolution
Amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning appointments to Union agencies and bodies (Rule 135)
Adopted 657 for · 0 against · 3 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:Parliament amended its internal rules on how it appoints members to Union agencies and bodies, updating Rule 135 of its Rules of Procedure.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The versions differ only in wording and formal points: one sentence is rephrased and a document reference is removed.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:The versions differ only in formal points: a heading is added and a rule reference removed.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Constitutional Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Sven Simon (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Loránt Vincze (EPP), Juan Fernando López Aguilar (S&D), Marieke Ehlers (Patriots), Patryk Jaki (ECR), Sandro Gozi (Renew), Daniel Freund (Greens), Nikolas Farantouris (The Left), Christine Anderson (ESN)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 28 Apr 2026
AI summary:Parliament amends its Rules of Procedure to broaden Rule 135 to cover appointments to management boards of Union agencies and bodies of a regulatory nature, where Parliament decides or consents.
Tabled for plenary· 19 Mar 2026
AI summary:Parliament decides to amend its Rules of Procedure to broaden Rule 135 to cover appointments to Union agencies and bodies of a regulatory nature where Parliament decides or consents.
Committee draft· 12 Jan 2026
AI summary:This draft report proposes amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure on appointments to Union agencies and bodies. It changes Rule 135 to cover appointments to management boards of regulatory agencies and bodies where Parliament decides or gives consent, and deletes the requirement for candidate statements.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 2 steps
28 April 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 28 Apr 2026 Report A10-0064/2026Adopted text TA10-0118/2026
19 March 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
18 March 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
12 February 2026
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
12 January 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in AFCO (Constitutional Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
15 December 2025
Referred to the AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/2262(REG)