Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2806(DEA)
Simplification of the content and presentation of information to be disclosed concerning environmentally sustainable activities and simplification of certain technical screening criteria for determining whether economic activities cause no significant harm to environmental objectives
Commission Delegated Regulation amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2178 as regards the simplification of the content and presentation of information to be disclosed concerning environmentally sustainable activities and Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) 2021/2139 and (EU) 2023/2486 as regards simplification of certain technical screening criteria for determining whether economic activities cause no significant harm to environmental objectives
Scrutiny of a delegated act · First reading
The Commission adopted a technical rule under powers delegated by an EU law. Parliament can object within a deadline; an adopted objection stops the rule.
Where it stands
Parliament’s position
Parliament rejected the objection on 17 December 2025 — the Commission measure goes ahead.
- Referred to committee(done) 9 July 2025
- Committee work(done)
- Tabled for plenary(done)
- Plenary vote(done) Rejected 17 December 2025
- Parliament’s position(done) No text adopted
Decided in plenary
17 December 2025 · decision 7
Climate & environment, Objection to a Commission measure
Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated act
Simplification of the content and presentation of information to be disclosed concerning environmentally sustainable activities and simplification of certain technical screening criteria for determining whether economic activities cause no significant harm to environmental objectives
Objection failed On the objection: 230 for · 402 against · 28 abstained by a clear majority
AI summary:The regulation narrows the scope of substances of very high concern covered and introduces a materiality threshold for reporting.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Environment, Climate and Food Safety
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Lara Wolters (S&D), Mep #96725 (Greens), Jussi Saramo (The Left), Annalisa Corrado (S&D), Sara Matthieu (Greens), Li Andersson (The Left)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Tabled for plenary· 11 Dec 2025
Motion for a resolution B10-0566/2025
AI summary:Parliament objects to the Commission delegated regulation of 4 July 2025 that simplifies taxonomy reporting and technical screening criteria, arguing it weakens the 'do no significant harm' principle and enables greenwashing.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 1 step
17 December 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 17 Dec 2025 Motion for a resolution B10-0566/2025
Committee stage 1 step
9 July 2025
Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/2806(DEA)