Where the law stands, Dossier 2026/0059(COD)
Combating firearms trafficking and other firearms-related offences and amending Directive (EU) 2024/1260 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Ordinary legislative procedure (COD): Parliament and the Council decide together as equals. · First reading
A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.
Where it stands
Committee work
In committee: LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) is preparing the report (draft published 26 June 2026).
- Referred to committee(done) 25 March 2026
- Committee work LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) preparing the report
- Tabled for plenary(to come)
- Plenary vote(to come)
- Negotiations with the Council(to come)
- Published as law(to come)
No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Evin Incir (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Verena Mertens (EPP), Matthieu Valet (Patriots), Jadwiga Wiśniewska (ECR), Malik Azmani (Renew), Hannah Neumann (Greens), Giuseppe Antoci (The Left)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Committee draft· 26 Jun 2026
Timeline
Newest first.
Committee stage 3 steps
9 September 2026
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
26 June 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
25 March 2026
Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2026/0059(COD)