Where the law stands, Dossier 2026/0804(NLE)
Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority
Non-legislative procedure (NLE): for example international agreements, appointments or opinions.
A decision the Council takes on its own. Depending on the Treaty article, Parliament either gives its consent — accepting or rejecting the text without amending it — or is consulted and gives an opinion.
Where it stands
Plenary vote
Parliament approved the text on 15 September 2026. The Council takes the final decision.
- Referred to committee(done) 14 September 2026
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 2 September 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 3 September 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 15 September 2026
- Adopted by the Council(to come)
Decided in plenary
15 September 2026 · decision 15
EU institutions & Parliament, Appointment
Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority
Appointment approved 527 for · 52 against · 86 abstained by a large majority
Electronic vote: totals recorded, but not how each MEP voted.
AI summary:Parliament considered the appointment of Carlo Comporti as Chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority, following a shortlist drawn up by the Authority's Board of Supervisors and a Council proposal.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:Parliament now approves the appointment of Carlo Comporti as Chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority, dropping the option to decline and the request to withdraw the proposal and submit a new one. The other change is wording: the description of the selection basis is rephrased.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Economic and Monetary Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Aurore Lalucq (S&D)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 15 Sept 2026
AI summary:Parliament approves the appointment of Carlo Comporti as Chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority for a term of office of five years.
Tabled for plenary· 3 Sept 2026
AI summary:The report concerns the appointment of Carlo Comporti as Chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority. Parliament approves the appointment, which the Council proposed on 22 July 2026 for a five-year term.
Committee draft· 18 Aug 2026
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 1 step
15 September 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 15 Sept 2026 Adopted text TA10-0284/2026Report A10-0223/2026
Committee stage 1 step
14 September 2026
Referred to the ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Plenary stage 1 step
3 September 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 2 steps
2 September 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
18 August 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2026/0804(NLE)