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Adopted text, 8 May 2025

The protection status of the wolf (Canis lupus)

Document TA-10-2025-0100 · P10_TA(2025)0100 · PE773.631

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Parliament adopted its first-reading position on a Commission proposal to amend Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the protection status of the wolf (Canis lupus). The position corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive (EU) 2025/1237, after an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council. Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal.

Key points

  1. Parliament adopts its position at first reading on the proposal to amend Council Directive 92/43/EEC as regards the protection status of the wolf.
  2. The position corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive (EU) 2025/1237, as an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council.
  3. Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal.

Who is affected

  • Member states, which will apply the amended Directive 92/43/EEC on the wolf's protection status.
  • The Commission, which must reconsult Parliament if it substantially changes its proposal.

Legal basis. Article 294(2) and Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

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TEXTS ADOPTED

Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

European Parliament legislative resolution of 8 May 2025 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/43/EEC as regards the protection status of the wolf (Canis lupus) (COM(2025)0106 – C10-0044/2025 – 2025/0058(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2025)0106),

– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C10-0044/2025),

– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 30 April 2025,

– after consulting the Committee of the Regions,

– having regard to Rules 60 and 170 of its Rules of Procedure,

1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

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2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

P10_TC1-COD(2025)0058

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 8 May 2025 with a view to the adoption of Directive (EU) 2025/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/43/EEC as regards the protection status of the wolf (Canis lupus)

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive (EU) 2025/1237.)