POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 17 December 2025 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2025/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on phasing out Russian natural gas imports and preparing the phase out of oil imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 21 May 2026 with a view to the adoption of Directive (EU) 2026/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 19 May 2026 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2026/… of the European Parliament and of the Council addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/2170
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 19 May 2026 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2026/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on the screening of foreign investments in the Union and repealing Regulation (EU) 2019/452
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 28 April 2026 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2026/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 as regards the extension of certain data protection periods
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 28 April 2026 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2026/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/691 as regards support for workers affected by imminent job displacement in enterprises undergoing restructuring
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 28 April 2026 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2026/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on the welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 28 April 2026 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2026/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 26 March 2026 with a view to the adoption of Directive (EU) 2026/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on combatting corruption, replacing Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA and the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union and amending Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 12 March 2026 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2026/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 as regards the calculation of emission credits for heavy-duty vehicles for the reporting periods of the years 2025 to 2029
The majority of European laws is adopted using the ordinary legislative procedure. This gives the European Parliament and the Council of the EU an equal say on a wide range of issues.
Under the ordinary legislative procedure, the European Parliament adopts its position at first reading on the basis of the proposal presented by the Commission. If the position is not approved by the Council, the European Parliament may adopt its position at second reading by adopting amendments to the Council position.
As a general rule, EP positions take the form of consolidated texts, whereby political amendments and technical adaptations are incorporated in the Commission proposal (at first reading) or the Council position (second reading).
The first and second reading positions are forwarded to the Council and the Commission and serve as a basis for further steps in the ordinary legislative procedure.
For further information see: Rules of Procedure (Rule 203) and ordinary legislative procedure.