What changed

ORDINARY LEGISLATIVE procedure

P10_TA(2026)0188

Follow up to the European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive 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

Rights, support and protection of victims of crime

1. Rapporteur: Javier ZARZALEJOS (EPP / ES), María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS (Renew / ES)

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

2. References: 2023/0250(COD) / A9-0157/2024 / P10_TA(2026)0188

PE756.047

3. Date of adoption of the resolution: 21 May 2026

European Parliament legislative resolution of 21 May 2026 on the proposal for a directive 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 (COM(2023)0424 – C9-0303/2023 – 2023/0250(COD))

4. Legal basis: Article 82(2)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

5. Competent Parliamentary Committee: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)

The European Parliament,

6. Commission's position: accepts all amendments.

– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2023)0424),

– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 82(2), point (c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C90303/2023),

– 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 14 December 2023,

– having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committees responsible under Rule 75(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 18 February 2026 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

– having regard to Rule 60 of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the joint deliberations of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality under Rule 59 of the Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A9-0157/2024),

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

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(2023)0250

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

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive (EU) 2026/1472.)