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DRAFT RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING (08353/1//2025 – C100233/2025 – 2023/0053(COD))

On the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences, amending Directive (EU) 2022/2561 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 383/2012

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Committee on Transport and Tourism · Rapporteur: Jutta Paulus

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The draft report recommends approving the Council position at first reading on a directive on driving licences, which revises EU rules to enhance road safety and free movement. The agreed text introduces mutually recognisable EU mobile driving licences, clarifies minimum age requirements, sets basic medical fitness rules and default validity periods, strengthens rules for novice drivers, and adds Union-wide accompanied driving schemes.

Committee position. The Committee on Transport and Tourism recommends approving the Council position at first reading without amendments.

Key points

  1. Approves the Council position at first reading on the proposed directive on driving licences.
  2. Introduces mutually recognisable EU mobile driving licences to facilitate free movement.
  3. Amends and clarifies minimum age requirements for driving licences.
  4. Establishes basic medical fitness requirements for licence holders.
  5. Sets default validity periods for driving licences.
  6. Strengthens rules for novice drivers.
  7. Introduces Union-wide accompanied driving schemes for certain licence categories.
  8. Sets specific rules for certain vehicle types, including emergency vehicles, motorhomes, and alternatively fuelled vehicles.

Who is affected

  • Drivers and driving licence holders in the EU, who will benefit from mutual recognition and new rules on validity and medical fitness.
  • Novice drivers, subject to strengthened rules.
  • Drivers of emergency vehicles, motorhomes, and alternatively fuelled vehicles, subject to specific rules.

Legal basis: Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union