Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights and amendment of Regulation (EC) No 2027/97 on air carrier liability in respect of the carriage of passengers and their baggage by air
A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.
Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 2 October 2026 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 18 June 2026
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 15 June 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 1 July 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 7 July 2026
- ✓ Negotiations with the Council Trilogue 2 June 2026
- ✓ Published as law 2 October 2026
How a file moves through Parliament
A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. For a law, Parliament’s adopted text is its first-reading position; Parliament and the Council then negotiate a common text (trilogues) which both must approve before it is published as law.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- LEGI — LEGI
- Rapporteurs
- Andrey NOVAKOV PPEMEP #97293 PPE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Matteo RICCI S&DVilis KRIŠTOPANS PfEKosma ZŁOTOWSKI ECRJan-Christoph OETJEN RenewVicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ Verts/ALEArash SAEIDI The LeftMEP #97308 ALDEMEP #28331 GUE-NGLMEP #4553 ECRMEP #28177 S&DMEP #102931 Verts/ALE
- For opinion
- ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety JURI — Legal Affairs IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection · rapporteur MEP #4275 PPE
The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.
The text, version by version
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (IMCO),Opinion (IMCO)
Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.
Timeline
- Outcome
- 2 October 2026 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- 16 September 2026 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
- Plenary stage
- 7 July 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 646 Against 12 Abstained 3
Joint text at 13:33 · 98% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
- 6 July 2026 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 1 July 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 18 June 2026 Referred to the LEGI committee
The lead committee prepares the report; ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), JURI (Legal Affairs), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) give an opinion.
- 15 June 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
LEGI voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- Negotiations with the Council
- 2 June 2026 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 19 May 2026 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 20 April 2026 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 23 March 2026 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- Plenary stage
- 21 January 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 632 Against 15 Abstained 9
Amendments 1 + 243 (voted as one) at 12:49 · 96% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
- 20 January 2026 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 19 January 2026 243 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 13 January 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 12 January 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
LEGI voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 5 December 2025 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of TRAN (Transport and Tourism) proposed changes to the draft.
- Negotiations with the Council
- 1 December 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- Committee stage
- 24 November 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in TRAN (Transport and Tourism). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- Negotiations with the Council
- 19 November 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 15 October 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- Committee stage
- 9 October 2025 Referred to the LEGI committee
The lead committee prepares the report; ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), JURI (Legal Affairs), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) give an opinion.
- Plenary stage
- 5 February 2014 Plenary vote
- 22 January 2014 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 17 December 2013 Committee vote: report adopted
LEGI voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 5 November 2013 IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 8 October 2013 Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)
Members of TRAN (Transport and Tourism) proposed changes to the draft.
- 17 September 2013 Draft opinion from IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 6 September 2013 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in TRAN (Transport and Tourism). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 16 April 2013 Referred to the LEGI committee
The lead committee prepares the report; ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety), JURI (Legal Affairs), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) give an opinion.