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Border Regions’ instrument for development and growth (BRIDGEforEU)

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 19 May 2025 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 3 April 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 9 April 2025
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 9 April 2025
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Voted 6 May 2025
  5. ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 28 January 2025
  6. ✓ Published as law 19 May 2025
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
REGI — Regional Development
Rapporteurs
MEP #125022 ALDESandro GOZI Renew
Shadow rapporteurs
MEP #28586 GUE-NGLMEP #124835 EFDDMEP #96762 PPEDaniel BUDA PPEDaniel ATTARD S&DMEP #96655 S&DMEP #28341 ECRWaldemar BUDA ECRMEP #125214 Verts/ALEAna MIRANDA PAZ Verts/ALEValentina PALMISANO The LeftIrmhild BOSSDORF ESN
For opinion
JURI — Legal Affairs ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety · rapporteur Adina VĂLEAN 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

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA10-0070/2025 6 May 2025 ✦ Parliament approves the Council position at first reading on the regulation establishing BRIDGEforEU, a Border Regions’ instrument for development and growth.⇄ what changed Adopted by Parliament Adopted text TA8-0118/2019 14 February 2019 ✦ Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation sets up a voluntary mechanism for member states to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in cross-border regions by applying another member state's legal provisions to a joint project.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0058/2025 9 April 2025 ✦ Parliament approves the Council position at first reading on a regulation to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in a cross-border context.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A8-0414/2018 29 November 2018 ✦ Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation sets up a voluntary mechanism to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in cross-border regions, allowing one member state to apply another's legal provisions for a joint project.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (REGI) 25 September 2018 ✦ The draft report proposes amendments to the regulation on a mechanism to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in a cross-border context, making the mechanism voluntary and allowing Member States to choose per joint project.

Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: Extends the mechanism to all border regions, including maritime and external borders, and clarifies voluntary use. Adds provisions on coordination points, preliminary reactions, and procedures for handling legal obstacles. Adds definitions and extends legal protection to persons in cross-border regions. Adds requirements for the Commission's report and public consultation. The other changes are formal: updates to recitals and signature copies. see the changes →

Committee opinions: Opinion (ENVI)

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

  1. Outcome
  2. 19 May 2025 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. 7 May 2025 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council

    The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.

  4. Plenary stage
  5. 6 May 2025 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 6 May 2025 📄 Adopted text TA10-0070/2025📄 Report A10-0058/2025
  6. 9 April 2025 Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    📄 Report A10-0058/2025
  7. Committee stage
  8. 9 April 2025 Committee vote: report adopted

    REGI (Regional Development) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  9. 3 April 2025 Referred to the REGI (Regional Development) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; JURI (Legal Affairs), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) give an opinion.

  10. Negotiations with the Council
  11. 28 January 2025 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

    The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.

  12. Plenary stage
  13. 14 February 2019 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 14 February 2019 📄 Adopted text TA8-0118/2019📄 Report A8-0414/2018
  14. Negotiations with the Council
  15. 12 December 2018 Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council

    Parliament’s negotiators can now seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).

  16. Plenary stage
  17. 29 November 2018 Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    📄 Report A8-0414/2018
  18. Committee stage
  19. 22 November 2018 Committee vote: report adopted

    REGI (Regional Development) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  20. 25 October 2018 ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 Opinion (ENVI)
  21. 25 September – 23 October 2018 Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)

    Members of ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (ENVI)📄 Amendments in committee (REGI)
  22. 25 September 2018 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in REGI (Regional Development). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (REGI)
  23. 11 June 2018 Referred to the REGI (Regional Development) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; JURI (Legal Affairs), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) give an opinion.