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Ordinary legislative procedure First reading

Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033

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 28 December 2020 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 14 September 2020
  2. ✓ Committee work
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary
  4. ✓ Negotiations with the Council Talks opened 13 November 2020
  5. ✓ Plenary vote Voted 17 December 2020
  6. ✓ Published as law 28 December 2020
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.

The text, version by version

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA9-0374/2020 17 December 2020 ✦ Parliament's position on a decision amending Decision No 445/2014/EU on the European Capitals of Culture for 2020 to 2033. It adopts its first-reading position, which corresponds to the final act, Decision (EU) 2020/2229.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A9-0201/2020 29 October 2020 ✦ Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal to amend Decision No 445/2014/EU on the European Capitals of Culture for 2020 to 2033 adopts its first-reading position.

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. 28 December 2020 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. 23 December 2020 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. 17 December 2020 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 17 December 2020 📄 Council / Commission text C8-0034/2017📄 Council / Commission text C9-0275/2020📄 Motion for a resolution B9-0400/2020📄 Motion for a resolution B9-0403/2020📄 Motion for a resolution B9-0405/2020📄 Motion for a resolution B9-0411/2020📄 Motion for a resolution B9-0413/2020📄 Motion for a resolution B9-0414/2020📄 Motion for a resolution B9-0415/2020📄 Motion for a resolution B9-0416/2020📄 Motion for a resolution B9-0422/2020📄 Motion for a resolution B9-0424/2020📄 Motion for a resolution B9-0432/2020📄 Motion for a resolution B9-0440/2020📄 Report A9-0187/2020📄 Report A9-0194/2020📄 Report A9-0201/2020📄 Report A9-0230/2020📄 Report A9-0233/2020📄 Report A9-0240/2020
  6. Negotiations with the Council
  7. 13 November 2020 Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council

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

  8. Committee stage
  9. 14 September 2020 Referred to committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.