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Restructuring the Union framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (recast)

Parliament is consulted: it gives an opinion and can propose amendments, but the Council takes the decision and need not follow them.

Where it stands: In committee: ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) is preparing the report (draft published 5 May 2025).

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 7 October 2021
  2. 2 Committee work ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) preparing the report
  3. 3 Tabled for plenary
  4. 4 Plenary vote
  5. 5 Adopted by the Council
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. The Council takes the final decision, and the act is published in the Official Journal.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
ECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs
Rapporteur
Johan VAN OVERTVELDT ECR
Shadow rapporteurs
Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO PPEMatthias ECKE S&DJaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ PfEKatri KULMUNI RenewKira Marie PETER-HANSEN Verts/ALEPasquale TRIDICO The LeftEwa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK ESN
For opinion
AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development · rapporteur Carlo FIDANZA ECRPECH — Fisheries · rapporteur Gabriel MATO PPETRAN — Transport and Tourism · rapporteur Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI PPEITRE — Industry, Research and Energy · rapporteur Borys BUDKA 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 draft · latest Draft report (ECON) 5 May 2025 ⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (ECON) 28 February 2022 ✦ This is the rapporteur's draft report on the proposed Council directive recasting the EU framework for taxing energy products and electricity. It approves the Commission proposal only as amended, and calls on the Commission and Council to change it accordingly.

Committee opinions: Draft opinion (ITRE),Opinion (PECH),Draft opinion (AGRI),Opinion (AGRI),Draft opinion (TRAN),Draft opinion (ITRE),Opinion (TRAN),Opinion (ITRE),Draft opinion (PECH),Draft opinion (AGRI),Draft opinion (TRAN),Draft opinion (PECH),Opinion (ITRE)

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. Committee stage
  2. 5 November 2025 Committee opinion adopted

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

  3. 16 October 2025 Committee opinion adopted

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

  4. 26 June 2025 Draft opinion from PECH (Fisheries)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (PECH)
  5. 24 June 2025 Committee opinion adopted

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

  6. 23 June 2025 Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)

    Members of ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (ECON)📄 Amendments in committee (ECON)
  7. 18 June 2025 Draft opinion from AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (AGRI)
  8. 17 June 2025 Draft opinion from TRAN (Transport and Tourism)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (TRAN)
  9. 5 May 2025 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (ECON)
  10. 19 February 2025 ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) adopted its opinion

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

    📄 Opinion (ITRE)
  11. 4 February 2025 Draft opinion from ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (ITRE)
  12. 7 April – 8 April 2022 Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)

    Members of ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (ECON)📄 Amendments in committee (ECON)
  13. 7 March 2022 Draft opinion from AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (AGRI)
  14. 28 February 2022 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (ECON)
  15. 16 February 2022 Draft opinion from ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (ITRE)
  16. 14 February 2022 Draft opinion from TRAN (Transport and Tourism)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (TRAN)
  17. 11 January 2022 Draft opinion from PECH (Fisheries)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (PECH)
  18. 7 October 2021 Referred to the ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development), PECH (Fisheries), TRAN (Transport and Tourism), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) give an opinion.