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Transparency and targeting of political advertising

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 20 March 2024 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 13 December 2021
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 24 January 2023
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary
  4. ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 24 January 2024
  5. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 27 February 2024
  6. ✓ Published as law 20 March 2024
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
IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Rapporteur
Sandro GOZI Renew
Shadow rapporteurs
Virginie JORON IDPablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA PPEMEP #197635 S&DAdam BIELAN ECRAlexandra GEESE Verts/ALEMEP #130833 The Left
For opinion
JURI — Legal Affairs · rapporteur Angelika NIEBLER PPEAFCO — Constitutional Affairs · rapporteur Daniel FREUND Verts/ALE

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 TA9-0090/2024 27 February 2024 ✦ Parliament's position on a regulation on the transparency and targeting of political advertising.⇄ what changed Adopted by Parliament Adopted text TA9-0027/2023 2 February 2023 ✦ Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on transparency and targeting of political advertising lays down harmonised rules on political advertising services and on targeting and ad delivery techniques.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A9-0009/2023 26 January 2023 ✦ Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal for a regulation on the transparency and targeting of political advertising lays down harmonised transparency and due diligence rules for sponsors and providers of political advertising services.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (IMCO) 16 June 2022 ✦ The rapporteur's draft report sets out Parliament's amendments to the proposed regulation on the transparency and targeting of political advertising. It adds due diligence duties for sponsors, providers and publishers, and rules on labelling, transparency notices and ad libraries.

Committee opinions: Draft opinion (AFCO),Opinion (JURI),Draft opinion (LIBE),Opinion (CULT),Draft opinion (CULT),Opinion (LIBE),Draft opinion (JURI),Opinion (AFCO)

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. 20 March 2024 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. 13 March 2024 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. 27 February 2024 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 27 February 2024 📄 Adopted text TA9-0090/2024📄 Report A9-0009/2023
    Adopted Adopted by a large majority
    For 470 Against 50 Abstained 105

    Final vote on the provisional agreement at 12:30 · 75% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

  6. 26 February 2024 Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 26 February 2024 📄 Council / Commission text C9-0433/2021📄 Report A9-0009/2023
  7. Negotiations with the Council
  8. 24 January 2024 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

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

    📄 IMCO-AG-758111
  9. 2 February 2023 Parliament opened negotiations with the Council

    After its vote Parliament sent the file back to committee, so that its negotiators can seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).

  10. Plenary stage
  11. 2 February 2023 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 2 February 2023 📄 Adopted text TA9-0027/2023📄 Council / Commission text C9-0433/2021📄 Report A9-0009/2023
  12. 1 February 2023 Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 1 February 2023 📄 Council / Commission text C9-0433/2021📄 Report A9-0009/2023
  13. Committee stage
  14. 24 January 2023 Committee vote: report adopted

    IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  15. 1 December 2022 LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) adopted its opinion

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

    📄 Opinion (LIBE)
  16. 29 November 2022 JURI (Legal Affairs) adopted its opinion

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

    📄 Opinion (JURI)
  17. 25 October 2022 CULT (Culture and Education) adopted its opinion

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

    📄 Opinion (CULT)
  18. 17 October 2022 AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) adopted its opinion

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

    📄 Opinion (AFCO)
  19. 29 July 2022 Draft opinion from JURI (Legal Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (JURI)
  20. 26 July 2022 Draft opinion from CULT (Culture and Education)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (CULT)
  21. 20 July 2022 Draft opinion from AFCO (Constitutional Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (AFCO)
  22. 4 July 2022 Draft opinion from LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (LIBE)
  23. 16 June 2022 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (IMCO)
  24. 13 December 2021 Referred to the IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; JURI (Legal Affairs), AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) give an opinion.