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Ordinary legislative procedure First reading

Laying down measures for a high level of public sector interoperability across the Union (Interoperable Europe Act)

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 22 March 2024 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 21 November 2022
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 19 July 2023
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 27 July 2023
  4. ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 28 November 2023
  5. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 6 February 2024
  6. ✓ Published as law 22 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
ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy
Rapporteur
Ivars IJABS Renew
Shadow rapporteurs
Marie DAUCHY IDMEP #238639 ECRMEP #185974 Verts/ALEGheorghe FALCĂ PPEMEP #197394 S&D
For opinion
BUDG — Budgets IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection · rapporteur MEP #197645 Verts/ALEREGI — Regional Development

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 TA9-0060/2024 6 February 2024 ✦ Parliament's position on the proposed Interoperable Europe Act sets rules for a high level of public sector interoperability across the Union.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A9-0254/2023 27 July 2023 ✦ Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal for a regulation on public sector interoperability across the Union (Interoperable Europe Act) sets common rules and a cooperation framework for cross-border interoperability of public sector network and information systems.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (ITRE) 28 March 2023 ✦ The rapporteur's draft report sets out Parliament's first-reading position on the proposed Interoperable Europe Act, which lays down measures for public sector interoperability across the Union.

Committee opinions: Draft opinion (IMCO),Draft opinion (LIBE),Opinion (LIBE),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

  1. Outcome
  2. 22 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. 6 February 2024 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 6 February 2024 📄 Adopted text TA9-0060/2024📄 Report A9-0254/2023
    Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority
    For 524 Against 18 Abstained 97

    Final vote on the provisional agreement at 13:00 · 82% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

  6. 5 February 2024 Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 5 February 2024 📄 Council / Commission text C9-0387/2022📄 Report A9-0254/2023
  7. Negotiations with the Council
  8. 28 November 2023 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

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

    📄 ITRE-AG-756340
  9. 13 September 2023 Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council

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

  10. Plenary stage
  11. 27 July 2023 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A9-0254/2023
  12. Committee stage
  13. 19 July 2023 Committee vote: report adopted

    ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  14. 29 June 2023 IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) adopted its opinion

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

    📄 Opinion (IMCO)
  15. 29 June 2023 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. 25 April 2023 Draft opinion from LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (LIBE)
  17. 3 April 2023 Draft opinion from IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (IMCO)
  18. 28 March 2023 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (ITRE)
  19. 21 November 2022 Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; BUDG (Budgets), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), REGI (Regional Development) give an opinion.