Substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive)
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: Parliament adopted its position on 12 March 2024. Negotiations with the Council on a common text are under way (last trilogue 24 April 2025).
- ✓ Referred to committee 1 June 2023
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 14 February 2024
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 23 February 2024
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 12 March 2024
- 5 Negotiations with the Council Trilogue 24 April 2025
- 6 Published as law
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
- ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety
- Rapporteurs
- Delara BURKHARDT S&DMEP #209091 S&DMEP #124696 RenewSandro GOZI Renew
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Danuše NERUDOVÁ PPEMEP #197515 PPEValérie DELOGE PfEEmma YTTERELL RenewPietro FIOCCHI ECRMEP #197806 IDKai TEGETHOFF Verts/ALELynn BOYLAN The LeftMEP #197743 The LeftArba KOKALARI PPELaura BALLARÍN CEREZA S&DVirginie JORON PfEKim VAN SPARRENTAK Verts/ALEStefano CAVEDAGNA ECRMEP #229352 Verts/ALECarlo FIDANZA ECRAlice KUHNKE Verts/ALELuke Ming FLANAGAN The LeftMEP #197527 The Left
- For opinion
- BUDG — Budgets AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development · rapporteur MEP #112611 PPEITRE — Industry, Research and Energy
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 opinions: Draft opinion (AGRI),Opinion (AGRI)
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
- Negotiations with the Council
- 24 April 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 28 January 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- Plenary stage
- 12 March 2024 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 467 Against 65 Abstained 74
Final vote at 13:40 · 77% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 30 ballots in voting order
1. Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectivelyAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded2. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote Amendments by the committee responsible – separate voteAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded3. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote Amendments by the committee responsible – separate voteAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote Amendments by the committee responsible – separate voteAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded5. Amendment 48 13:37 A9-0056/2024 – Cyrus Engerer, Andrus Ansip – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote – Am 48Adopted6. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote Amendments by the committee responsible – separate voteAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded7. Amendment 145 13:37 A9-0056/2024 – Cyrus Engerer, Andrus Ansip – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote – Am 145Adopted8. Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 2, point kAdoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded9. Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 2, point kNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded10. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1, point hAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded11. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1, point hNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded12. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1, after point hAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded13. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1, after point hNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded14. Separate vote on Article 3, after paragraph 3AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded15. Separate vote on Article 3, after paragraph 3Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded16. Separate vote on Article 3, after paragraph 3AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded17. Separate vote on Article 3, after paragraph 3Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded18. Separate vote on Article 3, after paragraph 3Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded19. Separate vote on Article 3, after paragraph 3AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded20. Separate vote on Article 3, after paragraph 3Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded21. Separate vote on Article 3, after paragraph 3RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded22. Separate vote on Article 3, after paragraph 3AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded23. Separate vote on Article 3, after paragraph 4AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded24. Separate vote on Article 17, paragraph 2RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded25. Separate vote on Article 17, paragraph 3, subparagraph 1RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded26. Separate vote on Article 17, paragraph 3, subparagraph 2RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded27. Separate vote on recital 32AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.29. Vote on text inserted after recital 68Rejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recordedAdopted - 11 March 2024 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 23 February 2024 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 14 February 2024 Committee vote: report adopted
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 24 January 2024 AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 13 November 2023 Amendments tabled in committee (3 batches)
Members of the committee proposed changes to the draft.
- 11 October 2023 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 1 June 2023 Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; BUDG (Budgets), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development), ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) give an opinion.