European labour market statistics on businesses, repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 and Regulations (EC) No 450/2003 and (EC) No 453/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
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 May 2025 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 3 April 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 8 April 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 9 April 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Voted 6 May 2025
- ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 16 January 2025
- ✓ Published as law 20 May 2025
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
- ECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs
- Rapporteur
- Irene TINAGLI S&D
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Luděk NIEDERMAYER PPEJaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ PfEMarlena MALĄG ECRGilles BOYER RenewMEP #197418 RenewKira Marie PETER-HANSEN Verts/ALEMarc BOTENGA The Left
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 (EMPL),Opinion (EMPL)
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
- Outcome
- 20 May 2025 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- 7 May 2025 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
- Plenary stage
- 6 May 2025 Plenary vote
- 9 April 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 8 April 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 3 April 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 3 April 2025 Referred to the ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
- Negotiations with the Council
- 16 January 2025 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
- Plenary stage
- 24 April 2024 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 459 Against 76 Abstained 49
Final vote at 18:42 · 79% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 7 ballots in voting order
1. Final vote Text as a wholeAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded2. Separate vote on Article 2, paragraph 1, point 5AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded3. Separate vote on Article 2, paragraph 1, point 6AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. Separate vote on recital 1AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded5. Separate vote on recital 1Not 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 recorded6. Separate vote on recital 5AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdopted - Negotiations with the Council
- 27 February 2024 Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council
Parliament’s negotiators can now seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).
- Plenary stage
- 22 February 2024 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 22 February 2024 Committee vote: report adopted
ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 14 February 2024 EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 23 January 2024 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
- 10 January 2024 Draft opinion from EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 19 December 2023 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 19 October 2023 Referred to the ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.