2023/0435(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure First reading

Amending Directive (EU) 2015/2302 to make the protection of travellers more effective and to simplify and clarify certain aspects of the 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: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 8 May 2026 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 18 January 2024
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 26 June 2025
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 16 July 2025
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 12 March 2026
  5. ✓ Negotiations with the Council Trilogue 2 December 2025
  6. ✓ Published as law 8 May 2026
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
Alex AGIUS SALIBA S&D
Shadow rapporteurs
Arba KOKALARI PPEKlara DOSTALOVA PfEDenis NESCI ECRCynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ RenewKatrin LANGENSIEPEN Verts/ALEHanna GEDIN The Left
For opinion
JURI — Legal Affairs TRAN — Transport and Tourism · rapporteur Jan-Christoph OETJEN Renew

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 Draft report (IMCO) 25 February 2025⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0140/2025 16 July 2025⇄ what changed Adopted by Parliament Adopted text TA10-0195/2025 11 September 2025⇄ what changed Adopted by Parliament Adopted text TA10-0085/2026 12 March 2026

Committee opinions: Draft opinion (TRAN),Opinion (TRAN)

Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph.

Timeline

  1. Outcome
  2. 8 May 2026 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. 29 April 2026 Signature
  4. 12 March 2026 Plenary decision
    📄 Adopted text TA10-0085/2026
  5. Plenary stage
  6. 12 March 2026 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 12 March 2026 📄 Report A10-0140/2025📄 Adopted text TA10-0195/2025
    Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority
    For 537 Against 2 Abstained 24

    Final vote on the provisional agreement at 12:07 · 95% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

  7. 11 March 2026 Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 11 March 2026 📄 Council / Commission text C9-0436/2023📄 Report A10-0140/2025
  8. 4 March 2026 1 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    📄 Amendment 91
  9. 27 January 2026 Committee approve provisional agreement
    📄 IMCO-AG-782332
  10. Negotiations with the Council
  11. 2 December 2025 Trilogue meeting

    Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.

  12. 2 December 2025 Trilogue meeting

    Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.

  13. 24 September 2025 Trilogue meeting

    Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.

  14. 11 September 2025 Plenary decision
    📄 Adopted text TA10-0195/2025
  15. 11 September 2025 Plenary refer committee interinstitutional negotiations
  16. Plenary stage
  17. 11 September 2025 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 11 September 2025 📄 Report A10-0140/2025
    Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority
    For 535 Against 36 Abstained 47

    Final vote at 13:17 · 87% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 17 ballots

    adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

    Show all 17 ballots in voting order
    1. Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    2. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    3. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    4. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    5. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    6. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    7. Separate vote: article 1, paragraph 1, point 3, point a; Directive (EU) 2015/2302; Article 3, paragraph 1, point 2, point b, point v Article 1, paragraph 1, point 3, point a; Directive (EU) 2015/2302; Article 3, § 1, point 2, point b, point v
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    8. Separate vote: article 1, paragraph 1, point 3, point a; Directive (EU) 2015/2302; Article 3, paragraph 1, point 2, point b, point v Article 1, paragraph 1, point 3, point a; Directive (EU) 2015/2302; Article 3, § 1, point 2, point b, point v
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    9. Separate vote: article 1, paragraph 1, after point 3; Directive (EU) 2015/2302; Article 3, paragraph 1, point 12 Article 1, § 1, after point 3; Directive (EU) 2015/2302; Article 3, § 1, point 12
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    10. Separate vote: article 1, paragraph 1, after point 3; Directive (EU) 2015/2302; Article 3, paragraph 1, point 12 Article 1, § 1, after point 3; Directive (EU) 2015/2302; Article 3, § 1, point 12
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    11. Separate vote: article 1, paragraph 1, point 7, point c; Directive (EU) 2015/2302; Article 12, paragraph 4 Article 1, § 1, point 7, point c; Directive (EU) 2015/2302; Article 12, § 4
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    12. Separate vote: article 1, paragraph 1, point 7, point c; Directive (EU) 2015/2302; Article 12, paragraph 4 Article 1, § 1, point 7, point c; Directive (EU) 2015/2302; Article 12, § 4
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    13. Separate vote: article 1, paragraph 1, point 8; Directive (EU) 2015/2302; Article 12a, after paragraph 8 Article 1, paragraph 1, point 8; Directive (EU) 2015/2302; Article 12a, after § 8
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    14. Amendment 84 13:16 A10-0140/2025 - Alex Agius Saliba - Article 1, § 1, point 10; Directive (UE) 2015/2302; Article 18, § 2 - Am 84
    Rejected
    15. Separate vote: recital 17 Recital 17
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    16. Final vote 13:17 A10-0140/2025 - Alex Agius Saliba - Proposition de la Commission
    Adopted
    17. Referral back to committee Request for referral back (Rule 60(4))
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
  18. 10 September 2025 Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 10 September 2025 📄 Council / Commission text C9-0436/2023📄 Report A10-0140/2025
  19. 2 September – 5 September 2025 90 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    📄 Amendments 1–83📄 Amendment 84📄 Amendments 85–90
  20. 16 July 2025 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A10-0140/2025
  21. Committee stage
  22. 26 June 2025 Committee vote: report adopted

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

  23. 9 April 2025 TRAN (Transport and Tourism) adopted its opinion

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

    📄 Opinion (TRAN)
  24. 31 March 2025 Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (IMCO)
  25. 25 February 2025 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)
  26. 3 February 2025 Draft opinion from TRAN (Transport and Tourism)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (TRAN)
  27. 18 January 2024 Referred to the IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; JURI (Legal Affairs), TRAN (Transport and Tourism) give an opinion.