Amending Regulations (EC) No 261/2004, (EC) No 1107/2006, (EU) No 1177/2010, (EU) No 181/2011 and (EU) 2021/782 as regards enforcement of passenger rights in the Union
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 approved the text agreed with the Council on 20 October 2026. The Council must now adopt it formally before it is published as law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 8 February 2024
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 24 June 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 4 July 2025
- ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 2 September 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 20 October 2026
- 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
- TRAN — Transport and Tourism
- Rapporteur
- Matteo RICCI S&D
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Andrey NOVAKOV PPEVilis KRIŠTOPANS PfEKosma ZŁOTOWSKI ECRJan-Christoph OETJEN RenewVicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ Verts/ALEArash SAEIDI The Left
- For opinion
- IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection · rapporteur Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ RenewEMPL — Employment and Social Affairs JURI — Legal Affairs LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
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 → Tabled for plenary: The new version adds definitions of 'accessible format', 'personal item' and 'hand baggage', and new provisions on extraordinary circumstances, ticket transfer and assistance to passengers. It restructures reimbursement through intermediaries, with deadlines and liability rules, and changes the rules on the common form, complaint handling and alternative dispute resolution. It changes the service quality standards and reporting duties for carriers, airport managing bodies and intermediaries, and the tasks and inspections of national enforcement bodies. It adds rules on information in accessible formats, assistance and complaint handling in sea, bus and rail transport, and on penalties and Commission guidelines. The other changes are formal: updated titles, renumbered provisions and cross-references. see the changes →
Committee opinions: Opinion (IMCO),Draft 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
- Plenary stage
- 20 October 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 652 Against 2 Abstained 8
Final vote on the provisional agreement at 13:25 · 98% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 9 ballots in voting order
1. Final vote on the provisional agreement 13:25 A10-0136/2025 – Matteo Ricci – Provisional agreement – Am 172Adopted2. Final vote Text as a wholeNot 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 recorded3. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 – Article 8a – § 5 – point bNot 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 recorded4. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 – Article 8a – § 5 – point bNot 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 recorded5. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 6; Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 – Article 16ba – § 4 (corresponds to Article 1, § 1, point 5)Not 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 Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 6; Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 – Article 16ba – § 4 (corresponds to Article 1, § 1, point 5)Not 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 recorded7. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 6; Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 – Article 16ba – After point 5Not 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 recorded8. Separate vote on Article 4 Article 4 – § 1 – point 2 – point a Regulation (EU) No 181/2011 – Article 20 – after § 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 recordedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter. - 14 October – 15 October 2026 176 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- Negotiations with the Council
- 2 September 2026 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
- 25 June 2026 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 18 May 2026 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 15 October 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 9 July 2025 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
- 4 July 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 24 June 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
TRAN (Transport and Tourism) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 20 May 2025 IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 1 April 2025 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of TRAN (Transport and Tourism) proposed changes to the draft.
- 20 February 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in TRAN (Transport and Tourism). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 8 February 2024 Referred to the TRAN (Transport and Tourism) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection), EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs), JURI (Legal Affairs), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) give an opinion.