Establishing harmonised requirements in the internal market on transparency of interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937
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 first-reading position on 27 November 2025. Next: negotiations with the Council, unless the Council accepts Parliament’s text as it stands.
- ✓ Referred to committee 25 January 2024
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 16 October 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 24 October 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 27 November 2025
- 5 Negotiations with the Council
- 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
- IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection
- Rapporteur
- Adina VĂLEAN PPE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Alex AGIUS SALIBA S&DVirginie JORON PfEDenis NESCI ECRSandro GOZI RenewAlexandra GEESE Verts/ALELeila CHAIBI The Left
- For opinion
- LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs AFET — Foreign Affairs JURI — Legal Affairs AFCO — Constitutional Affairs · rapporteur Sandro GOZI 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 opinions: Draft opinion (AFCO),Draft opinion (JURI),Opinion (AFCO)
Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph.
Timeline
- 27 November 2025 Plenary refer committee interinstitutional negotiations
- 27 November 2025 Plenary decision
- Plenary stage
- 27 November 2025 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 392 Against 88 Abstained 133
Final vote at 12:09 · 64% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 12 ballots in voting order
1. Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectivelyAdoptedshow of hands — no individual positions recorded2. Amendment 168 12:07 A10-0208/2025 – Adina Vălean – Article 10, § 2 – Am 168Rejected3. Separate vote: article 10, paragraph 3 Article 10, § 3Rejectedshow of hands — no individual positions recorded4. Separate vote: article 10, paragraph 3 Article 10, § 3Adoptedshow of hands — no individual positions recorded5. Separate vote: article 12, after paragraph 3 Article 12, after § 3Adoptedshow of hands — no individual positions recorded6. Separate vote: article 12, after paragraph 3 Article 12, after § 3Adoptedshow of hands — no individual positions recorded7. Separate vote: article 19, paragraph 4 Article 19, § 4Adoptedshow of hands — no individual positions recorded8. Separate vote: article 19, paragraph 4 Article 19, § 4Adoptedshow of hands — no individual positions recorded9. Separate vote: recital 36 Recital 36Rejectedshow of hands — no individual positions recorded10. Separate vote: recital 36 Recital 36Adoptedshow of hands — no individual positions recorded11. Final vote 12:09 A10-0208/2025 – Adina Vălean – Commission proposalAdopted12. Referral back to committee Request for referral back (Rule 60(4))Adoptedshow of hands — no individual positions recorded - 26 November 2025 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 19 November – 24 November 2025 169 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 24 October 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 16 October 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 23 September 2025 AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 6 May 2025 Draft opinion from AFCO (Constitutional Affairs)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 24 April 2025 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) proposed changes to the draft.
- 19 March 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 20 February 2025 Draft opinion from JURI (Legal Affairs)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 19 March 2024 Draft opinion from JURI (Legal Affairs)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 25 January 2024 Referred to the IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), AFET (Foreign Affairs), JURI (Legal Affairs), AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) give an opinion.