Report on the Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law report
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 28 February 2024. This is its final position on the matter.
- ✓ Referred to committee 12 July 2023
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 23 January 2024
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 1 February 2024
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 28 February 2024
- ✓ Parliament’s position Final
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. The adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
- Rapporteur
- MEP #28266 Renew
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Lukas MANDL PPEMEP #209091 S&DCristian TERHEŞ ECRDiana RIBA I GINER Verts/ALEMEP #197527 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: Opinion (JURI),Draft opinion (JURI)
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
- 28 February 2024 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 374 Against 113 Abstained 45
Final vote — text as a whole at 18:25 · 70% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 26 ballots in voting order
1. Amendment 1 18:21 Rapport sur le rapport 2023 de la Commission sur l’état de droit - Report on the Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law report - Bericht über den Bericht der Kommission über die Rechtsstaatlichkeit 2023 - A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - Proposition de résolution de remplacement - Am 1RejectedAdopted3. Separate vote on paragraph 11AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 11 18:21 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - Après le § 11 - Am 4Rejected5. Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 11 18:21 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - Après le § 11 - Am 5Rejected6. Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 11 18:22 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - Après le § 11 - Am 6RejectedAdoptedAdoptedAdoptedAdoptedAdoptedAdoptedAdoptedAdoptedAdoptedAdoptedRejectedAdoptedAdoptedAdoptedAdoptedAdoptedAdopted24. Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 71 18:25 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - Après le § 71 - Am 15Adopted25. Amendment 2, adding text after recital E 18:25 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - Après le considérant E - Am 2Adopted26. Final vote — text as a whole 18:25 A9-0025/2024 - Sophia in 't Veld - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte)Adopted - 28 February 2024 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 1 February 2024 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 23 January 2024 Committee vote: report adopted
LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 29 November 2023 JURI (Legal Affairs) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 26 October 2023 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 13 October 2023 Draft opinion from JURI (Legal Affairs)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 12 July 2023 Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.