Adoption by the Union of the Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty between the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States
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 19 September 2025 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 13 November 2024
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 29 January 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 4 February 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 18 June 2025
- ✓ Negotiations with the Council
- ✓ Published as law 19 September 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
- ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy
- Rapporteurs
- Anna CAVAZZINI Verts/ALEBorys BUDKA PPE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- MEP #28219 PPELina GÁLVEZ S&DRihards KOLS ECRJoão COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO RenewRené AUST ESNDan NICA S&DBeata SZYDŁO ECRMEP #197502 RenewMichael BLOSS Verts/ALEMarina MESURE The LeftMarcin SYPNIEWSKI ESN
- For opinion
- JURI — Legal 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
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The versions differ only in formal points: the final act reference and a note on the agreement are added. see the changes →
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
- 19 September 2025 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- 10 September 2025 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
- Plenary stage
- 18 June 2025 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 554 Against 53 Abstained 37
Final vote at 13:05 · 86% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 6 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 1, paragraph 1RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded3. Separate vote on Annex, Article 4, paragraph 1RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. Separate vote on Annex, Article 6, after paragraph 2RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded5. Separate vote on Annex, Article 6, after paragraph 2RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdopted - 10 June – 12 June 2025 5 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 4 February 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 29 January 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 13 November 2024 Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; JURI (Legal Affairs) gives an opinion.