Amending Regulation (EU)2017/1938 as regards the role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season
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 10 September 2025 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 31 March 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 24 April 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 25 April 2025
- ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 26 June 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 8 July 2025
- ✓ Published as law 10 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
- Rapporteur
- Borys BUDKA PPE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Andrea WECHSLER PPEJens GEIER S&DAndrás GYÜRK PfEOndřej KRUTÍLEK ECRIvars IJABS RenewMarie TOUSSAINT Verts/ALEDario TAMBURRANO 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
Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: Adds a recital urging Member States to avoid Russian gas and pursue sanctions on all Russian gas imports, including LNG. Reduces the gas storage filling target for Member States with underground storage to 32.28% of five-year average consumption. The other changes are formal: added headings, renumbered references, and adjusted signature block. 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
- 10 September 2025 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- 18 July 2025 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
- Plenary stage
- 8 July 2025 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 542 Against 109 Abstained 30
Final vote on the provisional agreement at 13:33 · 80% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 15 ballots in voting order
1. Proposal to vote on amendments 13:33 A10-0079/2025 – Borys Budka – Proposal to vote on amendmentsRejected2. Final vote on the provisional agreement 13:33 A10-0079/2025 – Borys Budka – Provisional agreement – Am 9Adopted3. 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 recordedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.6. Separate vote on Article 1, paragraph 1; Regulation (EU) 2017/1938; Article 22, paragraph 4Not 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, paragraph 1; Regulation (EU) 2017/1938; Article 22, after paragraph 4Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter. - 1 July – 2 July 2025 10 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
- 26 June 2025 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
- 24 June 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 3 June 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 13 May 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 8 May 2025 Parliament opened negotiations with the Council
After its vote Parliament sent the file back to committee, so that its negotiators can seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).
- Plenary stage
- 8 May 2025 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 425 Against 106 Abstained 43
Final vote at 13:21 · 74% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 30 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. Amendment 4 to Article 1, après l'alinéa 1 Règlement (UE) 2017/1938; Article 6 bis, paragraph 1, alinéa 1 13:16 A10-0079/2025 - Borys Budka - Article 1, après l'alinéa 1 Règlement (UE) 2017/1938; Article 6 bis, § 1, alinéa 1 - Am 4Rejected3. Separate vote on Article 1, after paragraph 1 Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 Article 6a (b), paragraph 1, subparagraph 1AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. Amendment 5, adding text after Article 1 Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 Article 6a (c), after paragraph 5 — part 1 13:16 A10-0079/2025 - Borys Budka - Après l'article 1 Règlement (UE) 2017/1938; Article 6 bis, après le § 5 - Am 5/1Rejected5. Vote on text inserted after Article 1 Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 Article 6a (c), after paragraph 5Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.6. Vote on text inserted after Article 1 Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 Article 6a (c), after paragraph 5Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.7. Vote on text inserted after Article 1 Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 Article 6a (c), after paragraph 5AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded8. Separate vote on Article 1 Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 Article 6a (c), paragraph 5bAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded9. Separate vote on Article 1 Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 Article 6a (c), paragraph 5bAdoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded10. Separate vote on Article 1 Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 Article 6a (f), paragraph 10AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded11. Separate vote on Article 1 Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 Article 6a (f), paragraph 10AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded12. Separate vote on Article 1 Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 Article 6d (a), paragraph 2AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded13. Separate vote on Article 1 Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 Article 6d (a), paragraph 2AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded14. Separate vote on Article 1 Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 Article 6d (b), paragraph 5AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded15. Separate vote on Article 1 Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 Article 6d (b), paragraph 5AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded16. Amendment 7, adding text after recital 1 13:18 A10-0079/2025 - Borys Budka - Après le considérant 1 - Am 7Adopted17. Separate vote on recital 3AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded18. Separate vote on recital 3AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded19. Amendment 2, adding text after recital 8 — part 1 13:18 A10-0079/2025 - Borys Budka - Après le considérant 8 - Am 2/1RejectedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.22. Vote on text inserted after recital 8Rejectedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded23. Vote on text inserted after recital 8AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded24. Amendment 3, adding text after recital 9 13:19 A10-0079/2025 - Borys Budka - Après le considérant 9 - Am 3Rejected25. Separate vote on recital 10bAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded26. Separate vote on recital 10bAdoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded27. Separate vote on recital 10bAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded28. Amendment 8, adding text after recital 10 13:20 A10-0079/2025 - Borys Budka - Après le considérant 10 - Am 8RejectedAdopted30. Referral back to committee Request for referral back (Rule 60(4))AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded - 7 May 2025 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 30 April – 6 May 2025 8 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 25 April 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 24 April 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 9 April – 11 April 2025 Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)
Members of ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) proposed changes to the draft.
- 31 March 2025 Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
- 28 March 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.