Amending Regulations (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/695, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/1153, (EU) 2023/1525 and 2024/795, as regards incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan
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 22 December 2025 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 16 June 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 23 September 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 30 September 2025
- ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 20 November 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 16 December 2025
- ✓ Published as law 22 December 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
- Rihards KOLS ECR
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Wouter BEKE PPEBruno GONÇALVES S&DPierre-Romain THIONNET PfEMorten LØKKEGAARD RenewSergey LAGODINSKY Verts/ALEJussi SARAMO The LeftMarcin SYPNIEWSKI ESN
- For opinion
- SEDE — Security and Defence · rapporteur Thijs REUTEN S&DTRAN — Transport and Tourism · rapporteur Marjan ŠAREC 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 (BUDG),Opinion (TRAN),Opinion (SEDE),Draft opinion (SEDE),Opinion (BUDG),Draft opinion (TRAN)
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
- 22 December 2025 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- 19 December 2025 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
- Plenary stage
- 16 December 2025 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 519 Against 119 Abstained 25
Final vote on the provisional agreement at 13:07 · 78% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 6 ballots in voting order
1. Proposal to reject the text Proposal for rejectionRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded2. Final vote on the provisional agreement 13:07 A10-0172/2025 – Rihards Kols – Provisional agreement – Am 2Adopted3. 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 recorded4. Separate vote on Article 3 Article 3 – § 1 – point 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/697 – Article 6 – after § 2Not 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. - 15 December 2025 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 9 December – 10 December 2025 5 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- Committee stage
- 3 December 2025 Committee opinion adopted
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- Negotiations with the Council
- 20 November 2025 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
- 5 November 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 8 October 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
- 30 September 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 23 September 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 16 July 2025 TRAN (Transport and Tourism) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 16 July 2025 SEDE (Security and Defence) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 16 July 2025 BUDG (Budgets) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 2 July 2025 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) proposed changes to the draft.
- 18 June 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 16 June 2025 Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; SEDE (Security and Defence), TRAN (Transport and Tourism) give an opinion.
- 13 June 2025 Draft opinion from SEDE (Security and Defence)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 6 June 2025 Draft opinion from TRAN (Transport and Tourism)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 21 May 2025 Draft opinion from BUDG (Budgets)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.