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Non-legislative procedure

Bulgaria's adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026

Parliament is consulted: it gives an opinion and can propose amendments, but the Council takes the decision and need not follow them.

Where it stands: Parliament gave its opinion on 8 July 2025. The Council takes the final decision.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 19 June 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 24 June 2025
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 25 June 2025
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 8 July 2025
  5. 5 Adopted by the Council
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 Council takes the final decision, and the act is published in the Official Journal.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
ECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs
Rapporteur
Eva MAYDELL PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
Tsvetelina PENKOVA S&DAuke ZIJLSTRA PfEMarlena MALĄG ECREngin EROGLU RenewRasmus ANDRESEN Verts/ALEPasquale TRIDICO The LeftRada LAYKOVA ESN

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

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA10-0139/2025 8 July 2025 ✦ Parliament approves the Commission proposal for a Council decision on Bulgaria's adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0113/2025 25 June 2025 ✦ Parliament approves the Commission proposal for Bulgaria to adopt the euro on 1 January 2026, based on its assessment of convergence criteria.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (ECON) 18 June 2025 ✦ This draft report concerns the proposal for a Council decision on Bulgaria adopting the euro on 1 January 2026. Parliament approves the Commission proposal and recommends lifting the derogation.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not. see the changes →

Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The versions differ only in formal points: the committee report reference is updated. 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

  1. Plenary stage
  2. 8 July 2025 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 8 July 2025 📄 Adopted text TA10-0139/2025📄 Report A10-0113/2025
    Adopted Adopted by a large majority
    For 531 Against 69 Abstained 79

    Final vote at 13:32 · 78% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 2 ballots

    adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

    Show all 2 ballots in voting order
    1. Motion for adjournment of the vote 13:29 A10-0113/2025 – Eva Maydell – Motion for adjournment of the vote
    Rejected
    2. Final vote 13:32 A10-0113/2025 – Eva Maydell – Commission proposal to the Council
    Adopted
  3. 25 June 2025 Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    📄 Report A10-0113/2025
  4. Committee stage
  5. 24 June 2025 Committee vote: report adopted

    ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  6. 19 June 2025 Referred to the ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

  7. 18 June 2025 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (ECON)