Ordinary legislative procedure (COD): Parliament and the Council decide together as equals. Ordinary legislative procedure First reading
Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938
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 2 February 2026 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 8 September 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 16 October 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 17 October 2025
- ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 15 December 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 17 December 2025
- ✓ Published as law 2 February 2026
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
- INTA — International Trade
- Rapporteurs
- Inese VAIDERE PPEVille NIINISTÖ Verts/ALE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Francisco ASSIS S&DRihards KOLS ECRĽubica KARVAŠOVÁ RenewMarkéta GREGOROVÁ Verts/ALEDanilo DELLA VALLE The LeftMarkus BUCHHEIT ESNAndrea WECHSLER PPEThomas PELLERIN-CARLIN S&DRaffaele STANCANELLI PfEDaniel OBAJTEK ECRKatri KULMUNI RenewHanna GEDIN The Left
- For opinion
- IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection · rapporteur Paulius SAUDARGAS PPE
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 TA10-0330/2025 17 December 2025 ✦ Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on phasing out Russian natural gas imports and improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies, amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0195/2025 17 October 2025 ✦ Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation phases out Russian natural gas and oil imports, bans LNG terminal services to Russian entities, and improves monitoring of energy dependencies.
Committee opinions: Opinion (IMCO)
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
- 2 February 2026 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- 26 January 2026 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
- Plenary stage
- 17 December 2025 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 500 Against 120 Abstained 32
Final vote on the provisional agreement at 12:24 · 77% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 48 ballots in voting order
1. Proposal to reject the text 12:24 A10-0195/2025 – Inese Vaidere, Ville Niinistö – Proposal for rejection – Am 2Rejected2. Final vote on the provisional agreement 12:24 A10-0195/2025 – Inese Vaidere, Ville Niinistö – Provisional agreement – Am 27Adopted3. Commission statementAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. 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.6. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – introductory partNot 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.8. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point aNot 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.10. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point bNot 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 recorded11. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point cNot 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 recorded12. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – after § 1Not 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 recorded13. Separate vote on Article 3 Article 3 – § 1Not 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 recorded14. Separate vote on Article 3 Article 3 – § 1Not 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 recorded15. Separate vote on Article 3 Article 3 – § 2Not 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 recorded16. Separate vote on Article 3 Article 3 – § 2Not 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 recorded17. Separate vote on Article 4 Article 4 – after § 1Not 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 recorded18. Separate vote on Article 5 Article 5 – § 1Not 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 recorded19. Separate vote on Article 5 Article 5 – § 1Not 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.21. Separate vote on Article 11 Article 11 – § 1Not 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.23. Separate vote on Article 12 Article 12 – § 1Not 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 recorded24. Separate vote on Article 12 Article 12 – after § 1Not 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 recorded25. Separate vote on recital 1Not 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 recorded26. Separate vote on recital 1Not 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 recorded27. Separate vote on recital 2Not 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 recorded28. Separate vote on recital 2Not 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.30. Separate vote on recital 16Not 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 recorded31. Separate vote on recital 16Not 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 recorded32. Separate vote on recital 17Not 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 recorded33. Separate vote on recital 17Not 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 recorded34. Separate vote on recital 18Not 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 recorded35. Separate vote on recital 18Not 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.37. Separate vote on recital 20Not 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 recorded38. Separate vote on recital 23Not 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 recorded39. Separate vote on recital 23Not 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 recorded40. Separate vote on recital 24Not 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 recorded41. Separate vote on recital 24Not 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 recorded42. Separate vote on recital 25Not 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 recorded43. Separate vote on recital 25Not 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 recorded44. Separate vote on recital 28Not 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 recorded45. Separate vote on recital 28Not 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 recorded46. Separate vote on recital 30Not 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 recorded47. Separate vote on recital 30Not 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. - 16 December 2025 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- Negotiations with the Council
- 15 December 2025 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
- Plenary stage
- 10 December – 15 December 2025 29 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
- 2 December 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 20 November 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 6 November 2025 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 22 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
- 17 October 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 16 October 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 25 September 2025 IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 8 September 2025 Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) gives an opinion.
- 23 July – 24 July 2025 Amendments tabled in committee (3 batches)
Members of the committee proposed changes to the draft.
- 14 July 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.