Union Civil Protection Mechanism and Union support for health emergency preparedness and response, and repealing Decision No 1313/2013/EU (Union Civil Protection Mechanism)
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: Tabled for plenary; the vote is scheduled for 11 November 2026.
- ✓ Referred to committee 23 October 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 1 October 2026
- 3 Tabled for plenary
- 4 Plenary vote Scheduled 11 November 2026
- 5 Negotiations with the Council
- 6 Published as law
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
- SANT — Public Health
- Rapporteurs
- Leire PAJÍN S&DAurelijus VERYGA ECR
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Pascal ARIMONT PPEMarie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN PfEAntonella SBERNA ECRGrégory ALLIONE RenewTilly METZ Verts/ALEMarc JONGEN ESNSirpa PIETIKÄINEN PPEChristophe CLERGEAU S&DMEP #256921 PfEOlivier CHASTEL RenewIgnazio Roberto MARINO Verts/ALECatarina MARTINS The LeftChristine ANDERSON ESN
- For opinion
- REGI — Regional Development · rapporteur Vladimir PREBILIČ Verts/ALEDEVE — Development · rapporteur Barry ANDREWS RenewCONT — Budgetary Control · rapporteur Jonas SJÖSTEDT The LeftSEDE — Security and Defence · rapporteur Reinis POZŅAKS ECR
The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.
Timeline
- Committee stage
- 1 October 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
SANT (Public Health) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 25 June 2026 DEVE (Development) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 23 June 2026 BUDG (Budgets) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 3 June 2026 SEDE (Security and Defence) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 2 June 2026 CONT (Budgetary Control) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 6 May 2026 REGI (Regional Development) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 14 April 2026 Amendments tabled in committee (4 batches)
Members of the committee proposed changes to the draft.
- 9 March 2026 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 23 October 2025 Referred to the SANT (Public Health) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; REGI (Regional Development), DEVE (Development), CONT (Budgetary Control), SEDE (Security and Defence) give an opinion.