Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/947 as regards increased efficiency of the External Action Guarantee
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 4 May 2026 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 19 June 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 5 November 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 10 November 2025
- ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 25 February 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 10 March 2026
- ✓ Published as law 4 May 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
- DEVE — Development
- Rapporteurs
- David MCALLISTER PPECharles GOERENS Renew
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ S&DDan BARNA RenewTineke STRIK Verts/ALENiels GEUKING PPEMarit MAIJ S&DGyörgy HÖLVÉNYI PfEKristoffer STORM ECRErik MARQUARDT Verts/ALEMimmo LUCANO The LeftMarc JONGEN 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
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The adopted text adds new recitals on foreign policy alignment, visibility, evaluation, and additionality, and removes references to the Draghi report and specific regions. It also introduces provisions on excluding Chinese entities, enhancing reporting, and increasing the EFSD+ guarantee cover. The changes are substantive, altering the policy context and requirements for the External Action Guarantee. 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
- 4 May 2026 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- 29 April 2026 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
- Plenary stage
- 10 March 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 441 Against 105 Abstained 81
Final vote on the provisional agreement at 13:15 · 70% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 6 ballots in voting order
1. Final vote on the provisional agreement 13:15 A10-0221/2025 – David McAllister, Charles Goerens – Provisional agreement – Am 18Adopted2. 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.4. Vote on text inserted after 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 recorded5. Separate vote on recital 9Not 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. - 3 March – 6 March 2026 21 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
- 25 February 2026 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
- 26 January 2026 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 24 November 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
- 10 November 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 5 November 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
DEVE (Development) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 3 October 2025 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of the committee proposed changes to the draft.
- 5 September 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 19 June 2025 Referred to the DEVE (Development) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.