Amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679, (EU) 2018/1724, (EU) 2018/1725, (EU) 2023/2854 and Directives 2002/58/EC, (EU) 2022/2555 and (EU) 2022/2557 as regards the simplification of the digital legislative framework, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2018/1807, (EU) 2019/1150, (EU) 2022/868, and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 (Digital Omnibus)
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: In committee: LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) is preparing the report (draft published 22 June 2026).
- ✓ Referred to committee 19 January 2026
- 2 Committee work LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) preparing the report
- 3 Tabled for plenary
- 4 Plenary vote
- 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
- LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
- Rapporteurs
- Aura SALLA PPEMarina KALJURAND S&D
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Elena SANCHO MURILLO S&DJulie RECHAGNEUX PfEDiego SOLIER ECRMichael MCNAMARA RenewDamian BOESELAGER Verts/ALEJoão OLIVEIRA The LeftOliver SCHENK PPEAlexandre VARAUT PfESebastian TYNKKYNEN ECRIrena JOVEVA RenewMarkéta GREGOROVÁ Verts/ALEPernando BARRENA ARZA The LeftMary KHAN ESN
- For opinion
- JURI — Legal Affairs · rapporteur Brando BENIFEI S&DIMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection · rapporteur Alex AGIUS SALIBA S&D
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
- 27 July 2026 Amendments tabled in committee (9 batches)
Members of the committee proposed changes to the draft.
- 22 June 2026 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 19 January 2026 Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; JURI (Legal Affairs), IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) give an opinion.