Ordinary legislative procedure First reading

Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality

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 18 March 2026 and now EU law.

✓ Referred to committee 7 July 2025
✓ Committee work Report adopted 10 November 2025
✓ Tabled for plenary 10 November 2025
✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 19 January 2026
✓ Plenary vote Adopted 10 February 2026
✓ Published as law 18 March 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: ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety
Rapporteur: Ondřej KNOTEK PfE
Shadow rapporteurs: Lídia PEREIRA PPEJavi LÓPEZ S&DAnna ZALEWSKA ECRGerben-Jan GERBRANDY RenewLena SCHILLING Verts/ALECatarina MARTINS The LeftAnja ARNDT ESN
For opinion: ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy · rapporteur Niels FUGLSANG S&DTRAN — Transport and Tourism · rapporteur Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS Verts/ALEAGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development · rapporteur Veronika VRECIONOVÁ ECR

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 TA10-0031/2026 10 February 2026 ✦ Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation sets a Union intermediate climate target for 2040, amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1119.⇄ what changed Adopted by Parliament Adopted text TA10-0262/2025 13 November 2025 ✦ Parliament's amended version of the proposal amending the European Climate Law sets the EU 2040 climate target and lays down conditions for achieving it.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0223/2025 10 November 2025 ✦ Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation amending the European Climate Law sets the EU 2040 climate target and the framework for achieving it.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (ENVI) 24 July 2025 ✦ The draft report rejects the Commission proposal for a new binding 2040 climate target and calls for its withdrawal, arguing it is unnecessary and harmful.

Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The only substantive change is a minor typographical correction in the list of elements for the enabling framework. The other changes are formal or wording: updated references to committee opinions and quotation marks. see the changes →

Committee opinions: Opinion (ITRE),Draft opinion (ITRE),Draft opinion (TRAN)

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
18 March 2026 Published in the Official Journal

The act is now EU law.
11 March 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 February 2026 Plenary vote

Sitting of 10 February 2026 📄 Adopted text TA10-0031/2026 📄 Report A10-0223/2025

Adopted Adopted by a large majority

For 413 Against 226 Abstained 12

Final vote on the provisional agreement at 13:06 · 63% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

How the vote unfolded · 6 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 6 ballots in voting order

1. Proposal to reject the text 13:05 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Proposal for rejection – Am 72

Rejected
2. Final vote on the provisional agreement 13:06 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Provisional agreement – Am 69

Adopted
3. Final vote Text as a whole
— no individual positions recorded

4. Separate vote on Article 4, after paragraph 4

5. Separate vote on Article 4, after paragraph 4

6. Final vote Commission proposal
1 February – 4 February 2026 4 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

📄 Amendment 69 📄 Amendments 70–71 📄 Amendment 72
Negotiations with the Council
19 January 2026 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
9 December 2025 Trilogue meeting

Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
13 November 2025 Parliament opened negotiations with the Council

After its vote Parliament sent the file back to committee, so that its negotiators can seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).
Plenary stage
13 November 2025 Plenary vote

Sitting of 13 November 2025 📄 Adopted text TA10-0262/2025 📄 Report A10-0223/2025

Adopted Adopted by a clear majority

For 379 Against 248 Abstained 10

Final vote at 11:05 · 59% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

How the vote unfolded · 52 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 52 ballots in voting order

1. Proposal to reject the text 10:56 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Proposal for rejection – Am 47= 59=

Rejected
2. Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively — Ams 1-10, 13, 18-25, 27-30, 32-35, 37, 40 10:56 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively – Ams 1-10, 13, 18-25, 27-30, 32-35, 37, 40

Adopted
3. Amendment 17 10:56 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote – Am 17

Adopted
4. Amendment 26 10:56 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote – Am 26

Adopted
5. Amendment 31 10:57 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote – Am 31

Adopted
6. Amendment 36 10:57 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote – Am 36

Adopted
7. Amendment 39 10:57 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate vote – Am 39

Adopted
8. Amendments 49 + 61 (voted as one) to Article 1 10:57 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – point 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 1 – § 2 – Am 49S= 61S=

Rejected
9. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 1 – § 2
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
10. Separate vote on Article 1 10:58 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – point 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 1 – § 2/2

Adopted
11. Amendment 50 to Article 1 10:58 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – after point 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – after Article 1 – Am 50

Rejected
12. Amendment 62 to Article 1 10:58 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – after point 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – after Article 1 – Am 62

Rejected
13. Amendment 63 to Article 1 10:58 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – after point 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – after Article 1 – Am 63

Rejected
14. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – after point 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – after Article 1
secret ballot — no individual positions recorded
Rejected
15. Amendment 58 to Article 1 10:59 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – after point 1; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – after paragraph 1 – Am 58

Rejected
16. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119; Article 4 – § 2
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
17. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119; Article 4 – § 2
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
18. Amendment 64 to Article 1 10:59 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – paragraph 3 – Am 64S

Rejected
19. Amendment 51 to Article 1 10:59 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – paragraph 3 – Am 51

Rejected
20. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – § 3
secret ballot — no individual positions recorded
Rejected
21. Amendment 41 to Article 1 11:00 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – paragraph 3 – Am 41

Rejected
22. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – § 3
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
23. Separate vote on Article 1 11:00 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – paragraph 3/2

Adopted
24. Amendment 14 to Article 1 — part 1 11:00 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point a – Am 14/1

Adopted
25. Amendment 14 to Article 1 — part 2 11:00 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point a – Am 14/2

Adopted
26. Amendment 65 to Article 1 11:01 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – paragraph 5 – after point a – Am 65

Rejected
27. Amendment 42 to Article 1 11:01 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point b – Am 42S

Rejected
28. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point b
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
29. Amendment 43 to Article 1 11:01 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point c – Am 43S

Rejected
30. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point c
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
31. Separate vote on Article 1 11:01 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point g

Adopted
32. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – paragraph 5 – after point g
— no individual positions recorded
Rejected
33. Amendment 66 to Article 1 11:02 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – paragraph 5 – after point h – Am 66

Rejected
34. Amendment 67 to Article 1 11:02 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – paragraph 5 – after point h – Am 67

Rejected
35. Separate vote on Article 1 Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point j
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
36. Amendment 44 to Article 1 11:02 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – paragraph 5 – after point j – Am 44

Rejected
37. Amendment 45 to Article 1 11:02 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – paragraph 5 – after point n – Am 45

Rejected
38. Amendment 68 to Article 1 11:03 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 4 – paragraph 5 – after point n – Am 68

Rejected
39. Amendment 53 to Article 1 11:03 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – after point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 11 – Am 53

Rejected
40. Amendment 56 to Article 1 11:03 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – after point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 11 – Am 56

Rejected
41. Amendment 38 to Article 1 — part 1 11:03 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – after point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 11 – § 1 – after point g – Am 38/1

Adopted
42. Amendment 38 to Article 1 — part 2 11:03 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Article 1 – § 1 – after point 2; Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 – Article 11 – § 1 – after point g – Am 38/2

Adopted
43. Amendment 57 to recital 3 11:03 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Recital 3 – Am 57

Rejected
44. Separate vote on recital 3
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
45. Amendment 55, adding text after recital 3 11:04 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – After recital 3 – Am 55

Rejected
46. Separate vote on recital 4
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
47. Amendment 60 to recital 6 11:04 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Recital 6 – Am 60S

Rejected
48. Amendment 11, adding text after recital 8 — part 1 11:04 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – After recital 8 – Am 11/1

Adopted
49. Amendment 11, adding text after recital 8 — part 2 11:04 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – After recital 8 – Am 11/2

Adopted
50. Amendment 48 to recital 9 11:05 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Recital 9 – Am 48

Rejected
51. Final vote 11:05 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Commission proposal

Adopted
52. Referral back to committee 11:06 A10-0223/2025 – Ondřej Knotek – Request for referral back (Rule 60(4))

Adopted
12 November 2025 Debated in plenary

MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

Sitting of 12 November 2025 📄 Council / Commission text C10-0137/2025 📄 Report A10-0223/2025
10 November 2025 Report tabled for plenary

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

📄 Report A10-0223/2025
Committee stage
10 November 2025 Committee vote: report adopted

ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
5 November 2025 ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) adopted its opinion

The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

📄 Opinion (ITRE)
12 September 2025 Draft opinion from TRAN (Transport and Tourism)

An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

📄 Draft opinion (TRAN)
9 September 2025 Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)

Members of ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) proposed changes to the draft.

📄 Amendments in committee (ENVI)📄 Amendments in committee (ENVI)
8 September 2025 Committee opinion adopted

The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

📄 AGRI-AL-776835
26 August 2025 Draft opinion from ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy)

An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

📄 Draft opinion (ITRE)
24 July 2025 Draft report published

The rapporteur’s first text in ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

📄 Draft report (ENVI)
Plenary stage
9 July 2025 Plenary vote

Sitting of 9 July 2025
Committee stage
7 July 2025 Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee

The lead committee prepares the report; ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy), TRAN (Transport and Tourism), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) give an opinion.