Application of the Treaty provisions related to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and the role of national parliaments in the EU legislative process
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 27 November 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- ✓ Referred to committee 13 February 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 4 November 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 11 November 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 27 November 2025
- ✓ Parliament’s position Final
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. The adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- AFCO — Constitutional Affairs
- Rapporteur
- Marieke EHLERS PfE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Branko GRIMS PPEKristian VIGENIN S&DGheorghe PIPEREA ECRJoachim STREIT RenewLeoluca ORLANDO Verts/ALENikolas FARANTOURIS The Left
- For opinion
- JURI — Legal Affairs
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
Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph.
Timeline
- Plenary stage
- 27 November 2025 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a clear majorityFor 337 Against 245 Abstained 12
Final vote — text as a whole at 12:27 · 57% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
- 19 November 2025 1 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 11 November 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 4 November 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 5 June 2025 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
- 10 April 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in AFCO (Constitutional Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 13 February 2025 Referred to the AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; JURI (Legal Affairs) gives an opinion.