Competition policy – annual report 2025
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 7 July 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
- ✓ Referred to committee 10 July 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 3 June 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 12 June 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 7 July 2026
- ✓ 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
- ECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs
- Rapporteur
- Stéphanie YON-COURTIN Renew
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Marco FALCONE PPEAdnan DIBRANI S&DPierre PIMPIE PfEMarco SQUARTA ECRRasmus ANDRESEN Verts/ALEJussi SARAMO The Left
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: Updates the description of the Commission's cloud services investigations, specifying the publication date of its preliminary position and noting an ongoing investigation. The other changes are formal: footnote markers are removed from references to various acts and regulations. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The report adds extensive new content on SMEs, energy, AI, and defence, and removes calls for an independent competition authority and specific DMA enforcement actions. It introduces calls for a new competition tool, binding time limits, and studies on fines and oligopolies, while expanding merger and State aid sections. It strengthens Parliament's oversight role and adds calls for an interinstitutional agreement and international cooperation. The explanatory statement is updated to reflect these changes, including on DMA financing and merger control. The other changes are formal: renumbering and updated references. 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
- Plenary stage
- 7 July 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 501 Against 61 Abstained 95
Final vote — text as a whole at 13:46 · 76% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 14 ballots in voting order
1. Separate vote on paragraph 3RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded2. Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 3 13:44 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After § 3 – Am 1Rejected3. Amendment 2, adding text after paragraph 3 13:44 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After § 3 – Am 2Rejected4. Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 9 13:44 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After § 9 – Am 10Rejected5. Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 13 13:45 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After § 13 – Am 3Rejected6. Separate vote on paragraph 23AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded7. Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 41 13:45 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After § 41 – Am 4Rejected8. Separate vote on paragraph 42RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded9. Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 45 13:45 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After § 45 – Am 5Rejected10. Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 46 13:45 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After § 46 – Am 6Rejected11. Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 50 13:45 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After § 50 – Am 7Rejected12. Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 50 13:46 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – After § 50 – Am 12RejectedAdopted14. Final vote — text as a whole 13:46 A10-0171/2026 – Stéphanie Yon-Courtin – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)Adopted - 1 July 2026 12 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 12 June 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 3 June 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 25 March 2026 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
- 23 February 2026 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 10 July 2025 Referred to the ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.