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2025/2262(REG) Rules of Procedure First reading

Amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning appointments to Union agencies and bodies (Rule 135)

A change to Parliament’s own rules.

Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 28 April 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 15 December 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 18 March 2026
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 19 March 2026
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 28 April 2026
  5. ✓ 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
Sven SIMON PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
Loránt VINCZE PPEJuan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR S&DMarieke EHLERS PfEPatryk JAKI ECRSandro GOZI RenewDaniel FREUND Verts/ALENikolas FARANTOURIS The LeftChristine ANDERSON 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

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA10-0118/2026 28 April 2026 ✦ Parliament amends its Rules of Procedure to broaden Rule 135 to cover appointments to management boards of Union agencies and bodies of a regulatory nature, where Parliament decides or consents.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0064/2026 19 March 2026 ✦ Parliament decides to amend its Rules of Procedure to broaden Rule 135 to cover appointments to Union agencies and bodies of a regulatory nature where Parliament decides or consents.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (AFCO) 12 January 2026 ✦ This draft report proposes amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure on appointments to Union agencies and bodies. It changes Rule 135 to cover appointments to management boards of regulatory agencies and bodies where Parliament decides or gives consent, and deletes the requirement for candidate statements.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The versions differ only in wording and formal points: one sentence is rephrased and a document reference is removed. see the changes →

Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The versions differ only in formal points: a heading is added and a rule reference removed. 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

  1. Plenary stage
  2. 28 April 2026 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 28 April 2026 📄 Report A10-0064/2026📄 Adopted text TA10-0118/2026
    Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority
    For 657 Against 0 Abstained 3

    Final vote at 14:02 · 100% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

  3. 19 March 2026 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A10-0064/2026
  4. Committee stage
  5. 18 March 2026 Committee vote: report adopted

    AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  6. 12 February 2026 Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (AFCO)
  7. 12 January 2026 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in AFCO (Constitutional Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (AFCO)
  8. 15 December 2025 Referred to the AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.