Amending Decision (EU) 2015/1814 as regards ceasing the invalidation of allowances in the market stability reserve
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: Parliament’s committee approved the deal reached with the Council on 4 November 2026; the plenary vote on it is still to come.
- ✓ Referred to committee 27 April 2026
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 10 September 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 10 September 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 15 September 2026
- 5 Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 4 November 2026
- 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
- ENVI — Environment, Climate and Food Safety
- Rapporteur
- Pierfrancesco MARAN S&D
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Niels Flemming HANSEN PPEMohammed CHAHIM S&DOndřej KNOTEK PfEMathilde ANDROUËT PfEAlexandr VONDRA ECREmma YTTERELL RenewMichael BLOSS Verts/ALELi ANDERSSON 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: The text no longer requires consulting the Committee of the Regions. It changes the dates for when allowances held in the market stability reserve above certain thresholds cease to be valid. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The text now states that allowances held in the reserve above 650 million are invalid from 1 March 2027, and that the 400 million threshold applies until 28 February 2027. It adds recitals on the Paris Agreement, the market stability reserve and long-term market predictability. The other changes are formal or wording: the Committee of the Regions reference is rephrased and a full stop is 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
- Negotiations with the Council
- 4 November 2026 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
- 15 September 2026 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
- 15 September 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a clear majorityFor 367 Against 240 Abstained 59
Final vote at 13:24 · 55% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 11 ballots in voting order
1. Proposal to reject the text Proposal for rejectionRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded2. Amendment 1 Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded3. Amendment 2 Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. Amendment 3 Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded5. Amendment 4 13:23 A10-0230/2026 – Pierfrancesco Maran – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 4Adopted6. Amendment 5 13:23 A10-0230/2026 – Pierfrancesco Maran – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 5Adopted7. Amendment 6, adding text after Article 1; Decision (EU) 2015/1814 13:23 A10-0230/2026 – Pierfrancesco Maran – after Article 1; Decision (EU) 2015/1814 – Article 1 – § 5 a – Am 6Rejected8. Amendment 8, adding text after Article 1; Decision (EU) 2015/1814 — part 1814 After Article 1; Decision (EU) 2015/1814 – Article 1 – § 5 aAdoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded9. Amendment 9, adding text after Article 1; Decision (EU) 2015/1814 — part 1814 After Article 1; Decision (EU) 2015/1814 – Article 1 – § 5 aNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.Adopted11. Referral back to committee Request for referral back to committeeAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded - 15 September 2026 6 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 14 September 2026 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 11 September 2026 3 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 10 September 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 10 September 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 22 July 2026 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) proposed changes to the draft.
- 11 June 2026 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 27 April 2026 Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.