2026/0189(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure First reading

Temporary trade-liberalisation measures applicable to Armenian products

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 adopted its first-reading position on 15 September 2026. Next: negotiations with the Council, unless the Council accepts Parliament’s text as it stands.

  1. Referred to committee 14 September 2026
  2. Committee work Report adopted 3 September 2026
  3. Tabled for plenary 7 September 2026
  4. Plenary vote Adopted 15 September 2026
  5. 5 Negotiations with the Council
  6. 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
INTA — International Trade
Rapporteur
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
Ştefan MUŞOIU S&DPetras AUŠTREVIČIUS RenewMarkéta GREGOROVÁ Verts/ALE
For opinion
AGRI — 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

Timeline

  1. 15 September 2026 Plenary decision
  2. Plenary stage
  3. Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority
    For 583 Against 49 Abstained 39

    Final vote at 13:31 · 87% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

  4. Committee stage
  5. 14 September 2026 Referred to the INTA (International Trade) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) gives an opinion.

  6. Plenary stage
  7. 7 September 2026 Report tabled for plenary

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

  8. Committee stage
  9. 3 September 2026 Committee vote: report adopted

    INTA (International Trade) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  10. 2 September 2026 Committee opinion adopted

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