European Capitals of Culture 2034–2047
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: Referred to CULT (Culture and Education) on 5 October 2026; no report yet.
- ✓ Referred to committee 5 October 2026
- 2 Committee work
- 3 Tabled for plenary
- 4 Plenary vote
- 5 Negotiations with the Council
- 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
- CULT — Culture and Education
- Rapporteur
- Hannes HEIDE S&D
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI PPEAntonín STANĚK PfEIvaylo VALCHEV ECRNikola MINCHEV RenewNela RIEHL Verts/ALECarolina MORACE The LeftZsuzsanna BORVENDÉG ESN
The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.
Timeline
- Committee stage
- 5 October 2026 Referred to the CULT (Culture and Education) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.