Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority
Parliament is asked to approve a decision — typically an international agreement — which it can accept or reject but not amend.
Where it stands: Parliament gave its consent on 15 September 2026. The Council can now conclude the act.
- ✓ Referred to committee 14 September 2026
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 2 September 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 3 September 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 15 September 2026
- 5 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. The Council takes the final decision, and the act is published in the Official Journal.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- ECON — Economic and Monetary Affairs
- Rapporteur
- Aurore LALUCQ S&D
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: No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: Parliament now approves the appointment of Carlo Comporti as Chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority, dropping the option to decline and the request to withdraw the proposal and submit a new one. The other change is wording: the description of the selection basis is rephrased. 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
- 15 September 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 527 Against 52 Abstained 86
Appointment of carlo comporti · 79% of votes cast in favour
- Committee stage
- 14 September 2026 Referred to the ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
- Plenary stage
- 3 September 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 2 September 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 18 August 2026 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.