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Own-initiative report First reading

The Commission’s Rule of Law report – annual report 2026

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

Where it stands: In committee: LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) is preparing the report (draft published 20 October 2026).

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 8 October 2026
  2. 2 Committee work LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) preparing the report
  3. 3 Tabled for plenary
  4. 4 Plenary vote
  5. 5 Parliament’s position
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
LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur
Michał WAWRYKIEWICZ PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
Cecilia STRADA S&DAndrás LÁSZLÓ PfEGeadis GEADI ECRAna VASCONCELOS RenewDaniel FREUND Verts/ALE
For opinion
AFET — Foreign Affairs BUDG — Budgets JURI — Legal Affairs · rapporteur Ilhan KYUCHYUK RenewCULT — Culture and Education

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

Committee draft · latest Draft report (LIBE) 28 October 2026

Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph.

Timeline

  1. Committee stage
  2. 20 October 2026 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (LIBE)
  3. 8 October 2026 Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; AFET (Foreign Affairs), BUDG (Budgets), JURI (Legal Affairs), CULT (Culture and Education) give an opinion.