POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 17 December 2025 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2025/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on phasing out Russian natural gas imports and preparing the phase out of oil imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 17 December 2025 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2025/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 as regards certain obligations of operators and traders
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 16 December 2025 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2026/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1755 as regards the amounts allocated to Member States under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 16 December 2025 with a view to the adoption of Decision (EU) 2025/… of the European Parliament and of the Council providing macro-financial assistance to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 16 December 2025 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2025/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports and Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 as regards suspensions of payments, annual performance clearance and controls and penalties
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 16 December 2025 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2025/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/695, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/1153 and (EU) 2024/795, as regards incentivising defence-related investment in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 16 December 2025 with a view to the adoption of Directive (EU) 2025/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2006/43/EC, 2013/34/EU, (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 26 November 2025 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2025/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2015/1017, (EU) 2021/523, (EU) 2021/695 and (EU) 2021/1153 as regards increasing the efficiency of the EU guarantee under Regulation (EU) 2021/523 and simplifying reporting requirements
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 25 November 2025 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2025/… of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP Regulation’)
POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT adopted at first reading on 25 November 2025 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2025/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794 as regards the strengthening of Europol’s support and enhancing police cooperation, for preventing and combating migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings
The majority of European laws is adopted using the ordinary legislative procedure. This gives the European Parliament and the Council of the EU an equal say on a wide range of issues.
Under the ordinary legislative procedure, the European Parliament adopts its position at first reading on the basis of the proposal presented by the Commission. If the position is not approved by the Council, the European Parliament may adopt its position at second reading by adopting amendments to the Council position.
As a general rule, EP positions take the form of consolidated texts, whereby political amendments and technical adaptations are incorporated in the Commission proposal (at first reading) or the Council position (second reading).
The first and second reading positions are forwarded to the Council and the Commission and serve as a basis for further steps in the ordinary legislative procedure.
For further information see: Rules of Procedure (Rule 203) and ordinary legislative procedure.