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Border Regions’ instrument for development and growth (BRIDGEforEU)

Reference
2018/0198(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure
Where it stands
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 19 May 2025 and now EU law.
Stage
Published as law
Lead committee
Regional Development REGI
More facts (6)
Rapporteurs
MEP #125022, Sandro GOZI
Shadow rapporteurs
12 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Last vote
6 May 2025 · Approved without a vote
Versions
5 versions
Opinions from
JURI, ENVI
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Where it stands

The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.

  1. Referred to committee (done) 3 April 2025
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 9 April 2025
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 9 April 2025
  4. Plenary vote (done) Voted 6 May 2025
  5. Negotiations with the Council (done) Deal approved in committee 28 January 2025
  6. Published as law (done) 19 May 2025

A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.

People

Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.

Lead committee
Regional Development REGI
Rapporteurs
MEP #125022 (ALDE) former member, Sandro GOZI (Renew)
Shadow rapporteurs
MEP #28586 (GUE-NGL) former member, MEP #124835 (EFDD) former member, MEP #96762 (EPP) former member, Daniel BUDA (EPP), Daniel ATTARD (S&D), MEP #96655 (S&D) former member, MEP #28341 (ECR) former member, Waldemar BUDA (ECR), MEP #125214 (Greens) former member, Ana MIRANDA PAZ (Greens), Valentina PALMISANO (The Left), Irmhild BOSSDORF (ESN)
Opinion: JURI
Legal Affairs
Opinion: ENVI
Environment, Climate and Food Safety · rapporteur Adina VĂLEAN (EPP)

Decisions in plenary, 1

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
6 May 2025Border Regions’ instrument for development and growth (BRIDGEforEU) New lawsApproved without a voteshow of hands — no count

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Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.

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Versions, 5

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

  1. Adopted by Parliament6 May 2025

    Adopted text TA10-0070/2025 TA-10-2025-0070

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  2. Adopted by Parliament14 Feb 2019

    Adopted text TA8-0118/2019 TA-8-2019-0118

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  3. Tabled for plenary9 Apr 2025

    Report A10-0058/2025 A-10-2025-0058

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  4. Tabled for plenary29 Nov 2018

    Report A8-0414/2018 A-8-2018-0414

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  5. Committee draft25 Sept 2018

    Draft report (REGI) REGI-PR-628357

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0070/2025: Parliament approves the Council position at first reading on the regulation establishing BRIDGEforEU, a Border Regions’ instrument for development and growth.
  • Adopted text TA8-0118/2019: Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation sets up a voluntary mechanism for member states to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in cross-border regions by applying another member state's legal provisions to a joint project.
  • Report A10-0058/2025: Parliament approves the Council position at first reading on a regulation to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in a cross-border context.
  • Report A8-0414/2018: Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation sets up a voluntary mechanism to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in cross-border regions, allowing one member state to apply another's legal provisions for a joint project.
  • Draft report (REGI): The draft report proposes amendments to the regulation on a mechanism to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in a cross-border context, making the mechanism voluntary and allowing Member States to choose per joint project.

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Committee opinions: Opinion (ENVI)

What changed, 1

Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.

  1. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (REGI) → Report A8-0414/2018

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    Extends the mechanism to all border regions, including maritime and external borders, and clarifies voluntary use. Adds provisions on coordination points, preliminary reactions, and procedures for handling legal obstacles. Adds definitions and extends legal protection to persons in cross-border regions. Adds requirements for the Commission's report and public consultation. The other changes are formal: updates to recitals and signature copies.

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Timeline, 15

Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.

Outcome 2 steps · 7 May 2025–19 May 2025

  1. 19 May 2025

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 7 May 2025

    Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council

    The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.

Plenary stage 2 steps · 9 Apr 2025–6 May 2025

  1. 6 May 2025

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 6 May 2025 Adopted text TA10-0070/2025Report A10-0058/2025

  2. 9 April 2025

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0058/2025

Committee stage 2 steps · 3 Apr 2025–9 Apr 2025

  1. 9 April 2025

    Committee vote: report adopted

    REGI (Regional Development) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 3 April 2025

    Referred to the REGI (Regional Development) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; JURI (Legal Affairs), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) give an opinion.

Negotiations with the Council 1 step · 28 Jan 2025

  1. 28 January 2025

    Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

    The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.

Plenary stage 1 step · 14 Feb 2019

  1. 14 February 2019

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 14 Feb 2019 Adopted text TA8-0118/2019Report A8-0414/2018

Negotiations with the Council 1 step · 12 Dec 2018

  1. 12 December 2018

    Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council

    Parliament’s negotiators can now seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).

Plenary stage 1 step · 29 Nov 2018

  1. 29 November 2018

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A8-0414/2018

Committee stage 5 steps · 11 Jun 2018–22 Nov 2018

  1. 22 November 2018

    Committee vote: report adopted

    REGI (Regional Development) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 25 October 2018

    ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (ENVI)

  3. 25 September – 23 October 2018

    Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)

    Members of ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (ENVI)Amendments in committee (REGI)

  4. 25 September 2018

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in REGI (Regional Development). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (REGI)

  5. 11 June 2018

    Referred to the REGI (Regional Development) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; JURI (Legal Affairs), ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) give an opinion.

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2018-0198
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European Parliament (2025). “Border Regions’ instrument for development and growth (BRIDGEforEU)”. Dossier, 6 May 2025. procId 2018-0198, reference 2018/0198(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2018-0198 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2018%2F0198(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2018-0198 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-dossier-2018-0198,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Border Regions’ instrument for development and growth (BRIDGEforEU)}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-05-06},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2018-0198}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2018-0198},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2018-0198, reference 2018/0198(COD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2018\%2F0198(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}