Dossier · Legislative initiative
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, repealing Council Decision (76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom) and the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage annexed to that decision
- Reference
- 2020/2220(INL) Legislative initiative
- Where it stands
- Parliament voted on 3 May 2022.
- Stage
- First reading
More facts (2)
- Decisions in plenary
- None yet
- Versions
- 2 versions
Where it stands
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- Referred to committee (done) 26 November 2020
- Committee work (done)
- Tabled for plenary (done)
- Plenary vote (done) Voted 3 May 2022
- Parliament’s position (to come)
Parliament asks the Commission to propose a law and says what it should contain.
People
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The procedure file names no committee or rapporteur for this dossier.
Decisions in plenary, 0
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No plenary decision on this dossier is in the records yet.
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No roll-call vote was recorded on this dossier.
Versions, 2
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament3 May 2022
Adopted text TA9-0129/2022 TA-9-2022-0129
Tabled for plenary4 Apr 2022
Report A9-0083/2022 A-9-2022-0083
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA9-0129/2022: Parliament's legislative resolution of 3 May 2022 proposes a Council Regulation on electing Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, replacing the 1976 Electoral Act.
- Report A9-0083/2022: The Committee on Constitutional Affairs proposes a Council Regulation on electing Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, replacing the 1976 Electoral Act.
What changed
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Timeline, 3
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Plenary stage 2 steps · 2 May 2022–3 May 2022
3 May 2022
Plenary vote
2 May 2022
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
Committee stage 1 step · 26 Nov 2020
26 November 2020
Referred to committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
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Sources & citation
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- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2026). “Proposal for a Council Regulation on the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, repealing Council Decision (76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom) and the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage annexed to that decision”. Dossier. reference 2020/2220(INL). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2020-2220 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Legislative Observatory (OEIL), 2020/2220(INL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2020%2F2220(INL). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2020-2220,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Proposal for a Council Regulation on the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, repealing Council Decision (76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom) and the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage annexed to that decision}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2020-2220}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2020-2220},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. reference 2020/2220(INL). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2020\%2F2220(INL). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}