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Transparency and targeting of political advertising

Reference
2021/0381(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure
Where it stands
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 20 March 2024 and now EU law.
Stage
Published as law
Lead committee
Internal Market and Consumer Protection IMCO
More facts (5)
Rapporteur
Sandro GOZI
Shadow rapporteurs
6 members
Decisions in plenary
None yet
Versions
4 versions
Opinions from
JURI, AFCO
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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) 13 December 2021
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 24 January 2023
  3. Tabled for plenary (done)
  4. Negotiations with the Council (done) Deal approved in committee 24 January 2024
  5. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 27 February 2024
  6. Published as law (done) 20 March 2024

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
Internal Market and Consumer Protection IMCO
Rapporteur
Sandro GOZI (Renew)
Shadow rapporteurs
Virginie JORON (ID), Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA (EPP), MEP #197635 (S&D) former member, Adam BIELAN (ECR), Alexandra GEESE (Greens), MEP #130833 (The Left) former member
Opinion: JURI
Legal Affairs · rapporteur Angelika NIEBLER (EPP)
Opinion: AFCO
Constitutional Affairs · rapporteur Daniel FREUND (Greens)

Decisions in plenary, 0

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

No plenary decision on this dossier is in the records yet.

Voting grid

Export

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

No roll-call vote was recorded on this dossier.

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The people on this dossier — pick up to 6. Each gets a column with their own position.

Versions, 4

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

  1. Adopted by Parliament27 Feb 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0090/2024 TA-9-2024-0090

    Compare with adopted by parliament

  2. Adopted by Parliament2 Feb 2023

    Adopted text TA9-0027/2023 TA-9-2023-0027

    Compare with tabled for plenary

  3. Tabled for plenary26 Jan 2023

    Report A9-0009/2023 A-9-2023-0009

    Compare with committee draft

  4. Committee draft16 Jun 2022

    Draft report (IMCO) IMCO-PR-732754

Committee opinions: Draft opinion (AFCO), Opinion (JURI), Draft opinion (LIBE), Opinion (CULT), Draft opinion (CULT), Opinion (LIBE), Draft opinion (JURI), Opinion (AFCO)

What changed

Between consecutive versions of the text, newest pair first.

No overview of what changed between versions is available for this dossier. The “Compare” links under Versions show every change between two versions.

Timeline, 19

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

Outcome 2 steps · 13 Mar 2024–20 Mar 2024

  1. 20 March 2024

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 13 March 2024

    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 · 26 Feb 2024–27 Feb 2024

  1. 27 February 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 27 Feb 2024 Adopted text TA9-0090/2024Report A9-0009/2023

  2. 26 February 2024

    Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 26 Feb 2024 Council / Commission text C9-0433/2021Report A9-0009/2023

Negotiations with the Council 2 steps · 2 Feb 2023–24 Jan 2024

  1. 24 January 2024

    Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

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

    IMCO-AG-758111

  2. 2 February 2023

    Parliament opened negotiations with the Council

    After its vote Parliament sent the file back to committee, so that its negotiators can seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).

Plenary stage 2 steps · 1 Feb 2023–2 Feb 2023

  1. 2 February 2023

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 2 Feb 2023 Adopted text TA9-0027/2023Council / Commission text C9-0433/2021Report A9-0009/2023

  2. 1 February 2023

    Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 1 Feb 2023 Council / Commission text C9-0433/2021Report A9-0009/2023

Committee stage 11 steps · 13 Dec 2021–24 Jan 2023

  1. 24 January 2023

    Committee vote: report adopted

    IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 1 December 2022

    LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (LIBE)

  3. 29 November 2022

    JURI (Legal Affairs) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (JURI)

  4. 25 October 2022

    CULT (Culture and Education) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (CULT)

  5. 17 October 2022

    AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (AFCO)

  6. 29 July 2022

    Draft opinion from JURI (Legal Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (JURI)

  7. 26 July 2022

    Draft opinion from CULT (Culture and Education)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (CULT)

  8. 20 July 2022

    Draft opinion from AFCO (Constitutional Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (AFCO)

  9. 4 July 2022

    Draft opinion from LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (LIBE)

  10. 16 June 2022

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (IMCO)

  11. 13 December 2021

    Referred to the IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; JURI (Legal Affairs), AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) give an opinion.

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2021-0381
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Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Transparency and targeting of political advertising”. Dossier. reference 2021/0381(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2021-0381 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Legislative Observatory (OEIL), 2021/0381(COD), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2021%2F0381(COD). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-dossier-2021-0381,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Transparency and targeting of political advertising}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2021-0381}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2021-0381},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. reference 2021/0381(COD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2021\%2F0381(COD). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}