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Measures to reduce the cost of deploying gigabit electronic communications networks and repealing Directive 2014/61/EU (Gigabit Infrastructure Act)

Reference
2023/0046(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure
Where it stands
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 8 May 2024 and now EU law.
Stage
Published as law
Lead committee
Industry, Research and Energy ITRE
More facts (4)
Rapporteur
MEP #212855
Shadow rapporteurs
6 members
Decisions in plenary
None yet
Versions
3 versions

Where it stands

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  1. Referred to committee (done) 29 March 2023
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 19 September 2023
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 25 September 2023
  4. Negotiations with the Council (done) Deal approved in committee 22 February 2024
  5. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 23 April 2024
  6. Published as law (done) 8 May 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

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Lead committee
Industry, Research and Energy ITRE
Rapporteur
MEP #212855 (Renew) former member
Shadow rapporteurs
Georg MAYER (ID), Angelika WINZIG (EPP), MEP #240478 (S&D) former member, MEP #238639 (ECR) former member, MEP #197465 (Greens) former member, Elena KOUNTOURA (The Left)

Decisions in plenary, 0

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Versions, 3

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  1. Adopted by Parliament23 Apr 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0292/2024 TA-9-2024-0292

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  2. Tabled for plenary25 Sept 2023

    Report A9-0275/2023 A-9-2023-0275

    Compare with committee draft

  3. Committee draft15 Jun 2023

    Draft report (ITRE) ITRE-PR-749242

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Report A9-0275/2023: Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal for a Gigabit Infrastructure Act sets rules to cut the cost of deploying very high capacity networks.

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Timeline, 13

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

Outcome 2 steps · 29 Apr 2024–8 May 2024
  1. 8 May 2024

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 29 April 2024

    Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council

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

Plenary stage 1 step · 23 Apr 2024
  1. 23 April 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 23 Apr 2024 Adopted text TA9-0292/2024Report A9-0275/2023

Negotiations with the Council 5 steps · 4 Oct 2023–22 Feb 2024
  1. 22 February 2024

    Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

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

    ITRE-AG-759630

  2. 5 February 2024

    Trilogue meeting

    Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.

  3. 25 January 2024

    Trilogue meeting

    Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.

  4. 5 December 2023

    Trilogue meeting

    Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.

  5. 4 October 2023

    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 · 25 Sept 2023
  1. 25 September 2023

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A9-0275/2023

Committee stage 4 steps · 29 Mar 2023–19 Sept 2023
  1. 19 September 2023

    Committee vote: report adopted

    ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 7 July 2023

    Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)

    Members of ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (ITRE)Amendments in committee (ITRE)

  3. 15 June 2023

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (ITRE)

  4. 29 March 2023

    Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

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25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Measures to reduce the cost of deploying gigabit electronic communications networks and repealing Directive 2014/61/EU (Gigabit Infrastructure Act)”. Dossier. reference 2023/0046(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0046 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Legislative Observatory (OEIL), 2023/0046(COD), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023%2F0046(COD). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2023-0046,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Measures to reduce the cost of deploying gigabit electronic communications networks and repealing Directive 2014/61/EU (Gigabit Infrastructure Act)}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0046}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0046},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. reference 2023/0046(COD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023\%2F0046(COD). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}