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Execution of driving disqualifications with a Union-wide effect

Reference
2023/0055(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure
Where it stands
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 5 November 2025 and now EU law.
Stage
Published as law
Lead committee
Transport and Tourism TRAN
More facts (6)
Rapporteurs
MEP #197844, Matteo RICCI
Shadow rapporteurs
9 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Last vote
21 Oct 2025 · Approved without a vote
Versions
6 versions
Opinions from
LIBE, JURI
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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) 9 October 2025
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 13 October 2025
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 15 October 2025
  4. Plenary vote (done) Voted 21 October 2025
  5. Negotiations with the Council (done) Deal approved in committee 14 May 2025
  6. Published as law (done) 5 November 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
Transport and Tourism TRAN
Rapporteurs
MEP #197844 (S&D) former member, Matteo RICCI (S&D)
Shadow rapporteurs
Markus FERBER (EPP), Roman HAIDER (Patriots), MEP #96922 (Renew) former member, Tilly METZ (Greens), Carlo CICCIOLI (ECR), MEP #124873 (ECR) former member, Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ (Renew), Elena KOUNTOURA (The Left), Siegbert Frank DROESE (ESN)
Opinion: LIBE
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Opinion: JURI
Legal Affairs

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
21 Oct 2025Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications New lawsApproved without a voteshow of hands — no count

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Versions, 6

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

  1. Adopted by Parliament21 Oct 2025

    Adopted text TA10-0233/2025 TA-10-2025-0233

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  2. Adopted by Parliament6 Feb 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0057/2024 TA-9-2024-0057

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  3. Tabled for plenary15 Oct 2025

    Report A10-0193/2025 A-10-2025-0193

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  4. Tabled for plenary7 Dec 2023

    Report A9-0410/2023 A-9-2023-0410

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  5. Committee draft6 Oct 2025

    Draft report (TRAN) TRAN-PR-778059

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  6. Committee draft4 Sept 2023

    Draft report (TRAN) TRAN-PR-751805

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0233/2025: Parliament approves the Council position at first reading on a directive amending Directive (EU) 2025/… as regards certain driving disqualifications, concluding the second reading.
  • Adopted text TA9-0057/2024: Parliament's amended version of the proposed directive on the Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications. It aims to ensure that driving disqualifications for major road-safety-related traffic offences committed in a Member State other than the one that issued the driving licence have effect across the entire Union.
  • Report A10-0193/2025: Parliament approves the Council position at first reading on a directive amending Directive (EU) 2025/… as regards certain driving disqualifications.
  • Report A9-0410/2023: Parliament's amended version of the proposed directive on the Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications. It sets rules for notifying and enforcing driving disqualifications across member states, with deadlines and use of the RESPER network.
  • Draft report (TRAN): This is a draft recommendation for a second-reading legislative resolution approving the Council's position on a directive amending Directive (EU) 2025/… on driving disqualifications.
  • Draft report (TRAN): The draft report proposes amendments to the directive on Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications, setting time limits, using the RESPER network for information exchange, and aligning disqualification durations.

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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, 18

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

Outcome 2 steps · 22 Oct 2025–5 Nov 2025

  1. 5 November 2025

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 22 October 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 · 15 Oct 2025–21 Oct 2025

  1. 21 October 2025

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 21 Oct 2025 Adopted text TA10-0233/2025Report A10-0193/2025

  2. 15 October 2025

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0193/2025

Committee stage 3 steps · 6 Oct 2025–13 Oct 2025

  1. 13 October 2025

    Committee vote: report adopted

    TRAN (Transport and Tourism) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 9 October 2025

    Referred to the TRAN (Transport and Tourism) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), JURI (Legal Affairs) give an opinion.

  3. 6 October 2025

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in TRAN (Transport and Tourism). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (TRAN)

Negotiations with the Council 3 steps · 11 Dec 2024–14 May 2025

  1. 14 May 2025

    Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

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

    TRAN-AG-773290

  2. 25 March 2025

    Trilogue meeting

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

  3. 11 December 2024

    Trilogue meeting

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

Plenary stage 2 steps · 5 Feb 2024–6 Feb 2024

  1. 6 February 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 6 Feb 2024 Adopted text TA9-0057/2024Report A9-0410/2023

  2. 5 February 2024

    Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 5 Feb 2024 Council / Commission text C9-0036/2023Report A9-0410/2023

Negotiations with the Council 1 step · 13 Dec 2023

  1. 13 December 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 · 7 Dec 2023

  1. 7 December 2023

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A9-0410/2023

Committee stage 4 steps · 17 Apr 2023–29 Nov 2023

  1. 29 November 2023

    Committee vote: report adopted

    TRAN (Transport and Tourism) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 21 September 2023

    Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of TRAN (Transport and Tourism) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (TRAN)

  3. 4 September 2023

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in TRAN (Transport and Tourism). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (TRAN)

  4. 17 April 2023

    Referred to the TRAN (Transport and Tourism) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), JURI (Legal Affairs) give an opinion.

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0055
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25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2025). “Execution of driving disqualifications with a Union-wide effect”. Dossier, 21 October 2025. procId 2023-0055, reference 2023/0055(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0055 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023%2F0055(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2023-0055 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-dossier-2023-0055,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Execution of driving disqualifications with a Union-wide effect}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-10-21},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0055}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0055},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2023-0055, reference 2023/0055(COD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023\%2F0055(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}