Amending Directive (EU) 2015/2302 to make the protection of travellers more effective and to simplify and clarify certain aspects of the Directive

1. ✓ Referred to committee (done) 18 January 2024
2. ✓ Committee work (done) Report adopted 26 June 2025
3. ✓ Tabled for plenary (done) 16 July 2025
4. ✓ Negotiations with the Council (done) Deal approved in committee 27 January 2026
5. ✓ Plenary vote (done) Adopted 12 March 2026
6. ✓ Published as law (done) 8 May 2026

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

Lead committee

Internal Market and Consumer Protection IMCO

Rapporteur

Alex AGIUS SALIBA (S&D)

Shadow rapporteurs

Arba KOKALARI (EPP), Klara DOSTALOVA (Patriots), Denis NESCI (ECR), Cynthia NÍ MHURCHÚ (Renew), Katrin LANGENSIEPEN (Greens), Hanna GEDIN (The Left)

Opinion: JURI

Legal Affairs

Opinion: TRAN

Transport and Tourism · rapporteur Jan-Christoph OETJEN (Renew)

Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).

Key: ✓ For ✗ Against ○ Abstained ÷ Divided (no clear line)

1. 11 Sept 2025 Amendment 84 to Article 1, paragraph 1, point 10; Directive (UE) 2015/2302; Article 18, paragraph 2

   Rejected 195–411–11

   The Left

   Against ✗

   Greens

   Against ✗

   S&D

   Against ✗

   Renew

   Against ✗

   EPP

   Against ✗

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   For ✓

2. 11 Sept 2025 Final vote

   Adopted 535–36–47

   The Left

   For ✓

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   Divided ÷

   ESN

   Against ✗

3. 12 Mar 2026 Final vote on the provisional agreement

   Adopted 537–2–24

   The Left

   For ✓

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   For ✓

   ESN

   Abst. ○

1. Adopted by Parliament12 Mar 2026

   Adopted text TA10-0085/2026 TA-10-2026-0085

   Compare with adopted by parliament

2. Adopted by Parliament11 Sept 2025

   Adopted text TA10-0195/2025 TA-10-2025-0195

   Compare with tabled for plenary

3. Tabled for plenary16 Jul 2025

   Report A10-0140/2025 A-10-2025-0140

   Compare with committee draft

4. Committee draft25 Feb 2025

   Draft report (IMCO) IMCO-PR-768075

Committee opinions: Draft opinion (TRAN), Opinion (TRAN)

1. Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0140/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0195/2025

   ▸ AIAI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source

   The versions differ only in formal points and wording: punctuation, spacing, and spelling corrections.

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2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (IMCO) → Report A10-0140/2025

   ▸ AIAI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source

   The definition of 'package' is broadened and simplified, including new criteria for linked bookings and deletion of linked travel arrangements. New rules on downpayments, vouchers, and termination rights are introduced, with specific time limits and refund conditions. Insolvency protection is strengthened with new information duties and central contact points, and penalties are introduced for infringements. Complaint-handling mechanisms are added, and alternative dispute resolution becomes voluntary rather than mandatory. The other changes are formal: updated directive references and corrected citations.

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Permalink

https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0435

Official source

• Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL) ↗

Data source

• EP Open Data API: procedure record ↗

Licensed CC BY 4.0.

Retrieved

25 September 2026

European Parliament (2026). “Amending Directive (EU) 2015/2302 to make the protection of travellers more effective and to simplify and clarify certain aspects of the Directive”. Dossier, 12 March 2026. procId 2023-0435, reference 2023/0435(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0435 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023%2F0435(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2023-0435 (CC BY 4.0).

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