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Amending Directive 2005/44/EC on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community

Reference
2024/0011(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure
Where it stands
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 12 December 2025 and now EU law.
Stage
Published as law
Lead committee
Transport and Tourism TRAN
More facts (5)
Rapporteur
MEP #197778
Shadow rapporteurs
6 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Last vote
7 Oct 2025 · Passed
Versions
3 versions
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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) 29 February 2024
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 18 March 2025
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 20 March 2025
  4. Negotiations with the Council (done) Deal approved in committee 16 July 2025
  5. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 7 October 2025
  6. Published as law (done) 12 December 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
Rapporteur
MEP #197778 (EPP) former member
Shadow rapporteurs
François KALFON (S&D), Rachel BLOM (Patriots), Kris VAN DIJCK (ECR), Valérie DEVAUX (Renew), Kai TEGETHOFF (Greens), Merja KYLLÖNEN (The Left)

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
7 Oct 2025Inland waterway transport: River Information Systems (RIS) New lawsPassed636 for, 10 against, 4 abstained by roll call

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

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).

  1. 7 Oct 2025 Final vote on the provisional agreement

    Adopted 636–10–4

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
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Versions, 3

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

  1. Adopted by Parliament7 Oct 2025

    Adopted text TA10-0210/2025 TA-10-2025-0210

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  2. Tabled for plenary20 Mar 2025

    Report A10-0033/2025 A-10-2025-0033

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  3. Committee draft19 Dec 2024

    Draft report (TRAN) TRAN-PR-766881

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0210/2025: Parliament's amended version of the proposed directive updating EU rules on harmonised river information services (RIS) for inland waterway transport. It sets out technical requirements, data-sharing rules and interoperability standards to improve safety, efficiency and digitalisation of inland navigation.
  • Report A10-0033/2025: Parliament's amended version of the proposed directive updating EU rules on harmonised river information services (RIS) for inland waterways. It focuses RIS on TEN-T waterways, allows voluntary extension, and adds cross-border cooperation.
  • Draft report (TRAN): The draft report proposes amendments to the Commission's proposal to update the Directive on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways, focusing on interoperability, data sharing, and reducing administrative burden.

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What changed, 1

Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.

  1. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (TRAN) → Report A10-0033/2025

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    The directive now requires member states to provide electronic navigational charts and network data for all TEN-T waterways and ports, and to keep the European RIS Platform updated. New definitions are added for TEN-T, ERDMS, and inland ports, while the definition of RIS Platform is moved and expanded to allow third-country contributions. The complaints procedure is strengthened with annual reporting, and the Commission must report on extending the scope to other TEN-T waterways. The directive adds provisions on satellite positioning and Earth observation, and clarifies data processing for personal data. The other changes are formal or wording: updated references to the TEN-T regulation, renumbering, and minor rephrasing.

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Timeline, 12

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

Outcome 2 steps · 26 Nov 2025–12 Dec 2025

  1. 12 December 2025

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 26 November 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 · 1 Oct 2025–7 Oct 2025

  1. 7 October 2025

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 7 Oct 2025 Adopted text TA10-0210/2025Report A10-0033/2025

  2. 1 October – 3 October 2025

    54 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    Amendments 1–53Amendment 54

Negotiations with the Council 3 steps · 2 Apr 2025–16 Jul 2025

  1. 16 July 2025

    Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

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

  2. 26 June 2025

    Trilogue meeting

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

  3. 2 April 2025

    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 · 20 Mar 2025

  1. 20 March 2025

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0033/2025

Committee stage 4 steps · 29 Feb 2024–18 Mar 2025

  1. 18 March 2025

    Committee vote: report adopted

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

  2. 4 February 2025

    Amendments tabled in committee

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

    Amendments in committee (TRAN)

  3. 19 December 2024

    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. 29 February 2024

    Referred to the TRAN (Transport and Tourism) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0011
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Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2025). “Amending Directive 2005/44/EC on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community”. Dossier, 7 October 2025. procId 2024-0011, reference 2024/0011(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0011 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F0011(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-0011 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
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  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Amending Directive 2005/44/EC on harmonised river information services (RIS) on inland waterways in the Community}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-10-07},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0011}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0011},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2024-0011, reference 2024/0011(COD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024\%2F0011(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}