Dossier · Ordinary legislative procedure
Amending Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area
- Reference
- 2024/0098(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure
- Where it stands
- Parliament approved the text agreed with the Council on 15 September 2026. The Council must now adopt it formally before it is published as law.
- Stage
- First reading
- Lead committee
- Fisheries PECH
More facts (5)
- Rapporteur
- Željana ZOVKO
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 6 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 15 Sept 2026 · Passed
- Versions
- 3 versions
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done) 16 September 2024
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 16 July 2025
- Tabled for plenary (done) 23 July 2025
- Negotiations with the Council (done) Deal approved in committee 3 June 2026
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 15 September 2026
- Published as law (to come)
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
- Fisheries PECH
- Rapporteur
- Željana ZOVKO (EPP)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Thomas BAJADA (S&D), Anna Maria CISINT (Patriots), Giuseppe MILAZZO (ECR), Emma WIESNER (Renew), Isabella LÖVIN (Greens), MEP #256961 (The Left) former member
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sept 2026 | General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM): fishing in the GFCM Agreement area | New laws | Passed | 580 for, 51 against, 39 abstained by roll call |
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).
- 15 Sept 2026 Final vote on the provisional agreement
Adopted 580–51–39
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- Divided
- 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.
Adopted by Parliament15 Sept 2026
Adopted text TA10-0281/2026 TA-10-2026-0281
Tabled for plenary23 Jul 2025
Report A10-0150/2025 A-10-2025-0150
Committee draft25 Feb 2025
Draft report (PECH) PECH-PR-765292
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0281/2026: Parliament's position at first reading amends Regulation (EU) 2023/2124, which implements GFCM recommendations for fishing in the GFCM Agreement area.
- Draft report (PECH): The rapporteur's draft report sets out Parliament's position at first reading on a Commission proposal to amend Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124 on fishing in the GFCM area.
What changed, 1
Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (PECH) → Report A10-0150/2025
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The new version adds recitals and provisions on recent GFCM recommendations, including on European eel, red coral, blackspot seabream, common dolphinfish and turbot, and drops many recitals on 2023 recommendations. It changes definitions and provisions on catch certificates, designated landing points, data collection, fleet capacity, vessel monitoring systems, and fisheries restricted areas. It removes justifications on freshwater fisheries, internal waters, vessel monitoring systems, FADs and other points. The other changes are formal or wording: updated citations, rephrased provisions and renumbered rows.
Timeline, 9
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Plenary stage 2 steps · 9 Sept 2026–15 Sept 2026
15 September 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 15 Sept 2026 Adopted text TA10-0281/2026Report A10-0150/2025
9 September – 15 September 2026
130 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
Negotiations with the Council 2 steps · 10 Sept 2025–3 Jun 2026
3 June 2026
Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
10 September 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 · 23 Jul 2025
23 July 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps · 16 Sept 2024–16 Jul 2025
16 July 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
PECH (Fisheries) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
16 April 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of PECH (Fisheries) proposed changes to the draft.
25 February 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in PECH (Fisheries). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
16 September 2024
Referred to the PECH (Fisheries) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Connections
Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.
Texts voted on
- Text REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 October 2023 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area Report A10-0150/2025 15 Sept 2026
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2026). “Amending Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area”. Dossier, 15 September 2026. procId 2024-0098, reference 2024/0098(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0098 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F0098(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-0098 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
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author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Amending Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-15},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0098}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0098},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2024-0098, reference 2024/0098(COD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024\%2F0098(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
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