Dossier · Non-legislative procedure
Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/101
- Reference
- 2025/0268(NLE) Non-legislative procedure · consultation
- Where it stands
- Parliament gave its opinion on 16 September 2026. The Council takes the final decision.
- Stage
- Plenary vote
- Lead committee
- Industry, Research and Energy ITRE
More facts (5)
- Rapporteur
- Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 5 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 16 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) 24 November 2025
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 24 June 2026
- Tabled for plenary (done) 6 July 2026
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 16 September 2026
- Adopted by the Council (to come)
Parliament is consulted: it gives an opinion and can propose amendments, but the Council takes the decision and need not follow them.
People
Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.
- Lead committee
- Industry, Research and Energy ITRE
- Rapporteur
- Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS (Greens)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Paulius SAUDARGAS (EPP), Eero HEINÄLUOMA (S&D), Ondřej KNOTEK (Patriots), Mariateresa VIVALDINI (ECR), Katri KULMUNI (Renew)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sept 2026 | Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania for the period 2028-2034 | New laws | Passed | 625 for, 20 against, 22 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).
- 16 Sept 2026 Final vote
Adopted 625–20–22
- 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.
Adopted by Parliament16 Sept 2026
Adopted text TA10-0301/2026 TA-10-2026-0301
Tabled for plenary6 Jul 2026
Report A10-0197/2026 A-10-2026-0197
Committee draft3 Mar 2026
Draft report (ITRE) ITRE-PR-785118
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0301/2026: Parliament's amended version of a proposed Council regulation sets up a nuclear decommissioning assistance programme for the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania for 2028-2034, replacing Regulation (EU) 2021/101.
- Report A10-0197/2026: Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal for a Council regulation sets up the Ignalina nuclear power plant decommissioning assistance programme for 2028-2034, replacing Regulation (EU) 2021/101.
- Draft report (ITRE): The rapporteur's draft report approves the Commission proposal for a Council regulation on the Ignalina nuclear decommissioning programme for 2028-2034, with amendments.
Committee opinions: Opinion (BUDG), Draft opinion (BUDG)
What changed, 1
Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0197/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0301/2026
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The versions differ only in formal points: the headings for Articles 1 to 14 and the Annex are removed.
Timeline, 8
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Plenary stage 3 steps · 6 Jul 2026–16 Sept 2026
16 September 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 16 Sept 2026 Adopted text TA10-0301/2026Report A10-0197/2026
11 September 2026
1 amendment tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
6 July 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 5 steps · 24 Nov 2025–24 Jun 2026
24 June 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
3 June 2026
BUDG (Budgets) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
26 March 2026
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) proposed changes to the draft.
3 March 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
24 November 2025
Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Connections
Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.
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). “Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/101”. Dossier, 16 September 2026. procId 2025-0268, reference 2025/0268(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0268 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F0268(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-0268 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
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author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/101}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-16},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0268}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0268},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2025-0268, reference 2025/0268(NLE). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F0268(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
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