Dossier · Non-legislative procedure

Appointment of the Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank

Reference: 2025/0906(NLE) Non-legislative procedure
Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 20 February 2026 and now EU law.
Stage: Adopted by the Council
Lead committee: Economic and Monetary Affairs ECON

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Author: Aurore LALUCQ
Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 10 Feb 2026 · Appointment approved
Versions: 3 versions

Author: Aurore LALUCQ
Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 10 Feb 2026 · Appointment approved
Versions: 3 versions

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Referred to committee (done) 18 December 2025
Committee work (done) Report adopted 29 January 2026
Tabled for plenary (done) 30 January 2026
Plenary vote (done) Adopted 10 February 2026
Adopted by the Council (done) 20 February 2026

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Lead committee: Economic and Monetary Affairs ECON
Author: Aurore LALUCQ (S&D)

Decisions in plenary, 1

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Date	Decision	Kind	Effect	Final vote
10 Feb 2026	Appointment of the Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank	Resolutions	Appointment approved	434 for, 169 against, 44 abstained counted, no names

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Versions, 3

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Adopted by Parliament10 Feb 2026

Adopted text TA10-0033/2026 TA-10-2026-0033

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Tabled for plenary30 Jan 2026

Report A10-0008/2026 A-10-2026-0008

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Committee draft28 Jan 2026

Draft report (ECON) ECON-PR-782289

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Adopted text TA10-0033/2026: Parliament approves the appointment of Frank Elderson as Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank for a second term.
Report A10-0008/2026: Parliament approves the appointment of Frank Elderson as Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank for a second term.
Draft report (ECON): This draft report concerns Parliament's decision on the ECB proposal to extend Frank Elderson's term as Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board. It approves or declines the appointment based on the candidate's qualifications and gender balance considerations.

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What changed, 2

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Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0008/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0033/2026

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The versions differ only in formal points: the date of the Council appointment is updated and a paragraph is removed.

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Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (ECON) → Report A10-0008/2026

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The change removes the possibility of declining the appointment and the request for a new proposal, making the approval unconditional.

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Timeline, 6

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

Outcome 1 step · 20 Feb 2026

20 February 2026

Published in the Official Journal

The act is now EU law.

Plenary stage 2 steps · 30 Jan 2026–10 Feb 2026

10 February 2026

Plenary vote

Sitting of 10 Feb 2026 Adopted text TA10-0033/2026 Report A10-0008/2026
30 January 2026

Report tabled for plenary

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Report A10-0008/2026

Committee stage 3 steps · 18 Dec 2025–29 Jan 2026

29 January 2026

Committee vote: report adopted

ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
28 January 2026

Draft report published

The rapporteur’s first text in ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

Draft report (ECON)
18 December 2025

Referred to the ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) committee

The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

Connections

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Texts voted on

Text REPORT on the proposal of the European Central Bank for the appointment of the Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank Report A10-0008/2026 10 Feb 2026

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0906
Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL)
Data source: EP Open Data API: procedure record
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Appointment of the Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank”. Dossier, 10 February 2026. procId 2025-0906, reference 2025/0906(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0906 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F0906(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-0906 (CC BY 4.0).

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@misc{epw-dossier-2025-0906,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Appointment of the Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-02-10},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0906}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0906},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2025-0906, reference 2025/0906(NLE). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F0906(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}