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European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024

Reference
2025/2015(INI) Own-initiative report
Where it stands
Parliament adopted the text on 10 March 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Stage
Parliament’s position
Lead committee
Legal Affairs JURI
More facts (5)
Author
Jörgen WARBORN
Shadow rapporteurs
5 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Last vote
10 Mar 2026 · Adopted
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) 23 January 2025
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 28 January 2026
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 10 February 2026
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 10 March 2026
  5. Parliament’s position (done) Final

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

People

Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.

Lead committee
Legal Affairs JURI
Author
Jörgen WARBORN (EPP)
Shadow rapporteurs
Lara WOLTERS (S&D), Ton DIEPEVEEN (Patriots), Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI (ECR), Dainius ŽALIMAS (Renew), Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN (Greens)

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
10 Mar 2026European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024 ResolutionsAdopted493 for, 92 against, 44 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. 10 Mar 2026 Final vote on the motion for a resolution

    Adopted 493–92–44

    The Left
    Divided
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    Against
    ESN
    Against
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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 Parliament10 Mar 2026

    Adopted text TA10-0063/2026 TA-10-2026-0063

    Compare with tabled for plenary

  2. Tabled for plenary10 Feb 2026

    Report A10-0020/2026 A-10-2026-0020

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  3. Committee draft20 Oct 2025

    Draft report (JURI) JURI-PR-776862

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0063/2026: Parliament's resolution on the Commission's 2023 and 2024 reports on better law-making assesses subsidiarity, proportionality, and regulatory fitness. It calls for improved impact assessments, a more ambitious burden-reduction approach, and stronger involvement of national parliaments and stakeholders.
  • Report A10-0020/2026: This resolution on better law-making for 2023 and 2024 calls for improved subsidiarity and proportionality, more effective impact assessments, and a more ambitious approach to reducing regulatory burdens.
  • Draft report (JURI): This draft report reviews EU better law-making in 2023 and 2024, stressing shared responsibility between institutions and Member States. It calls for a 30% cut in regulatory costs, 35% for SMEs, stronger evaluations and impact assessments, and less gold-plating.

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What changed, 2

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

  1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0020/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0063/2026

    No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.

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  2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (JURI) → Report A10-0020/2026

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

    The new version expands recitals on conferral, values, and better lawmaking, and adds paragraphs on national parliaments' subsidiarity checks and AI in lawmaking. It replaces the 'one in, two out' approach with calls for a more ambitious overarching approach, and adds many new paragraphs on competitiveness, SMEs, and simplification. It adds paragraphs on implementation dialogues, rule of law, impact assessments, and reporting obligations, and renumbers existing paragraphs. The other changes are wording or formal: a phrase shortened and a transition year rephrased.

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Timeline, 7

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

Plenary stage 3 steps · 10 Feb 2026–10 Mar 2026

  1. 10 March 2026

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 10 Mar 2026 Report A10-0020/2026Adopted text TA10-0063/2026

  2. 9 March 2026

    Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 9 Mar 2026 Report A10-0020/2026

  3. 10 February 2026

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0020/2026

Committee stage 4 steps · 23 Jan 2025–28 Jan 2026

  1. 28 January 2026

    Committee vote: report adopted

    JURI (Legal Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 12 November 2025

    Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of JURI (Legal Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (JURI)

  3. 20 October 2025

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in JURI (Legal Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (JURI)

  4. 23 January 2025

    Referred to the JURI (Legal Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

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Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2015
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Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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5 October 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024”. Dossier, 10 March 2026. procId 2025-2015, reference 2025/2015(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2015 (retrieved 5 October 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F2015(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-2015 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-2015,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-03-10},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2015}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2015},
  urldate = {2026-10-05},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2025-2015, reference 2025/2015(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F2015(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}