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Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU

Reference: 2025/2040(INI) Own-initiative report
Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 28 April 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Stage: Parliament’s position
Lead committee: Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE

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Authors: Evin INCIR, Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS
Shadow rapporteurs: 12 members
Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 28 Apr 2026 · Adopted
Versions: 2 versions

Authors: Evin INCIR, Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS
Shadow rapporteurs: 12 members
Decisions in plenary: 1
Last vote: 28 Apr 2026 · Adopted
Versions: 2 versions

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Referred to committee (done) 13 February 2025
Committee work (done) Report adopted 25 February 2026
Tabled for plenary (done) 11 March 2026
Plenary vote (done) Adopted 28 April 2026
Parliament’s position (done) Final

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People

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

Lead committee: Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE
Authors: Evin INCIR (S&D), Joanna SCHEURING-WIELGUS (S&D)
Shadow rapporteurs: Verena MERTENS (EPP), Pascale PIERA (Patriots), Assita KANKO (ECR), Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON (Renew), Diana RIBA I GINER (Greens), Isabel SERRA SÁNCHEZ (The Left), Arba KOKALARI (EPP), Mathilde ANDROUËT (Patriots), Abir AL-SAHLANI (Renew), Mélissa CAMARA (Greens), Irene MONTERO (The Left), Irmhild BOSSDORF (ESN)

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.
Date	Decision	Kind	Effect	Final vote
28 Apr 2026	Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU	Resolutions	Adopted	447 for, 160 against, 43 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).

Voting grid of 2025/2040(INI): one row per roll call, one column per group, then the result.
Vote	The Left	Greens	S&D	Renew	EPP	ECR	Patriots	ESN	Result
28 Apr 2026 Paragraph 25 — part 1	For	For	For	For	For	Divided	Abst.	Divided	Adopted518–36–100
28 Apr 2026 Paragraph 25 — part 2	For	For	For	For	Divided	Against	Divided	Against	Adopted361–218–60
28 Apr 2026 Paragraph 28 — part 1	For	For	For	For	For	Divided	Divided	Against	Adopted491–111–51
28 Apr 2026 Paragraph 28 — part 2	For	For	For	For	For	Against	Divided	Against	Adopted459–134–46
28 Apr 2026 Separate vote on citation 16	For	For	For	For	Divided	Against	Against	Against	Adopted347–257–43
28 Apr 2026 Recital AC — part 1	For	For	For	For	For	Against	Divided	Against	Adopted475–109–68
28 Apr 2026 Recital AC — part 2	For	For	For	For	Against	Against	Divided	Against	Adopted325–269–49
28 Apr 2026 Recital AJ — part 1	For	For	For	For	For	Against	Divided	Against	Adopted468–129–55
28 Apr 2026 Recital AJ — part 2	For	For	For	For	Divided	Against	Divided	Against	Adopted394–217–29
28 Apr 2026 Recital AL — part 1	For	For	For	For	For	Divided	Divided	For	Adopted571–33–48
28 Apr 2026 Recital AL — part 2	For	For	For	For	For	Divided	Divided	Against	Adopted482–83–77
28 Apr 2026 Amendment 4, adding text after Recital AL	For	For	For	For	Against	Against	Against	Against	Adopted316–298–33
28 Apr 2026 Recital AP — part 1	For	For	For	For	For	Against	Divided	Divided	Adopted497–108–46
28 Apr 2026 Recital AP — part 2	For	For	For	For	Against	Against	Divided	Against	Adopted336–266–32
28 Apr 2026 Final vote — text as a whole	For	For	For	For	For	Against	Against	Against	Adopted447–160–43

28 Apr 2026 Paragraph 25 — part 1

Adopted 518–36–100

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

Divided
Patriots

Abst.
ESN

Divided
28 Apr 2026 Paragraph 25 — part 2

Adopted 361–218–60

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

Divided
ECR

Against
Patriots

Divided
ESN

Against
28 Apr 2026 Paragraph 28 — part 1

Adopted 491–111–51

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

Divided
Patriots

Divided
ESN

Against
28 Apr 2026 Paragraph 28 — part 2

Adopted 459–134–46

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

Against
Patriots

Divided
ESN

Against
28 Apr 2026 Separate vote on citation 16

Adopted 347–257–43

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

Divided
ECR

Against
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against
28 Apr 2026 Recital AC — part 1

Adopted 475–109–68

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

Against
Patriots

Divided
ESN

Against
28 Apr 2026 Recital AC — part 2

Adopted 325–269–49

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

Divided
ESN

Against
28 Apr 2026 Recital AJ — part 1

Adopted 468–129–55

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

Against
Patriots

Divided
ESN

Against
28 Apr 2026 Recital AJ — part 2

Adopted 394–217–29

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

Divided
ECR

Against
Patriots

Divided
ESN

Against
28 Apr 2026 Recital AL — part 1

Adopted 571–33–48

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

Divided
Patriots

Divided
ESN

For
28 Apr 2026 Recital AL — part 2

Adopted 482–83–77

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

Divided
Patriots

Divided
ESN

Against
28 Apr 2026 Amendment 4, adding text after Recital AL

Adopted 316–298–33

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against
28 Apr 2026 Recital AP — part 1

Adopted 497–108–46

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

Against
Patriots

Divided
ESN

Divided
28 Apr 2026 Recital AP — part 2

Adopted 336–266–32

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

Against
ECR

Against
Patriots

Divided
ESN

Against
28 Apr 2026 Final vote — text as a whole

Adopted 447–160–43

The Left

For
Greens

For
S&D

For
Renew

For
EPP

For
ECR

Against
Patriots

Against
ESN

Against

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Versions, 2

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

Adopted by Parliament28 Apr 2026

Adopted text TA10-0120/2026 TA-10-2026-0120

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Tabled for plenary11 Mar 2026

Report A10-0047/2026 A-10-2026-0047

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Adopted text TA10-0120/2026: Parliament's resolution on consent-based rape legislation calls for an EU-wide definition of rape based on freely given, withdrawable consent, and urges member states to align laws with international standards.
Report A10-0047/2026: A resolution on the importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU calls on the Commission to propose an EU-wide definition of rape based on freely given, informed, withdrawable consent, and urges Member States to align national laws with this standard.

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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.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0047/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0120/2026

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Adds a definition of rape culture and makes training for professionals mandatory, extending it to all legal professionals and law enforcement staff. The other changes are formal: corrected punctuation and removed footnote markers.

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Timeline, 8

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

Plenary stage 4 steps · 11 Mar 2026–28 Apr 2026

28 April 2026

Plenary vote

Sitting of 28 Apr 2026 Report A10-0047/2026 Adopted text TA10-0120/2026
27 April 2026

Debated in plenary

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

Sitting of 27 Apr 2026 Report A10-0047/2026
22 April 2026

6 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

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

Amendment 1 Amendment 2 Amendment 3 Amendment 4 Amendments 5–6
11 March 2026

Report tabled for plenary

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

Report A10-0047/2026

Committee stage 4 steps · 13 Feb 2025–25 Feb 2026

25 February 2026

Committee vote: report adopted

LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
22 July 2025

Amendments tabled in committee

Members of the committee proposed changes to the draft.

CJ01-AM-775763
26 June 2025

Draft report published

The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

CJ01-PR-774376
13 February 2025

Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee

The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2040
Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL)
Data source: EP Open Data API: procedure record
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Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU”. Dossier, 28 April 2026. procId 2025-2040, reference 2025/2040(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2040 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F2040(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-2040 (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-dossier-2025-2040,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-04-28},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2040}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2040},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2025-2040, reference 2025/2040(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F2040(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}