Dossier · Own-initiative report
Digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system
- Reference
- 2025/2208(INI) Own-initiative report
- Where it stands
- Parliament adopted the text on 7 July 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
- Stage
- Parliament’s position
- Lead committee
- Economic and Monetary Affairs ECON
More facts (5)
- Author
- Johan VAN OVERTVELDT
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 7 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 7 Jul 2026 · Adopted
- 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) 13 November 2025
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 23 June 2026
- Tabled for plenary (done) 26 June 2026
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 7 July 2026
- 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
- Economic and Monetary Affairs ECON
- Author
- Johan VAN OVERTVELDT (ECR)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Stefan BERGER (EPP), Jonás FERNÁNDEZ (S&D), Auke ZIJLSTRA (Patriots), Gilles BOYER (Renew), Maria OHISALO (Greens), Jussi SARAMO (The Left), Alexander JUNGBLUTH (ESN)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2026 | Digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system | Resolutions | Adopted | 390 for, 86 against, 134 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).
- 7 Jul 2026 Final vote — text as a whole
Adopted 390–86–134
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Abst.
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Divided
- Patriots
- Abst.
- ESN
- Against
Add members’ columns
Versions, 3
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament7 Jul 2026
Adopted text TA10-0251/2026 TA-10-2026-0251
Tabled for plenary26 Jun 2026
Report A10-0186/2026 A-10-2026-0186
Committee draft19 Feb 2026
Draft report (ECON) ECON-PR-784381
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0251/2026: Parliament's resolution on digital assets addresses challenges for the EU's financial system, covering crypto-assets, tokenisation, stablecoins, and cross-cutting issues. It calls for effective enforcement of MiCAR, monitoring risks, and promoting innovation and interoperability.
- Report A10-0186/2026: This resolution addresses digital assets and their impact on the EU's financial system, covering crypto-assets, tokenisation, stablecoins, and cross-cutting issues.
- Draft report (ECON): This draft report addresses digital assets and their challenges for the EU financial system. It supports a system-wide, activity-based, and technologically neutral regulatory approach, and calls for strengthened data capabilities and supervisory dialogue on multi-function groups.
What changed, 2
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 A10-0186/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0251/2026
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Adds a paragraph expressing concern about US dollar-denominated stablecoins and their risks to EU monetary sovereignty and financial stability. Other changes are formal: correcting decimal separators, regulation numbers, and stray footnote markers.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (ECON) → Report A10-0186/2026
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The report expands on the potential of DLT and tokenisation for EU capital markets, adding calls for regulatory revisions and international cooperation. It strengthens language on stablecoin risks and welcomes euro-denominated e-money tokens, while addressing legal certainty for multi-issuance. It adds a reference to the new US administration's openness to crypto-assets and its legislative actions. Other changes are formal: corrected regulation numbers, updated footnotes, and renumbering.
Timeline, 7
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Plenary stage 3 steps · 26 Jun 2026–7 Jul 2026
7 July 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 7 Jul 2026 Report A10-0186/2026Adopted text TA10-0251/2026
3 July 2026
3 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
26 June 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps · 13 Nov 2025–23 Jun 2026
23 June 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
24 March 2026
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
19 February 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
13 November 2025
Referred to the ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) 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 digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system Report A10-0186/2026 7 Jul 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). “Digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system”. Dossier, 7 July 2026. procId 2025-2208, reference 2025/2208(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2208 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F2208(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-2208 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-2208,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-07-07},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2208}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2208},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2025-2208, reference 2025/2208(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F2208(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}