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Amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning appointments to Union agencies and bodies (Rule 135)

Reference
2025/2262(REG) Rules of Procedure
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
Constitutional Affairs AFCO
More facts (5)
Author
Sven SIMON
Shadow rapporteurs
8 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Last vote
28 Apr 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) 15 December 2025
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 18 March 2026
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 19 March 2026
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 28 April 2026
  5. Parliament’s position (done) Final

A change to Parliament’s own rules.

People

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

Lead committee
Constitutional Affairs AFCO
Author
Sven SIMON (EPP)
Shadow rapporteurs
Loránt VINCZE (EPP), Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR (S&D), Marieke EHLERS (Patriots), Patryk JAKI (ECR), Sandro GOZI (Renew), Daniel FREUND (Greens), Nikolas FARANTOURIS (The Left), Christine ANDERSON (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.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
28 Apr 2026Amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning appointments to Union agencies and bodies (Rule 135) ResolutionsAdopted657 for, 0 against, 3 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. 28 Apr 2026 Final vote

    Adopted 657–0–3

    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.

  1. Adopted by Parliament28 Apr 2026

    Adopted text TA10-0118/2026 TA-10-2026-0118

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  2. Tabled for plenary19 Mar 2026

    Report A10-0064/2026 A-10-2026-0064

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  3. Committee draft12 Jan 2026

    Draft report (AFCO) AFCO-PR-781408

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0118/2026: Parliament amends its Rules of Procedure to broaden Rule 135 to cover appointments to management boards of Union agencies and bodies of a regulatory nature, where Parliament decides or consents.
  • Report A10-0064/2026: Parliament decides to amend its Rules of Procedure to broaden Rule 135 to cover appointments to Union agencies and bodies of a regulatory nature where Parliament decides or consents.
  • Draft report (AFCO): This draft report proposes amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure on appointments to Union agencies and bodies. It changes Rule 135 to cover appointments to management boards of regulatory agencies and bodies where Parliament decides or gives consent, and deletes the requirement for candidate statements.

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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 A10-0064/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0118/2026

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    The versions differ only in wording and formal points: one sentence is rephrased and a document reference is removed.

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  2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (AFCO) → Report A10-0064/2026

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    The versions differ only in formal points: a heading is added and a rule reference removed.

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Timeline, 6

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

Plenary stage 2 steps · 19 Mar 2026–28 Apr 2026

  1. 28 April 2026

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 28 Apr 2026 Report A10-0064/2026Adopted text TA10-0118/2026

  2. 19 March 2026

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0064/2026

Committee stage 4 steps · 15 Dec 2025–18 Mar 2026

  1. 18 March 2026

    Committee vote: report adopted

    AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 12 February 2026

    Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (AFCO)

  3. 12 January 2026

    Draft report published

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

    Draft report (AFCO)

  4. 15 December 2025

    Referred to the AFCO (Constitutional 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.

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2262
Official source
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
5 October 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning appointments to Union agencies and bodies (Rule 135)”. Dossier, 28 April 2026. procId 2025-2262, reference 2025/2262(REG). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2262 (retrieved 5 October 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F2262(REG). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-2262 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-2262,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning appointments to Union agencies and bodies (Rule 135)}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-04-28},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2262}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2262},
  urldate = {2026-10-05},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2025-2262, reference 2025/2262(REG). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F2262(REG). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}