Dossier · Non-legislative procedure
Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority
- Reference
- 2026/0804(NLE) Non-legislative procedure
- Where it stands
- Parliament approved the text on 15 September 2026. The Council takes the final decision.
- Stage
- Plenary vote
- Lead committee
- Economic and Monetary Affairs ECON
More facts (4)
- Author
- Aurore LALUCQ
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 15 Sept 2026 · Appointment approved
- 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) 14 September 2026
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 2 September 2026
- Tabled for plenary (done) 3 September 2026
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 15 September 2026
- Adopted by the Council (to come)
A decision the Council takes on its own. Depending on the Treaty article, Parliament either gives its consent — accepting or rejecting the text without amending it — or is consulted and gives an opinion.
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
- Aurore LALUCQ (S&D)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sept 2026 | Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority | Resolutions | Appointment approved | 527 for, 52 against, 86 abstained counted, no names |
Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.
No roll-call vote was recorded on this dossier.
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Versions, 3
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament15 Sept 2026
Adopted text TA10-0284/2026 TA-10-2026-0284
Tabled for plenary3 Sept 2026
Report A10-0223/2026 A-10-2026-0223
Committee draft18 Aug 2026
Draft report (ECON) ECON-PR-791899
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0284/2026: Parliament approves the appointment of Carlo Comporti as Chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority for a term of office of five years.
- Report A10-0223/2026: The report concerns the appointment of Carlo Comporti as Chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority. Parliament approves the appointment, which the Council proposed on 22 July 2026 for a five-year term.
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 A10-0223/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0284/2026
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.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (ECON) → Report A10-0223/2026
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament now approves the appointment of Carlo Comporti as Chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority, dropping the option to decline and the request to withdraw the proposal and submit a new one. The other change is wording: the description of the selection basis is rephrased.
Timeline, 5
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Plenary stage 1 step · 15 Sept 2026
15 September 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 15 Sept 2026 Adopted text TA10-0284/2026Report A10-0223/2026
Committee stage 1 step · 14 Sept 2026
14 September 2026
Referred to the ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Plenary stage 1 step · 3 Sept 2026
3 September 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 2 steps · 18 Aug 2026–2 Sept 2026
2 September 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
18 August 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ECON (Economic and Monetary Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
Connections
Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.
Texts voted on
- Text REPORT on the proposal for the appointment of the Chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority Report A10-0223/2026 15 Sept 2026
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). “Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority”. Dossier, 15 September 2026. procId 2026-0804, reference 2026/0804(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-0804 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2026%2F0804(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2026-0804 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2026-0804,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Appointment of the Chairperson of the European Securities and Markets Authority}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-15},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-0804}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-0804},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2026-0804, reference 2026/0804(NLE). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2026\%2F0804(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}