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

Report A-10-2026-0064 · 2025/2262(REG)

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Plenary report A-10-2026-0064
Date
19 March 2026
Committee
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Rapporteur
Sven Simon
Dossier
2025/2262(REG)
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Voted
  • 28 Apr 2026 Adopted 657 for, 0 against, 3 abstained
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RULESPRO
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2025/2262(REG)
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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. The amendments enter into force on the first day of the next part-session.

Position. The Committee on Constitutional Affairs proposes amending Rule 135 to broaden its scope to all Union agencies and bodies of a regulatory nature where Parliament has a role in appointments.

Key points

  1. Rule 135 is retitled to 'Appointments to Union agencies and bodies'.
  2. The rule now applies to appointments of Chairs, Vice-Chairs and members of management boards of Union agencies and bodies, and other positions, where the agency is regulatory and Parliament decides or consents.
  3. The committee responsible shall consider proposed appointments under implementing provisions laid down by the Conference of Presidents.

Who is affected

  • Union agencies and bodies of a regulatory nature, and candidates for leadership positions in them.
  • Parliament's committees and Conference of Presidents, which handle appointment procedures.

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Proposal for a european parliament decision

(2025/2262(REG))

The European Parliament,

–having regard to the letter from its President of 7 November 2025,

–having regard to Rules 242 and 243 of its Rules of Procedure,

–having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A10-0064/2026),

1.Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below;

2.Points out that the amendments will enter into force on the first day of the next part-session;

3.Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission, for information.

Amendment 1

Parliament's Rules of Procedure

Rule 135 – title

Amendment: Present text and Amendment
Present textAmendment
Appointments to the economic governance bodiesAppointments to Union agencies and bodies

Amendment 2

Parliament's Rules of Procedure

Rule 135 – paragraph 1

Amendment: Present text and Amendment
Present textAmendment
1. This Rule shall apply to the appointment of:1. This Rule shall apply to appointments of Chairs, Vice-Chairs and members of the management boards of Union agencies and bodies, as well as to appointments to other positions in those agencies and bodies, where:
– the Chair and the Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank;
– the Chair, the Vice-Chair and the full-time members of the Single Resolution Board of the Single Resolution Mechanism;
– the Chairs and Executive Directors of the European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority, European Securities and Markets Authority, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority); and
– the Managing Director and Deputy Managing Director of the European Fund for Strategic Investments.
– the Union agency or body is of a regulatory nature; and
– Parliament either has the power to decide, on its own or by common accord with other institutions, on the appointment, or is requested to give its consent to the appointment.

Amendment 3

Parliament's Rules of Procedure

Rule 135 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Amendment: Present text and Amendment
Present textAmendment
1a. The committee responsible shall consider the proposed appointments in accordance with implementing provisions laid down by the Conference of Presidents.

741.405information on adoption by the committee responsible

Table from the text: Date adopted
Date adopted18.3.2026
Result of final vote+: –: 0:30 0 0

Back matter, 1

Parts that accompany the text rather than belong to it: explanatory statement, annexes, opinions appended by other committees. Collapsed.

Annex: declaration of input 1 block

The rapporteur declares under his exclusive responsibility that he did not include in his report input from interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies, to be listed in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.

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Final vote by roll call by the committee responsible 3 blocks

30 · For

ECR
Gheorghe Piperea, Sander Smit, Beatrice Timgren
ESN
Christine Anderson
EPP
Salvatore De Meo, Emmanouil Kefalogiannis, Willemien Koning, Andrey Kovatchev, Gabriel Mato, Liudas Mažylis, Nadine Morano, Ana Miguel Pedro, Loránt Vincze
Patriots
Marieke Ehlers, Fabrice Leggeri, Pál Szekeres, Alexandre Varaut
Renew
Helmut Brandstätter, Charles Goerens, Sandro Gozi
S&D
Marc Angel, Gabriele Bischoff, Vasile Dîncu, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Thijs Reuten, Alessandro Zan
The Left
Damien Carême, Nikolas Farantouris
Greens
Daniel Freund, Reinier Van Lanschot

0 · Against

0 · Abstained

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European Parliament (2026). “REPORT on amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning appointments to Union agencies and bodies (Rule 135)”. Text, 28 April 2026. docId A-10-2026-0064, reference A10-0064/2026, procId 2025-2262. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2026-0064 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: The text on the European Parliament’s website, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-10-2026-0064_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/A-10-2026-0064 (CC BY 4.0).
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  urldate = {2026-09-25},
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