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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 4.11.2026 COM(2026) 710 final

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN

PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL

COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS

Commission work programme 2027

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2027 Commission work programme

European Union - standing up for one another

We are constantly reminded of the acute challenges facing our Union today. A territorial war

of aggression continues to rage on our continent. A fight for industrial capacities is shaping

global competition. The cost of living continues to weigh on peoples’ daily lives. And a battle

of narratives is seeking to paralyse our democracies. We have witnessed Russian attacks on

EU soil, surging energy prices, extreme drought and wildfires and rogue artificial intelligence

agents autonomously hacking other systems. With the world around us in a state of flux, the

EU must retain the ability to forge its own path.

The EU has chosen to redefine itself to become stronger and more independent. It is making

an unprecedented effort to secure our continued prosperity: completing the single market,

simplifying rules, integrating enlargement countries more closely, expanding our network of

trade partnerships and modernising our industrial base, while upholding our unique social

model and cohesion. We are further stepping up defence capabilities to protect our citizens,

and are standing up for one another, from supporting Ukraine to countering drone strikes,

hybrid attacks, disinformation and wildfires and other impacts of climate change.

To achieve this, we must deliver, implement and enforce further ambitious policies during

the second half of the mandate. We must fight for our values and defend democracy and the

rule of law. We must continue to drive Europe’s competitiveness and further simplify our

legislation. Two years into its current mandate, this Commission has tabled major proposals to

strengthen our competitiveness, including 12 ambitious Omnibus packages and other

simplification measures. Together, these initiatives could save EUR 22.3 billion in recurrent

administrative costs per year, once fully implemented.

We will stay the course on our climate targets, with mitigation and adaptation reinforcing each

other alongside a new framework for climate resilience, as well as securing water resilience

and healthy nature. We will strengthen our own defence capabilities while supporting Ukraine

through what could be its hardest winter yet. We will make digital policy future-proof and

protect children from online harm. And because these defining challenges cannot be solved

alone, we will continue building new alliances with trusted partners, backed by a long-term

budget that is fit for the future.

This work programme sets out how the Commission will deliver on these priorities,

focusing on a limited number of key initiatives that strengthen the EU’s ability to act in a

rapidly changing world. New initiatives will be underpinned by the Commission’s revamped

better regulation framework that modernises how EU laws are designed and ensures they are

clear, agile and fit for purpose. Citizens will continue to contribute to political debate on

various policies, including through the use of European citizens’ initiatives.

Focus must also now be on rapid delivery of the key proposals already on the table. We

invite the co-legislators to swiftly agree on the files of the Joint Declaration on legislative

priorities and of the One Europe, One Market roadmap, while keeping high levels of ambition

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throughout the negotiations, including on simplification. Finally, we propose to withdraw

legislative initiatives that have failed to secure sufficient support in the European Parliament

and the Council.

A new plan for Europe’s sustainable prosperity and competitiveness

Cheap imported energy and raw materials, open global trade, access to the rapidly growing

Chinese market and balanced technological progress are no longer the foundation for a

thriving EU economy they used to be. For this reason, independence is our priority for

Europe’s economy.

The Commission will take coordinated action to address high energy prices, in response to

the impact of the current geopolitical context on supply chains, energy security and energy

and fuel availability and costs. The post-2030 energy framework will achieve simplification,

while ensuring that the 2040 framework delivers on decarbonisation objectives. To support

deployment of heat pumps, reduce up-front costs for households and lower exposure to high

fossil fuel prices, the Commission will explore the possibility to introduce a clean heat

market mechanism. The Commission will safeguard the single market, including the

proposal to postpone certain obligations under the Methane Regulation, the review of the

Temporary State aid framework for the most exposed industrial sectors and a short-term

framework to optimise EU refineries. The Commission will also pursue voluntary schemes for

demand aggregation and joint procurement.

To ensure the resources necessary for modern economic sectors – from electric cars to chips,

batteries and defence – are in place, we will establish a European Corporation on Critical

Raw Materials, which will work closely with the Critical Raw Materials Centre. We will

pursue measures to ensure a strong and innovative chemicals industry in the Union, and a

high level of protection of human health and the environment.

We will work to reduce barriers in the single market, including through enforcement action. In

line with the 2025 Single Market Strategy, we will consider a measure on preventing single

market barriers. We will tackle unjustified territorial supply constraints that continue to

limit consumer choice and cause significant price differences across the EU, in particular for

everyday consumer goods. This will complement actions taken to tackle unfair trading

practices in the food chain. We will table proposals to complete the Savings and Investment

Union, including the venture capital framework reform and the Bank competitiveness and

simplification package. We will conduct a mid-term review of the Savings and Investments

Union.

Together with the Eurogroup and the European Central Bank, we will continue to strengthen

the role of the euro as a key tool for EU competitiveness, our position as a geopolitical actor,

our economic resilience and our strategic independence. We welcome the co-legislators’

progress in negotiations on the digital euro and will support their efforts to find a swift

agreement. And we will further assess a possible reform of the European sovereign safety

net architecture.

We will continue our efforts to significantly simplify regulation and reduce administrative

burdens across the board. To avoid that rules agreed by the EU become more complex when

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transposed and implemented by the Member States, we will work towards the Pact against

gold-plating. Member States should be transparent about any additions they make when

bringing EU law into their national rules and about the impact of these additions for

businesses and the single market. It would also introduce a ‘review and remove’ mechanism

in the context of the European Semester to address burdens resulting from gold-plating.

We will propose further measures to accelerate permitting, particularly for projects in the

EU’s strategic interest to attract additional investment. We will address regulatory

simplification opportunities in the transport, housing and digital areas.

With the speed of technological progress, we need to ensure that our companies can thrive in

an environment that is fit for the future. We will review the digital decade targets, and propose

a broader digital transformation package to better reflect the latest developments. We will

work to harness AI’s potential for the cultural and creative sectors, support creators, safeguard

human creativity and cultural and linguistic diversity as well as promote ethical use of AI.

To tap the potential of artificial intelligence, we will propose a blueprint for action in five

sectors of industrial AI: health, transport, agri-food, advanced manufacturing and defence

and space, as well as actions to strengthen Europe’s position in the AI stack, from chips, to

data, to compute and innovative funding instruments, in particular equity, complementing

other forms of support, to support the necessary investments.

Furthermore, we will strengthen Europe’s collective cyber preparedness, resilience and

industrial competitiveness in a streamlined manner.

Supporting people and strengthening our societies and social model

2027 will mark the tenth anniversary of the European Pillar of Social Rights. New

technologies and demographic change mean increased challenges but also opportunities for

European societies. Meanwhile, the worlds of work and education are changing, and the cost

of living is rising. When we talk about competitiveness, we are talking about jobs, people and

livelihoods. In upholding the key principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, we will

propose actions to safeguard our unique social market economic model, where people always

come first.

Next year, we will also organise a summit to restate the commitment to the enduring

principles of our Social Pillar.

Tackling the housingcrisis is not only an economic necessity. It is also vital to remove a

source of anxiety affecting too many Europeans. Building on the EU’s Affordable Housing

Plan, we will propose a housing simplification package aimed at increasing the supply of

homes by cutting red tape and making it easier to carry out building and renovation works.

Given the barriers young people are facing today, education remains the EU’s most valuable

resource. Our competitiveness has benefited from cooperation between European universities,

helping to boost skills and innovation. To take this a step further, we will propose the

European Universities alliances 2.0 to deliver high-quality, cross-border education across

the EU. The Skills Guarantee willoffer opportunities for further professional development

and help workers by promoting upskilling and reskilling into new jobs in growing and

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strategic sectors. We also need to support young people in the face of the challenges raised by

the impact of AI on the labour market, including by considering improvements in the existing

schemes.

Today, almost half of people aged 65 and over with care needs do not get the help they need.

Over 50 million Europeans, primarily women, provide essential care for relatives or friends,

often with little support. Care services are an essential part of our social infrastructure. We

will therefore launch a European Care Deal to promote affordable, quality care, reduce staff

shortages and improve careers for care workers.

Europe’s changing generational structures and population dynamics present both significant

challenges and opportunities for our societies and economies. The Commission will work

further on developing a coherent strategic approach to prepare our systems for changing

demographic realities. The needs of rural communities deserve particular attention, to

prevent land abandonment and population decline.

We will propose a strategy on the right to stay, to create the conditions for every European to

build a future in the place they call home. It will look at the challenges that may arise from or

lead to economic decline and population loss, and identify the measures that might be needed

for regions and citizens to thrive and succeed.

A new era for European defence and security

Our external borders, critical infrastructure and the values underpinning our ‘European way’

are increasingly coming under threat. Member States face hybrid attacks on their soil. Despite

unprecedented decisions and funding, the 2030 defence readiness objective is at risk. We

therefore need to do more to achieve these goals and to strengthen our resilience,

preparedness and capacity to respond rapidly to crises, or worse.

We remain committed to supporting Ukraine in its strong defence against the ongoing

aggression by the Russian Federation, as we know exactly what is at stake. We will continue

investing in and boosting our defence capabilities, notably in the field of air and missile

defence, drone and counter-drone systems and ammunition. Integration between the defence

industries of the EU and Ukraine is therefore extremely important, so we will work on

implementing the EU-Ukraine Defence Industrial Pact. In cooperation with Ukraine and

leading EU industries, we will further develop a cost-effective and modular air defence

system. In addition, we will set up a new European Instrument for Strategic Enablers such

as critical support assets and force multipliers ranging from strategic transport and air-to-air

refuelling, to space and cyber defence, in cooperation with Member States, the European

Defence Agency and the EUMS. To address the evolving nature of the many threats to

Europe’s security, the EU should set up a European Security Emergency Protocol, helping

enable Member States facing a direct and credible threat to benefit from a swift and common

European response. In addition, the EU’s mutual assistance clause under Article 42(7) of the

Treaty on European Union should be further operationalised. We will also explore the

possibility of establishing a European Security Council with our closest partners.

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Europe needs to step up its access to space capacity to ensure autonomy as a strategic enabler

for European defence and the competitiveness of our industry. The EU will develop a new

European vision on access to space.

When it comes to combatting illegal migration, we have made good progress on reform.

Collective capacity has clearly improved in all areas and illegal border crossings are at their

lowest levels since 2021. Unauthorised onward movements are declining and returns

increasing. We need to build on this and continue our efforts to effectively implement the Pact

on Migration and Asylum on the ground, in a spirit of solidarity and fair sharing of

responsibility.

This includes applying the new legal framework on returns, continuing to strengthen the

security and resilience of our external borders, including by agreeing quickly on a

strengthened Frontex mandate, improving the enforcement of existing rules, strengthening

partnerships with third countries and ensuring that solidarity and responsibility work in

practice. Following the events in Ceuta this summer, we will strengthen our capacity to

monitor and address disinformation in close cooperation with Europol and other EU agencies.

We will propose a European emergency response framework providing Member States

with additional flexibility in border management and standard asylum and return procedures.

In parallel, we will reinforce cooperation with neighbouring and partner countries to boost

investment, to offer young people meaningful prospects, with jobs, skills training and

apprenticeships, including through the Mediterranean Youth Skills and Jobs Initiative. We will

increase our diplomatic engagement with countries of origin, while using all our tools and

leverage in a strategic and coherent way. We will also modernise the Schengen visa

framework while facilitating legitimate travel, labour mobility and welcoming talent to the

EU.

We will step up joint efforts to combat organised crime and terrorism by strengthening

operational cooperation between law enforcement authorities, including at international

level. We willimprove the protection of critical infrastructure and reinforce our response to

hybrid threats. We will further assess the impact of data retention rules at EU level, with a

view to following up next year.

Sustaining our quality of life: food security, water and nature

Quality of life in Europe will increasingly depend on our ability to adapt to and mitigate the

effects of a changing climate. This year’s wildfires saw the Union Civil Protection

Mechanism activated twelve times in ten different countries. We will keep strengthening this

collective shield and investing in prevention, preparedness and long-term resilience. To that

end, we will consider the possibility of reinforcing European capacities and capabilities.

This summer’s heatwaves and droughts placed the natural environment and the agricultural

and energy sectors under severe stress. Europe’s farmers coped in the face of these adverse

conditions, but more needs to be done to help the agricultural sector be better prepared for

extreme conditions in the future. Against this background, we will put forward a European

Water Initiative to help better manage our vital water resources for our citizens, our food

security and our industries. More needs to be done to strengthen agricultural resilience in the

face of global and climate pressures. To strengthen EU preparedness for the impacts of

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heatwaves, especially for the most vulnerable, the Commission will develop an integrated

European Heatwave Plan to address these impacts through a cross-sectoral approach. We

will launch a Climate Insurance Alliance which will address Europe’s climate insurance

protection gap and take steps to improve risk management in all sectors.

We will also continue to protect nature and biodiversity. The review of the nature protection

Directives will allow us to assess whether changes to the legal framework are needed to

continue to function effectively to achieve their objectives in a simple way.

Given the key role fisheries and aquaculture play in the transition towards a sustainable and

competitive food system, the Commission will put forward the targeted measures announced

in its Vision 2040 to enable the sector’s modernisation and generational renewal.

We will continue to strengthen the resilience of our health systems and the robust framework

on food safety and animal and plant health.

Due to climate action, demand for clean tech products and services will continue to rise. To

ensure progress towards climate neutrality and move away from fossil fuels while preserving

the competitiveness of the EU automotive industry, we will review the CO2 standards for

heavy-duty vehicles.

Protecting democracy, upholding our values

A Europe worth living in is one that protects its people, cares for them, empowers them to

actively participate in democracy and defends the values that define who we are. We will

launch the Congress of Europe seventy years after the signing of the Treaty of Rome. It will

bring together the brightest minds from across the EU to construct an inspiring vision of

common Europe for a new generation.

Democracy is under increasing internal and external pressure. Disinformation and information

manipulation are spreading fast, further fuelled by artificial intelligence. We will step up our

work under the European Democracy Shield, pooling our resources with Member States,

enlargement countries and stakeholders to reinforce situational awareness and support

response capacity to threats. We will strengthen the EU’s resilience against foreign

interference and disinformation and support everyone’s access to reliable and trustworthy

information, safeguard the integrity of our elections and support independent media,

journalists and civil society. We will continue working to boost democratic resilience at home

and abroad. The Commission is consulting stakeholders on the Regulation on political

advertising. Building on the feedback, it will consider the application and effectiveness of the

rules and their impact on engagement in the democratic space. We will also continue

exploring options on hate offences committed online.

Rising polarisation and the rapidly changing information landscape have increased threats,

attacks and violence against political candidates and elected representatives, with women

particularly affected. We will put forward a Commission Recommendation on safety in

politics with measures to prevent and respond to threats to the safety of political candidates

and elected representatives. These will help safeguard inclusive democratic participation and

representation, fostering trust in political institutions.

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Discrimination and inequality have no place in our society, yet for many people in Europe

they remain a daily reality. We will follow up on the successful European citizens’ initiative

against conversion practices with a Commission Recommendation calling on Member

States to ban these abusive practices that have no place in our Union.

A global Europe: leveraging our power and partnerships

As economic coercion increases and supply chains are weaponised, Europe needs to double

down on diversification and advance trusted partnerships that reinforce its strengths and

reduce vulnerabilities.

The EU and Canada have a shared understanding of today’s challenges, whether it be

economic coercion, artificial intelligence, innovation, climate change, Arctic security or

geopolitics. This makes Canada one of our closest allies and we will continue strengthening

our strategic partnership. At the same time, we will deepen our partnership with the United

Kingdom. We will also further pursue the deepening of our trade and economic ties with the

Americas, Asia and Africa, to open new opportunities for European businesses, make our

supply chains more resilient and secure the raw materials and components we need. In

concrete terms, we will work towards concluding or signing, and implementing, the Free

Trade Agreements with Indonesia, India, Australia, the Philippines and Thailand.

Part of these efforts is a dedicated diversification instrument that will strengthen our

resilience and help accelerate derisking and diversification, as we reduce strategic

dependencies that create risks for the EU’s economic security. We will also strengthen the

EU’s ability to face global macroeconomic imbalances, making effective use of the EU’s

instruments and enhancing the EU toolbox to better address these imbalances, including by

working on a dedicated geoeconomic deterrence pact.

To secure peace, Europe must project power, deter threats, counter challenges and expand its

influence. Through collective efforts, we have done more on defence in the last few years than

in the decades before. But as threats increase, our approach must evolve.

Our support for Ukraine, its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity remains

unwavering, and we will continue to work for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace. For

this, we remain committed to closer defence cooperation and defence industry integration,

assisting Ukraine in making steady progress on its European path and stepping up pressure on

Russia. This support will include strengthening Ukraine's critical infrastructure and

humanitarian supplies to face another very tough winter, efforts to ensure freedom of

navigation in the Black Sea while revitalising the solidarity lanes, further air defence

capacities and joint work on developing a cost-effective and modular missile defence system

together with Ukraine.

The EU will continue to support and actively contribute to peace and stability in the Middle

East, North Africa and in the Gulf. We will continue to implement the Pact for the

Mediterranean, and strengthen cooperation with regional partners on multiple fronts by

creating new partnerships and deepening existing ones, delivering humanitarian support and

engaging diplomatically to de-escalate and prevent further conflict. Security in the Middle

East impacts European security. In 2027, protection of and assistance for the vulnerable

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people in Gaza, as well as in Yemen, will remain crucial, amidst a persistently dire situation.

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains at the heart of many tensions in the region, affecting

the security of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt. We also continue to support Syria’s

recovery and ensure it remains on a stable path. The EU will also focus on helping to restore

stability and ending regional conflicts involving Iran, the Gulf region and the Red Sea and on

promoting freedom of navigation and maritime security through the straits of Hormuz and

Bab al-Mandab.

The EU supports effective multilateralism and the rules-based international order with

the UN at its core, while promoting and defending international law. We will continue to

engage with partners in driving forward UN reform to deliver efficiently on peace and

security, human rights and sustainable development. The EU reaffirms its unwavering

commitment to the rules-based international order, of which the International Criminal Court

is a fundamental part.

Delivering together and preparing our EU for the future

To deliver on this policy agenda, the EU needs a modern, flexible and well-funded budget.

Preparations for the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework will accelerate in 2027

so that funds start flowing as of 1 January 2028 to support the EU’s competitiveness, security

and defence, food security, cohesion and decarbonisation efforts, and Europe’s global mission.

For this, it is imperative that we reach a political agreement on the Multiannual Financial

Framework by the end of 2026, including a significant package of new own resources to

avoid a damaging funding gap. In 2027, we will work intensively with the European

Parliament, the Council and Member States to finalise sectoral legislation and preparations. In

parallel, the protection of the EU budget will be further enhanced by the upcoming revision of

the OLAF and EPPO Regulations and the PIF Directive, as a result of the review of the anti-

fraud architecture.

Successful EU enlargement matters for our security, future stability and competitiveness, as

well as for strengthening our position in a volatile world. In recent years, enlargement

countries have made significant progress, particularly Montenegro which is completing its

path towards the end of accession negotiations, Albania that has started closing negotiating

chapters, and Ukraine and Moldova, which are progressing with the opening of negotiating

clusters. As enlargement moves forward, the EU must also prepare. Our pre-enlargement

policy reviews will help make sure that a larger Europe retains the capacity to act decisively.

In order to meet the expectations of citizens and businesses, we will continue to have a focus

on delivery, building on the positive experiences of the Joint Declaration monitoring process

we have established jointly with the European Parliament and Council. To ensure swift

delivery of our rules, effective implementation and resolute enforcement remain essential.

The Commission has already reinforced its support to Member States and is stepping up use

of innovative tools to simplify implementation and reduce burdens. We will continue to

engage directly with stakeholders and practitioners, including through implementation

dialogues. Alongside this work programme, the Commission is presenting its second annual

overview report on simplification, implementation and enforcement, to take stock of

progress made on simplification and cost savings.

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Europe will only be stronger if we work together at different levels and across borders. The

time to deliver on our independence is now.

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Annex I: New initiatives1

1 In this annex, the Commission provides further information, as far as available, on the initiatives included in its work programme, in line with the Interinstitutional

Agreement on Better Law-making. This information, which is provided in brackets next to each initiative, is indicative only and subject to change during the preparatory

process, notably in view of the outcome of an impact assessment process. Simplification initiatives or initiatives with a strong simplification dimension are presented with a

blue background.

No. Policy objective Initiatives

A new plan for Europe’s sustainable prosperity and competitiveness

1. Single Market Preventing market segmentation by suppliers (legislative or non-legislative, Q3 2027)

2. Competitiveness Proposal on permitting acceleration (legislative or non-legislative, Q3 2027)

3. Single Market Single market barriers prevention (legislative or non-legislative, Q3 2027)

4. Completing the Banking Union Bank competitiveness and simplification package(legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 114 TFEU, Q1 2027)

5. Diversification on critical raw

materials

European Corporation on Critical Raw Materials (legislative or non-legislative)

6. Digital Digital transformation package, simplification and copyright (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Articles 53, 62, 114,

173 (3) TFEU, Q2 2027)

7. Simplification of regulatory

environment in transport

Transport simplification package (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 91 TFEU, Q1 2027)

8. RefuelEU Aviation (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 100 (2) TFEU, Q2 2027)

9. Energy Post-2030 framework and simplification package (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 194 TFEU, Q1 2027)

A new era for European Defence and Security

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10. Migration Update of visa rules (legislative, Article 77(2) TFEU, Q1 2027)

11. Internal security International data exchange for police cooperation (Prüm international) (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Articles

87(2)(a), 88(2) TFEU, Q2 2027)

Supporting people, strengthening our societies and our social model

12. Housing Housing simplification package (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Q2 2027)

13. Fairness in care European care deal (non-legislative, Q2 2027)

14. Higher education European Universities alliances 2.0

- A legal status for European Universities alliances (amendment of the European Grouping of Territorial

Cooperation Regulation) (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 175 TFEU, Q4 2027)

- European Universities alliances: driving innovation and boosting Europe’s competitiveness (non-legislative,

Q4 2027)

15. Skills Skills guarantee (non-legislative, Q3 2027)

16. Cohesion Right to stay (non-legislative, Q1 2027)

Sustaining our quality of life: food security, water and nature

17. Competitiveness and decarbonisation Review of the heavy-duty vehicles CO2 standards (legislative, incl. impact assessment, Article 192(1) TFEU, Q3 2027)

18. Water European water initiative (legislative or non-legislative, Q2 2027)

19. Climate adaptation European heatwave plan (non-legislative, Q2 2027)

20. Nature Review of nature protection directives including Birds, Habitats, Natura 2000 (legislative/non-legislative, Q3 2027)

Protecting our democracy, upholding our values

21. Equality Commission Recommendation on banning conversion practices (non-legislative, Q2 2027)

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22. Safety in politics Commission Recommendation on safety in politics (non-legislative, Q1 2027)

23. Transparency in politics Review of the political advertising Regulation (legislative or non-legislative)

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Annex II: Priority pending proposals

No. Full Title References

A new plan for Europe’s sustainable prosperity and competitiveness

1. European Product Act (standardisation)

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on European standardisation, repealing

Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council

COM(2026) 780 final

2026/0307 (COD)

6.10.2026

2. Public Procurement Act

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on public contracts and concessions,

repealing Directives 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU, and amending Regulations (EC) No 1370/2007, (EU) 2023/1542, (EU)

2024/1157, (EU) 2024/1252, (EU) 2024/1735, (EU) 2024/1781, (EU) 2024/2847, (EU) 2024/3110 and (EU) 2025/40, and Directives

2008/98/EC, (EU) 2019/882, (EU) 2022/2381, (EU) 2023/1791 and (EU) 2024/1760 (Public Procurement Act)

COM(2026) 590 final

2026/0265 (COD)

9.09.2026

3. Emissions trading system (ETS) review

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) 2015/757

and (EU) 2023/1805 to simplify and streamline monitoring, reporting and verification and to align with revisions of the EU Emissions

Trading System

COM(2026) 620 final

2026/0210 (COD)

17.07.2026

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2003/87/EC as

regards revised benchmark values for the heat and fuel benchmarks for the period from 2026 to 2030

COM(2026) 619 final

2026/0211(COD)

17.07.2026

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2003/87/EC and

Decision (EU) 2015/1814 as regards driving competitiveness and cost-effective decarbonisation

COM(2026) 616 final

2026/0212 (COD)

17.07.2026

4. Network charges and taxation

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2019/943, as

regards future-proofing electricity bills in the Union, through reducing system costs and fostering electrification and digitalisation

COM(2026) 600 final

2026/0203 (COD)

17.07.2026

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No. Full Title References

5. Omnibus packages

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1369

and Regulation (EU) 2020/740 as regards simplification and better use of digital options for energy and tyre labelling - Omnibus XII:

energy product legislation

COM(2026) 565 final

2026/0169 (COD)

24.6.2026

Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directives 2003/49/EC, 2009/133/EC, 2011/96/EU, (EU) 2016/1164, (EU)2017/1852,

(EU) 2025/50 as regards the simplification of the Union framework on direct taxation and supporting growth and competitiveness of the EU

- Omnibus XI: taxation

COM(2026) 560 final

2026/0163 (CNS)

24.6.2026

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001,

(EC) No 1829/2003, (EC) No 1831/2003, (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1099/2009, (EC) No

1107/2009, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2017/625 as regards the simplification and strengthening of food and feed safety requirements -

Omnibus X: food and feed safety

COM(2025) 1030 final

2025/0410 (COD)

16.12.2025

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Directive 98/58/EC and

Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the simplification and strengthening of food and feed

safety requirements, and repealing Council Directives 82/711/EEC and 85/572/EEC - Omnibus X: food and feed safety

COM(2025) 1021 final

2025/0409 (COD)

16.12.2025

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 92/6/EEC to exempt

certain N2 electric vehicles from the requirement to install and use a speed limitation device - Omnibus IX: automotive

COM(2025) 999 final

2025/0424 (COD)

16.12.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EC) No 561/2006,

(EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2019/2144 and (EU) 2024/1257 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the simplification of

technical requirements and testing procedures for motor vehicles and repealing Council Directive 70/157/EEC and Regulation No 540/2014

of the European Parliament and of the Council - Omnibus IX: automotive

COM(2025) 993 final

2025/0422 (COD)

16.12.2025

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directives 2008/98/EC,

2010/75/EU, (EU) 2015/2193 and (EU) 2024/1785 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards simplification of some

requirements and reduction of administrative burden - Omnibus VIII: environmental legislation

COM(2025) 986 final

2025/0394 (COD)

10.12.2025

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2007/2/EC as regards

simplification of certain requirements for the establishment of the Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the Union - Omnibus VIII:

environmental legislation

COM(2025) 985 final

2025/0393 (COD)

10.12.2025

6

No. Full Title References

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on speeding-up environmental

assessments - Omnibus VIII: environmental legislation

COM(2025) 984 final

2025/0391 (COD)

10.12.2025

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL suspending the application of the rules on the

appointment of authorised representatives for extended producer responsibility for waste, waste electrical and electronical equipment and

single use plastic waste - Omnibus VIII: environmental legislation

COM(2025) 983 final

2025/0396 (COD)

10.12.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL suspending the application of the rules on

the appointment of an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility for batteries and waste batteries and packaging and

packaging waste - Omnibus VIII: environmental legislation

COM(2025) 982 final

2025/0395 (COD)

10.12.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542

and Regulation (EU) 2024/1244 as regards simplification of some requirements and reduction of administrative burden - Omnibus VIII:

environmental legislation

COM(2025) 981 final

2025/0397 (COD)

10.12.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679,

(EU) 2018/1724, (EU) 2018/1725, (EU) 2023/2854 and Directives 2002/58/EC, (EU) 2022/2555 and (EU) 2022/2557 as regards the

simplification of the digital legislative framework, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2018/1807, (EU) 2019/1150, (EU) 2022/868, and

Directive (EU) 2019/1024 (Digital Omnibus) - Omnibus VII: digital

COM(2025) 837 final

2025/0360 (COD)

19.11.2025

6. Chips Act 2

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on a framework of measures for

strengthening the Union's semiconductor ecosystem, repealing Regulation (EU) 2023/1781 (Chips Act 2.0)

COM(2026) 504 final

2026/0139 (COD)

3.06.2026

7. Cloud and AI Development Act

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a framework of measures for

strengthening Europe’s cloud and AI ecosystem (Cloud and AI Development Act)

COM(2026) 502 final

2026/0138 (COD)

3.06.2026

8. Industrial accelerator Act

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a framework of measures for

the acceleration of industrial capacity and decarbonisation in strategic sectors and amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1724, (EU) 2024/1735

and (EU) 2024/3110

COM(2026) 100 final

2026/0068 (COD)

4.03.2026

7

No. Full Title References

9. Digital Networks Act

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on digital networks, amending Regulation

(EU) 2015/2120, Directive 2002/58/EC and Decision No 676/2002/EC and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/1971, Directive (EU)

2018/1972 and Decision No 243/2012/EU (Digital Networks Act)

COM(2026) 16 final

2026/0013 (COD)

21.01.2026

10. EU Cybersecurity Act

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the European Union Agency for

Cybersecurity (ENISA), the European cybersecurity certification framework, and ICT supply chain security and repealing Regulation (EU)

2019/881 (The Cybersecurity Act 2)

COM(2026) 11 final

2026/0011 (COD)

20.01.2026

11. Automotive package

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as

regards CO2 emission performance standards for new light duty vehicles and vehicle labelling and repealing Directive 1999/94/EC

COM(2025) 995 final

2025/0420 (COD)

16.12.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on clean corporate vehicles COM(2025) 994 final

2025/0421 (COD)

16.12.2025

12. Revision of the medical devices Regulations

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2017/745 and (EU) 2017/746 as

regards simplifying and reducing the burden of the rules on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices, and amending

Regulation (EU) 2022/123 as regards the support of the European Medicines Agency for the expert panels on medical devices and

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as regards the list of Union harmonisation legislation referred to in its Annex I

COM(2025) 1023 final

2025/0404 (COD)

16.12. 2025

13. Biotech Act

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Union’s

biotechnology and biomanufacturing sectors particularly in the area of health and amending Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No

1394/2007, (EU) No 536/2014, (EU) 2019/6, (EU) 2024/795 and (EU) 2024/1938 (European Biotech Act),

COM(2025) 1022 final

2025/0406 (COD)

16.12. 2025

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2001/18/EC and 2010/53/EU as regards the

placing on the market of genetically modified micro-organisms and the processing of organs, COM(2025)1031

COM(2025) 1031 final

2025/0405 COD

16.12. 2025

8

No. Full Title References

14. European Grids package

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directives (EU) 2018/2001, (EU)

2019/944, (EU) 2024/1788 as regards acceleration of permit-granting procedures

COM(2025) 1007 final

2025/0400 (COD)

10.12.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on guidelines for trans-European energy

infrastructure, amending Regulations (EU) 2019/942, (EU) 2019/943 and (EU) 2024/1789 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2022/869

COM(2025) 1006 final

2025/0399 (COD)

10.12.2025

15. Savings and Investments Union - Market integration and supervision package

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) No

1095/2010, No 648/2012, No 600/2014, No 909/2014, 2015/2365, 2019/1156, 2021/23, 2022/858, 2023/1114, No 1060/2009, 2016/1011,

2017/2402, 2023/2631 and 2024/3005 as regards the further development of capital market integration and supervision within the Union

COM(2025) 943 final

2025/0383 (COD)

4.12.2025

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directives 2009/65/EC,

2011/61/EU and 2014/65/EU as regards the further development of capital market integration and supervision within the Union

COM(2025) 942 final

2025/0382 (COD)

4.12.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on settlement finality and repealing

Directive 98/26/EC and amending Directive 2002/47/EC on financial collateral arrangements

COM(2025) 941 final

2025/0381 (COD)

4.12.2025

16. Savings and Investments Union - Supplementary pensions package

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directives (EU) 2016/2341 and

2016/97 as regards the strengthening of the framework for occupational retirement provision

COM(2025) 842 final

2025/0362 (COD)

20.11.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 on

a pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP)

COM(2025) 840 final

2025/0363 (COD)

20.11.2025

17. Savings and Investments Union - Information

9

No. Full Title References

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on

sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector (SFDR), Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 on key information documents for

packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1288

COM(2025) 841 final

2025/0361 (COD)

20.11.2025

18. European Business Wallets

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the establishment of European

Business Wallets

COM(2025) 838 final

2025/0358 (COD)

19.11.2025

19. EU Inc.

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on THE 28TH REGIME CORPORATE

LEGAL FRAMEWORK - 'EU INC.'

COM(2026) 321 final

2026/0074 (COD)

18.03.2025

20. Digital euro

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the establishment of the digital euro COM(2023) 369 final

2023/0212 (COD)

28.06.2023

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the provision of digital euro services

by payment services providers incorporated in Member States whose currency is not the euro and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1230 of

the European Parliament and the Council

COM(2023) 368 final

2023/0211 (COD)

28.06.2023

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the legal tender of euro banknotes and

coins

COM(2023) 364 final

2023/0208 (COD)

28.06.2023

A new era for European Defence and Security

21. Military mobility

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on establishing a framework of measures

to facilitate the transport of military equipment, goods and personnel across the Union

COM(2025) 847 final

2025/0847 (COD)

19.11.2025

10

No. Full Title References

Supporting people, strengthening our societies and our social model

22. Fair labour mobility package (including the Skills Portability Initiative)

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2005/36/EC as regards

the digitalisation of procedures and recognition of professional qualifications issued outside the Union and Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012

COM(2026) 995 final

2026/0273 (COD)

15.09.2026

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on portability of qualifications and skills

and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (‘Skills Portability Act’)

COM(2026) 992 final

2026/0274 (COD)

15.09.2026

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the recognition of qualifications of third-

country nationals

COM(2026) 990 final

2026/0275 (COD)

15.09.2026

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1149

establishing a European Labour Authority, Regulation (EU) 2016/589 on a European network of employment services (EURES), workers'

access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets and Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation

through the Internal Market Information System, and repealing Commission Implementing Decisions (EU) 2017/1256, (EU) 2018/170,

(EU) 2018/1020 and (EU) 2018/1021

COM(2026) 985 final

2026/0272 (COD)

15.09.2026

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on digitalising the coordination of social

security systems, laying down a framework for the European Social Security Pass (ESSPASS) and amending Regulations (EC) No

883/2004, (EC) No 987/2009 and (EU) No 2018/1724

COM(2026) 980 final

2026/0271 (COD)

15.09.2026

23. European affordable housing Act

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a framework for measures in

Member States to safeguard housing affordability and availability (Affordable Housing Act)

COM(2026) 599 final

2026/0268 (COD)

9.09.2026

Delivering together and preparing our Union for the future

24. Multiannual Financial Framework 2028-2034

11

No. Full Title References

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Single Market and

Customs Programme for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/444, (EU) 2021/690, (EU) 2021/785, (EU) 2021/847

and (EU) 2021/1077

COM(2025) 590 final

2025/0590 (COD)

3.09.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Justice programme for the

period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/693

COM(2025) 463 final

2025/0255 (COD)

3.09.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the exchange, assistance and

training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting for the period 2028-2034 (the 'Pericles V' programme) and repealing

Regulation (EU) 2021/840

COM(2025) 462 final

2025/0258 (COD)

3.09.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the European Fund for

economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034 and

amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509

COM(2025) 565 final

2025/0240 (COD)

16.07.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the conditions for the

implementation of the Union support to the Common Agriculture Policy for the period from 2028 to 2034

COM(2025) 560 final

2025/0241 (COD)

16.07.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the conditions for the

implementation of the Union support to the Common Fisheries Policy, to the European Ocean Pact and of the Union’s maritime and

aquaculture policy as part of the National and Regional Partnership Fund set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRP Fund] for the period from

2028 to 2034

COM(2025) 559 final

2025/0235 (COD)

16.07.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the European Social Fund as

part of the National and Regional Partnership Plan set out in Regulation (EU) […] [NRPPlan] establishing conditions for the

implementation of the Union support to quality employment, skills and social inclusion for the period from 2028 to 2034

COM(2025) 558 final

2025/0239 (COD)

16.07.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on establishing the European

Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities, repealing Regulations (EU)

2021/522, (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/783, repealing provisions of Regulations (EU) 2021/696, (EU) 2023/588, and

amending Regulation (EU) [EDIP]

COM(2025) 555 final

2025/0555 (COD)

16.07.2025

12

No. Full Title References

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

as regards the school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme (‘EU school scheme’), sectoral interventions, the creation of a protein sector,

requirements for hemp, the possibility for marketing standards for cheese, protein crops and meat, application of additional import duties,

rules on the availability of supplies in time of emergencies and severe crisis and securities

COM(2025) 553 final

2025/0237 (COD)

16.07.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the European Fund for

Regional Development including for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg) and the Cohesion Fund as part of the Fund set out in

Regulation (EU) […] [NRP] and establishing conditions for the implementation of the Union support to regional development from 2028 to

2034

COM(2025) 552 final

2025/0238 (COD)

16.07.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing Global Europe COM(2025) 551 final

2025/0227 (COD)

16.07.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the 'AgoraEU' programme for

the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818

COM(2025) 550 final

2025/0550 (COD)

16.07.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Erasmus+ programme for

the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/817 and (EU) 2021/888

COM(2025) 549 final

2025/0222 (COD)

16.07.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the Union Civil Protection Mechanism

and Union support for health emergency preparedness and response, and repealing Decision No 1313/2013/EU (Union Civil Protection

Mechanism)

COM(2025) 548 final

2025/0223 (COD)

16.07.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Connecting Europe

Facility for the period 2028-2034, amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1679 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/1153

COM(2025) 547 final

2025/0221 (COD)

16.07.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a budget expenditure tracking

and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities

COM(2025) 545 final

2025/0545 (COD)

16.07.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing Horizon Europe, the

Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination,

and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695

COM(2025) 543 final

2025/0543 (COD)

16.07.2025

13

No. Full Title References

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Union support for internal

security for the period from 2028 to 2034

COM(2025) 542 final

2025/0542 (COD)

16.07.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Union support for the

Schengen area, for European integrated border management and for the common policy on visas for the period from 2028 to 2034

COM(2025) 541 final

2025/0541 (COD)

16.07.2025

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Union support for

asylum, migration and integration for the period from 2028 to 2034

COM(2025) 540 final

2025/0540 (COD)

16.07.2025

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Annex III: Withdrawals2

No. References Title Reasons for withdrawal

A new plan for Europe’s sustainable prosperity and competitiveness

1. COM(2011) 827 final

2011/0391 (COD)

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND

OF THE COUNCIL on common rules for the allocation of slots at European

Union airports

Obsolete: The Commission has launched a fitness-

check and will decide on the basis of its findings on the

way forward.

2. COM(2015) 586 final

2015/0270 (COD)

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND

OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 806/2014 in order to establish

a European Deposit Insurance Scheme

The file has been pending with co-legislators more than

10 years and is to be replaced by the proposals on

banking competitiveness in Q1 2027.

3. COM(2018) 147 final

2018/0072 (CNS)

Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE laying down rules relating to the

corporate taxation of a significant digital presence

The file has been pending with the Council for more

than eigth years (last discussed in 2019). The file is

unlikely to secure support in the Council within a

reasonable timeframe, particularly as taxation matters

require unanimity.

4. COM(2023) 166 final

2023/0085 (COD)

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF

THE COUNCIL on substantiation and communication of explicit

environmental claims (Green Claims Directive)

The file has been pending with co-legislators more than

three years. The Council failed to agree on a

negotiating mandate in June 2024. Attemps by the

Council presidency in 2025 to advance discussions did

not succeed and the file is unlikely to secure support in

the Council within a reasonable timeframe.

5. COM(2023) 360 final

2023/0205 (COD)

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND

OF THE COUNCIL on a framework for Financial Data Access and amending

Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010, (EU) No 1094/2010, (EU) No 1095/2010

and (EU) 2022/2554

The file has been pending with co-legislators more than

three years. No trilogues have taken place since June

2025 and the file is unlikely to secure support in the

Council within a reasonable timeframe.

2 This list includes pending legislative proposals, which the Commission intends to withdraw within six months.

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No. References Title Reasons for withdrawal

6. COM(2023) 528 final

2023/0320 (CNS)

Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE establishing a Head Office Tax system

for micro, small and medium sized enterprises, and amending Directive

2011/16/EU

The file has been pending with the Council almost

three years without progress. It is unlikely to secure

support in the Council within a reasonable timeframe,

particularly as taxation matters require unanimity.

7. COM(2023) 532 final

2023/0321 (CNS)

Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on Business in Europe: Framework

for Income Taxation (BEFIT)

The file has been pending with the Council almost

three years without progress. It is unlikely to secure

support in the Council within a reasonable timeframe,

particularly as taxation matters require unanimity.

8. COM(2023) 533 final

2023/0323 (COD)

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND

OF THE COUNCIL on combating late payment in commercial transactions

The file has been pending with co-legislators more than

three years and a sizeable number of Member States

opposes further work on the proposal. The file is

therefore unlikely to secure support in the Council

within a reasonable timeframe.

A new era for European Defence and Security

9. COM(2021) 753 final

2021/0387 (COD)

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND

OF THE COUNCIL on measures against transport operators that facilitate or

engage in trafficking in persons or smuggling of migrants in relation to illegal

entry into the territory of the European Union

The file has been pending with co-legislators more than

five years. It is unlikely to secure an agreement

between the European Parliament and the Council

within a reasonable timeframe.

10. COM(2022) 189 final

2022/0135 (COD)

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND

OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, listing the third

countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the

external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement

(Kuwait, Qatar)

Obsolete: a new methodology for visa exemptions is in

place, as announced in the visa strategy, and Kuwait

and Qatar are part of the first countries to use it.

Discussions are ongoing in the Council on the

methodology for visa exemptions for these countries.

11. COM(2022) 650 final

2022/0134 (COD)

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF

THE COUNCIL concerning the status of third-country nationals who are

long-term residents (recast)

The file has been pending with co-legislators more than

four years and the last trilogues took place in

November 2023. In addition, elements of the recast

may feed into future legislation to attract talent for

innovation. The file is unlikely to secure an agreement

between the European Parliament and the Council

within a reasonable timeframe.

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No. References Title Reasons for withdrawal

Supporting people, strengthening our societies and our social model

12. COM(2023) 515 final

2023/0314 (COD)

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND

OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) No 1024/2012 and (EU)

2018/1724 as regards the use of the Internal Market Information System and

the Single Digital Gateway for the purposes of certain requirements laid down

by Directive (EU) .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council on

European cross-border associations (COM(2023)516))

The file has been pending with co-legislators more than

three years. Despite maintaining the file upon the

Parliament’s request, the Commission notes the

continued opposition by several Member States and

absence of discussions in Council under several

successive Presidencies. It is unlikely to secure an

agreement between the European Parliament and the

Council within a reasonable timeframe.

13. COM(2023) 516 final

2023/0315 (COD)

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF

THE COUNCIL on European cross-border associations

The file has been pending with co-legislators more than

three years. It is unlikely to secure an agreement

between the European Parliament and Council within a

reasonable timeframe.

Protecting our democracy, upholding our values

14. COM(2021) 777 final COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN

PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL A more inclusive and protective

Europe: extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime

Alignment with the discontinued work on the matter in

Council. In addition, the Commission is considering

proposing a Directive on combating online incitement

to violence and hatred.

15. COM(2023) 636 final

2023/0462 (COD)

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND

OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) No 1024/2012 and (EU)

2018/1724 as regards certain requirements laid down by Directive (EU)

XXXX/XXXX

The file has been pending with co-legislators close to

three years. No compromise text has been reached in

Council so far and the file will be withdrawn in absence

of further progress.

16. COM(2023) 637 final

2023/0463 (COD)

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF

THE COUNCIL establishing harmonised requirements in the internal market

on transparency of interest representation carried out on behalf of third

countries and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937

The file has been pending with co-legislators close to

three years. No compromise text has been reached in

Council so far and the file will be withdrawn in absence

of further progress.

A global Europe: Leveraging our power and partnerships

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No. References Title Reasons for withdrawal

17. COM(2025) 494 final Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing, on behalf of the

European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Arab

Republic of Egypt, in the form of an exchange of letters, amending and

supplementing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation

between the European Union and the Arab Republic of Egypt, setting out the

terms and conditions for the participation of the Arab Republic of Egypt in the

Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)

with regard to Horizon Europe

Superfluous: Egypt became an associated country to

Horizon Europe.

18. COM(2025) 495 final Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion on behalf of the

European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Arab

Republic of Egypt, in the form of an exchange of letters, amending and

supplementing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation

between the European Union and the Arab Republic of Egypt, setting out the

terms and conditions for the participation of the Arab Republic of Egypt in the

Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)

with regard to Horizon Europe

Superfluous: Egypt became an associated country to

Horizon Europe.

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Annex IV: Envisaged repeals

No. Policy area Title Reasons for repeal

1. Road transport Council Regulation (EEC) No 3916/90 of 21 December 1990 on measures to

be taken in the event of a crisis in the market in the carriage of goods by road

Will be repealed in the context of the 2027 transport

simplification package.

2. Agriculture Commission Regulation (EEC) No 863/91 of 8 April 1991 on the special sale

of intervention butter for export to the Soviet Union and amending Regulation

(EEC) No 569/88

Specific scheme for the special sale of intervention butter

for export to the Soviet Union. The provisions were time

bound and are no longer relevant.

3. Agriculture Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2451/91 of 12 August 1991 on supplies of

butter and skimmed-milk powder to Bulgaria

Establishes quantities and prices for a tender of butter and

skimmed-milk powder to be supplied to Bulgaria in 1991.

The provisions were time bound and are no longer relevant.

4. Agriculture Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2535/91 of 22 August 1991 amending

Regulation (EEC) No 863/91 on the special sale of intervention butter for

export to the Soviet Union and amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88

Prolongs a specific scheme for the special sale of

intervention butter for export to the Soviet Union to 31

October 1991 with imports having to be effected not later

than 31 December 1991. The provisions were time bound

and are no longer relevant.

5. Agriculture Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2677/91 of 9 September 1991 fixing the

quantities exceeding normal carry-over stocks in the territory of the former

German Democratic Republic

Establishes excess quantities of carry-over stocks for certain

agricultural goods in the territory of the former German

Democratic Republic for the period from 1 July 1990 to 30

June 1991. The provisions therefore concerned a specific

period and are no longer relevant.

6. Trade Council Regulation (EC) No 3036/94 of 8 December 1994 establishing

economic outward processing arrangements applicable to certain textiles and

clothing products reimported into the Community after working or processing

in certain third countries

Establishes special economic outward-processing

arrangements for textiles and clothing exported for

processing and subsequently reimported. Outward

processing is now covered by the Union Customs Code.

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No. Policy area Title Reasons for repeal

7. Trade Commission Regulation (EC) No 3017/95 of 20 December 1995 laying down

provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 3036/94

establishing economic outward processing arrangements applicable to certain

textile and clothing products reimported into the Community after working or

processing in certain third countries

Provides the administrative machinery for Regulation

3036/94, including prior authorisations, standard forms,

checks, cooperation between authorities and quantitative-

limit management. Abolition of the underlying scheme

would ordinarily remove the operational purpose of these

implementing arrangements.

8. Intercultural dialogue Decision No 1983/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of

18 December 2006 concerning the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue

(2008)

Established the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue

(2008), including activities, coordination, financing and

evaluation. The implementation period and final-assessment

deadline of Decision No 1983/2006/EC establishing the

European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (2008), ended on

31 December 2009 and the financial envelope for

implementation covered the period 1 January 2007 – 31

December 2008 so this decision has become obsolete.

9. Agriculture Commission Decision of 20 December 2006 setting up a scientific group of

experts for designations of origin, geographical indications and traditional

specialities guaranteed (2007/71/EC)

In the framework of Council Regulations (EC) No 509/2006

and (EC) No 510/2006, Commission Decision 2007/71 has

set up a scientific group of experts to support the

Commission with scientifical knowledge in assessing

applications for registration of designations of origin,

geographical indications and traditional specialities

guaranteed. However, such group is actually not envisaged

under this Regulation. It has also rarely been consulted

when the two 2006 Regulations were in force and it has no

longer been consulted since Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012

entered into force. Therefore there is no longer a need for

this group. The Decision is obsolete and can be repealed.

10. Creativity and

Innovation

Decision No 1350/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of

16 December 2008 concerning the European Year of Creativity and

Innovation (2009)

Established the European Year of Creativity and Innovation

(2009), including national coordinators, European

coordination meetings and supporting activities. These

arrangements served a specific Year; financing operated

through existing programmes rather than a permanent

standalone programme.

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No. Policy area Title Reasons for repeal

11. Transport Commission Regulation (EU) No 176/2011 of 24 February 2011 on the

information to be provided before the establishment and modification of a

functional airspace block

The provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No

176/2011 are obsolete, as functional airspace blocks are no

longer required under Regulation 2024/2803 (EU) of the

European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024

on the implementation of the Single European Sky.

12. Ageing Decision No 940/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of

14 September 2011 on the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity

between Generations (2012)

Established the European Year for Active Ageing and

Solidarity between Generations (2012). The Year has ended

and the Commission issued its implementation and overall-

assessment report, COM(2014) 562, supporting the

conclusion that the event-specific organising and reporting

functions have been fulfilled.

13. Citizens Decision No 1093/2012/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of

21 November 2012 on the European Year of Citizens (2013)

Established the European Year of Citizens (2013). The

initiative has ended and the Commission delivered its

implementation and assessment report, COM(2014) 687. Its

event-specific coordination and implementation functions

therefore appear exhausted.

14. Development Decision No 472/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of

16 April 2014 on the European Year for Development (2015)

Established the European Year for Development (2015) and

its public-information, participation and awareness

activities. The designated period has ended, suggesting that

the instrument has exhausted its prospective campaign

function.