Where the law stands
The proposal is in negotiation between Parliament and Council. The scope is the open question — the rapporteur wants to limit the EU Inc to startups, which the Commission draft does not.
- Parliament procedure file
- 2026/0074(COD)
- Status as of
- 2026-08-06
- Current stage
- Awaiting committee decision
What happens next
- 2026-01-20 done
Parliament backs the concept, 492 votes to 144.
- 2026-03-18 done
Commission publishes the proposal, COM(2026) 321.
- 2026-04-23 done
René Repasi (S&D) appointed rapporteur in the JURI committee.
- 2026-05-28 done
First ministerial debate in the Competitiveness Council.
- 2026-06-29 done
Rapporteur's draft report: 151 pages, 246 amendments, including a numeric startup definition.
- 2026-07-15 done
JURI committee debates the draft report; ECON delivers its opinion.
- 2026-07-17 done
Deadline for tabling amendments closes.
- 2026-09-07
JURI takes up the tabled amendments — the first real test of whether the scope gets narrowed.
- 2026-09-24 indicative
Further policy debate in the Competitiveness Council.
- 2026-10-05 indicative
First reading in the Parliament plenary.
- 2026-12-31 indicative
Target for political agreement between Parliament and Council.
Dates are indicative and change often. We track the official procedure file and update this page.