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Regulation (EU) 2024/9002021/0381(COD)COM(2021)731IMCO

Transparency and targeting of political advertising

Stage
In force, reached 20 Mar 2024
In force
In force since 9 Apr 2024 · CELEX 32024R0900
Procedure
Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur
Sandro Gozi (Renew)
Last activity
20 Mar 2024
49 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Adoption of the legislative act, 20 Mar 2024.

Show the earlier record: 36 dates, 23 Feb 2021 to 26 Feb 2024
  1. 23 Feb 2021
    • Inception impact assessment closed: Transparency of political advertising, 10 responses · Commission
  2. 2 Apr 2021
    • Public consultation closed: Transparency of political advertising, 136 responses · Commission
  3. 25 Nov 2021
    • Adoption by Commission
  4. 26 Nov 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 29 Nov 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  6. 30 Nov 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  7. 7 Dec 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  8. 13 Dec 2021
    • Referred to committee
  9. 15 Dec 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  10. 31 Jan 2022
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Transparency of political advertising, 18 responses · Commission
  11. 22 Feb 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  12. 25 Feb 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  13. 29 Apr 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  14. 5 May 2022
    • Plenary sitting
  15. 13 May 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  16. 16 Jun 2022
    • Committee report tabled
  17. 4 Jul 2022
    • Committee opinion tabled
  18. 20 Jul 2022
    • Committee opinion tabled
  19. 26 Jul 2022
    • Committee opinion tabled
  20. 29 Jul 2022
    • Committee opinion tabled
  21. 17 Oct 2022
    • Committee opinion adopted
  22. 25 Oct 2022
    • Committee opinion adopted
  23. 22 Nov 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  24. 25 Nov 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  25. 29 Nov 2022
    • Committee opinion adopted
  26. 1 Dec 2022
    • Committee opinion adopted
  27. 6 Dec 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  28. 13 Dec 2022
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  29. 24 Jan 2023
    • Committee report adopted
  30. 1 Feb 2023
    • Debate in plenary
  31. 2 Feb 2023
    • EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
    • Plenary vote
    • Plenary amended the proposal
    • Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
  32. 27 Feb 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  33. 1 Mar 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  34. 20 Dec 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  35. 24 Jan 2024
    • Committee approved the provisional agreement
  36. 26 Feb 2024
    • Debate in plenary
  1. 27 Feb 2024
    • Plenary adopted first-reading position
    • Plenary vote
  2. 28 Feb 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  3. 29 Feb 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  4. 5 Mar 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 6 Mar 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  6. 11 Mar 2024
    • Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
  7. 13 Mar 2024
    • Signed
  8. 20 Mar 2024
    • Adoption of the legislative act
    • Published in the Official Journal
11 people

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
RapporteurSandro GoziRenewITIMCO
Shadow rapporteurAdam BielanECRPLIMCO
Shadow rapporteurAlexandra GeeseGreens/EFADEIMCO
Shadow rapporteurMaria-Manuel Leitão-marquesS&DPTIMCO
Shadow rapporteurPablo Arias EcheverríaEPPESIMCO
Shadow rapporteurStelios KouloglouThe LeftELIMCO
Shadow rapporteurVirginie JoronPfEFRIMCO
Rapporteur for opinionDaniel FreundGreens/EFADEAFCO
Rapporteur for opinionSabine VerheyenEPPDECULT
Rapporteur for opinionAngelika NieblerEPPDEJURI
Rapporteur for opinionAnna Júlia DonáthRenewHULIBE
7 amendments

Amendments

Tabled on 30 Jan 2023. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By author

  • Adam Bielan7

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed.

By article

  • Article 12 – paragraph 11
  • Article 12 – paragraph 21
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b1
  • Article 20 – paragraph 21
  • Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)1
  • Article 7 a (new)1
  • Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)1
2 acts

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 1 adopted, 1 published.

ActKindStatusAdoption
Detailed arrangements for the European repository for online political advertisementsImplementing · RegulationAdoptedQ2 2026
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1410Implementing · RegulationPublishedQ3 2025

Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.

1 consultation

Consultations on it

The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.

ConsultationFeedback deadlineFeedback received
31 Jan 2022164

Summary

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This regulation imposes harmonized transparency rules for political advertising across the EU, covering targeting criteria, sponsorship disclosure, and ad repositories. It applies to political parties, advertisers, publishers, and online platforms involved in political ads. The legislation is now in force, with rapporteur Sandro Gozi.

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