Increasing the attractiveness of public capital markets and facilitating access to capital for SMEs – amending Directive
Amending Directive 2014/65/EU to make public capital markets in the Union more attractive for companies and to facilitate access to capital for small and medium-sized enterprises and repealing Directive 2001/34/EC
- Stage
- In force, reached 14 Nov 2024
- In force
- In force since 4 Dec 2024 · CELEX 32024L2811
- Transposition deadline
- 5 Jun 2026
- Procedure
- Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Alfred Sant (S&D)
- Lead DG
- DG FISMA
- Commissioner
- Mairead McGuinness
- Last activity
- 14 Nov 2024
Where it stands
Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 14 Nov 2024.
ShowHide the earlier record: 15 dates, 25 Feb 2022 to 14 Feb 2024
- 25 Feb 2022
- Call for evidence closed: Facilitating small and medium sized enterprises’ access to capital, 21 responses · Commission
- Public consultation closed: Facilitating small and medium sized enterprises’ access to capital, 30 responses · Commission
- 8 Dec 2022
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 12 Dec 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 19 Dec 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 1 Feb 2023
- Referred to committee
- 27 Mar 2023
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Facilitating small and medium sized enterprises’ access to capital, 14 responses · Commission
- 28 Mar 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Facilitating small and medium sized enterprises’ access to capital, 37 responses · Commission
- 29 Mar 2023
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Facilitating small and medium sized enterprises’ access to capital, 12 responses · Commission
- 14 Jun 2023
- Adoption of negotiating mandate by Coreper
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
- 17 Jul 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 24 Oct 2023
- Committee report adopted
- 26 Oct 2023
- Tabled for plenary
- 8 Nov 2023
- Plenary sitting
- 9 Nov 2023
- Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
- 14 Feb 2024
- Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
- 16 Feb 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 22 Feb 2024
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
- 16 Apr 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 24 Apr 2024
- EP position at first reading
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Plenary vote
- 18 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 8 Oct 2024
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
- 23 Oct 2024
- Signed
- 14 Nov 2024
- Published in the Official Journal
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Alfred Sant | S&D | MT | ECON |
| Shadow rapporteur | Claude Gruffat | Greens/EFA | FR | ECON |
| Shadow rapporteur | Dimitrios Papadimoulis | The Left | EL | ECON |
| Shadow rapporteur | Eva-Maria Alexandrova Poptcheva | Renew | BG | ECON |
| Shadow rapporteur | Inese Vaidere | EPP | LV | ECON |
| Shadow rapporteur | Johan Van Overtveldt | ECR | BE | ECON |
| Shadow rapporteur | Valentino Grant | PfE | IT | ECON |
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A9-0303/2023Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2022)0760Parliament
- Text adopted · Directive 2024/2811Commission
- Agenda · GEDA/A/(2024)000992Parliament
- Text adopted · OJ L 14.11.2024Commission
- Report · PE749.149Parliament
- Amendments · PE751.683Parliament
- Agenda · PE759.039Parliament
- Text adopted · SP(2024)394Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0351/2024Parliament
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.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2023 | 114 |
Summary
GeneratedThe EU Listing Act amends MiFID II to lower regulatory costs and burdens for companies listing on EU public markets, with targeted support for SMEs. It affects stock exchanges, listed firms, investment firms, and SMEs considering IPOs. Signed in October 2024, it entered into force in November 2024.
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