Directive (EU) 2025/22062023/0055(COD)COM(2023)128TRAN

Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications

Execution of driving disqualifications with a Union-wide effect

Stage: In force, reached 5 Nov 2025
In force: In force since 25 Nov 2025 · CELEX 32025L2206
Transposition deadline: 26 Nov 2028
Procedure: Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur: Matteo Ricci (S&D)
Lead DG: DG MOVE
Commissioner: Apostolos Tzitzikostas
Council configuration: Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council
Last activity: 5 Nov 2025
Legal basis: TFEU Art. 294; TFEU_2016 Art. 294; TFEU_2016 Art. 91; TFEU_2016 Art. 91(1)

46 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 5 Nov 2025.

Show the earlier record: 30 dates, 1 Mar 2023 to 29 Sept 2025

1 Mar 2023
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
2 Mar 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
17 Apr 2023
- Referred to committee
17 May 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
8 Jun 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
15 Jun 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
4 Sept 2023
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
21 Sept 2023
- Committee amendments tabled
- Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
29 Nov 2023
- Committee report adopted
7 Dec 2023
- Tabled for plenary
11 Dec 2023
- Plenary sitting
13 Dec 2023
- Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
5 Feb 2024
- Debate in plenary
6 Feb 2024
- Plenary adopted first-reading position
- Plenary vote
13 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
17 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
5 Jul 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
13 Nov 2024
- Referred to committee
27 Nov 2024
- Deliberations in Coreper
5 Dec 2024
- General approach by the Council
11 Dec 2024
- Interinstitutional negotiations
18 Dec 2024
- Deliberations in Coreper
19 Mar 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
25 Mar 2025
- Interinstitutional negotiations
2 Apr 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
30 Apr 2025
- Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
14 May 2025
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
5 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Council
22 Sept 2025
- Council’s position at first reading and statement of reasons
29 Sept 2025
- Council’s position at first reading and statement of reasons

30 Sept 2025
- Adoption of a Commission’s communication on Council’s position at 1st reading
6 Oct 2025
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft recommendation for second reading
9 Oct 2025
- Announcement of the Council’s first reading position in EP plenary
- Referred to committee
13 Oct 2025
- Committee report adopted
15 Oct 2025
- Tabled for plenary
21 Oct 2025
- Approval of the Council’s first reading position by the EP (adoption of the legislative act)
- Plenary vote
- Plenary approved the Council position
22 Oct 2025
- Signed
5 Nov 2025
- Published in the Official Journal

8 people

Who is on it

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

Role	Name	Group	Country	Committee
Rapporteur	Matteo Ricci	S&D	IT	TRAN
Shadow rapporteur	Carlo Ciccioli	ECR	IT	TRAN
Shadow rapporteur	Elena Kountoura	The Left	EL	TRAN
Shadow rapporteur	Markus Ferber	EPP	DE	TRAN
Shadow rapporteur	Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez	Renew	ES	TRAN
Shadow rapporteur	Roman Haider	PfE	AT	TRAN
Shadow rapporteur	Siegbert Frank Droese	ESN	DE	TRAN
Shadow rapporteur	Tilly Metz	Greens/EFA	LU	TRAN

9 amendments

Amendments

Tabled on 31 Jan 2024. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By author

Philippe Olivier5
Roman Haider5
Markus Ferber · PPE4
Maximilian Krah3

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed.

By article

Recital 26 a (new)2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d1
Article 14 – paragraph 21
Article 15 – paragraph 21
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b1
–1

1 act

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 1 planned.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption
Provisions on a common set of rules governing the operation of the EU driving licence network	Implementing · Regulation	Planned	Q2 2026

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

16 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

Text adopted · T10-0233/2025Parliament · 15 Oct 2025
Report · A10-0193/2025Parliament · 13 Oct 2025
Report · PE778.059Parliament · 14 May 2025
Agenda · PE773.290Parliament · 13 Nov 2024
Agenda · PE773.305Parliament · 13 Nov 2024
Proposal · COM(2025)0626Commission · 30 Apr 2024
Text adopted · T9-0057/2024Parliament · 5 Feb 2024
Report · A9-0410/2023Parliament · 29 Nov 2023
Report · PE751.805Parliament · 4 Sept 2023
Amendments · PE752.939Parliament · 4 Sept 2023
Proposal · COM(2023)0128Commission · 1 Mar 2023
Text adopted · Directive 2025/2206Commission
OJ C 175 17.05.2023, p. 0004Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 05.11.2025Commission
Agenda · PE773.290Parliament
Text adopted · SP(2024)196Parliament

Summary

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This regulation mandates automatic recognition and enforcement of driving disqualifications across all EU Member States. It prevents drivers from evading penalties by moving between countries, strengthening road safety and judicial cooperation. The measure is now in force, affecting transport authorities, judicial bodies, and drivers across the EU.

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