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2023/0315(COD)COM(2023)516JURI

European cross-border associations

Stage
EP position adopted, reached 13 Mar 2024
Procedure
Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur
Sergey Lagodinsky (Greens/EFA)
Lead DG
DG GROW
Commissioner
Thierry Breton
Last activity
21 Oct 2025
31 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Listed for withdrawal in the Commission work programme, 21 Oct 2025.

Show the earlier record: 18 dates, 3 Nov 2022 to 8 Apr 2024
  1. 3 Nov 2022
    • Call for evidence closed: Proposal for a Directive on cross-border activities of associations, 50 responses · Commission
    • Public consultation closed: Proposal for a Directive on cross-border activities of associations, 64 responses · Commission
  2. 5 Sept 2023
    • Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
  3. 8 Sept 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  4. 2 Oct 2023
    • Referred to committee
  5. 1 Nov 2023
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Proposal for a Directive on cross-border activities of associations · Commission
  6. 3 Nov 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  7. 21 Nov 2023
    • Committee report tabled
    • EP committee draft report
  8. 24 Nov 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  9. 30 Nov 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  10. 4 Dec 2023
    • Committee opinion adopted
  11. 8 Dec 2023
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  12. 11 Dec 2023
    • Committee amendments tabled
    • Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
  13. 30 Jan 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  14. 13 Feb 2024
    • Committee report adopted
  15. 27 Feb 2024
    • Tabled for plenary
  16. 12 Mar 2024
    • Debate in plenary
  17. 13 Mar 2024
    • EP position at first reading
    • Plenary amended the proposal
    • Plenary vote
  18. 8 Apr 2024
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Proposal for a Directive on cross-border activities of associations, 41 responses · Commission
  1. 25 Apr 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  2. 7 Jun 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  3. 2 Jul 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  4. 13 Nov 2024
    • Referred to committee
  5. 4 Apr 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  6. 16 May 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  7. 22 May 2025
    • Deliberations in Council
  8. 21 Oct 2025
    • Listed for withdrawal in the Commission work programme · Commission
6 people

Who is on it

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

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
RapporteurSergey LagodinskyGreens/EFADEJURI
Shadow rapporteurJana ToomRenewEEJURI
Shadow rapporteurLara WoltersS&DNLJURI
Shadow rapporteurMaravillas Abadía JoverEPPESJURI
Shadow rapporteurMario FuroreThe LeftITJURI
Rapporteur for opinionAnna CavazziniGreens/EFADEIMCO
135 amendments

Amendments

Tabled on 11 Dec 2023. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

  • JURI135

By author

  • Daniel Buda26
  • Nacho Sánchez Amor21
  • René Repasi21
  • Marion Walsmann14
  • Manon Aubry12
  • Virginie Joron6
  • Raffaele Stancanelli3
  • Sergey Lagodinsky3

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 85 of the 135 amendments.

By article

  • Recital 274
  • Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c3
  • Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c3
  • Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c3
  • Recital 313
  • Recital 393
  • Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point c2
  • Article 17 – paragraph 12
  • Article 17 – title2
  • Article 20 – paragraph 12
Show 20 more provisions
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a2
  • Article 31 – paragraph 1 a (new)2
  • Recital 11 a (new)2
  • Recital 19 – paragraph 12
  • Recital 212
  • Recital 452
  • Recital 82
  • Article 10 – paragraph 11
  • Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)1
  • Article 11 – paragraph -1 (new)1
  • Article 11 – paragraph 11
  • Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b1
  • Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)1
  • Article 13 – paragraph 2 – introductory part1
  • Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b1
  • Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b1
  • Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)1
  • Article 16 – paragraph 21
  • Article 16 – paragraph 31
  • Article 17 a (new)1

Covers 54 of the 135 amendments.

7 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

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
1 Nov 2023155

Summary

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The proposal creates a new legal form for non-profit associations operating across multiple EU Member States, reducing administrative barriers and providing legal certainty for cross-border activities. It affects civil society organizations, charities, and other non-profit entities engaged in transnational work.

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