Directive (EU) 2025/24502024/0006(COD)COM(2024)14EMPL

Establishment and functioning of European Works Councils - effective enforcement

Amending Directive 2009/38/EC as regards the establishment and functioning of European Works Councils and the effective enforcement of transnational information and consultation rights

Stage: In force, reached 11 Dec 2025
In force: In force since 31 Dec 2025 · CELEX 32025L2450
Transposition deadline: 1 Jan 2028
Procedure: Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur: Dennis Radtke (EPP)
Lead DG: DG EMPL
Commissioner: Nicolas Schmit
Council configuration: Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council
Last activity: 11 Dec 2025
Legal basis: TFEU_2016 Art. 153; TFEU_2016 Art. 153(1); TFEU_2016 Art. 153(2); TFEU_2016 Art. 294

38 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 11 Dec 2025.

Show the earlier record: 25 dates, 25 Jan 2024 to 19 Jun 2025

25 Jan 2024
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
26 Jan 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
13 Feb 2024
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
22 Feb 2024
- Committee amendments tabled
- Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
26 Feb 2024
- Referred to committee
21 Mar 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
3 Apr 2024
- Committee report adopted
11 Apr 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
15 Apr 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Initiative on the European Works Council Directive , 4 responses · Commission
23 Apr 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
24 Apr 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
28 May 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
31 May 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
10 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
20 Jun 2024
- General approach by the Council
24 Jun 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
13 Nov 2024
- Referred to committee
6 Dec 2024
- Tabled for plenary
19 Dec 2024
- Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
- Plenary vote
12 Feb 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
2 Apr 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
27 May 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
28 May 2025
- Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
5 Jun 2025
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
19 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Council

1 Oct 2025
- Tabled for plenary
2 Oct 2025
- Tabling of a document for EP plenary
3 Oct 2025
- Tabled for plenary
8 Oct 2025
- Debate in plenary
9 Oct 2025
- Plenary adopted first-reading position
- Plenary vote
27 Oct 2025
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
26 Nov 2025
- Signed
11 Dec 2025
- Published in the Official Journal

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Who is on it

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

Role	Name	Group	Country	Committee
Rapporteur	Dennis Radtke	EPP	DE	EMPL
Shadow rapporteur	Brigitte Van Den Berg	Renew	NL	EMPL
Shadow rapporteur	Elena Donazzan	ECR	IT	EMPL
Shadow rapporteur	Gabriele Bischoff	S&D	DE	EMPL
Shadow rapporteur	Mélanie Disdier	PfE	FR	EMPL
Shadow rapporteur	Nela Riehl	Greens/EFA	DE	EMPL
Shadow rapporteur	Rudi Kennes	The Left	BE	EMPL

9 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

Text adopted · T10-0226/2025Parliament · 8 Oct 2025
Agenda · GEDA/A/(2025)002563Parliament · 19 Dec 2024
Agenda · PE774.311Parliament · 19 Dec 2024
Report · A10-0029/2024Parliament · 3 Dec 2024
Proposal · COM(2024)0014Commission · 24 Jan 2024
Report · PE758.777Parliament
Amendments · PE759.646Parliament
Agenda · PE774.311Parliament
Text adopted · SP(2025)11-10Parliament

1 consultation

Consultations on it

The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Each title opens on the Commission's portal.

Consultation	Feedback deadline	Feedback received
Initiative on the European Works Council Directive	15 Apr 2024	4

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This amendment to Directive 2009/38/EC clarifies rules for establishing European Works Councils and strengthens enforcement of transnational information and consultation rights in multinational groups. It modernizes industrial relations frameworks across the EU, enhancing worker protection and ensuring consistent social dialogue standards for companies operating in multiple member states.

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