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2024/0068(COD)COM(2024)132EMPL

Improving and enforcing working conditions of trainees and combating regular employment relationships disguised as traineeships (‘Traineeships Directive’)

Improving and enforcing working conditions of trainees and combating regular employment relationships disguised as traineeships ('Traineeships Directive')

Stage
Trilogue, reached 2 Dec 2024
Procedure
OLP · Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur
Alicia Homs Ginel (S&D)
Lead DG
DG EMPL
Commissioner
Roxana Mînzatu
Council configuration
Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council
Last activity
30 Jun 2026
Legal basis
TFEU_2016 Art. 153; TFEU_2016 Art. 153(1); TFEU_2016 Art. 153(2); TFEU_2016 Art. 294
36 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Deliberations in Coreper, 30 Jun 2026.

Show the earlier record: 26 dates, 21 Mar 2024 to 18 Nov 2025
  1. 21 Mar 2024
    • Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
  2. 22 Mar 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  3. 17 Apr 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  4. 31 May 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 19 Jun 2024
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Quality Framework for Traineeships, 16 responses · Commission
  6. 24 Jun 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  7. 26 Jun 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  8. 28 Jun 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  9. 2 Jul 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  10. 12 Jul 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  11. 17 Jul 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  12. 6 Nov 2024
    • Deliberations in Coreper
  13. 13 Nov 2024
    • Referred to committee
  14. 27 Nov 2024
    • Deliberations in Coreper
  15. 2 Dec 2024
    • General approach by the Council
  16. 7 Jan 2025
    • Committee opinion tabled
  17. 24 Feb 2025
    • Committee report tabled
    • EP committee draft report
  18. 27 Mar 2025
    • Committee amendments tabled
    • Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
  19. 8 Apr 2025
    • Committee opinion adopted
  20. 11 Jun 2025
    • Deliberations in Coreper
  21. 19 Jun 2025
    • General approach by the Council
  22. 23 Sept 2025
    • Committee report adopted
  23. 1 Oct 2025
    • Tabled for plenary
  24. 8 Oct 2025
    • Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
  25. 21 Oct 2025
    • Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme · Commission
  26. 18 Nov 2025
    • Interinstitutional negotiations
  1. 21 Nov 2025
    • Deliberations in Coreper
  2. 24 Feb 2026
    • Interinstitutional negotiations
  3. 25 Feb 2026
    • Deliberations in Coreper · Council
  4. 5 May 2026
    • Interinstitutional negotiations
  5. 6 May 2026
    • Deliberations in Coreper · Council
  6. 21 May 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party · Council
  7. 29 Jun 2026
    • Deliberations in Council
  8. 30 Jun 2026
    • Deliberations in Coreper · Council
15 people

Who is on it

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

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
RapporteurAlicia Homs GinelS&DESEMPL
Shadow rapporteurBenedetta ScuderiGreens/EFAITEMPL
Shadow rapporteurCatarina MartinsThe LeftPTEMPL
Shadow rapporteurChiara GemmaECRITEMPL
Shadow rapporteurIrena JovevaRenewSIEMPL
Shadow rapporteurJagna Marczułajtis-walczakEPPPLEMPL
Shadow rapporteurMélanie DisdierPfEFREMPL
Rapporteur for opinionNicola ZingarettiS&DITCULT
Shadow rapporteur for opinionBenedetta ScuderiGreens/EFAIT
Shadow rapporteur for opinionBrigitte Van Den BergRenewNL
Shadow rapporteur for opinionIvaylo ValchevECRBG
Shadow rapporteur for opinionMalika SorelPfEFR
Shadow rapporteur for opinionNikos PappasThe LeftEL
Shadow rapporteur for opinionZala TomašičEPPSI
Shadow rapporteur for opinionZsuzsanna BorvendégESNHU
834 amendments

Amendments

Tabled between 6 Feb 2025 and 27 Mar 2025. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

  • EMPL560
  • CULT274

By author

  • Benedetta Scuderi · Greens/EFA107
  • Brigitte van den Berg99
  • Irena Joveva79
  • Jana Toom79
  • Martin Hojsík79
  • Andrea Wechsler66
  • Nicola Zingaretti66
  • Mélanie Disdier62
  • Chiara Gemma61
  • Anthony Smith60
Show 20 more authors
  • Angelika Winzig43
  • Isabelle le Callennec40
  • Rosa Estaràs Ferragut38
  • Arba Kokalari37
  • Elena Donazzan37
  • Francesco Torselli37
  • Georgiana Teodorescu37
  • Mariateresa Vivaldini37
  • Maravillas Abadía Jover36
  • Catarina Martins35
  • Estrella Galán35
  • Kathleen Funchion35
  • Konstantinos Arvanitis35
  • Leila Chaibi35
  • Marie Dauchy35
  • Pál Szekeres35
  • Rachel Blom35
  • Séverine Werbrouck32
  • Malika Sorel30
  • Raúl de la Hoz Quintano30

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed.

By article

  • Article 3 – paragraph 121
  • Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b19
  • Article 4 – paragraph 117
  • Recital 1517
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a15
  • Recital 3015
  • Article 1 – paragraph 114
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b14
  • Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a14
  • Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part12
Show 20 more provisions
  • Article 8 – paragraph 112
  • Recital 1612
  • Recital 2212
  • Recital 2912
  • Recital 512
  • Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c11
  • Article 7 – paragraph 111
  • Recital 2511
  • Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part10
  • Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b10
  • Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d9
  • Recital 179
  • Recital 49
  • Recital 89
  • Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e8
  • Recital 218
  • Recital 288
  • Article 13 – paragraph 17
  • Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)7
  • Article 3 – paragraph 27

Covers 352 of the 834 amendments.

6 documents

Documents

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1 consultation

Consultations on it

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ConsultationFeedback deadlineFeedback received
19 Jun 202416

Summary

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The Traineeships Directive sets binding minimum standards to ensure fair working conditions for trainees and prevent employers from disguising regular jobs as unpaid or low-paid traineeships. It clarifies the line between genuine training and disguised labor, strengthening EU labor market protections for young people.

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