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2024/0098(COD)COM(2024)183PECH

General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM): fishing in the GFCM Agreement area

Amending Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area

Stage
Council adoption, reached 29 Apr 2026
Procedure
Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur
Željana Zovko (EPP)
Lead DG
DG MARE
Commissioner
Virginijus Sinkevičius
Last activity
11 Sept 2026
21 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Tabled for plenary, 11 Sept 2026. Next: Vote in EP plenary, 15 Sept 2026.

Show the earlier record: 8 dates, 30 Apr 2024 to 16 Jul 2025
  1. 30 Apr 2024
    • Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  2. 27 Jun 2024
    • Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Incorporating into EU law the 2021-2022 recommendations of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean area, 1 responses · Commission
  3. 15 Jul 2024
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  4. 16 Sept 2024
    • Referred to committee
  5. 13 Nov 2024
    • Adoption of negotiating mandate by Coreper
  6. 25 Feb 2025
    • Committee report tabled
    • EP committee draft report
  7. 16 Apr 2025
    • Committee amendments tabled
    • Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
  8. 16 Jul 2025
    • Committee report adopted
  1. 23 Jul 2025
    • Tabled for plenary
  2. 10 Sept 2025
    • Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
  3. 21 Oct 2025
    • Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme · Commission
  4. 29 Apr 2026
    • Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper · Council
  5. 3 Jun 2026
    • Approval of the provisional agreement with the Council by the EP committee responsible · Parliament committee
    • Committee approved the provisional agreement
  6. 9 Sept 2026
    • Tabled for plenary
  7. 10 Sept 2026
    • Tabled for plenary
  8. 11 Sept 2026
    • Tabled for plenary
  1. 15 Sept 2026Scheduled
    • Vote in EP plenary · Parliament
7 people

Who is on it

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

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
RapporteurŽeljana ZovkoEPPHRPECH
Shadow rapporteurAnna Maria CisintPfEITPECH
Shadow rapporteurEmma WiesnerRenewSEPECH
Shadow rapporteurGiuseppe MilazzoECRITPECH
Shadow rapporteurIsabella LövinGreens/EFASEPECH
Shadow rapporteurSebastian EverdingThe LeftDEPECH
Shadow rapporteurThomas BajadaS&DMTPECH
118 amendments

Amendments

Tabled on 16 Apr 2025. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

  • PECH118

By author

  • Thomas Bajada50
  • Sebastian Everding · The Left21
  • France Jamet19
  • Ton Diepeveen19
  • António Tânger Corrêa17
  • Eric Sargiacomo7
  • Isabella Lövin · Greens/EFA7
  • Anna Maria Cisint5
  • Stephen Nikola Bartulica4
  • Giuseppe Milazzo3
  • Emma Wiesner1
  • Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez1
  • Željana Zovko1

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed.

By article

  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 49 – point b7
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 174
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 224
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 34
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 514
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 524
  • Recital 34
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 163
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 543
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 553
Show 20 more provisions
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 563
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 56 a (new)3
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 93
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b2
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 112
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new)2
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 282
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)2
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part2
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 49 – point a2
  • Recital 12
  • Recital 1 a (new)2
  • Recital 3 a (new)2
  • Annex I – point 11
  • Annex XI – point 11
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 141
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)1
  • Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 201

Covers 77 of the 118 amendments.

6 documents

Documents

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1 consultation

Consultations on it

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

ConsultationFeedback deadlineFeedback received
27 Jun 20241

Summary

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This regulation amends EU law to incorporate new conservation and management measures adopted by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. It directly affects EU fishing vessels operating in the GFCM area and national enforcement authorities. The European Parliament adopted its first-reading position in September 2025; the file is now with the Council for adoption.

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