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Regulation (EU) 2026/2612025/0180(COD)COM(2025)828INTA

Phasing out Russian natural gas imports and improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies

Phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938

Stage
In force, reached 2 Feb 2026
In force
In force since 3 Feb 2026 · CELEX 32026R0261
Procedure
Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteurs
Inese Vaidere (EPP), Ville Niinistö (Greens/EFA)
Lead DG
DG ENER
Commissioner
Dan Jørgensen
Council configuration
Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council
Last activity
2 Feb 2026
Legal basis
TFEU Art. 194; TFEU Art. 207; TFEU Art. 294
43 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 2 Feb 2026.

Show the earlier record: 26 dates, 18 Jun 2025 to 2 Dec 2025
  1. 18 Jun 2025
    • Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
  2. 23 Jun 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  3. 26 Jun 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  4. 1 Jul 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  5. 8 Jul 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  6. 14 Jul 2025
    • Committee report tabled
    • EP committee draft report
  7. 15 Jul 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  8. 23 Jul 2025
    • Committee amendments tabled
    • Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
  9. 24 Jul 2025
    • Committee amendments tabled
    • Deliberations in Council working party
    • Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
  10. 2 Sept 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  11. 4 Sept 2025
    • Committee amendments tabled
    • Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
  12. 8 Sept 2025
    • Referred to committee
  13. 9 Sept 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  14. 16 Sept 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  15. 25 Sept 2025
    • Committee opinion adopted
  16. 30 Sept 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  17. 8 Oct 2025
    • Deliberations in Coreper
  18. 16 Oct 2025
    • Committee report adopted
  19. 17 Oct 2025
    • Tabled for plenary
  20. 20 Oct 2025
    • General approach by the Council
  21. 21 Oct 2025
    • Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme · Commission
  22. 22 Oct 2025
    • Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
  23. 28 Oct 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  24. 6 Nov 2025
    • Interinstitutional negotiations
  25. 20 Nov 2025
    • Interinstitutional negotiations
  26. 2 Dec 2025
    • Interinstitutional negotiations
  1. 10 Dec 2025
    • Tabled for plenary
  2. 11 Dec 2025
    • Tabling of a document for EP plenary
  3. 12 Dec 2025
    • Tabling of a document for EP plenary
  4. 15 Dec 2025
    • Committee approved the provisional agreement
    • Tabled for plenary
  5. 16 Dec 2025
    • Debate in plenary
    • Vote in EP plenary
  6. 17 Dec 2025
    • Plenary adopted first-reading position
    • Plenary vote
  7. 26 Jan 2026
    • Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
    • Signed
  8. 2 Feb 2026
    • Published in the Official Journal
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The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
Co-rapporteurInese VaidereEPPLVINTA
Co-rapporteurVille NiinistöGreens/EFAFIITRE
Shadow rapporteurAndrea WechslerEPPDE
Shadow rapporteurDaniel ObajtekECRPL
Shadow rapporteurDanilo della ValleThe LeftIT
Shadow rapporteurFrancisco AssisS&DPT
Shadow rapporteurHanna GedinThe LeftSE
Shadow rapporteurKatri KulmuniRenewFI
Shadow rapporteurĽubica KarvašováRenewSK
Shadow rapporteurMarkéta GregorováGreens/EFACZ
Shadow rapporteurMarkus BuchheitESNDE
Shadow rapporteurRaffaele StancanelliPfEIT
Shadow rapporteurRihards KolsECRLV
Shadow rapporteurThomas PELLERIN-CARLINS&DFR
Rapporteur for opinionPaulius SaudargasEPPLTIMCO
Shadow rapporteur for opinionMichał DworczykECRPL
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This regulation establishes a framework to phase out Russian natural gas imports and strengthen monitoring of other energy dependencies. It amends Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 to enhance security of supply and self-sufficiency through stricter import restrictions. In force, it affects energy importers, EU member states, and commercial policy. Lead DG: ENER.

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