2025/0255(COD)COM(2025)463LIBE

Justice programme 2028-2034

Establishing the Justice programme for the period 2028-2034 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/693

Stage: Committee report adopted, reached 16 Apr 2026
Procedure: Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteurs: Tineke Strik (Greens/EFA), Jaroslav Bžoch (PfE)
Lead DG: DG JUST
Commissioner: Michael McGrath
Council configuration: Justice and Home Affairs Council
Last activity: 15 Jul 2026
Legal basis: TFEU Art. 294; TFEU Art. 81; TFEU Art. 82

20 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Adoption of an opinion by the EP opinion-giving committee, 15 Jul 2026.

Show the earlier record: 9 dates, 3 Sept 2025 to 20 Feb 2026

3 Sept 2025
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
20 Oct 2025
- Referred to committee
29 Oct 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
20 Nov 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
21 Nov 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
16 Dec 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
23 Jan 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party
19 Feb 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party · Council
20 Feb 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party

24 Mar 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party · Council
16 Apr 2026
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report · Parliament committee
29 Apr 2026
- Deliberations in Council working party · Council
19 May 2026
- Committee amendments tabled
- Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
20 May 2026
- Deliberations in Coreper · Council
22 May 2026
- Deliberations in Coreper · Council
5 Jun 2026
- Partial general approach by the Council · Council
15 Jul 2026
- Adoption of an opinion by the EP opinion-giving committee · Parliament committee
- Committee opinion adopted

19 people

Who is on it

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

Role	Name	Group	Country	Committee
Co-rapporteur	Tineke Strik	Greens/EFA	NL	JURI
Co-rapporteur	Jaroslav Bžoch	PfE	CZ	LIBE
Shadow rapporteur	Assita Kanko	ECR	BE
Shadow rapporteur	Dainius Žalimas	Renew	LT
Shadow rapporteur	Emil Radev	EPP	BG
Shadow rapporteur	Giuseppe Antoci	The Left	IT
Shadow rapporteur	Jaume Asens Llodrà	Greens/EFA	ES
Shadow rapporteur	Katarina Barley	S&D	DE
Shadow rapporteur	Krzysztof Śmiszek	S&D	PL
Shadow rapporteur	Marcin Sypniewski	ESN	PL
Shadow rapporteur	Mario Furore	The Left	IT
Shadow rapporteur	Michał Wawrykiewicz	EPP	PL
Shadow rapporteur	Nikola Minchev	Renew	BG
Shadow rapporteur	Pascale Piera	PfE	FR
Shadow rapporteur	Tineke Strik	Greens/EFA	NL
Shadow rapporteur	Tobiasz Bocheński	ECR	PL
Rapporteur for opinion	Monika Hohlmeier	EPP	DE	BUDG
Shadow rapporteur for opinion	Matjaž Nemec	S&D	SI	BUDG
Shadow rapporteur for opinion	Rasmus Andresen	Greens/EFA	DE	BUDG

63 amendments

Amendments

Tabled on 20 May 2026. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

BUDG63

By author

Fabienne Keller12
Lucia Yar12
Matjaž Nemec10
Olivier Chastel10
Ruggero Razza10
Stine Bosse10
Victor Negrescu9
Andrzej Halicki6
Angéline Furet4
Joachim Streit4
Julien Sanchez4
Monika Hohlmeier4
Rasmus Andresen · Verts/ALE4

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed.

By article

Paragraph 85
Paragraph 8 a (new)5
Paragraph 8 b (new)5
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 8 c (new)3
Article 8 – paragraph 32
Paragraph 12

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Paragraph 22
Paragraph 3 a (new)2
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 6 a (new)2
Recital A2
Article 4 – paragraph 11
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)1
Article 9 – paragraph 61
Paragraph 4 a (new)1
Paragraph 6 b (new)1
Paragraph 7 a (new)1
Paragraph 7 b (new)1
Paragraph 8 d (new)1
Paragraph 8 e (new)1
Paragraph 8 f (new)1
Paragraph 8 g (new)1
Paragraph 8 h (new)1
Recital 22 a (new)1

Covers 59 of the 63 amendments.

4 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

Proposal · COM(2025)0463Commission · 3 Sept 2025
Report · PE787.047Parliament
Committee opinion · PE787.672Parliament
Amendments · PE788.926Parliament

Summary

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The regulation establishes the Justice programme for 2028–2034, funding initiatives on rule of law, fundamental rights, and judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters. It repeals the previous 2021–2027 programme. The act defines the financial framework and strategic priorities for cross-border legal support and access to courts.

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