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2018/0206(COD)

European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) 2021–2027

Basic information

2018/0206(COD)

COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)

Regulation

Repealing Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013 2011/0270(COD)
Amended by 2023/0199(COD)
Amended by 2024/0275(COD)
Amended by 2025/0085(COD)

Subject

4.10.05 Social inclusion, poverty, minimum income
4.10.15 European Social Fund (ESF), Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD)
4.15.02 Employment: guidelines, actions, Funds
4.20 Public health
4.40.10 Youth

Status

Procedure completed

Please go to Documentation gateway for any follow-up documents.

Key players

Key events

Date Event Reference Summary
30/05/2018 Legislative proposal published COM(2018)0382
11/06/2018 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
05/07/2018 Referral to associated committees announced in Parliament
03/12/2018 Vote in committee, 1st reading
12/12/2018 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading A8-0461/2018
15/01/2019 Debate in Parliament
16/01/2019 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading T8-0020/2019
16/01/2019 Results of vote in Parliament
16/01/2019 Matter referred back to the committee responsible for interinstitutional negotiations
04/04/2019 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading T8-0350/2019
04/04/2019 Results of vote in Parliament
02/10/2019 Committee decision to open interinstitutional negotiations after 1st reading in Parliament
09/10/2019 Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations announced in plenary (Rule 72)
04/03/2021 Approval in committee of the text agreed at early 2nd reading interinstitutional negotiations PE689.596 PE689.598
28/05/2021 Council position published 06980/2/2021
07/06/2021 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 2nd reading
07/06/2021 Vote in committee, 2nd reading
07/06/2021 Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading A9-0197/2021
08/06/2021 Decision by Parliament, 2nd reading T9-0272/2021
08/06/2021 Debate in Parliament
24/06/2021 Final act signed
30/06/2021 Final act published in Official Journal

Technical information

Procedure reference 2018/0206(COD)
Procedure type COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)
Procedure subtype Legislation
Legislative instrument Regulation
Amendments and repeals Repealing Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013 2011/0270(COD)
Amended by 2023/0199(COD)
Amended by 2024/0275(COD)
Amended by 2025/0085(COD)
Legal basis Rules of Procedure EP 61 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union TFEU 046 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union TFEU 149 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union TFEU 164 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union TFEU 168-p5 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union TFEU 175-p3 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union TFEU 349-p1sub1-as1 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union TFEU 153-p2-a1
Other legal basis Rules of Procedure EP 165
Mandatory consultation of other institutions European Economic and Social Committee European Committee of the Regions
Stage reached in procedure Procedure completed
Committee dossier EMPL/9/01375

Documentation gateway

  • Document type Committee Reference Date Summary
    Committee draft report PE625.203 20/07/2018
    Amendments tabled in committee PE628.407 26/09/2018
    Amendments tabled in committee PE628.408 26/09/2018
    Amendments tabled in committee PE626.995 27/09/2018
    Committee opinion BUDG PE625.489 06/11/2018
    Committee opinion REGI PE625.392 08/11/2018
    Committee opinion LIBE PE625.435 08/11/2018
    Committee opinion ENVI PE627.836 13/11/2018
    Committee opinion FEMM PE627.761 14/11/2018
    Committee opinion CONT PE627.881 16/11/2018
    Committee opinion CULT PE626.720 20/11/2018
    Committee opinion JURI PE628.700 22/11/2018
    Amendments tabled in committee PE628.423 03/12/2018
    Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading A8-0461/2018 12/12/2018
    Text adopted by Parliament, partial vote at 1st reading/single reading T8-0020/2019 16/01/2019
    Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading T8-0350/2019 04/04/2019
    Text agreed during interinstitutional negotiations PE689.596 25/02/2021
    Committee letter confirming interinstitutional agreement PE689.598 25/02/2021
    Committee draft report PE692.979 25/05/2021
    Committee recommendation tabled for plenary, 2nd reading A9-0197/2021 07/06/2021
    Text adopted by Parliament, 2nd reading T9-0272/2021 08/06/2021
  • Document type Reference Date Summary
    Council position 06980/2/2021 28/05/2021
    Draft final act 00042/2021/LEX 24/06/2021
  • Document type Reference Date Summary
    Legislative proposal COM(2018)0382 30/05/2018
    Document attached to the procedure SWD(2018)0289 30/05/2018
    Commission response to text adopted in plenary SP(2019)443 12/06/2019
    Supplementary legislative basic document COM(2020)0447 28/05/2020
    Commission communication on Council's position COM(2021)0298 03/06/2021
  • Document type Parliament/Chamber Reference Date Summary
    Contribution DE_BUNDESRAT COM(2018)0382 25/09/2018
    Contribution CZ_SENATE COM(2018)0382 25/10/2018
    Contribution PT_PARLIAMENT COM(2020)0447 27/07/2020
  • Institution/body Document type Reference Date Summary
    EESC Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report CES2962/2018 17/10/2018
    CofR Committee of the Regions: opinion CDR3597/2018 05/12/2018
    CofR Committee of the Regions: opinion CDR4106/2018 05/12/2018
    EESC Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report CES2948/2020 18/09/2020
    CofR Committee of the Regions: opinion CDR3318/2020 14/10/2020

Additional information

Source Document Date
EP Research Service Briefing
European Commission EUR-Lex

Final act