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European Union legislative procedure

The European Union adopts legislation through a variety of procedures. The procedure used for a given legislative proposal depends on the policy area in question. Most legislation needs to be proposed by the European Commission and approved by the Council of the European Union and European Parliament to become law.

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Founded
1 December 2009 (2009-12-01)
EU Council committees
Agriculture and fisheries · Competitiveness · Economic and financial affairs · Education, youth, culture and sport · Employment, social policy, health and consumer affairs
EU Council political groups
No official division by political groups
EU Parliament committees
Budgets · Budgetary Control · Economic & Monetary Affairs · Employment & Social Affairs · Environment, Public Health & Food Safety
EU Parliament political groups
S&D (135) · PfE (85) · ECR (84) · Renew (78) · Greens/EFA (53)
Houses
Council of the European Union · European Parliament · National parliaments of the European Union

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Ordinary legislative procedure

Special legislative procedures

Non-legislative procedures

Legal acts

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European Union legislative procedure

Nodes69
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Triples59
Avg. degree1.97
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European Union legislative procedure

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EU Parliament committees · 22
European Union legislative procedure → Agriculture & Rural Development, Budgetary Control, Budgets, Civil Liberties, Justice & Home Affairs, Constitutional Affairs, Culture & Education, Development, Economic & Monetary Affairs, Employment & Social Affairs, Environment, Public Health & Food Safety, Fisheries, Foreign Affairs Human RightsSecurity & Defence, Human Rights, Industry, Research & Energy, Internal Market & Consumer Protection, International Trade, Legal Affairs, Petitions, Regional Development, Security & Defence
EU Council committees · 10
European Union legislative procedure → Agriculture and fisheries, Competitiveness, Economic and financial affairs, Education, youth, culture and sport, Employment, social policy, health and consumer affairs, Environment, Foreign affairs, General affairs, Justice and home affairs, Transport, telecommunications and energy
EU Parliament political groups · 10
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Houses · 3
European Union legislative procedure → Council of the European Union, European Parliament, National parliaments of the European Union
EU Council political groups · 1
European Union legislative procedure → No official division by political groups
Founded · 1
European Union legislative procedure → 1 December 2009 (2009-12-01)
Joint committees · 1
European Union legislative procedure → Conciliation committee
Presidency of the Council of the European Union · 1
European Union legislative procedure → Cyprus since 1 January 2026
President of the European Parliament · 1
European Union legislative procedure → Roberta Metsola, EPP since 18 January 2022

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European Union legislative procedureEU Council committeesCompetitiveness1.00infobox
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European Union legislative procedureEU Council committeesEducation, youth, culture and sport1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Council committeesEmployment, social policy, health and consumer affairs1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Council committeesEnvironment1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Council committeesForeign affairs1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Council committeesGeneral affairs1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Council committeesJustice and home affairs1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Council committeesTransport, telecommunications and energy1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Council political groupsNo official division by political groups1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Parliament committeesBudgets1.00infobox
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European Union legislative procedureEU Parliament committeesEmployment & Social Affairs1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Parliament committeesEnvironment, Public Health & Food Safety1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Parliament committeesIndustry, Research & Energy1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Parliament committeesInternal Market & Consumer Protection1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Parliament committeesTransport & Tourism1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Parliament committeesRegional Development1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Parliament committeesAgriculture & Rural Development1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Parliament committeesFisheries1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Parliament committeesCulture & Education1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Parliament committeesLegal Affairs1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Parliament committeesCivil Liberties, Justice & Home Affairs1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Parliament committeesConstitutional Affairs1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Parliament committeesWomen's Rights & Gender Equality1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Parliament committeesPetitions1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Parliament committeesForeign Affairs Human RightsSecurity & Defence1.00infobox
European Union legislative procedureEU Parliament committeesHuman Rights1.00infobox

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