Parliament authorises negotiations on EU steel overcapacity regulation
Decision
The committee responsible decided to enter into interinstitutional negotiations on the basis of the INTA Committee report on the Commission proposal for a regulation addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market (COM(2025)0726; C10-0245/2025; 2025/0726(COD)), rapporteur Karin Karlsbro (A10-0012/2026). Requests that the decision be put to the vote could be submitted until midnight on 10 February 2026 and negotiations could start after that deadline if no request for a vote had been made.
What Changes
The decision opens formal interinstitutional negotiations on the proposed regulation and advances the file towards Parliament’s first reading. This is a procedural step to begin negotiating the text rather than to adopt a final legislative act.
Who Is Affected
The substantive focus is the Union steel market and the INTA Committee is identified as the responsible parliamentary committee for the file.
Sources
Official Documents
- Monday, 9 February 2026 - Strasbourg Committee decided to enter into interinstitutional negotiations with the Council on the proposed regulation addressing global steel overcapacity.
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