15. Council position at first reading

The President announced that, in accordance with Rule 63(1), the following position had been received from the Council, together with the reasons which had led to its adoption, and the Commission's position on:

- Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on rail passengers’ rights and obligations (recast) - Statement of the Council's reasons – Adopted by the Council on 25 January 2021 (12262/1/2021 - COM(2021)0040 - C9-0011/2021 - 2017/0237(COD))
referred to committee responsible: TRAN

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day (12 February 2021).