(Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

–  having regard to the Council position at first reading (17102/1/2024 – C10‑0057/2025),

–  having regard to the opinions of the European Economic and Social Committee of 19 September 2018(1) and of 24 April 2024(2),

–  having regard to the opinions of the Committee of the Regions of 5 December 2018(3) and of 17 April 2024(4),

–  having regard to its position at first reading(5) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2018)0373– 2018/0198(COD),

–  having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2023)0790),

–  having regard to Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–  having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 75(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

–  having regard to Rule 68 of its Rules of Procedure,

–  having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Regional Development (A10-0058/2025),

1.  Approves the Council position at first reading;

2.  Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;

3.  Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

4.  Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

5.  Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

(1) OJ C 440, 6.12.2018, p. 124. (2) OJ C, C/2024/4060, 12.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4060/oj. (3) OJ C 86, 7.3.2019, p. 165. (4) OJ C, C/2023/1326, 22.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1326/oj. (5) OJ C 449, 23.12.2020, p. 619.