🗳️  STAFF COMMITTEE ELECTIONS — European Parliament  |  18–22 MAY 2026  — Vote R&D — List N°10 🗳️
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Institutional Resource

The Legislative Timeline
For Non-Specialists

Administrative and technical staff often see files pass by without understanding the urgency tied to the legislative cycle. This page puts your daily work in context.

10th
Legislature
2024 – 2029
⏳ Mandate progress 39%
📍 April 2026
June 2024 Mid-term (Dec 2026) June 2029
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Where are we in April 2026?

We are in the peak legislative production phase of the 10th term. Committees are running at full speed, Council presidencies rotate every 6 months, and first and second reading deadlines are piling up. Any file delayed today will struggle to reach adoption before 2028.

📅 Key milestones of the 10th Legislature

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The timeline covers the entire 10th legislature from June 2024 to June 2029. The orange dot shows where we are today (April 2026).

🗺️ The 4 phases of a legislature

🔄 Rotating Presidencies of the Council of the EU

Every six months, a country chairs the Council and sets its own legislative priorities — directly influencing which files move fast.

🔁 The Ordinary Legislative Procedure in 5 steps

Every legislative text follows this path — sometimes in a few months, sometimes over several years.