The European Parliament has rejected the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) mandate to enter trilogue negotiations on the Omnibus I Simplification Package, which seeks to revise the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The vote concluded with 309 in favour, 318 against, and 34 abstentions, revealing a rare division within the centrist coalition.
As a result, no trilogues will take place this week. The file will return to the next plenary session, scheduled for 12–13 November, where Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will vote on amendments and redefine the procedural course. A new deadline for submitting amendments will be set, potentially reopening parts of the JURI compromise adopted on 13 October.
The outcome temporarily halts the legislative progress of the Omnibus I package and highlights the growing political uncertainty around the balance between regulatory simplification and the preservation of robust sustainability and human rights standards. The narrow margin of rejection illustrates the fragility of current parliamentary majorities, making it difficult to anticipate how the upcoming plenary vote will unfold.
The Omnibus I proposal, presented by the European Commission on 26 February 2025 as part of its broader “Simplification Package,” seeks to streamline the implementation of the CSRD and the CSDDD.
It proposes, inter alia, to narrow the scope of entities subject to CSRD and the CSDDD, alleviates the obligation to implement climate transition plans and removes the EU-wide civil liability regime of the CSDDD in favor of national enforcement. The initiative also limits disclosure obligations of the CSRD that are derived from Article 8 of the Taxonomy Regulation.
Following the November plenary, Parliament is expected to finalise its position and begin negotiations with the Council, which adopted its stance on 23 June 2025. The institutions aim to conclude the legislative process by the end of 2025.
Next Steps
- Plenary vote on amendments: 12–13 November 2025
- Potential trilogue negotiations with the Council: Following the November vote
- Target for legislative adoption: End of 2025
Further contributions to this article by Peter Sellar
