What will happen to the EU’s 119 pending legislative files?

After the European Parliament elections in June, the fate of 119 legislative files unfinished in this mandate will hang in the balance.

The new parliament must decide whether and how to address these pending issues. This decision is expected to fuel political debates and shape the direction of EU policymaking in the upcoming five-year term, as indicated by recent polls.

But are all these files to be affected? To look into the fate of the unfinished files we are joined by Max Girera, Euractiv’s Network journalist.

In this episode you will find more about:

• Fate of 119 unfinished legislative files uncertain after European Parliament elections
• New Parliament must decide whether and how to address these pending issues
• Decision expected to fuel political debates and shape EU policymaking in upcoming term
• Files include child sexual abuse material regulation, lobby transparency, genetically modified crops, and animal welfare rules
• Some files pending due to Council not reaching a position, others still in preparatory phase
• New Parliament can continue working on files or potentially drop them based on priorities