One month to the day after the European Commission’s proposal, the Council has already adopted its position on the first text of the ‘omnibus’ package, on Wednesday 26 March. It endorsed the initial proposal to postpone by two years the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and by one year the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
This rapid adoption of the ‘Stop-the-Clock’ Directive is proof that “simplification is one of the priorities of the Polish Presidency”, according to the Polish Minister for European Affairs, Adam Szłapka.
However, the Member States will have to wait for the European Parliament to adopt its position before going any further. The EPP political group has formally requested that the accelerated procedure be used for this text. A vote on this issue will take place on Tuesday 1 April. If a majority of MEPs vote in favour of the accelerated procedure, the European Parliament could well adopt a position as early as Thursday 3 April.
However, during a debate on 10 March, the groups were divided on the issue (see EUROPE 13596/23). (Original version in French by Léa Marchal)