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Written by Vivienne Halleux (5th edition, updated on 19.09.2025).
Under the European Green Deal, the European Commission presented a new EU soil strategy for 2030, with the aim of having all EU soil ecosystems in a healthy condition by 2050. To achieve this objective, on 5 July 2023 it tabled a proposal for a soil monitoring and resilience directive, laying down measures for monitoring and assessing soil health, based on a common definition of what constitutes healthy soil, for managing soils sustainably, and for tackling contaminated sites.
On 10 April 2024, the European Parliament adopted its position at first reading. The Council agreed its general approach on 17 June 2024. Trilogue negotiations concluded on 10 April 2025. The provisional agreement substantially amends the original proposal, leaving more flexibility to Member States and refocusing the chapter on sustainable soil management on support for improving soil health and soil resilience. The agreement now needs to be validated by the co-legislators. Parliament’s second-reading vote on the text is expected to take place during the October II session.
Complete version
- September 2025: ‘Soil monitoring and resilience directive‘ (5th edition)
| Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law) | ||
| Committee responsible: | Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) | COM(2023) 416 5.7.2023 |
| Rapporteur: | Martin Hojsík (Renew, Slovakia) | 2023/0232(COD) |
| Shadow rapporteurs: | Oliver Schenk (EPP, Germany) Annalisa Corrado (S&D, Italy) Barbara Bonte (PfE, Belgium) Anna Zalewska (ECR, Poland) Martin Häusling (Greens/EFA, Germany) Carola Rackete (The Left, Germany) Anja Arndt (ESN, Germany) | Ordinary legislative procedure (COD) (Parliament and Council on equal footing – formerly ‘co-decision’) |
| Next steps expected: | Second-reading vote in plenary | |
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