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Passed European Parliament position on the transparency and targeting of political advertising including local operation requirement

On 2 February 2023, the European Parliament passed its position on the Regulation of the transparency and targeting of political advertising. The Regulation outlines transparency obligations concerning political advertising, including advertising di…

  • MEPs vote for tougher rules on political advertising, European Parliament (Official)

Scope

Policy Area
Other operating conditions
Policy Instrument
Local operations requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider, platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2021-11-25
under deliberation

On 25 November 2022, the European Commission introduced a draft Regulation on the transparency and …

2022-12-13
under deliberation

On 13 December 2022, the Council of the European Union adopted its general approach on the Regulati…

2023-02-02
under deliberation

On 2 February 2023, the European Parliament passed its position on the Regulation of the transparen…

2023-11-06
under deliberation

On 6 November 2023, the Council of the European Union (EU) and the European Parliament reached an a…

2024-02-27
under deliberation

On 27 February 2024, the European Parliament adopted the Regulation on the transparency and targeti…

2024-03-11
adopted

On 11 March 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted the Regulation on the transparency and …

2024-04-09
in grace period

On 9 April 2024, the Regulation on the transparency and targeting of political advertising entered…

2025-10-10
in force

On 10 October 2025, the Regulation on the transparency and targeting of political advertising enter…