MILITARY MOBILITY TRILOGUES PROGRESS SLOWLY
Negotiations on the Military Mobility Regulation proposal have made progress, yet significant differences remain ahead of the next trilogue on 20 October, with a concluding trilogue being envisaged for 09 December.
Presented by the Commission on 19 November 2025, the proposed Regulation aims to facilitate military transport across Europe by simplifying transport procedures, better protecting relevant transport infrastructure, and establishing several crisis mechanisms, including an emergency regime for the cross-border transport of military units and one for pooling and sharing transport assets between EU Member States. The Council adopted its negotiating mandate on 17 June 2026, followed by Parliament’s TRAN and SEDE Committees on 23 June and plenary on 08 July. Trilogue negotiations commenced on 16 July, followed by thirteen technical meetings since early September.
Significant differences remain concerning the design and activation mechanism of the European Military Mobility Enhanced Response System (EMERS), including the Council’s proposal to allow its activation on the Council's own initiative. Disagreement also persists over Parliament's proposal to require Member States to compensate infrastructure owners, operators and managers for disruptions caused by priority access for military transport.
Meanwhile, Parliament has accepted the Council’s proposal to introduce a military transport certificate for civilian operators, whereas significant differences remain regarding additional security obligations for owners, operators and managers of relevant infrastructure. Co-legislators have broadly aligned on the need for clear contractual arrangements governing civilian transport capabilities registered in the proposed Solidarity Pool, with further discussions expected in November. While co-legislators have begun discussing civilian transport and logistics workers’ rights, further issues, including the involvement of civilian operators in military mobility preparedness exercises and governance, have yet to be addressed.