2024/0046(NLE) Non-legislative procedure First reading

EU/USA Agreement: setting forth security procedures for the launch of Galileo satellites from U.S. territory

Parliament is asked to approve a decision — typically an international agreement — which it can accept or reject but not amend.

Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 17 October 2024 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 22 April 2024
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 12 September 2024
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 13 September 2024
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 19 September 2024
  5. ✓ Published as law 17 October 2024
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The Council takes the final decision, and the act is published in the Official Journal.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy
Rapporteur
Borys BUDKA PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
Giorgio GORI S&DAndrás GYÜRK PfEOndřej KRUTÍLEK ECRVille NIINISTÖ Verts/ALE

The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.

The text, version by version

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA10-0011/2024 19 September 2024 ✦ Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the EU/USA agreement setting security procedures for launching Galileo satellites from U.S. territory.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0001/2024 13 September 2024 ✦ Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America setting forth security procedures for the launch of Galileo satellites from United States’ territory.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (ITRE) 5 September 2024 ✦ The draft report recommends that Parliament consent to the Council decision concluding the EU–US agreement on security procedures for launching Galileo satellites from US territory.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not. see the changes →

Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not. see the changes →

Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.

Timeline

  1. Outcome
  2. 17 October 2024 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. Plenary stage
  4. 19 September 2024 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 19 September 2024 📄 Adopted text TA10-0011/2024📄 Report A10-0001/2024
    Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority
    For 582 Against 16 Abstained 17

    Final vote on the draft Council decision at 13:13 · 95% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

  5. 13 September 2024 Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    📄 Report A10-0001/2024
  6. Committee stage
  7. 12 September 2024 Committee vote: report adopted

    ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  8. 5 September 2024 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (ITRE)
  9. 22 April 2024 Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.