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Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon, in the form of an Exchange of Letters, amending and supplementing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon, setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the Republic of Lebanon in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)

Parliament is asked to approve the decision. It can accept or reject the text as a whole but cannot amend it.

Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 22 July 2026 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 27 January 2026
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 25 February 2026
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 26 February 2026
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 26 March 2026
  5. ✓ Adopted by the Council 22 July 2026
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

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 TA10-0100/2026 26 March 2026 ✦ Parliament gives its consent to the EU-Lebanon agreement allowing Lebanon to join the PRIMA partnership for research and innovation in the Mediterranean.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0029/2026 26 February 2026 ✦ The European Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement between the EU and Lebanon amending the scientific cooperation agreement to allow Lebanon's continued participation in PRIMA.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (ITRE) 3 February 2026 ✦ The draft report recommends that Parliament give its consent to the EU–Lebanon agreement amending the scientific cooperation agreement to allow Lebanon's continued participation in PRIMA.

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. 22 July 2026 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. Plenary stage
  4. 26 March 2026 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 26 March 2026 📄 Adopted text TA10-0100/2026📄 Report A10-0029/2026
    Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority
    For 618 Against 6 Abstained 5

    Final vote on the draft Council decision at 11:38 · 98% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

  5. 26 February 2026 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A10-0029/2026
  6. Committee stage
  7. 25 February 2026 Committee vote: report adopted

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

  8. 3 February 2026 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. 27 January 2026 Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.