2025/0352(NLE) Non-legislative procedure First reading

Laying down the rules for participation of the Kingdom of Norway in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme

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

Where it stands: Parliament gave its consent on 16 September 2026. The Council can now conclude the act.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 18 May 2026
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 14 July 2026
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 16 July 2026
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 16 September 2026
  5. 5 Published as law
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
Paolo BORCHIA PfE
Shadow rapporteurs
Angelika WINZIG PPEBruno GONÇALVES S&DElena DONAZZAN ECR

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 TA10-0299/2026 16 September 2026 ✦ Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on Norway's participation in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0208/2026 16 July 2026 ✦ Parliament's committee report asks Parliament to give its consent to the conclusion of an agreement between the European Union and Norway on Norway's participation in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (ITRE) 23 June 2026 ✦ This is a draft report by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy on the draft Council decision to conclude an agreement with Norway on its participation in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme.

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. Plenary stage
  2. 16 September 2026 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 16 September 2026 📄 Adopted text TA10-0299/2026📄 Report A10-0208/2026
    Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority
    For 612 Against 8 Abstained 16

    Final vote on the draft Council decision at 14:20 · 96% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

  3. 16 July 2026 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A10-0208/2026
  4. Committee stage
  5. 14 July 2026 Committee vote: report adopted

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

  6. 23 June 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)
  7. 18 May 2026 Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.