Establishing Horizon Europe, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, for the period 2028-2034 laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2021/695
A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.
Where it stands: In committee: ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) is preparing the report (draft published 13 March 2026).
- ✓ Referred to committee 23 October 2025
- 2 Committee work ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) preparing the report
- 3 Tabled for plenary
- 4 Plenary vote
- 5 Negotiations with the Council
- 6 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. For a law, Parliament’s adopted text is its first-reading position; Parliament and the Council then negotiate a common text (trilogues) which both must approve before it is published as law.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- ITRE — Industry, Research and Energy
- Rapporteur
- Christian EHLER PPE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Lina GÁLVEZ S&DJulie RECHAGNEUX PfEAnna ZALEWSKA ECRIvars IJABS RenewVille NIINISTÖ Verts/ALENikos PAPPAS The Left
- For opinion
- CONT — Budgetary Control · rapporteur Olivier CHASTEL RenewCULT — Culture and Education · rapporteur Laurence FARRENG RenewSEDE — Security and Defence · rapporteur Costas MAVRIDES S&DREGI — Regional Development · rapporteur Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA ECRAGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development · rapporteur Bert-Jan RUISSEN 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
Committee opinions: Opinion (SEDE),Draft opinion (AGRI),Draft opinion (REGI),Draft opinion (CONT),Opinion (REGI),Opinion (AGRI),Opinion (BUDG),Draft opinion (SEDE),Draft opinion (CULT),Opinion (CONT),Opinion (CULT),Draft opinion (BUDG)
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
- Committee stage
- 23 June 2026 BUDG (Budgets) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 10 April 2026 Amendments tabled in committee (4 batches)
Members of ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) proposed changes to the draft.
- 8 April 2026 AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 25 March 2026 REGI (Regional Development) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 24 March 2026 CONT (Budgetary Control) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 19 March 2026 SEDE (Security and Defence) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 18 March 2026 CULT (Culture and Education) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 13 March 2026 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 23 October 2025 Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; CONT (Budgetary Control), CULT (Culture and Education), SEDE (Security and Defence), REGI (Regional Development), AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) give an opinion.