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Establishing the Specific Programme implementing Horizon Europe - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for the period 2028-2034, laying down the rules for participation and dissemination under that Programme

Parliament is consulted: it gives an opinion and can propose amendments, but the Council takes the decision and need not follow them.

Where it stands: Tabled for plenary; the vote is scheduled for 25 November 2026.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 24 November 2025
  2. 2 Committee work ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) preparing the report
  3. 3 Tabled for plenary
  4. 4 Plenary vote Scheduled 25 November 2026
  5. 5 Adopted by the Council
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
René REPASI S&D
Shadow rapporteurs
Eszter LAKOS PPEJulie RECHAGNEUX PfEAnna ZALEWSKA ECRKatri KULMUNI RenewVille NIINISTÖ Verts/ALENikos PAPPAS The Left

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 draft · latest Draft report (ITRE) 3 March 2026 ✦ This is the rapporteur's draft report on the proposed Council decision establishing the Specific Programme implementing Horizon Europe for 2028-2034, which also lays down participation and dissemination rules and repeals Decision (EU) 2021/764.

Committee opinions: Draft opinion (BUDG),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

  1. Committee stage
  2. 23 June 2026 BUDG (Budgets) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 Opinion (BUDG)
  3. 10 April – 14 April 2026 Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)

    Members of ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (ITRE)📄 Amendments in committee (ITRE)
  4. 3 March 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)
  5. 24 November 2025 Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.