Establishing the Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE)
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: Parliament approved the text agreed with the Council on 6 October 2026. The Council must now adopt it formally before it is published as law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 27 April 2026
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 25 June 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 29 June 2026
- ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 2 September 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 6 October 2026
- 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
- SEDE — Security and Defence
- Rapporteurs
- Tonino PICULA S&DIvars IJABS Renew
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Eszter LAKOS PPEPierre-Romain THIONNET PfEMichał DWORCZYK ECREngin EROGLU RenewReinier VAN LANSCHOT Verts/ALEMarc BOTENGA The LeftJan FARSKÝ PPEGiorgio GORI S&DJulie RECHAGNEUX PfEElena DONAZZAN ECRSergey LAGODINSKY 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
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The new version adds provisions on the Sovereignty Seal, amends Regulations (EU) 2024/795 and (EU) 2026/467, and sets out new rules on eligible actions, award criteria and selection procedures. It changes the inducement intervention by dropping the 20% funding cap and reporting duty, and adds rules on ownership of results and on the relationship with Directive 2009/81/EC. It adds exclusions for cluster munitions and lethal autonomous weapons without meaningful human control, and changes the implementing powers to the examination procedure. It changes the reporting duties, replacing the interim report with an evaluation report and altering the information it must contain. The other changes are formal or wording: updated citations, cross-references, article headings and rephrased recitals and provisions. 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
- Outcome
- 21 October 2026 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
- Plenary stage
- 6 October 2026 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 536 Against 101 Abstained 16
Final vote on the provisional agreement at 13:33 · 82% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 29 ballots in voting order
1. Proposal to reject the text 13:32 A10-0188/2026 – Tonino Picula, Ivars Ijabs – Proposal for rejection – Am 3Rejected2. Final vote on the provisional agreement 13:33 A10-0188/2026 – Tonino Picula, Ivars Ijabs – Provisional agreement – Am 2Adopted3. Final vote Text as a wholeNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.5. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded6. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded7. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded8. Separate vote on Article 4, paragraph 1Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.10. Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 2Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded11. Separate vote on Article 7, paragraph 2, point aNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded12. Separate vote on Article 7, after paragraph 2Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded13. Separate vote on Article 7, after paragraph 3Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.16. Separate vote on Article 10, paragraph 1, point cNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded17. Separate vote on Article 10, paragraph 1, point cNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded18. Separate vote on Article 15, after paragraph 1Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded19. Separate vote on Article 15, paragraph 4Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded20. Separate vote on Article 15, paragraph 4Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded21. Separate vote on Article 15, paragraph 6Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded22. Separate vote on Article 16, paragraph 4 (corresponds to Article 16, paragraph 5 in Amendment 2)Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.24. Separate vote on Article 17, paragraph 3 (corresponds to Article 17, paragraph 4 in Amendment 2)Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded25. Separate vote on Article 18Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded26. Separate vote on Article 18Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter. - 30 September – 5 October 2026 22 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- Negotiations with the Council
- 2 September 2026 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
- 15 July 2026 Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
- 8 July 2026 Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council
Parliament’s negotiators can now seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).
- Plenary stage
- 29 June 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 25 June 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
SEDE (Security and Defence) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 13 May 2026 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of the committee proposed changes to the draft.
- 27 April 2026 Referred to the SEDE (Security and Defence) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.