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Own-initiative report First reading

From prototypes to capabilities – enabling new defence actors to scale up

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

Where it stands: Tabled for plenary; the vote is scheduled for 12 November 2026.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 12 March 2026
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 28 September 2026
  3. 3 Tabled for plenary
  4. 4 Plenary vote Scheduled 12 November 2026
  5. 5 Parliament’s position
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 adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
SEDE — Security and Defence
Rapporteur
Mārtiņš STAĶIS Verts/ALE
Shadow rapporteurs
Željana ZOVKO PPELucia ANNUNZIATA S&DJaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ PfEReinis POZŅAKS ECREngin EROGLU RenewÖzlem DEMIREL 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 (SEDE) 12 May 2026 ✦ This is a draft report by Parliament's Committee on Security and Defence on helping new defence actors move from prototypes to production. It asks member states to act as first customers, set aside at least 10% of defence procurement spending for emerging technologies, and pool resources.

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. 28 September 2026 Committee vote: report adopted

    SEDE (Security and Defence) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  3. 2 July 2026 Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of SEDE (Security and Defence) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (SEDE)
  4. 12 May 2026 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in SEDE (Security and Defence). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (SEDE)
  5. 12 March 2026 Referred to the SEDE (Security and Defence) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.