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Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon, in the form of an Exchange of Letters, amending and supplementing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon, setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the Republic of Lebanon in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)

Reference
2024/0324(NLE) Non-legislative procedure · consent
Where it stands
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 22 July 2026 and now EU law.
Stage
Adopted by the Council
Lead committee
Industry, Research and Energy ITRE
More facts (4)
Rapporteur
Borys BUDKA
Decisions in plenary
1
Last vote
26 Mar 2026 · Consent given
Versions
3 versions
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Where it stands

The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.

  1. Referred to committee (done) 27 January 2026
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 25 February 2026
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 26 February 2026
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 26 March 2026
  5. Adopted by the Council (done) 22 July 2026

Parliament is asked to approve the decision. It can accept or reject the text as a whole but cannot amend it.

People

Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.

Lead committee
Industry, Research and Energy ITRE
Rapporteur
Borys BUDKA (EPP)

Decisions in plenary, 1

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
26 Mar 2026EU-Lebanon Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation setting, participation of Lebanon in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) ConsentConsent given618 for, 6 against, 5 abstained by roll call

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Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.

Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).

  1. 26 Mar 2026 Final vote on the draft Council decision

    Adopted 618–6–5

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
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The people on this dossier — pick up to 6. Each gets a column with their own position.

Versions, 3

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

  1. Adopted by Parliament26 Mar 2026

    Adopted text TA10-0100/2026 TA-10-2026-0100

    Compare with tabled for plenary

  2. Tabled for plenary26 Feb 2026

    Report A10-0029/2026 A-10-2026-0029

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  3. Committee draft3 Feb 2026

    Draft report (ITRE) ITRE-PR-784219

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0100/2026: Parliament gives its consent to the EU-Lebanon agreement allowing Lebanon to join the PRIMA partnership for research and innovation in the Mediterranean.
  • Report A10-0029/2026: The European Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement between the EU and Lebanon amending the scientific cooperation agreement to allow Lebanon's continued participation in PRIMA.
  • Draft report (ITRE): The draft report recommends that Parliament give its consent to the EU–Lebanon agreement amending the scientific cooperation agreement to allow Lebanon's continued participation in PRIMA.

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What changed, 2

Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.

  1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0029/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0100/2026

    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.

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  2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (ITRE) → Report A10-0029/2026

    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.

    Compare the two versions

Timeline, 6

Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.

Outcome 1 step · 22 Jul 2026

  1. 22 July 2026

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

Plenary stage 2 steps · 26 Feb 2026–26 Mar 2026

  1. 26 March 2026

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 26 Mar 2026 Adopted text TA10-0100/2026Report A10-0029/2026

  2. 26 February 2026

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0029/2026

Committee stage 3 steps · 27 Jan 2026–25 Feb 2026

  1. 25 February 2026

    Committee vote: report adopted

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

  2. 3 February 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)

  3. 27 January 2026

    Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

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Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0324
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Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon, in the form of an Exchange of Letters, amending and supplementing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon, setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the Republic of Lebanon in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)”. Dossier, 26 March 2026. procId 2024-0324, reference 2024/0324(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0324 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024%2F0324(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2024-0324 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-dossier-2024-0324,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon, in the form of an Exchange of Letters, amending and supplementing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Republic of Lebanon, setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the Republic of Lebanon in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-03-26},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0324}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2024-0324},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2024-0324, reference 2024/0324(NLE). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2024\%2F0324(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}