Dossier · Non-legislative procedure
Laying down the rules for participation of Iceland in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme
- Reference
- 2025/0351(NLE) Non-legislative procedure · consent
- Where it stands
- Parliament gave its consent on 16 September 2026. The Council can now conclude the act.
- Stage
- Plenary vote
- Lead committee
- Industry, Research and Energy ITRE
More facts (5)
- Rapporteur
- Paolo BORCHIA
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 3 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 16 Sept 2026 · Consent given
- Versions
- 3 versions
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done) 18 May 2026
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 14 July 2026
- Tabled for plenary (done) 16 July 2026
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 16 September 2026
- Adopted by the Council (to come)
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
- Paolo BORCHIA (Patriots)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Angelika WINZIG (EPP), Bruno GONÇALVES (S&D), Elena DONAZZAN (ECR)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sept 2026 | EU-Iceland Agreement on the participation of Iceland in GOVSATCOM and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme | Consent | Consent given | 631 for, 7 against, 15 abstained by roll call |
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).
- 16 Sept 2026 Final vote on the draft Council decision
Adopted 631–7–15
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
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Versions, 3
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament16 Sept 2026
Adopted text TA10-0298/2026 TA-10-2026-0298
Tabled for plenary16 Jul 2026
Report A10-0207/2026 A-10-2026-0207
Committee draft23 Jun 2026
Draft report (ITRE) ITRE-PR-789134
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0298/2026: Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of an agreement between the European Union and Iceland on Iceland's participation in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme.
- Report A10-0207/2026: Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement between the European Union and Iceland on Iceland's participation in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme.
- Draft report (ITRE): This is the rapporteur's draft report on the draft Council decision concluding an agreement between the European Union and Iceland on Iceland's participation in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme, and on access to their governmental services.
What changed, 2
Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0207/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0298/2026
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.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (ITRE) → Report A10-0207/2026
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.
Timeline, 5
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Plenary stage 2 steps · 16 Jul 2026–16 Sept 2026
16 September 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 16 Sept 2026 Adopted text TA10-0298/2026Report A10-0207/2026
16 July 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 3 steps · 18 May 2026–14 Jul 2026
14 July 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
23 June 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
18 May 2026
Referred to the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Connections
Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.
Texts voted on
Other dossiers of the same rapporteur
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- Dossier Amending and supplementing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) 2024/0178(NLE) · Non-legislative procedure 17 Dec 2025 Consent given
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2026). “Laying down the rules for participation of Iceland in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme”. Dossier, 16 September 2026. procId 2025-0351, reference 2025/0351(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0351 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F0351(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-0351 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-0351,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Laying down the rules for participation of Iceland in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-16},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0351}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0351},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2025-0351, reference 2025/0351(NLE). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F0351(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}