Dossier · Non-legislative procedure
Agreement, in the form of an Exchange of Letters, between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco amending and supplementing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the Kingdom of Morocco in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)
- Reference
- 2025/0387(NLE) Non-legislative procedure · consent
- Where it stands
- Parliament gave its consent on 8 July 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
- 2 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 8 Jul 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) 27 April 2026
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 3 June 2026
- Tabled for plenary (done) 5 June 2026
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 8 July 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
- Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO (EPP), Georgia TRAMACERE (S&D)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2026 | EU-Morocco Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of Morocco in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA): amendment and supplement | Consent | Consent given | 573 for, 35 against, 37 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).
- 8 Jul 2026 Final vote on the draft Council decision
Adopted 573–35–37
- The Left
- Divided
- 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 Parliament8 Jul 2026
Adopted text TA10-0258/2026 TA-10-2026-0258
Tabled for plenary5 Jun 2026
Report A10-0151/2026 A-10-2026-0151
Committee draft12 May 2026
Draft report (ITRE) ITRE-PR-788796
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0258/2026: Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement amending and supplementing the EU–Morocco Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation setting out the terms and conditions for Morocco's participation in PRIMA.
- Report A10-0151/2026: The European Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement amending the EU-Morocco scientific cooperation agreement for Morocco's participation in PRIMA until 2031.
- Draft report (ITRE): The draft report recommends that Parliament consent to the EU-Morocco agreement updating Morocco's participation in the PRIMA research partnership until 2031, and calls on the Commission to monitor agricultural imports to ensure reciprocity and safeguards.
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 A10-0151/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0258/2026
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 A10-0151/2026
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The versions differ only in wording: one phrase is shortened by removing a reference to climate objectives.
Timeline, 5
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Plenary stage 2 steps · 5 Jun 2026–8 Jul 2026
8 July 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 8 Jul 2026 Adopted text TA10-0258/2026Report A10-0151/2026
5 June 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 · 27 Apr 2026–3 Jun 2026
3 June 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
12 May 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
27 April 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.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2026). “Agreement, in the form of an Exchange of Letters, between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco amending and supplementing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the Kingdom of Morocco in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)”. Dossier, 8 July 2026. procId 2025-0387, reference 2025/0387(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0387 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F0387(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-0387 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-0387,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Agreement, in the form of an Exchange of Letters, between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco amending and supplementing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the Kingdom of Morocco in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-07-08},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0387}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0387},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2025-0387, reference 2025/0387(NLE). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F0387(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}