On the adoption of the Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, on the multiannual technical guidelines for this programme, on the multiannual financial guidelines for managing the assets of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, and repealing Decisions 2003/77/EC and 2008/376/EC

1. ✓ Referred to committee (done) 9 March 2026
2. ✓ Committee work (done) Report adopted 6 May 2026
3. ✓ Tabled for plenary (done) 7 May 2026
4. ✓ Plenary vote (done) Adopted 19 May 2026
5. ○ Adopted by the Council (to come)

Parliament is consulted: it gives an opinion and can propose amendments, but the Council takes the decision and need not follow them.

Lead committee

Industry, Research and Energy ITRE

Rapporteur

Borys BUDKA (EPP)

Shadow rapporteurs

Paulo CUNHA (EPP), Jens GEIER (S&D), Paolo BORCHIA (Patriots), Elena DONAZZAN (ECR), Sophie WILMÈS (Renew), Ville NIINISTÖ (Greens)

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).

Key: ✓ For ✗ Against ○ Abstained ÷ Divided (no clear line)

1. 19 May 2026 Final vote on the draft Council decision

   Adopted 537–17–83

   The Left

   Abst. ○

   Greens

   For ✓

   S&D

   For ✓

   Renew

   For ✓

   EPP

   For ✓

   ECR

   For ✓

   Patriots

   Divided ÷

   ESN

   Divided ÷

1. Adopted by Parliament19 May 2026

   Adopted text TA10-0172/2026 TA-10-2026-0172

   Compare with tabled for plenary

2. Tabled for plenary7 May 2026

   Report A10-0130/2026 A-10-2026-0130

   Compare with committee draft

3. Committee draft16 Mar 2026

   Draft report (ITRE) ITRE-PR-785328

1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0130/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0172/2026

   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 A10-0130/2026

   ▸ AIAI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source

   Adds conditions to Parliament's support for the RFCS final phase, requiring optimized capital disbursement and targeted funding for breakthrough technologies in vulnerable regions. Adds a rejection of concentrating research resources in established hubs, emphasizing geographical inclusivity for competitiveness and cohesion. The other change is wording: removes "European" before "Commission".

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Official source

• Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL) ↗

Data source

• EP Open Data API: procedure record ↗

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Retrieved

25 September 2026

European Parliament (2026). “On the adoption of the Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, on the multiannual technical guidelines for this programme, on the multiannual financial guidelines for managing the assets of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, and repealing Decisions 2003/77/EC and 2008/376/EC”. Dossier, 19 May 2026. procId 2025-0398, reference 2025/0398(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0398 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F0398(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-0398 (CC BY 4.0).

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