Dossier · Non-legislative procedure
Agreement between the European Union and Canada laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument
- Reference
- 2025/0413(NLE) Non-legislative procedure · consent
- Where it stands
- Completed: published in the Official Journal on 18 June 2026 and now EU law.
- Stage
- Adopted by the Council
- Lead committee
- Industry, Research and Energy ITRE
More facts (4)
- Rapporteurs
- Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN, Borys BUDKA
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 20 May 2026 · Consent given
- Versions
- 2 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) 12 March 2026
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 6 May 2026
- Tabled for plenary (done) 12 May 2026
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 20 May 2026
- Adopted by the Council (done) 18 June 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
- Rapporteurs
- Marie-Agnes STRACK-ZIMMERMANN (Renew), Borys BUDKA (EPP)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | EU-Canada Agreement laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument | Consent | Consent given | 466 for, 169 against, 14 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).
- 20 May 2026 Final vote on the draft Council decision
Adopted 466–169–14
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Divided
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
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Versions, 2
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament20 May 2026
Adopted text TA10-0180/2026 TA-10-2026-0180
Tabled for plenary12 May 2026
Report A10-0144/2026 A-10-2026-0144
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0180/2026: Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the EU–Canada Agreement setting conditions for Canadian entities and products to participate in procurement under the SAFE Instrument.
- Report A10-0144/2026: Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement between the EU and Canada setting conditions for Canadian entities and products to participate in procurement under the SAFE Instrument.
What changed, 1
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 A10-0144/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0180/2026
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, 6
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Outcome 1 step · 18 Jun 2026
18 June 2026
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps · 12 May 2026–20 May 2026
20 May 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 20 May 2026 Adopted text TA10-0180/2026Report A10-0144/2026
12 May 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 · 12 Mar 2026–6 May 2026
6 May 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
17 April 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text. Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
12 March 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
- Text RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Canada laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument Report A10-0144/2026 20 May 2026
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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 between the European Union and Canada laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument”. Dossier, 20 May 2026. procId 2025-0413, reference 2025/0413(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0413 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F0413(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-0413 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-0413,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Agreement between the European Union and Canada laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-05-20},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0413}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-0413},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2025-0413, reference 2025/0413(NLE). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F0413(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}