How to watch the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Ordinary meeting

CO2 standards and vehicle labelling: ITRE opinion debate

Borys Budka and 1 other

The Chair opens item 9 on revising CO2 standards and vehicle labelling, with the rapporteur presenting his draft opinion and proposed flexibilities, shadow rapporteurs outlining divergent positions on the 2035 phase‑out, technology neutrality and industrial impacts, additional MEPs debating electrification versus a 90% target option, and DG CLIMA warning that cumulative flexibilities would weaken targets before the item is closed and amendment deadlines announced.

In this chapter

1. Item 9 opened: scope and procedureBorys Budka
2. Shadows: positions on 2035 target and technology mixBorys Budka
3. Additional MEPs: flexibilities, electrification and 90% optionBorys Budka
4. Commission reaction and closure: impact of flexibilitiesBorys Budka

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Ordinary meeting

ITRE Chair: EuroHPC JU regulation proposal

The ITRE Chair opens the sitting, adopts the agenda and introduces the Commission’s presentation of the proposed new EuroHPC Joint Undertaking regulation, focusing on its strategic role for EU digital sovereignty, industrial policy and achievements since 2018.

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Ordinary meeting

Energy market vote and GOVSATCOM/IRIS² association

Borys Budka and 1 other

ITRE conducts electronic voting on the gas and hydrogen internal market files, then turns to the association of Norway and Iceland to GOVSATCOM and IRIS², with the Commission detailing legal bases, scope, financing and security provisions while the rapporteur and members focus on Parliament’s information rights, strategic autonomy, Arctic and launch dimensions, and implementation timelines.

In this chapter

1. Opening of ITRE sitting and voting launch
2. Norway/Iceland GOVSATCOM agreements: legal basis and parliamentary roleBorys Budka
3. Norway and Iceland in GOVSATCOM and IRIS²Angelika Winzig

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Ordinary meeting

ITRE openings: EU–Morocco, Chips, defense and environment

Borys Budka and 4 others

Consecutive ITRE sittings address agenda approval, procedural arrangements and an early vote on the EU–Morocco agreement, then move to the strategic context of the European Chips Act, the defense readiness omnibus, and a contentious debate on the environmental omnibus where groups and the Commission confront deregulatory proposals on industrial emissions, BAT rules and competitiveness versus environmental ambition.

In this chapter

1. Opening of sitting and EU–Morocco voteBorys Budka
2. New sitting, Chips Act context and defense packageBorys Budka
3. Item 8: Environmental omnibus: ITRE debateBorys Budka

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Joint meeting Committee on Security and Defence

Co-rapporteurs’ closing remarks and legislative timetable

Ivars Ijabs Renew

Co‑rapporteurs address remaining concerns on speed, reporting, lump sums, inducement caps, SME focus versus larger firms and Member State involvement, outline expected compromises, and present the next procedural steps towards Parliament’s mandate and early trilogue, before the chairs close the joint item.

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Joint meeting Committee on Security and Defence

Commission presentation and Q&A: scope, SME focus, DNSH and third countries

Dinka Dinkova and 4 others

The Commission details Agile’s €115 million pilot scope, SME‑oriented and mission‑driven calls, links with Member States and primes, and association of Ukraine, then answers questions on do‑no‑significant‑harm, strategic autonomy, industrialisation and strict conditions for third‑country participation to avoid backdoor access to EU defence funding.

In this chapter

1. Commission (DG DEFIS): purpose, scope and SME focus of AgileDinka Dinkova
2. Follow-up Q&A: DNSH, strategic autonomy and third-country accessChristian Ehler

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Joint meeting Committee on Security and Defence

Shadows and MEPs: governance, cybersecurity and industrial integration

Giorgio Gori and 6 others

Further shadows and MEPs focus on Agile as a pilot for a future competitiveness fund, call for cybersecurity and evaluation requirements, insist on operational relevance and complementarity with EU/NATO tools, stress support for unmanned systems and parliamentary oversight, and debate lump sums, third‑country association and the necessity of main contractors for SME uptake.

In this chapter

1. Shadows Gori and French colleagues: pilot evaluation, cybersecurity and governanceGiorgio Gori
2. Shadow Donazzan: simplicity, operational relevance and complementarityElena Donazzan
3. Renew shadow Eroglu: focus on unmanned systems and parliamentary controlEngin Eroglu
4. Catch-the-eye interventions: lump sums, third-country partners and primesBorys Budka

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Joint meeting Committee on Security and Defence

Co-rapporteurs and early shadows: design, SMEs and lump sums

Tonino Picula and 5 others

SEDE and ITRE co-rapporteurs and an ITRE shadow set out Agile’s role alongside EDF, its SME‑centred and fast‑track design, use of lump sums, security‑of‑supply and eligibility safeguards, links to Member States’ capability needs and to EU instruments like EDIP and the Ukraine Support Facility, and the involvement of primes for deployment.

In this chapter

1. SEDE co-rapporteur Picula: design, gaps and key amendmentsTonino Picula
2. ITRE co-rapporteur Ijabs: speed, lump sums and eligibility safeguardsIvars Ijabs
3. ITRE shadow Farský: targeted amendments, lump sums and role of primesJan Farský

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Joint meeting Committee on Security and Defence

Opening and agenda for Agile defence programme

Borys Budka and 1 other

Chairs open the joint SEDE–ITRE meeting, confirm the agenda and procedures, and outline the legislative context, compressed timetable and objectives of the Agile and Rapid Defence Innovation programme before giving the floor to rapporteurs.

In this chapter

1. Opening of joint SEDE–ITRE meeting and agendaBorys Budka
2. Chairs: legislative context and objectives of AgileMarie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Ordinary meeting

TEN‑E revision – rapporteur, shadows, opinions and Commission

The TEN‑E rapporteur and shadows debate centralised planning, scope (electricity, hydrogen, CO₂), subsidiarity and use of congestion income, while ENVI and REGI opinions press for clean‑transition integration and territorial balance and the Commission clarifies its approach to planning, non‑wire solutions and congestion‑revenue incentives.

In this chapter

1. TEN‑E revision – Penkova’s priorities on planning, needs and congestion
2. TEN‑E shadows – central scenario, scope, subsidiarity and congestion income
3. ENVI opinion and Commission on TEN‑E – LIFE, clean transition and planning balance

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Ordinary meeting

European Competitiveness Fund – opinions, budget control and co‑rapporteurs

Opinion committees, budget and control bodies set conditions on defence financing, EU4Health integration, transparency, ring‑fencing and geographical balance, followed by Commission and co‑rapporteurs detailing the Horizon–ECF pipeline, governance model, defence pillar, EU‑DARPA concept and limits on Commission flexibility.

In this chapter

1. Opinion committees – defence war reserve and integrated EU4Health in ECF
2. Budget, control, ECON, ENVI, REGI and AGRI priorities for ECF
3. DG GROW and co‑rapporteurs – link to Horizon, ring‑fencing and flexibility
4. Co‑rapporteur Dan – EU DARPA, flexibility cap and Parliament’s role

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Ordinary meeting

European Competitiveness Fund – political groups’ priorities

Political groups outline their strategic priorities for the ECF, covering SME support, governance balance with the Commission, defence and security‑related funding, social and green conditionality, gender and skills dimensions, and the role of digital, semiconductors and regional innovation ecosystems.

In this chapter

1. ECF strategic orientation, SMEs and synergies
2. ECR – governance, defence, third countries in ECF
3. Renew – Horizon link, governance tool, climate conditionality

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Joint meeting Committee on Security and Defence

Vote on Canada joining SAFE: procedure and result

Borys Budka and 1 other

Chair Budka conducts a test vote followed by the formal roll-call vote on the agreement for Canada to join SAFE, after which the report is declared adopted with 78 votes in favour, 11 against and 5 abstentions, and Canada is thanked.

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Joint meeting Committee on Security and Defence

Opening of joint meeting: agenda and SAFE context

Borys Budka and 1 other

Chair Budka opens the joint ITRE–SEDE meeting, adopts the agenda and passes the floor to Chair Strack-Zimmermann, who announces webstreaming, interpretation, presents Canada’s decision to join and financially contribute to SAFE, and mentions the upcoming delegation to Canada on security, defence and SAFE.

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Ordinary meeting

EU budget performance framework: indicators and horizontal objectives

Borys Budka and 7 others

ITRE examines the proposed performance framework for EU budget expenditure, balancing simplification and SME access with the defence of horizontal principles such as climate, social and gender equality targets, do‑no‑significant‑harm and fossil‑fuel exclusion, while debating indicator design, delegated powers, institutional balance and links between competitiveness spending and social and environmental outcomes before confirming amendment deadlines.

In this chapter

1. Item 10: performance framework proposal and ITRE prioritiesBorys Budka
2. Shadows: simplification vs horizontal targets and SME accessPaolo Borchia
3. Catch-the-eye and BUDG rapporteur: defending horizontal objectivesLina Gálvez

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Ordinary meeting

CBAM revision and Temporary Decarbonisation Fund debate

Massimiliano Salini and 11 others

Rapporteur and political groups set out their positions on extending CBAM to downstream products, tightening Article 27 exemptions and anti‑circumvention rules, assessing competitiveness and employment impacts, and on the design or rejection of the Temporary Decarbonisation Fund, with divergent views on export support, social and green conditionality, emergency brakes and revenue use.

In this chapter

1. Rapporteur Salini: CBAM scope extension and TDF designMassimiliano Salini
2. S&D and ID/NI: support for CBAM with reservations, rejection of TDFAnnalisa Corrado
3. ECR shadows: pragmatism, safeguards and ETS criticismAlessandro Ciriani

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Ordinary meeting

Committee missions: Japan and France (energy, tech, defence)

Borys Budka and 5 others

Acting chair and MEPs debrief ITRE fact‑finding missions to Japan and France, covering industrial policy, semiconductors, AI, hydrogen, nuclear (fusion and fission), port decarbonisation and defence capabilities, followed by Q&A on hydrogen economics, fusion scalability, CBAM‑relevant industrial policy and the EU–Japan FTA.

In this chapter

1. Report: mission to Japan (industrial and tech cooperation)Borys Budka
2. Report: mission to France, Provence and Cadarache (nuclear and hydrogen)Jörgen Warborn
3. Report: mission to France, Paris day and AI/defenceGiorgio Gori
4. Q&A: missions: hydrogen, semiconductors and EU–Japan FTASeán Kelly

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Ordinary meeting

Opening of ITRE meeting, agenda and votes

Borys Budka PPE

Chair launches the ITRE meeting, adopts the agenda, sets amendment deadlines on the defence innovation file and conducts test, show‑of‑hands and roll‑call votes on EU–Swiss agreements and Research Fund for Coal and Steel guidelines.

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Extraordinary meeting

Final Q&A: SAF, energy package and defense funding

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin and 4 others

MEPs raise security of jet fuel supply, scaling of sustainable aviation fuels and the need for or limits to subsidies for profitable defense firms, followed by the Commissioner’s replies on zero‑emission aviation fuels, coordination with other DGs and NATO, energy package timing, and the focus of EU funding on de‑risking investments and ramping up ammunition and defense production capacity rather than direct corporate subsidies.

In this chapter

1. Catch-the-eye: jet fuel security, SAF and need for subsidiesThomas Pellerin-Carlin
2. Commissioner: sustainable aviation fuels and energy packageAndrius Kubilius
3. Commissioner: defense industry funding and ammunition ramp‑upAndrius Kubilius

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Extraordinary meeting

Third Q&A round: SME spread, Rapid Deployment Capacity, ethics and eastern flank

Sofie Eriksson and 5 others

MEPs raise concerns about fair geographical distribution of defence investments, the state of the EU Rapid Deployment Capacity under the Strategic Compass, ethical and parliamentary oversight risks from AGILE’s rapid four‑month defence cycle, and specific needs of eastern border states including missile defence; Kubilius cites SME participation data, situates Rapid Deployment Capacity in the context of reduced US presence and NATO 3.0, reiterates legal and ethical funding limits, and highlights tailored support concepts for eastern flank member states.

In this chapter

1. Third round questions: geographic spread, rapid deployability, AGILE ethics and eastern flankSofie Eriksson
2. Commission replies: SME spread, NATO 3.0, ethical limits and eastern flank supportAndrius Kubilius

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Extraordinary meeting

Second Q&A round: Ukraine innovation, Space Act and sovereign cloud

Paulius Saudargas and 3 others

MEPs ask how AGILE will work with Ukrainian defence innovators and foster a market‑driven new‑space economy, how to involve industry in shaping the Space Act and where to prioritise launcher support, and how to secure geospatial and cloud‑based data for military mobility; Kubilius responds on AGILE and Brave Tech EU’s links to Ukraine, the need for micro and reusable launchers and structured industry dialogue around USPA, and endorses sovereign European cloud and data‑hosting for sensitive military uses.

In this chapter

1. Second round questions: AGILE–Ukraine, Space Act and military mobility dataPaulius Saudargas
2. Commission responses: launch capacity, industry dialogue and sovereign cloudGiorgio Gori

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Extraordinary meeting

First Q&A round: coordinators on procurement, safeguards and energy security

Giorgio Gori and 6 others

Political group coordinators question the Commissioner on supply‑chain mapping, joint procurement and the defence procurement directive; the design, safeguards and EU‑only focus of AGILE and its link to EDF and the European Competitiveness Fund; and the role of energy security, the Middle Corridor and renewables, while the Left raises price inflation, corruption risks and audit controls for large defence firms, prompting detailed replies on regulatory incentives, eligibility rules, audit mechanisms and industry performance.

In this chapter

1. EPP coordinator: Iran war, supply chains and joint procurementGiorgio Gori
2. S&D coordinator (Greek): AGILE–EDF linkage and safeguardsYannis Maniatis
3. Greens: energy security, Middle Corridor and renewablesNicolae Ștefănuță
4. Left (French): corruption, price hikes and auditsMarc Botenga

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Extraordinary meeting

Opening of ITRE structured dialogue and Commission mandate

Giorgio Gori and 1 other

Chair opens the extraordinary ITRE meeting, adopts the agenda for the structured dialogue with Commissioner Kubilius, and the Commissioner sets out the deteriorating security environment, Europe–Russia defence production gap, and the need for a swift, undiluted Defence Readiness Omnibus, the European Competitiveness Fund and new instruments (AGILE, USPA, Space Shield).

In this chapter

1. Opening of ITRE extraordinary meeting and agendaGiorgio Gori
2. Defense production gap and Defense Readiness OmnibusAndrius Kubilius
3. European Competitiveness Fund and space flagshipsAndrius Kubilius
4. New proposals: Agile, USPA agency and European Space ShieldAndrius Kubilius

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Ordinary meeting

Energy Community plenum: market integration and Russian gas phase‑out

Borys Budka and 7 others

The Energy Community parliamentary plenum is opened with strategic statements by the Commission, Kosovo presidency and Secretariat on energy market integration, crisis context and reducing Russian fuel dependence, followed by reports from contracting parties on electricity and gas reforms, interconnections and CBAM‑related challenges. MEPs, national representatives, the Commission, Secretariat and Kosovo co‑chair then debate CBAM design, regional gas and electricity integration, storage and diversification, monitoring of legislative alignment and use of EU instruments and corridors ahead of the July ministerial.

In this chapter

1. Energy Community plenum opening and strategic framingBorys Budka
2. Contracting parties: electricity and gas integration progressBorys Budka
3. MEPs and partners: integration, CBAM, Russian gas exitBorys Budka
4. Commission, Secretariat and Kosovo: implementation and monitoringBorys Budka

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Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Ordinary meeting

ITRE opening: EU institutions cybersecurity report

Borys Budka and 2 others

The ITRE Chair opens the meeting and introduces the IICB annual report on implementation of the EU cybersecurity framework in institutions, followed by an in‑depth MEP–IICB Q&A on technological sovereignty, threat actors, institutional preparedness, AI‑driven risks and needed resources. The segment concludes with calls for coherent standards, reduced dependence on non‑EU providers and reinforced CERT capacity across EU bodies.

In this chapter

1. ITRE opening and IICB annual reportBorys Budka
2. Cybersecurity Q&A: sovereignty, threats, capacity gapsAura Salla

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