European Competitiveness Fund: Parliament adopts its position without requiring plenary vote

The European Parliament's Committee for Industry, Technology and Research (ITRE) has adopted its report on the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF). The MEPs on the committee also adopted a mandate to enter into interinstitutional negotiations, enabling the rapporteurs to begin discussions with the Council of the EU and the Commission in the trilogues.

The MEPs on the ITRE Committee adopted the position on the ECF proposed by the rapporteurs, Christian Ehler, a German centre-right MEP, and Dan Nica, a centre-left Romanian MEP, by 61 votes in favour, 13 against and 12 abstentions on 10/11/2026.

The vote granting them the trilogue mandate was passed by 56 votes in favour, 26 against and 4 abstentions. The report will therefore not be put to a vote in plenary.

MEPs adopted the position of the…