2026/0078(COD)

Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE)

SEDE · Tonino Picula (S&D)

This proposal aims to create a programme that would help European defence companies develop and test new military technologies more quickly and efficiently. It seeks to speed up the process of turning innovative defence ideas into usable equipment.[AI-Generated]

Lead committee approved the trilogue deal 2 September 2026

Record as of 2 September 2026 — the most recent action in the official record. Status can lag; each step below carries its own date.

2 September 2026 Lead committee approved the trilogue deal
22 July 2026 Provisional deal between Parliament & Council confirmed
8 July 2026 Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations confirmed by plenary (Rule 72)
6 July 2026 Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations announced in plenary (Rule 72)
1 more action
1. 29 June 2026 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading
25 June 2026 Committee decision to open interinstitutional negotiations with report adopted in committee
25 June 2026 Lead committee adopted its report
8 more actions
1. 3 June 2026 Adoption of negotiating mandate by Coreper
2. 22 May 2026 Deliberations in Council working party
3. 5 May 2026 Deliberations in Council working party
4. 29 April 2026 European Economic and Social Committee opinion
5. 27 April 2026 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
6. 21 April 2026 Deliberations in Council working party
7. 15 April 2026 Deliberations in Council working party
8. 31 March 2026 Deliberations in Council working party
25 March 2026 New legislative proposal

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