The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act

2025/2951(RSP) · Resolution on topical subjects

Procedure 2025/2951(RSP) (resolution on topical subjects) concerns “The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act”; the committee responsible is ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy). Concluded in Parliament: Last voted on 10 Mar 2026: adopted. Parliament held roll-call votes on one day, most recently on 10 Mar 2026 (final vote): adopted with 399 votes in favour, 78 against and 69 abstentions.

Reference: 2025/2951(RSP)
Type: Resolution on topical subjects
Official title: Upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act
Status: Concluded in Parliament
Lead: ITRE Industry, Research and Energy
Rapporteur: Eszter Lakos (EPP, Hungary)
Shadow rapporteurs: Rudi Kennes (The Left, Belgium), Ville Niinistö (Greens/EFA, Finland), Sofie Eriksson (S&D, Sweden), Ivars Ijabs (Renew, Latvia), Anna Zalewska (ECR, Poland), Julie Rechagneux (PfE, France)

Roll-call votes in Parliament

The upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act (B10-0156/2026), 10 Mar 2026: final vote, main vote: B10-0156/2026 – Motion for a resolution (as a whole), adopted, 399 for, 78 against, 69 abstentions; plus 11 more roll-call votes

Timeline

10 Nov 2025: Appointment of a rapporteur
9 Mar 2026: Debates in European Parliament plenary sitting (agenda)

All procedures

Source: European Parliament, Open Data Portal (procedures, agendas, roll-call votes), CC BY 4.0, prepared by OpenRCV. Procedure file in the Legislative Observatory (OEIL)

Source: European Parliament, Open Data Portal (procedures, agendas, roll-call votes), CC BY 4.0. Names of steps, roles and procedure types from the European Parliament’s vocabulary.