Upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act

Wording as published by the EP, in English.

1. Amendment 1 · Motion for a resolution B10-0156/2026 (ITRE Committee)Rejected

   Paragraph 4

   Tabled by András Gyürk, Auke Zijlstra, Viktória Ferenc +19 · PfE

   4. Reaffirms the importance of freedom of scientific research and institutional autonomy; Added: considers justified, therefore, the decision of six Hungarian universities (Semmelweis University, Óbuda University, the University of Debrecen, the University of Veterinary Medicine in Budapest, the University of Miskolc and the University of Dunaújváros) to bring an action before the Court of Justice of the European Union for the annulment of the Commission’s measures on the grounds that they unduly interfere with Hungarian universities and disadvantage Hungarian students and researchers through discriminatory restrictions on access to Horizon Europe and exclusion from Erasmus+ programmes; calls for the ERA Act proposal to be accompanied by a separate …

2. Amendment 2 · Motion for a resolution B10-0156/2026 (ITRE Committee)Rejected

   Paragraph 4 a (new)

   Tabled by Auke Zijlstra, Raffaele Stancanelli, András Gyürk +10 · PfE

   Added: 4a. Recalls that, pursuant to Article 32.2 of the Horizon Europe Model Grant Agreement, termination of a beneficiary’s participation must be individually justified and assessed on its merits; underlines that exclusion or termination solely on the basis of nationality constitutes prohibited discrimination; stresses that Horizon Europe primarily funds civil research and that potential dual-use applications arising beyond the scope or duration of a project cannot justify collective or preventive exclusion; calls on the Commission to ensure that any restriction on participation is proportionate, legally grounded and based on an individual assessment;

3. Amendment 3 · Motion for a resolution B10-0156/2026 (ITRE Committee)Rejected

   Paragraph 8

   Tabled by Julie Rechagneux, Auke Zijlstra, Viktória Ferenc +12 · PfE

   … metrics and monitoring, reporting and evaluation tools, and that it strive to Removed: ensure a balance between research fields and basic and applied research; Added: reduce the innovation gap and restore Europe’s scientific and technological leadership by prioritising fields such as artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, edge computing, aerospace and launch capabilities, energy net-zero technologies and isotopes, carbon capture, desalination, advanced manufacturing and applied research on enabling technologies, as well as health and biotechnologies, thereby strengthening the EU’s competitiveness and long-term growth;

4. Amendment 4 · Motion for a resolution B10-0156/2026 (ITRE Committee)Rejected

   Paragraph 11

   Tabled by András Gyürk, Auke Zijlstra, Viktória Ferenc +19 · PfE

   … those with lower R&I performance, to improve their participation in Union programmes; Added: deplores the fact, therefore, that because of the entry into effect of Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/25061a, entities financed by Hungarian public interest trust foundations, notably 21 Hungarian universities and one Austrian university, are prevented from receiving direct EU funding; underlines that all researchers must have equal opportunities to participate in the ERA, regardless of their nationality and place of employment; warns that this decision and its excessively strict interpretation are undermining the concept of the ERA; urges the Commission, for this reason, to present, without delay, a legal proposal to withdraw Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2506; ______________ 1a Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2506 of 15 December 2022 on measures for the protection of the Union budget against breaches of the principles of the rule of law in Hungary (OJ L 325, 20.12.2022, p. 94, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2022/2506/oj).

5. Amendment 7 · Motion for a resolution B10-0156/2026 (ITRE Committee)Rejected

   Paragraph 4 b (new)

   Tabled by João Oliveira · The Left

   Added: 4b. Recommends the development of policies to strengthen the labour rights of researchers and other R&D professionals as a central and indispensable element of national development policies and strategies, including in scientific and technological terms;

6. Amendment 15 · Motion for a resolution B10-0156/2026 (ITRE Committee)Rejected

   Paragraph 4 a (new)

   Tabled by Anthony Smith, Rima Hassan, Rudi Kennes · The Left

   Added: 4a. Calls for the ERA Act proposal to restate the importance of respecting ethical and human rights principles in the different funding programmes and in international partnerships within those programmes; reaffirms the urgent need to exclude Israeli universities and companies from any research programme funded by the EU, including Horizon Europe, given the risk of financing the development of technologies used against Palestinian civilians in the ongoing genocide;

7. Amendment 16 · Motion for a resolution B10-0156/2026 (ITRE Committee)Adopted

   Paragraph 6 a (new)

   Tabled by Anthony Smith, Rudi Kennes · The Left

   Added: 6a. Calls for increased support for public research by strengthening funding for European programmes such as Horizon Europe; encourages Member States to increase financial resources for universities and public research organisations;