Minutes – European Parliament sitting, 11 February 2026 (Strasbourg)
Decision
At the Strasbourg sitting on 11 February 2026 Parliament held votes on multiple items recorded in the minutes, including a regulation implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the Ukraine Support Loan for 2026 and 2027, amendments to the Ukraine Facility, an amendment to the multiannual financial framework 2021–2027, mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Audi in Belgium, an interim report for the consent procedure on association agreements with Andorra and San Marino, EU strategic defence and security partnerships, and objections under Rule 115(2) and (3) to specific GMO authorisations.
What Changes
The items voted concerned implementing enhanced cooperation mechanisms, adjusting existing EU financial instruments and the MFF, activating an EGF application for a named company case, preparing Parliament’s interim position on consent for association agreements, addressing strategic defence and security partnerships, and formally objecting to particular genetically modified crop authorisations.
Who Is Affected
The minutes name Ukraine, beneficiaries of the Ukraine Facility and Support Loan, Audi in Belgium, the Principality of Andorra and the Republic of San Marino, applicants or authorisations for the listed GM soybean, maize and cotton events, and EU defence and security stakeholders.
Sources
Official Documents
- Wednesday, 11 February 2026 - Strasbourg Parliament adopted a package of texts including Ukraine financing regulation and an interim report on the EU–Andorra–San Marino association agreement.
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