EU/USA agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: extension

The European Parliament adopted, by 597 votes to 48, with 26 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision concerning the extension of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America.

Parliament gave its consent to the extension of the agreement.

The Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America was signed in Washington, DC, on 5 December 1997 and entered into force on 14 October 1998.

Since then, it has been extended on three occasions, in 2003, 2008 and 2013. The Council's draft seeks to approve, on behalf of the Union, the renewal of the Agreement for a further period of five years.