Committees · Industry, Research and Energy

ITRE

3 ESN seats

Industry, Research and Energy.

The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy is responsible for the Union’s industrial policy and competitiveness, research and innovation, space policy and energy.

ESN seats

Members total

Subcommittees

2024–29

10th term

Mandate & Tasks

What This Committee Handles.

Its remit includes the internal energy market, security of supply, the Euratom Treaty, nuclear safety and decommissioning, as well as the digital economy, telecommunications, networks and cybersecurity. ITRE therefore shapes much of Europe’s policy on competitiveness, energy and technological sovereignty.

Key facts · ITRE

Full name

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Size

90 members

ESN seats

3 of 90

Subcommittees

Meeting cycle

Legal basis

Annex VI of the EP Rules of Procedure

ESN in ITRE

ESN defends European industrial, energy and technological sovereignty.

— ESN Committee Booklet · Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Remit

Four Policy Areas of the Committee.

ESN Position

Our Line in the Committee.

The Group’s priorities in this committee, as set out in the ESN Committee Booklet.

Industrial, Energy and Technological Sovereignty

In ITRE, ESN defends European industrial, energy and technological sovereignty.

Reindustrialise Europe, Protect Jobs

It seeks to reindustrialise Europe, protect jobs and secure affordable and reliable energy, with strong support for nuclear power.

Regulatory Relief and Legal Certainty

ESN advocates regulatory relief and legal certainty for businesses, a European preference in strategic sectors and respect for subsidiarity.

Opposing Disproportionate Costs and Centralisation

It opposes climate and industrial policies that impose disproportionate costs or further centralise powers at EU level.

ESN Members in ITRE

Three Seats in This Committee.

The three ESN seats in ITRE are held by the Members listed below. The named assignment is updated at the start of each session period.

Full Member

Sarah KNAFO

Full Member

Marcin SYPNIEWSKI

Full Member

Markus BUCHHEIT

As of 2026 · Full list with named assignments available on request from the secretariat

Track record

Key Achievements.

ESN has built a structured and continuous presence across ITRE files. Sarah Knafo’s own-initiative report on European technological sovereignty strengthened the Group’s credibility, and several of its priorities – including European cloud and artificial-intelligence capacity, data hosting and regulatory relief – were reflected in the Commission’s Technological Sovereignty Package presented in June 2026. On two nuclear files for which Marcin Sypniewski serves as shadow rapporteur, ESN helped secure a favourable consensus and sustained funding for fission. It is also building a centre-right coalition on the EU Space Act.

ESN in action

Influenced the debate on European technological sovereignty.

Helped secure continued support for nuclear fission programmes.

Built cooperation on the EU Space Act and strategic industrial files.

Outlook

Looking Ahead.

The coming months will be intensive. ESN will engage with the Technological Sovereignty Package, including Chips Act 2.0 and the Cloud and AI Development Act, while emphasising European preference and sufficient energy capacity for artificial intelligence. It will scrutinise the Industrial Accelerator Act, continue negotiations on the Space Act, Euratom and energy files, and seek greater responsibility for major committee reports.

Documents

From the Parliament.

Studies, briefings and meeting documents of this committee, published by the European Parliament.

Draft Report · 2026

Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2022/2555 as regards simplification measures and alignment with the [Proposal for the Cybersecurity Act 2]

Draft Report · 2026

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), the European cybersecurity certification framework, and ICT supply chain security and repealing Regulation (EU) 2019/881 (The Cybersecurity Act 2)

Draft Opinion · 2026

Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC and Decision (EU) 2015/1814 as regards driving competitiveness and cost-effective decarbonisation

Opinion Letter · 2026

Opinion on the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 - all sections

Draft Report · 2026

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Space Services Agency and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/696

Draft Report · 2026

Draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Iceland laying down the rules for participation of Iceland in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme, and for access to GOVSATCOM services and to the governmental services of the Union Secure Connectivity Programme

Draft Report · 2026

Draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway laying down the rules for participation of the Kingdom of Norway in the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme and in the Union Secure Connectivity Programme, and for access to GOVSATCOM services and to the governmental services of the Union Secure Connectivity Programme

Draft Opinion · 2026

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards CO2 emission performance standards for new light duty vehicles and vehicle labelling and repealing Directive 1999/94/EC

Related committees

Also of Interest.

Three closely related committees in which the ESN Group is represented.

TRAN

Transport and Tourism

The Committee on Transport and Tourism is responsible for Parliament's work on transport and tourism policy.

REGI

Regional Development

The Committee on Regional Development is responsible for the Union's cohesion and regional policy, including the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund and Interreg.

IMCO

Internal Market and Consumer Protection

The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection is responsible for Parliament's legislative work on the Single Market.