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REPORT (COM(2025)0229 – C100083/2025 – 2025/0108(COD))

On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2024/823 of 28 February 2024 on exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the Stabilisation and Association Process

A-10-2025-0188

Committee on International Trade · Rapporteur: Kris Van Dijck

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Parliament adopts its position at first reading on the proposal to amend Regulation (EU) 2024/823 on exceptional trade measures for the Western Balkans, taking over the Commission proposal without amendments. The amended regulation extends the trade measures until 2030, deletes the obsolete reference to fisheries, and clarifies rules on suspension and temporary suspension of benefits.

Committee position. The rapporteur supports the proposal without amendments, recommending its adoption.

Key points

  1. Parliament approves the Commission proposal to amend Regulation (EU) 2024/823, extending exceptional trade measures for countries and territories in the Stabilisation and Association Process.
  2. The extension runs until 2030, maintaining market access for agricultural products such as fruits, vegetables, and wine.
  3. The regulation deletes the obsolete reference to fisheries and clarifies rules on suspension and temporary suspension of benefits.
  4. The measures support EU-Western Balkans trade, which exceeded EUR 83 billion in 2024, with the EU as the region's leading trade partner.
  5. The extension has no additional budgetary implications for the EU.

Who is affected

  • Western Balkans countries and territories participating in or linked to the Stabilisation and Association Process, particularly agricultural producers.
  • EU economic operators trading with the Western Balkans in covered products.

Figures and deadlines

  • Trade covered by the measures grew from EUR 60.5 million to EUR 137 million between 2018 and 2024.
  • Total EU-Western Balkans trade exceeded EUR 83 billion in 2024.
  • The EU accounts for almost 78% of regional exports and nearly 59% of imports in goods.

Legal basis: Article 207(2) and Article 294 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union