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Role of preventive diplomacy in tackling frozen conflicts around the world – missed opportunity or change for the future?

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 17 January 2024. This is its final position on the matter.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 20 April 2023
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 28 November 2023
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 6 December 2023
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 17 January 2024
  5. ✓ Parliament’s position Final
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
AFET — Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur
Željana ZOVKO PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR S&DMEP #124887 ECRMEP #125063 RenewThomas WAITZ Verts/ALEMEP #197827 The Left

The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.

The text, version by version

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA9-0034/2024 17 January 2024 ✦ Parliament's recommendation to the Council, Commission and VP/HR sets out how the EU should run preventive diplomacy against frozen conflicts. It asks for a comprehensive EU strategy, a stronger conflict Early Warning System, more resources and better coordination with the UN and other partners.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A9-0404/2023 6 December 2023 ✦ A committee report from Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee sets out a draft recommendation to the Council, Commission and VP/HR on the role of preventive diplomacy in tackling frozen conflicts worldwide.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (AFET) 10 October 2023 ✦ A draft report by the Committee on Foreign Affairs proposes a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, Commission and the Vice-President/High Representative on preventive diplomacy in frozen conflicts.

Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.

Timeline

  1. Plenary stage
  2. 17 January 2024 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 17 January 2024 📄 Report A9-0404/2023📄 Adopted text TA9-0034/2024
    Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority
    For 533 Against 64 Abstained 25

    Final vote at 12:56 · 86% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 14 ballots

    adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

    Show all 14 ballots in voting order
    1. Separate vote on paragraph 1, point h 12:53 A9-0404/2023 – Željana Zovko – § 1, point h
    Adopted
    2. Separate vote on paragraph 1, point x
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    3. Amendment 1 to paragraph 1, after point ad 12:54 A9-0404/2023 – Željana Zovko – § 1, after point ad – Am 1
    Rejected
    4. Separate vote on paragraph 1, point am
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    5. Amendment 2 to paragraph 1, after point aq 12:54 A9-0404/2023 – Željana Zovko – § 1, after point aq – Am 2
    Rejected
    6. Amendment 3 to paragraph 1, after point aq 12:54 A9-0404/2023 – Željana Zovko – § 1, after point aq – Am 3
    Rejected
    7. Separate vote on paragraph 1, point ay
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    8. Separate vote on paragraph 1, after point bf
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    9. Separate vote on paragraph 1, after point bf
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    10. Separate vote on paragraph 1, point bq 12:55 A9-0404/2023 – Željana Zovko – § 1, point bq
    Adopted
    11. Separate vote on recital X 12:55 A9-0404/2023 – Željana Zovko – Recital X
    Adopted
    12. Amendment 7, adding text after recital AL 12:55 A9-0404/2023 – Željana Zovko – After recital AL – Am 7
    Adopted
    13. Vote on text inserted after recital AN
    — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    14. Final vote 12:56 A9-0404/2023 – Željana Zovko – Draft recommendation
    Adopted
  3. 16 January 2024 Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 16 January 2024 📄 Report A9-0404/2023
  4. 6 December 2023 Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    📄 Report A9-0404/2023
  5. Committee stage
  6. 28 November 2023 Committee vote: report adopted

    AFET (Foreign Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  7. 10 October 2023 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in AFET (Foreign Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (AFET)
  8. 20 April 2023 Referred to the AFET (Foreign Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.