2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Serbia
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 7 May 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- ✓ Referred to committee 23 January 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 9 April 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 16 April 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 7 May 2025
- ✓ 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
- Tonino PICULA S&D
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Davor Ivo STIER PPEKinga GÁL PfEŞerban Dimitrie STURDZA ECRHelmut BRANDSTÄTTER RenewVladimir PREBILIČ Verts/ALEDanilo DELLA VALLE The LeftHans NEUHOFF ESN
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
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: Adds several paragraphs condemning violence, pressure on academics, and detention of activists, and updates the government change and victim count. The other change is formal: a decimal separator is corrected. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: Adds numerous recitals and paragraphs on democratic backsliding, Russia alignment, and minority rights, urging Serbia to reform and align with EU values. Strengthens language on Serbia's relations with Russia, including calls to align with sanctions and concerns about disinformation and foreign interference. Expands sections on rule of law, media freedom, civil society, and protests, adding detailed calls for investigations and protection of activists. Updates regional cooperation and Kosovo dialogue paragraphs, adding demands for mutual recognition and implementation of agreements. Revises economic and environmental paragraphs, adding calls for investment scrutiny, energy diversification, and environmental protection. see the changes →
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
- Plenary stage
- 7 May 2025 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 419 Against 113 Abstained 88
Final vote — text as a whole at 14:36 · 68% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 31 ballots in voting order
1. Amendment 7, adding text before paragraph 1 14:33 A10-0072/2025 – Tonino Picula – Before § 1 – Am 7Rejected2. Separate vote on paragraph 1RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded3. Separate vote on paragraph 6RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. Separate vote on paragraph 8RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded5. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 11RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded6. Separate vote on paragraph 17AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded7. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 17RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded8. Separate vote on paragraph 23AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded9. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 26AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded10. Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 27 14:35 A10-0072/2025 – Tonino Picula – After § 27 – Am 9Adopted11. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 28AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.13. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 33AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded14. Separate vote on paragraph 37RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded15. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 38AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded16. Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 49 14:35 A10-0072/2025 – Tonino Picula – After § 49 – Am 11Adopted17. Separate vote on paragraph 51AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded18. Separate vote on paragraph 56RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded19. Separate vote on paragraph 61RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded20. Separate vote on paragraph 63RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded21. Separate vote on paragraph 65RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded22. Separate vote on paragraph 69RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded23. Vote on text inserted after citation 23AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded24. Separate vote on recital ARejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded25. Separate vote on recital FRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded26. Separate vote on recital HRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded27. Separate vote on recital IRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded28. Separate vote on recital KAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded29. Separate vote on recital LRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded30. Vote on text inserted after recital ORejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded31. Final vote — text as a whole 14:36 A10-0072/2025 – Tonino Picula – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)Adopted - 6 May 2025 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 30 April – 2 May 2025 27 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 16 April 2025 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 9 April 2025 Committee vote: report adopted
AFET (Foreign Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 11 March 2025 Amendments tabled in committee
Members of AFET (Foreign Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
- 10 February 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in AFET (Foreign Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 23 January 2025 Referred to the AFET (Foreign Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.