4New EU laws·decision 4 of 24 on Thursday, 13 November 2025
Exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the Stabilisation and Association Process
Committee report by Kris Van Dijck · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · voted 11:51–11:52
Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final.
The EU is updating its exceptional trade measures for countries linked to the Stabilisation and Association Process, which cover duty suspensions for certain fruits and vegetables and tariff quotas for wine. Parliament adopted its position on the law, endorsing the Commission's proposal to extend these measures until 2030 and to remove an obsolete reference to fisheries. The measures have supported EU-Western Balkans trade, which exceeded EUR 83 billion in 2024, and the extension maintains conditionality on democratic principles and human rights. Parliament asks the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends its proposal, and will forward its position to the Council, Commission, and national parliaments.
How the vote unfolded · 5 ballots
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 4 amendments (4 rejected).
Roll call requested by Verts/ALE.
adoptedrejectedlapsedsquare = amendmentcircle = part of the textdecisive voteSolid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions
All 5 ballots in voting order
1.Amendment 3 to Article 111:51A10-0188/2025 – Kris Van Dijck – Article 1 – § 1 – before point 1 – Am 3A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
2.Amendment 2 to Article 1– paragraph 111:52A10-0188/2025 – Kris Van Dijck – Article 1– § 1 – point 1– after point b – Am 2A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
3.Amendment 4 to Article 111:52A10-0188/2025 – Kris Van Dijck – Article 1 – § 1 – after point 4 – Am 4A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
4.Amendment 1, adding text after recital 511:52A10-0188/2025 – Kris Van Dijck – after recital 5 – Am 1A vote in which every MEP’s individual position is recorded and published. requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
5.Final vote11:52A10-0188/2025 – Kris Van Dijck – Commission proposal
One day of voting in plenary. Each subject is a report, resolution, agreement or objection; they are grouped by kind of decision, and each group says what “adopted” means there.
The ballots
Members vote on amendments and on parts of the text first, then on the text as a whole. That final, decisive vote is the result shown at the top of each subject.
Who voted how
Only roll-call votes record each Member’s vote — open one for every name and the breakdown by group. A show of hands records the outcome only.
Document & procedure
Each subject rests on a document (a committee report, a motion, a Council or Commission text) and belongs to a procedure, the whole file that can span years.
Group badges
How most of a group voted: ✓ For · ✗ Against · – Abstained · ~ Split (no majority).
Codes in ballot labels
Am 27 — amendment 27
§ 5 — paragraph 5
§ 5/2, part 2 — a A paragraph or amendment voted in separate parts, so groups can back one part and oppose another., taken in parts
Am 3= 7= — identical amendments voted together
***I — Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council.; *** — Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.; * — Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion.
Lapsed — Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.