Decision
EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Agreement: cooperation between Eurojust and the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters
- Effect
- Consent given
- Result
- 619 for · 9 against · 45 abstained roll call
- Date
- 2 April 2025, 13:30
- Kind
- International agreement · Consent procedure
More facts (8)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Dossier
- 2024/0167(NLE)
- Source
- Committee report by Jaroslav Bžoch
- Topics
- Foreign affairsJustice, rule of law & rights Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Sitting
- Wednesday 2 April 2025
- Final vote
- 173686
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 619 for, 9 against, 45 abstained (roll call).
Consent given by an overwhelming majority.
Parliament gave its consent.
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; ESN mostly abstained.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 21 | Against 5 | Abst. 17 | No vote 3 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.23 | |
| Greens | For 51 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 2 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 121 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 14 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.99 | |
| Renew | For 73 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 2 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 178 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 10 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ECR | For 76 | Against 0 | Abst. 2 | No vote 2 of 80 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.96 | |
| Patriots | For 80 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 6 of 86 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ESN | For 2 | Against 0 | Abst. 22 | No vote 2 of 26 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 0.88 | |
| No group | For 17 | Against 4 | Abst. 3 | No vote 4 of 28 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Malika SOREL changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.
Voted against their group, 5
Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.
S&D line For · 1 abstained of 122 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Pierre JOUVET France
ECR line For · 2 abstained of 78 who voted
Abstained (2)
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Galato ALEXANDRAKI Greece
ESN line Abstained · 2 voted for or against of 24 who voted
Voted for or against (2)
- Ivan DAVID Czechia
- Sarah KNAFO France
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Belgium | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.93 |
| Bulgaria | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.70 |
| Cyprus | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Germany | 71 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0.71 |
| Denmark | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.90 |
| Estonia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Spain | 54 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.87 |
| Finland | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.90 |
| France | 57 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0.82 |
| Greece | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.63 |
| Croatia | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.92 |
| Ireland | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.79 |
| Italy | 70 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Lithuania | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.86 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Poland | 48 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.94 |
| Portugal | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.93 |
| Romania | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.90 |
| Sweden | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.79 |
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta METSOLA Malta | EPP | Speeches1 | 2 Apr 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
All votes on this decision, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final vote on the draft Council decision A10-0027/2025 – Jaroslav Bžoch – Draft Council decision | Roll call | 619 for, 9 against, 45 abstained Adopted |
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The agreement enhances judicial cooperation between Eurojust and Bosnia and Herzegovina's authorities to combat serious crime, including organised crime and terrorism.
Parliament gave its consent, allowing the transfer of personal data between Eurojust and Bosnia and Herzegovina with privacy safeguards.
Parliament forwards its position to the Council, the Commission, member states, and Bosnia and Herzegovina's authorities.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina on Eurojust cooperation.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2024/0167(NLE) · Non-legislative procedure
Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of an Agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the cooperation between the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) and the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 7 May 2025 and now EU law.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 25 November 2024 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 6 March 2025 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 10 March 2025 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 2 April 2025 (done)
- Adopted by the Council · 7 May 2025 (done)
Lead committee: LIBE · Rapporteur: Jaroslav BŽOCH (Patriots)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 5 connections: Running issue: Bosnia and Herzegovina · Other decisions of the part-session on LIBE dossiers
Running issue: Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Decision 2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina Resolution · report by Ondřej Kolář 9 Jul 2025 Adopted
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Agreement: cooperation between Eurojust and the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters”. Decision, 2 April 2025. votingId 173686, document A-10-2025-0027, reference 2024/0167(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-04-02/4 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 2 April 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-04-02-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 2 April 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-04-02-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-04-02, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-04-02/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-04-02-4,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Agreement: cooperation between Eurojust and the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-04-02},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-04-02/4}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-04-02/4},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 173686, document A-10-2025-0027, reference 2024/0167(NLE). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-04-02-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-04-02-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-04-02 (CC BY 4.0)}
}