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2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia

Effect
Adopted
Result
419 for · 113 against · 88 abstained roll call
Date
7 May 2025, 14:33–14:36
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Report A-10-2025-0072
Dossier
2025/2022(INI)
Source
Committee report by Tonino Picula
Topics
Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
31 votes · 5 roll calls · 3 amendments
Requested by
Greens (1 roll call) · ESN (1 roll call, 1 separate vote)
Sitting
Wednesday 7 May 2025
Final vote
175563
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Votes on this decision
Members on the final vote

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 419 for, 113 against, 88 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 amendments (2 adopted, 1 rejected) and 27 parts of the text voted on separately (9 adopted, 17 rejected, 1 lapsed).

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew and EPP; opposed by Patriots and ESN; The Left and ECR mostly abstained.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 8Against 2Abst. 27No vote 9 of 46Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.59
GreensFor 48Against 0Abst. 0No vote 5 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 116Against 0Abst. 0No vote 20 of 136Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 67Against 0Abst. 0No vote 8 of 75Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 138Against 0Abst. 21No vote 29 of 188Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.80
ECRFor 31Against 8Abst. 33No vote 8 of 80Majority line AbstainedClear line Divided Cohesion 0.19
PatriotsFor 8Against 69Abst. 4No vote 4 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.78
ESNFor 0Against 21Abst. 1No vote 4 of 26Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.93
No groupFor 3Against 13Abst. 2No vote 12 of 30Majority 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, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group, Volker SCHNURRBUSCH changed group.

Voted against their group, 44

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.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria136010.53
Belgium133240.58
Bulgaria103040.65
Cyprus2130—
Czechia163110.70
Germany57192180.60
Denmark111120.77
Estonia5002—
Spain3774120.66
Finland120031.00
France28321380.16
Greece331410.55
Croatia100021.00
Hungary111630.42
Ireland110210.77
Italy3173170.17
Lithuania80210.70
Luxembourg4011—
Latvia6102—
Malta5001—
Netherlands226120.64
Poland421280.90
Portugal142050.81
Romania262230.80
Sweden183000.79
Slovenia7011—
Slovakia7206—

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.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Tonino PICULA CroatiaS&DSpeeches37 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Roberta METSOLA MaltaEPPSpeeches17 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Tomislav SOKOL CroatiaEPPSpeeches26 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Thijs REUTEN NetherlandsS&DSpeeches26 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Younous OMARJEE FranceThe LeftSpeeches26 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
Davor Ivo STIER CroatiaEPPSpeeches16 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
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Debate speakers, continued
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Loucas FOURLAS CyprusEPPSpeeches16 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Abstained
Irena JOVEVA SloveniaRenewSpeeches16 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Thierry MARIANI FrancePatriotsSpeeches16 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Cristian TERHEŞ RomaniaECRSpeeches16 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Andreas SCHIEDER AustriaS&DSpeeches16 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Liudas MAŽYLIS LithuaniaEPPSpeeches16 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Matej TONIN SloveniaEPPSpeeches16 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Matjaž NEMEC SloveniaS&DSpeeches16 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Sebastian TYNKKYNEN FinlandECRSpeeches16 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Vladimir PREBILIČ SloveniaGreensSpeeches16 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER AustriaRenewSpeeches16 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Annamária VICSEK HungaryPatriotsSpeeches16 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Gordan BOSANAC CroatiaGreensSpeeches16 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Stephen Nikola BARTULICA CroatiaECRSpeeches16 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For
Michał SZCZERBA PolandEPPSpeeches16 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
António TÂNGER CORRÊA PortugalPatriotsSpeeches16 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) Against
Danilo DELLA VALLE ItalyThe LeftSpeeches16 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Abstained
Kinga GÁL HungaryPatriotsSpeeches16 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group Against
Kristian VIGENIN BulgariaS&DSpeeches16 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) For
Kathleen VAN BREMPT BelgiumS&DSpeeches16 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group For

All votes on this decision, 31

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Amendment 7, adding text before paragraph 1 A10-0072/2025 – Tonino Picula – Before § 1 – Am 7 Roll call75 for, 532 against, 9 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
2Separate vote on paragraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
3Separate vote on paragraph 6 Show of hands Rejected
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Separate vote on paragraph 1 Show of hands Rejected
3Separate vote on paragraph 6 Show of hands Rejected
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Separate vote on paragraph 8 Show of hands Rejected
5Vote on text inserted after paragraph 11 Show of hands Rejected
6Separate vote on paragraph 17 Show of hands Adopted
7Vote on text inserted after paragraph 17 Show of hands Rejected
8Separate vote on paragraph 23 Show of hands Adopted
9Vote on text inserted after paragraph 26 Show of hands Adopted
10Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 27 A10-0072/2025 – Tonino Picula – After § 27 – Am 9 Roll call431 for, 60 against, 133 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens
11Vote on text inserted after paragraph 28 Show of hands Adopted
12Vote on text inserted after paragraph 28 Roll call0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
13Vote on text inserted after paragraph 33 Show of hands Adopted
14Separate vote on paragraph 37 Show of hands Rejected
15Vote on text inserted after paragraph 38 Show of hands Adopted
16Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 49 A10-0072/2025 – Tonino Picula – After § 49 – Am 11 Roll call236 for, 194 against, 192 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens
17Separate vote on paragraph 51 Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: ESN
18Separate vote on paragraph 56 Show of hands Rejected
19Separate vote on paragraph 61 Show of hands Rejected
20Separate vote on paragraph 63 Show of hands Rejected
21Separate vote on paragraph 65 Show of hands Rejected
22Separate vote on paragraph 69 Show of hands Rejected
23Vote on text inserted after citation 23 Show of hands Adopted
24Separate vote on recital A Show of hands Rejected
25Separate vote on recital F Show of hands Rejected
26Separate vote on recital H Show of hands Rejected
27Separate vote on recital I Show of hands Rejected
28Separate vote on recital K Show of hands AdoptedRequested byseparate: ESN
29Separate vote on recital L Show of hands Rejected
30Vote on text inserted after recital O Show of hands Rejected
31Final vote — text as a whole A10-0072/2025 – Tonino Picula – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call419 for, 113 against, 88 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by Greens, ESN · separate votes by ESN.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2025-0072

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Parliament adopted its position on the Commission's 2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia, which assess the country's progress towards EU membership.

The resolution highlights concerns over democracy and the rule of law, and stresses the need for Serbia to align with EU foreign policy, including on sanctions against Russia.

It also calls for full implementation of OSCE/ODIHR and Council of Europe recommendations on electoral reform and for progress in normalising relations with Kosovo.

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This resolution responds to the Commission's 2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia, covering EU accession, rule of law, fundamental rights, regional relations, and socio-economic reforms.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2022(INI) · Own-initiative report

2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Serbia

Parliament adopted the text on 7 May 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 23 January 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 9 April 2025 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 16 April 2025 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 7 May 2025 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: AFET · Author: Tonino PICULA (S&D)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

Show 20 connections: Running issue: Serbia · Running issue: EU enlargement · Running issue: Pristina-Belgrade dialogue · Other decisions of the part-session on AFET dossiers · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: Serbia

Running issue: EU enlargement

Running issue: Pristina-Belgrade dialogue

Other decisions of the part-session on AFET dossiers

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Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-07/19
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Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2025). “2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia”. Decision, 7 May 2025. votingId 175563, document A-10-2025-0072, reference 2025/2022(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-07/19 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 7 May 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-07-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 7 May 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-07-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-07, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-05-07/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2025-05-07-19,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-05-07},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-07/19}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-07/19},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 175563, document A-10-2025-0072, reference 2025/2022(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-07-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-07-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-07 (CC BY 4.0)}
}