Decision

Accession of Montenegro to the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters

Effect: Adopted
Result: show of hands — no count
Date: 12 February 2026
Kind: Resolution

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Text: Motion B-10-2026-0101
Dossier: 2025/3047(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Justice, rule of law & rights Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 1 vote · 0 roll calls
Sitting: Thursday 12 February 2026
Final vote: 184430

Text: Motion B-10-2026-0101
Dossier: 2025/3047(RSP)
Source: Motion for a resolution
Topics: Justice, rule of law & rights Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 1 vote · 0 roll calls
Sitting: Thursday 12 February 2026
Final vote: 184430

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Result

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Show of hands — no count

Adopted.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

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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.
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Antonella SBERNA Italy	ECR	Speeches1	12 Feb 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	no roll call

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No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
1	Final vote on the motion for a resolution Motion for a resolution	Show of hands	Adopted

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Motion B-10-2026-0101

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Parliament adopted a resolution supporting Montenegro's accession to the 2019 Judgments Convention on recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in civil or commercial matters.

The accession will enter into force for Montenegro on 1 March 2026, making the Convention applicable between the EU and Montenegro.

Parliament also recalls that the EU's internal decision-making procedure under Article 218(6) TFEU must still be followed.

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Parliament supports Montenegro's accession to the 2019 Judgments Convention, which facilitates recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in civil or commercial matters.

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2025/3047(RSP) · Resolution on a topical subject

Accession of Montenegro to the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters

Parliament adopted the text on 12 February 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

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Tabled for plenary (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 12 February 2026 (done)
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Lead committee: JURI · Author: Ilhan KYUCHYUK (Renew)

Connections

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

Show 6 connections: Running issue: Montenegro EU accession · Other decisions of the part-session on JURI dossiers

Running issue: Montenegro EU accession

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Decision 2025 Commission report on Montenegro Resolution · report by Marjan Šarec 17 Jun 2026 Adopted
Decision 2023 and 2024 reports on Montenegro Resolution · report by Marjan Šarec 18 Jun 2025 Adopted

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-02-12/11
Official source: Results of votes, sitting of 12 February 2026 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-02-12
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Accession of Montenegro to the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters”. Decision, 12 February 2026. votingId 184430, document B-10-2026-0101, reference 2025/3047(RSP). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-02-12/11 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Results of votes, sitting of 12 February 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-02-12-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-02-12, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-02-12/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2026-02-12-11,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Accession of Montenegro to the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-02-12},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-02-12/11}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-02-12/11},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 184430, document B-10-2026-0101, reference 2025/3047(RSP). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-02-12-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-02-12 (CC BY 4.0)}
}