Decision
2025 Commission report on Montenegro
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 486 for · 101 against · 75 abstained roll call
- Date
- 17 June 2026, 14:15–14:16
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by a large majority
- Dossier
- 2025/2253(INI)
- Source
- Committee report by Marjan Šarec
- Topics
- Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 8 votes · 6 roll calls · 4 amendments
- Requested by
- S&D (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call, 1 separate vote) · ESN (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Wednesday 17 June 2026
- Final vote
- 193527
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 486 for, 101 against, 75 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by a large majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 4 amendments (3 adopted, 1 rejected) and 3 parts of the text voted on separately (2 adopted, 1 rejected).
Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by Patriots and ESN; The Left mostly abstained.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 9 | Against 2 | Abst. 33 | No vote 1 of 45 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 0.63 | |
| Greens | For 46 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 7 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 125 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 10 of 135 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 69 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 9 of 78 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| EPP | For 164 | Against 2 | Abst. 4 | No vote 15 of 185 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.95 | |
| ECR | For 61 | Against 10 | Abst. 6 | No vote 5 of 82 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.69 | |
| Patriots | For 7 | Against 52 | Abst. 19 | No vote 7 of 85 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.50 | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 21 | Abst. 4 | No vote 2 of 27 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.76 | |
| No group | For 5 | Against 14 | Abst. 9 | No vote 1 of 29 | 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, Taner KABILOV changed group.
Voted against their group, 63
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.
The Left line Abstained · 11 voted for or against of 44 who voted
Voted for or against (11)
- Anja HAZEKAMP Netherlands
- Hanna GEDIN Sweden
- João OLIVEIRA Portugal
- Jonas SJÖSTEDT Sweden
- Jussi SARAMO Finland
- Li ANDERSSON Finland
- Martin SCHIRDEWAN Germany
- Merja KYLLÖNEN Finland
- Nikos PAPPAS Greece
- Per CLAUSEN Denmark
- Sebastian EVERDING Germany
EPP line For · 2 voted against, 4 abstained of 170 who voted
Voted against (2)
- Christophe GOMART France
- François-Xavier BELLAMY France
Abstained (4)
- Céline IMART France
- Hanna GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ Poland
- Isabelle LE CALLENNEC France
- Nadine MORANO France
ECR line For · 10 voted against, 6 abstained of 77 who voted
Voted against (10)
- Beatrice TIMGREN Sweden
- Charlie WEIMERS Sweden
- Dick ERIXON Sweden
- Geadis GEADI Cyprus
- Guillaume PELTIER France
- Kristoffer STORM Denmark
- Laurence TROCHU France
- Marion MARÉCHAL France
- Nicolas BAY France
- Stephen Nikola BARTULICA Croatia
Abstained (6)
- Bert-Jan RUISSEN Netherlands
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Jessika VAN LEEUWEN Netherlands
- Maciej WĄSIK Poland
- Sander SMIT Netherlands
- Sebastian TYNKKYNEN Finland
Patriots line Against · 7 voted for, 19 abstained of 78 who voted
Voted for (7)
- Antonín STANĚK Czechia
- Jana NAGYOVÁ Czechia
- Jaroslav BŽOCH Czechia
- Jaroslav KNOT Czechia
- Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ Czechia
- Ondřej KNOTEK Czechia
- Tomáš KUBÍN Czechia
Abstained (19)
- Afroditi LATINOPOULOU Greece
- András GYÜRK Hungary
- András LÁSZLÓ Hungary
- Anna Maria CISINT Italy
- Annamária VICSEK Hungary
- António TÂNGER CORRÊA Portugal
- Csaba DÖMÖTÖR Hungary
- Enikő GYŐRI Hungary
- Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS Hungary
- Isabella TOVAGLIERI Italy
- Majbritt BIRKHOLM Denmark
- Pál SZEKERES Hungary
- Paolo BORCHIA Italy
- Raffaele STANCANELLI Italy
- Silvia SARDONE Italy
- Susanna CECCARDI Italy
- Tiago MOREIRA DE SÁ Portugal
- Viktória FERENC Hungary
- Vilis KRIŠTOPANS Latvia
ESN line Against · 4 abstained of 25 who voted
Abstained (4)
- Marcin SYPNIEWSKI Poland
- Petar VOLGIN Bulgaria
- Stanislav STOYANOV Bulgaria
- Stanisław TYSZKA Poland
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.50 |
| Belgium | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.64 |
| Bulgaria | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.72 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.78 |
| Germany | 65 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 0.62 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.80 |
| Estonia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 45 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0.71 |
| Finland | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.88 |
| France | 28 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 0.20 |
| Greece | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.40 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.86 |
| Hungary | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0.25 |
| Ireland | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.63 |
| Italy | 55 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 0.66 |
| Lithuania | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Malta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Netherlands | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.50 |
| Poland | 42 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0.79 |
| Portugal | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.70 |
| Romania | 26 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.89 |
| Sweden | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.79 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Slovakia | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javi LÓPEZ Spain | S&D | Speeches1 | 17 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
All votes on this decision, 8
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendment 3 to paragraph 1 A10-0143/2026 – Marjan Šarec – § 1 – Am 3 | Roll call | 510 for, 103 against, 41 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 2 | Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 10 A10-0143/2026 – Marjan Šarec – After § 10 – Am 5 | Roll call | 412 for, 114 against, 120 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D |
| 3 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 27 A10-0143/2026 – Marjan Šarec – After § 27 – Am 1 | Roll call | 101 for, 534 against, 18 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
Show the other 7 votesShow the other 5 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 10 A10-0143/2026 – Marjan Šarec – After § 10 – Am 5 | Roll call | 412 for, 114 against, 120 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: S&D |
| 3 | Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 27 A10-0143/2026 – Marjan Šarec – After § 27 – Am 1 | Roll call | 101 for, 534 against, 18 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ESN |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Separate vote on paragraph 30 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: ECR |
| 5 | Separate vote on paragraph 31 A10-0143/2026 – Marjan Šarec – § 31 | Roll call | 454 for, 143 against, 56 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 6 | Amendment 4 to paragraph 53 A10-0143/2026 – Marjan Šarec – § 53 – Am 4 | Roll call | 554 for, 63 against, 38 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Renew |
| 7 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 54 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 8 | Final vote — text as a whole A10-0143/2026 – Marjan Šarec – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Roll call | 486 for, 101 against, 75 abstained Adopted |
Roll calls requested by S&D, Renew, ECR, ESN · separate votes by ECR.
Text
The text voted on.
The text is published without a Word version, so it cannot be shown with paragraph anchors.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2253(INI) · Own-initiative report
Parliament adopted the text on 17 June 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 18 December 2025 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 5 May 2026 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 12 May 2026 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 17 June 2026 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: AFET · Author: Marjan ŠAREC (Renew)
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 17 connections: Running issue: Montenegro EU accession · Other decisions of the part-session on AFET dossiers · Final votes that split the chamber the same way
Running issue: Montenegro EU accession
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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 (2026). “2025 Commission report on Montenegro”. Decision, 17 June 2026. votingId 193527, document A-10-2026-0143, reference 2025/2253(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-17/12 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 June 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-17-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 17 June 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-17-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-06-17, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-06-17/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-06-17-12,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{2025 Commission report on Montenegro}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-06-17},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-17/12}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-17/12},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 193527, document A-10-2026-0143, reference 2025/2253(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-17-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-17-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-06-17 (CC BY 4.0)}
}