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2025 Commission report on Albania

Effect
Adopted
Result
483 for · 103 against · 70 abstained roll call
Date
17 June 2026, 14:17–14:21
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by a large majority
Text
Report A-10-2026-0141
Dossier
2025/2250(INI)
Source
Committee report by Andreas Schieder
Topics
Foreign affairs Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
26 votes · 16 roll calls · 15 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call, 1 split vote) · Greens (1 roll call) · EPP (1 split vote) · ECR (2 split votes) · Patriots (1 roll call) · ESN (1 roll call)
Sitting
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Final vote
193511
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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: 483 for, 103 against, 70 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by a large majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 15 amendments (4 adopted, 11 rejected) and 10 parts of the text voted on separately (9 adopted, 1 rejected).

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by Patriots and ESN; The Left 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 6Against 1Abst. 37No vote 1 of 45Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.76
GreensFor 46Against 0Abst. 0No vote 7 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 123Against 1Abst. 0No vote 11 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.99
RenewFor 69Against 0Abst. 0No vote 9 of 78Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 163Against 2Abst. 3No vote 17 of 185Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.96
ECRFor 57Against 13Abst. 3No vote 9 of 82Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.67
PatriotsFor 14Against 55Abst. 9No vote 7 of 85Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.56
ESNFor 0Against 19Abst. 7No vote 1 of 27Majority line AgainstClear line Against Cohesion 0.60
No groupFor 5Against 12Abst. 11No vote 1 of 29Majority 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, 59

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
Austria126020.50
Belgium163210.64
Bulgaria130310.72
Cyprus4110—
Czechia172110.78
Germany63194100.60
Denmark131100.80
Estonia5011—
Spain467430.71
Finland111030.88
France28361340.20
Greece97320.21
Croatia110011.00
Hungary71850.25
Ireland90320.63
Italy5901070.78
Lithuania8012—
Luxembourg6000—
Latvia8100—
Malta5001—
Netherlands208210.50
Poland415160.81
Portugal152220.68
Romania260250.89
Sweden183000.79
Slovenia7002—
Slovakia60810.36

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
Javi LÓPEZ SpainS&DSpeeches117 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded

All votes on this decision, 26

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 8 to paragraph 11 A10-0141/2026 – Andreas Schieder – § 11 – Am 8 Roll call196 for, 424 against, 26 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
2Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 17 A10-0141/2026 – Andreas Schieder – After § 17 – Am 9 Roll call203 for, 424 against, 29 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
3Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 18 A10-0141/2026 – Andreas Schieder – After § 18 – Am 10 Roll call183 for, 432 against, 37 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 17 A10-0141/2026 – Andreas Schieder – After § 17 – Am 9 Roll call203 for, 424 against, 29 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
3Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 18 A10-0141/2026 – Andreas Schieder – After § 18 – Am 10 Roll call183 for, 432 against, 37 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 18 A10-0141/2026 – Andreas Schieder – After § 18 – Am 11 Roll call184 for, 424 against, 39 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
5Paragraph 19 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Commends the adoption in Albania of the Law on Gender Equality, which is in line with the EU acquis and international human rights standards; expresses alarm, however, at the waves of disinformation and hatred against LGBTIQ+ persons, including smear campaigns against the work of civil society organisations working towards equality for LGBTIQ+ persons; calls on the Albanian authorities to hold persons spreading discriminatory rhetoric accountable before the law;”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
6Paragraph 19 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: ‘calls for the Albanian Government to draft legal measures, such as registered partnership, to recognise and protect same-sex couples, as per its commitment in the National Action Plan for LGBTI People 2021-2027, and in order to bring Albania’s legislation on human rights in line with the EU acquis;’Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
7Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 21 A10-0141/2026 – Andreas Schieder – After § 21 – Am 12 Roll call201 for, 425 against, 25 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
8Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 21 A10-0141/2026 – Andreas Schieder – After § 21 – Am 13 Roll call188 for, 416 against, 30 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
9Vote on text inserted after paragraph 21 Show of hands Adopted
10Paragraph 24 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘regrets that the legal framework for combating gender-based violence is not yet aligned with the Istanbul Convention;’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
11Paragraph 24 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: ECR
12Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 33 A10-0141/2026 – Andreas Schieder – After § 33 – Am 1 Roll call114 for, 532 against, 9 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: ESN
13Separate vote on paragraph 37 Show of hands Adopted
14Separate vote on paragraph 39 Show of hands Adopted
15Amendment 4 to paragraph 46 A10-0141/2026 – Andreas Schieder – § 46 – Am 4 Roll call148 for, 433 against, 78 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
16Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 46 A10-0141/2026 – Andreas Schieder – After § 46 – Am 5 Roll call358 for, 211 against, 86 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left
17Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 46 — part 1 A10-0141/2026 – Andreas Schieder – After § 46 – Am 17/1 Part voted on: “Expresses serious concern that ongoing developments within the Vjosa-Narta protected area demonstrate the practical consequences of these legislative changes and the resulting risks to areas of recognised ecological value; closely follows the ongoing peaceful mass protests in this regard;”Roll call462 for, 46 against, 143 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens; split: EPP
18Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 46 — part 2 A10-0141/2026 – Andreas Schieder – After § 46 – Am 17/2 Part voted on: “calls on the Albanian authorities to immediately establish a moratorium on all new permitting procedures, construction works and development interventions within protected areas until the incompatible provisions of the amended Law on Protected Areas have been repealed, on the basis of a long-standing request by the Commission and Parliament and in line with the closing benchmarks of Chapter 27, and until full compliance with EU nature protection standards has been ensured;”Roll call301 for, 273 against, 77 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens; split: EPP
19Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 46 — part 3 A10-0141/2026 – Andreas Schieder – After § 46 – Am 17/3 Part voted on: “underlines that any projects in this area need to undergo comprehensive environmental impact assessments fully in line with EU standards, including a transparent public participation process with local communities, scientists and civil society;”Roll call483 for, 50 against, 132 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Greens; split: EPP
20Amendment 6 to paragraph 49 A10-0141/2026 – Andreas Schieder – § 49 – Am 6 Roll call261 for, 379 against, 21 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
21Paragraph 49 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘and NATO’”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: The Left
22Paragraph 49 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words”Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: The Left
23Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 49 A10-0141/2026 – Andreas Schieder – After § 49 – Am 7 Roll call254 for, 389 against, 14 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
24Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 49 A10-0141/2026 – Andreas Schieder – After § 49 – Am 14 Roll call195 for, 429 against, 21 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: Patriots
25Vote on text inserted after paragraph 50 Show of hands Rejected
26Final vote — text as a whole A10-0141/2026 – Andreas Schieder – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call483 for, 103 against, 70 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, Greens, Patriots, ESN · split votes by The Left, EPP, ECR (2).

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0141

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Parliament adopted its position on the 2025 Commission report on Albania, assessing the country's progress in EU accession negotiations.

The resolution welcomes Albania's swift opening of all negotiation clusters and encourages continued reforms, while expressing concern about political polarisation and electoral issues.

It calls for comprehensive electoral reform and full implementation of outstanding ODIHR and Venice Commission recommendations.

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This resolution assesses Albania's EU accession progress, welcoming its commitment and full alignment with EU foreign policy, while urging reforms in rule of law, anti-corruption, media freedom, and minority rights.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2250(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
  1. Referred to committee · 18 December 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 5 May 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 11 May 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 17 June 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: AFET · Author: Andreas SCHIEDER (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: EU enlargement · Other decisions of the part-session on AFET dossiers · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Running issue: EU enlargement

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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/2026-06-17/13
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Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “2025 Commission report on Albania”. Decision, 17 June 2026. votingId 193511, document A-10-2026-0141, reference 2025/2250(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-17/13 (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-2026-06-17-13,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{2025 Commission report on Albania}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-06-17},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-17/13}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-17/13},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 193511, document A-10-2026-0141, reference 2025/2250(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)}
}