Dossier · Own-initiative report
2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Serbia
- Reference
- 2025/2022(INI) Own-initiative report
- Where it stands
- Parliament adopted the text on 7 May 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- Stage
- Parliament’s position
- Lead committee
- Foreign Affairs AFET
More facts (5)
- Author
- Tonino PICULA
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 7 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 7 May 2025 · Adopted
- Versions
- 3 versions
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done) 23 January 2025
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 9 April 2025
- Tabled for plenary (done) 16 April 2025
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 7 May 2025
- Parliament’s position (done) Final
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
People
Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.
- Lead committee
- Foreign Affairs AFET
- Author
- Tonino PICULA (S&D)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Davor Ivo STIER (EPP), Kinga GÁL (Patriots), Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA (ECR), Helmut BRANDSTÄTTER (Renew), Vladimir PREBILIČ (Greens), Danilo DELLA VALLE (The Left), Hans NEUHOFF (ESN)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2025 | 2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia | Resolutions | Adopted | 419 for, 113 against, 88 abstained by roll call |
Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.
Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).
- 7 May 2025 Amendment 7, adding text before paragraph 1
Rejected 75–532–9
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- Against
- Renew
- Against
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- Against
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- For
- 7 May 2025 Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 27
Adopted 431–60–133
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Abst.
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Against
- 7 May 2025 Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 49
Adopted 236–194–192
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- Abst.
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- Against
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- Divided
- ESN
- Abst.
- 7 May 2025 Final vote — text as a whole
Adopted 419–113–88
- The Left
- Abst.
- Greens
- For
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- Divided
- Patriots
- Against
- ESN
- Against
Add members’ columns
Versions, 3
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament7 May 2025
Adopted text TA10-0093/2025 TA-10-2025-0093
Tabled for plenary16 Apr 2025
Report A10-0072/2025 A-10-2025-0072
Committee draft10 Feb 2025
Draft report (AFET) AFET-PR-767969
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0093/2025: Parliament's resolution on Serbia's 2023 and 2024 progress reports notes Serbia's EU commitment but urges reforms, especially on rule of law, media freedom, and alignment with EU foreign policy.
- Report A10-0072/2025: 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.
- Draft report (AFET): This draft report responds to the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Serbia, covering its EU accession process, rule of law, democracy, human rights, regional relations, and socio-economic reforms.
What changed, 2
Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0072/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0093/2025
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Adds several paragraphs condemning violence, pressure on academics, and detention of activists, and updates the government change and victim count. The other change is formal: a decimal separator is corrected.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (AFET) → Report A10-0072/2025
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Adds numerous recitals and paragraphs on democratic backsliding, Russia alignment, and minority rights, urging Serbia to reform and align with EU values. Strengthens language on Serbia's relations with Russia, including calls to align with sanctions and concerns about disinformation and foreign interference. Expands sections on rule of law, media freedom, civil society, and protests, adding detailed calls for investigations and protection of activists. Updates regional cooperation and Kosovo dialogue paragraphs, adding demands for mutual recognition and implementation of agreements. Revises economic and environmental paragraphs, adding calls for investment scrutiny, energy diversification, and environmental protection.
Timeline, 8
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Plenary stage 4 steps · 16 Apr 2025–7 May 2025
7 May 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 7 May 2025 Report A10-0072/2025Adopted text TA10-0093/2025
6 May 2025
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
30 April – 2 May 2025
27 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
Amendments 1–8Amendments 9–11Amendments 12–20Amendment 21Amendments 22–27
16 April 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps · 23 Jan 2025–9 Apr 2025
9 April 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
AFET (Foreign Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
11 March 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of AFET (Foreign Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
10 February 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in AFET (Foreign Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
23 January 2025
Referred to the AFET (Foreign Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Connections
Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.
Texts voted on
- Text REPORT on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Serbia Report A10-0072/2025 7 May 2025
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Serbia”. Dossier, 7 May 2025. procId 2025-2022, reference 2025/2022(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2022 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F2022(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-2022 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-2022,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Serbia}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-05-07},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2022}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2022},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2025-2022, reference 2025/2022(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F2022(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}