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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
Versions
3 versions

Where it stands

The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.

  1. Referred to committee (done) 23 January 2025
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 9 April 2025
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 16 April 2025
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 7 May 2025
  5. 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)

Decisions in plenary, 1

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
7 May 20252023 and 2024 reports on Serbia ResolutionsAdopted419 for, 113 against, 88 abstained by roll call

Voting grid

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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).

  1. Rejected 75–532–9

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    Against
    Patriots
    Divided
    ESN
    For
  2. Adopted 431–60–133

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    Abst.
    Patriots
    Divided
    ESN
    Against
  3. Adopted 236–194–192

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    Abst.
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    Divided
    ESN
    Abst.
  4. Adopted 419–113–88

    The Left
    Abst.
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    Divided
    Patriots
    Against
    ESN
    Against
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The people on this dossier — pick up to 6. Each gets a column with their own position.

Versions, 3

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

  1. Adopted by Parliament7 May 2025

    Adopted text TA10-0093/2025 TA-10-2025-0093

    Compare with tabled for plenary

  2. Tabled for plenary16 Apr 2025

    Report A10-0072/2025 A-10-2025-0072

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  3. 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.

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What changed, 2

Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.

  1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0072/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0093/2025

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    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.

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  2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (AFET) → Report A10-0072/2025

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    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.

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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
  1. 7 May 2025

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 7 May 2025 Report A10-0072/2025Adopted text TA10-0093/2025

  2. 6 May 2025

    Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 6 May 2025 Report A10-0072/2025

  3. 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

  4. 16 April 2025

    Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    Report A10-0072/2025

Committee stage 4 steps · 23 Jan 2025–9 Apr 2025
  1. 9 April 2025

    Committee vote: report adopted

    AFET (Foreign Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 11 March 2025

    Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of AFET (Foreign Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (AFET)

  3. 10 February 2025

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in AFET (Foreign Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (AFET)

  4. 23 January 2025

    Referred to the AFET (Foreign Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

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Sources & citation

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

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)}
}