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2025 Commission report on Montenegro

Reference
2025/2253(INI) Own-initiative report
Where it stands
Parliament adopted the text on 17 June 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Stage
Parliament’s position
Lead committee
Foreign Affairs AFET
More facts (5)
Author
Marjan ŠAREC
Shadow rapporteurs
6 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Last vote
17 Jun 2026 · Adopted
Versions
3 versions
More
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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) 18 December 2025
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 5 May 2026
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 12 May 2026
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 17 June 2026
  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
Marjan ŠAREC (Renew)
Shadow rapporteurs
Reinhold LOPATKA (EPP), Costas MAVRIDES (S&D), Jaroslav BŽOCH (Patriots), Şerban Dimitrie STURDZA (ECR), Vladimir PREBILIČ (Greens), Giorgos GEORGIOU (The Left)

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
17 Jun 20262025 Commission report on Montenegro ResolutionsAdopted486 for, 101 against, 75 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. 17 Jun 2026 Amendment 3 to paragraph 1

    Adopted 510–103–41

    The Left
    Divided
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    Divided
    ESN
    Against
  2. 17 Jun 2026 Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 10

    Adopted 412–114–120

    The Left
    Divided
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    Divided
    Patriots
    Divided
    ESN
    Against
  3. 17 Jun 2026 Amendment 1, adding text after paragraph 27

    Rejected 101–534–18

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    Against
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  4. 17 Jun 2026 Separate vote on paragraph 31

    Adopted 454–143–56

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    Against
    Patriots
    Divided
    ESN
    Against
  5. 17 Jun 2026 Amendment 4 to paragraph 53

    Adopted 554–63–38

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    Divided
    ESN
    Abst.
  6. 17 Jun 2026 Final vote — text as a whole

    Adopted 486–101–75

    The Left
    Abst.
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    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 Parliament17 Jun 2026

    Adopted text TA10-0216/2026 TA-10-2026-0216

    Compare with tabled for plenary

  2. Tabled for plenary12 May 2026

    Report A10-0143/2026 A-10-2026-0143

    Compare with committee draft

  3. Committee draft9 Feb 2026

    Draft report (AFET) AFET-PR-784340

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0216/2026: Parliament's resolution on Montenegro's 2025 EU progress report welcomes its frontrunner status and the closure of 16 negotiating chapters, while urging sustained reforms, especially in rule of law and fundamental rights.
  • Draft report (AFET): This draft report welcomes Montenegro's progress in EU accession talks and urges continued reforms, especially in rule of law, anti-corruption, and fundamental rights.

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What changed

Between consecutive versions of the text, newest pair first.

No overview of what changed between versions is available for this dossier. The “Compare” links under Versions show every change between two versions.

Timeline, 8

Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.

Plenary stage 4 steps · 12 May 2026–17 Jun 2026

  1. 17 June 2026

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 17 Jun 2026 Report A10-0143/2026Adopted text TA10-0216/2026

  2. 16 June 2026

    Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 16 Jun 2026 Report A10-0141/2026Report A10-0143/2026Report A10-0162/2026Report A10-0165/2026Report A10-0166/2026

  3. 9 June 2026

    5 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    Amendments 1–2Amendments 3–4Amendment 5

  4. 12 May 2026

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0143/2026

Committee stage 4 steps · 18 Dec 2025–5 May 2026

  1. 5 May 2026

    Committee vote: report adopted

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

  2. 11 March 2026

    Amendments tabled in committee

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

    Amendments in committee (AFET)

  3. 9 February 2026

    Draft report published

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

    Draft report (AFET)

  4. 18 December 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.

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2253
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Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “2025 Commission report on Montenegro”. Dossier, 17 June 2026. procId 2025-2253, reference 2025/2253(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2253 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F2253(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-2253 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-2253,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{2025 Commission report on Montenegro}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-06-17},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2253}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2253},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2025-2253, reference 2025/2253(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F2253(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}