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2025 Commission report on North Macedonia
Adopted by a large majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 411
- Against
- 120
- Abstained
- 120
roll-call vote at 14:28 · 63% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Thomas Waitz · Report A-10-2026-0162
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on the Commission's 2025 report on North Macedonia, supporting the country's EU membership based on strict conditionality and merit-based progress.§1: source passage in the text The resolution notes the lack of progress since the last report, particularly on constitutional amendments and reforms in the rule of law, judicial reform, and the fight against corruption.§1: source passage in the text§2: source passage in the text It calls on all political stakeholders in North Macedonia to deliver tangible results in these core areas without further delay.§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP; Against: Patriots, ESN; Abstained: The Left, ECR
- The Left Abstained 8 for, 2 against, 33 abstainedof 45
- Greens For 46 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 113 for, 0 against, 7 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 68 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 151 for, 3 against, 12 abstainedof 185
- ECR Abstained 14 for, 10 against, 53 abstainedof 82
- Patriots Against 6 for, 70 against, 1 abstainedof 86
- ESN Against 0 for, 23 against, 3 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 5 for, 12 against, 11 abstainedof 29
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
66 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left abstained (33 of 43). For: 8, Against: 2
Anja Hazekamp (Netherlands, against), Hanna Gedin (Sweden, for), João Oliveira (Portugal, against), Jonas Sjöstedt (Sweden, for), Jussi Saramo (Finland, for)
5 more from The Left
Li Andersson (Finland, for), Martin Schirdewan (Germany, for), Merja Kyllönen (Finland, for), Per Clausen (Denmark, for), Sebastian Everding (Germany, for)
S&D voted for (113 of 120). Abstained: 7
Biljana Borzan (Croatia), Marko Vešligaj (Croatia), Nikolas Farantouris (Greece), Nikos Papandreou (Greece), Romana Jerković (Croatia)
2 more from S&D
Sakis Arnaoutoglou (Greece), Yannis Maniatis (Greece)
EPP voted for (151 of 166). Against: 3, Abstained: 12
Céline Imart (France, abstained), Christophe Gomart (France, against), Dimitris Tsiodras (Greece, abstained), Eleonora Meleti (Greece, abstained), Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi (Greece, abstained)
10 more from EPP
Emmanouil Kefalogiannis (Greece, abstained), François-Xavier Bellamy (France, against), Fredis Beleris (Greece, abstained), Georgios Aftias (Greece, abstained), Ilia Lazarov (Bulgaria, against), Isabelle Le Callennec (France, abstained), Loucas Fourlas (Cyprus, abstained), Michalis Hadjipantela (Cyprus, abstained), Nadine Morano (France, abstained), Vangelis Meimarakis (Greece, abstained)
ECR abstained (53 of 77). For: 14, Against: 10
Alexandr Vondra (Czechia, for), Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, against), Claudiu-Richard Târziu (Romania, for), Cristian Terheş (Romania, for), Dick Erixon (Sweden, against)
19 more from ECR
Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, against), Geadis Geadi (Cyprus, against), Georgiana Teodorescu (Romania, for), Gheorghe Piperea (Romania, for), Guillaume Peltier (France, against), Ivaylo Valchev (Bulgaria, for), Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, against), Laurence Trochu (France, against), Marion Maréchal (France, against), Nicolas Bay (France, against), Nikola Bartůšek (Czechia, for), Ondřej Krutílek (Czechia, for), Reinis Pozņaks (Latvia, for), Rihards Kols (Latvia, for), Roberts Zīle (Latvia, for), Sebastian Tynkkynen (Finland, against), Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza (Romania, for), Stephen Nikola Bartulica (Croatia, for), Veronika Vrecionová (Czechia, for)
Patriots voted against (70 of 77). For: 6, Abstained: 1
Antonín Staněk (Czechia, abstained), Jana Nagyová (Czechia, for), Jaroslav Bžoch (Czechia, for), Jaroslav Knot (Czechia, for), Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (Czechia, for)
2 more from Patriots
Ondřej Knotek (Czechia, for), Tomáš Kubín (Czechia, for)
ESN voted against (23 of 26). Abstained: 3
Petar Volgin (Bulgaria), Petras Gražulis (Lithuania), Stanislav Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 8 amendments (2 adopted, 6 rejected) and 23 parts of the text voted on separately (23 adopted).