Where the law stands, Dossier 2024/0167(NLE)
Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of an Agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the cooperation between the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) and the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters
Non-legislative procedure (NLE): for example international agreements, appointments or opinions. · Parliament can approve or reject the text, for example an international agreement, but cannot amend it.
Parliament is asked to approve the decision. It can accept or reject the text as a whole but cannot amend it.
Where it stands
Adopted by the Council
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 7 May 2025 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 25 November 2024
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 6 March 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 10 March 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 2 April 2025
- Adopted by the Council(done) 7 May 2025
Decided in plenary
2 April 2025 · decision 4
Foreign affairs, International agreement
EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Agreement: cooperation between Eurojust and the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters
Consent given 619 for · 9 against · 45 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The agreement enhances judicial cooperation between Eurojust and Bosnia and Herzegovina's authorities to combat serious crime, including organised crime and terrorism.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Jaroslav Bžoch (Patriots)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Fredis Beleris (EPP), Thijs Reuten (S&D), Alessandro Ciriani (ECR), Raquel García Hermida-Van der Walle (Renew), Saskia Bricmont (Greens), Giuseppe Antoci (The Left)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 2 Apr 2025
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement between the EU and Bosnia and Herzegovina on cooperation between Eurojust and Bosnia and Herzegovina's judicial cooperation authorities.
Tabled for plenary· 10 Mar 2025
AI summary:Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina on Eurojust cooperation.
Committee draft· 10 Feb 2025
AI summary:This draft report recommends that Parliament consent to the Council decision concluding the agreement between the EU and Bosnia and Herzegovina on Eurojust cooperation. The agreement enhances judicial cooperation and allows personal data transfer with safeguards.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
7 May 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps
2 April 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 2 Apr 2025 Adopted text TA10-0055/2025Report A10-0027/2025
10 March 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 3 steps
6 March 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
10 February 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
25 November 2024
Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2024/0167(NLE)