Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2017(INI)
2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Albania
Own-initiative report (INI): Parliament’s own position on a topic. It is not binding. · First reading
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands
Parliament’s position
Parliament adopted the text on 9 July 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- Referred to committee(done) 23 January 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 4 June 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 10 June 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 9 July 2025
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
9 July 2025 · decision 9
Foreign affairs, Resolution
2023 and 2024 reports on Albania
Adopted 502 for · 120 against · 64 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The resolution welcomes Albania's commitment to EU integration and its full alignment with EU foreign policy, while urging further reforms in rule of law, anti-corruption, and media freedom.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:Updates the accession timeline, noting the opening of two additional clusters in 2025. Adds new paragraphs on religious freedom, minority rights, and communist-era restitution. Changes the census reference from 2024 to 2023 and adds calls for data publication. Adds concerns about judicial challenges, organised crime, and Russian influence. Adds a note on the upcoming OSCE/ODIHR final report on the May 2025 elections.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:The report expands significantly, adding new recitals and paragraphs on foreign malign influence, electoral reform, media freedom, and civil society. It strengthens language on political polarisation, judicial independence, and anti-corruption, with new calls for action and references to specific reports. It adds detailed provisions on social policies, minority rights, gender equality, and environmental protection, including specific concerns about infrastructure projects. It updates security and foreign policy sections, welcoming new partnerships and urging deeper cooperation, while cautioning against initiatives that could undermine EU integration. The other changes are formal: paragraph renumbering and minor wording adjustments.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Foreign Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Andreas Schieder (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Andrey Kovatchev (EPP), Hermann Tertsch (Patriots), Alberico Gambino (ECR), Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Renew), Tineke Strik (Greens), Ilaria Salis (The Left), Stanislav Stoyanov (ESN)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 9 Jul 2025
AI summary:The European Parliament resolution on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Albania welcomes Albania's EU integration progress and urges reforms in rule of law, media freedom, and fundamental rights.
Tabled for plenary· 10 Jun 2025
AI summary:This resolution responds to the Commission's 2023 and 2024 reports on Albania, assessing its EU accession progress and outlining expectations.
Committee draft· 4 Mar 2025
AI summary:This draft report assesses Albania's EU accession progress, welcoming its commitment and urging reforms in rule of law, anti-corruption, media freedom, and fundamental rights.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 4 steps
9 July 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 9 Jul 2025 Report A10-0106/2025Adopted text TA10-0155/2025
8 July 2025
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
2 July 2025
25 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
Amendments 1–3Amendments 4–11Amendments 12–17Amendments 18–20Amendments 21–24Amendment 25
10 June 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
4 June 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
AFET (Foreign Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
25 March 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of AFET (Foreign Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
4 March 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.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/2017(INI)