Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2022(INI)
2023 and 2024 Commission reports on Serbia
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 7 May 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- Referred to committee(done) 23 January 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 9 April 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 16 April 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 7 May 2025
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
7 May 2025 · decision 19
Foreign affairs, Resolution
2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia
Adopted 419 for · 113 against · 88 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The resolution highlights concerns over democracy and the rule of law, and stresses the need for Serbia to align with EU foreign policy, including on sanctions against Russia.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary: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.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary: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.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Foreign Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Tonino Picula (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Davor Ivo Stier (EPP), Kinga Gál (Patriots), Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza (ECR), Helmut Brandstätter (Renew), Vladimir Prebilič (Greens), Danilo Della Valle (The Left), Hans Neuhoff (ESN)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 7 May 2025
AI summary: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.
Tabled for plenary· 16 Apr 2025
AI summary: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.
Committee draft· 10 Feb 2025
AI summary: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.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 4 steps
7 May 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 7 May 2025 Report A10-0072/2025Adopted text TA10-0093/2025
6 May 2025
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
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
16 April 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
9 April 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
AFET (Foreign Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
11 March 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of AFET (Foreign Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
10 February 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, 2025/2022(INI)