Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2253(INI)
2025 Commission report on Montenegro
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 17 June 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
- Referred to committee(done) 18 December 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 5 May 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 12 May 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 17 June 2026
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
17 June 2026 · decision 12
Foreign affairs, Resolution
2025 Commission report on Montenegro
Adopted 486 for · 101 against · 75 abstained by a large majority
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Foreign Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Marjan Šarec (Renew)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Reinhold Lopatka (EPP), Costas Mavrides (S&D), Jaroslav Bžoch (Patriots), Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza (ECR), Vladimir Prebilič (Greens), Giorgos Georgiou (The Left)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 17 Jun 2026
AI summary: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.
Tabled for plenary· 12 May 2026
Committee draft· 9 Feb 2026
AI summary: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.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 4 steps
17 June 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 17 Jun 2026 Report A10-0143/2026Adopted text TA10-0216/2026
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
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.
12 May 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps
5 May 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
AFET (Foreign Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
11 March 2026
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of AFET (Foreign Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
9 February 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in AFET (Foreign Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
18 December 2025
Referred to the AFET (Foreign Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/2253(INI)