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2023/0397(COD)

Establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans

Basic information

2023/0397(COD)

COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)

Regulation

Subject

6.30.02 Financial and technical cooperation and assistance
6.40.03 Relations with South-East Europe and the Balkans
8.20.01 Candidate countries
8.20.04 Pre-accession and partnership

Geographical area

Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/1999
Montenegro, from 06/2006
Republic of North Macedonia
Serbia, from 06/2006

Status

Procedure completed

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Key players

Key events

Date Event Reference Summary
08/11/2023 Legislative proposal published COM(2023)0692
18/01/2024 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
18/01/2024 Referral to joint committee announced in Parliament
11/03/2024 Vote in committee, 1st reading
11/03/2024 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading A9-0085/2024
11/03/2024 Committee decision to open interinstitutional negotiations with report adopted in committee
12/03/2024 Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations announced in plenary (Rule 71)
14/03/2024 Committee decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations confirmed by plenary (Rule 71)
09/04/2024 Approval in committee of the text agreed at 1st reading interinstitutional negotiations PE760.968 GEDA/A/(2024)001977
23/04/2024 Debate in Parliament
24/04/2024 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading T9-0343/2024
24/04/2024 Results of vote in Parliament
07/05/2024 Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
14/05/2024 Final act signed
24/05/2024 Final act published in Official Journal

Technical information

Procedure reference 2023/0397(COD)
Procedure type COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)
Procedure subtype Legislation
Legislative instrument Regulation
Legal basis Rules of Procedure EP 59 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union TFEU 212 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union TFEU 322-p1
Mandatory consultation of other institutions European Court of Auditors
Stage reached in procedure Procedure completed
Committee dossier CJ15/9/13992

Documentation gateway

  • Document type Committee Reference Date Summary
    Committee draft report PE758.888 09/02/2024
    Specific opinion CONT PE758.991 15/02/2024
    Amendments tabled in committee PE759.076 15/02/2024
    Committee opinion REGI PE759.038 19/02/2024
    Committee opinion INTA PE758.090 20/02/2024
    Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading A9-0085/2024 11/03/2024
    Text agreed during interinstitutional negotiations PE760.968 08/04/2024
    Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading T9-0343/2024 24/04/2024
  • Document type Reference Date Summary
    Coreper letter confirming interinstitutional agreement GEDA/A/(2024)001977 08/04/2024
    Draft final act 00080/2024/LEX 14/05/2024
  • Document type Reference Date Summary
    Legislative proposal COM(2023)0692 08/11/2023
    Commission response to text adopted in plenary SP(2024)394 08/08/2024
  • Institution/body Document type Reference Date Summary
    CofA Court of Auditors: opinion, report 52024AA0001 OJ OJ C 31.01.2025 30/01/2024
    EESC Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report CES0176/2024 24/04/2024

Additional information

Source Document Date
European Commission EUR-Lex

Transparency

Meetings with interest representatives published in line with the Rules of Procedure

  • Name Role Committee Date Interest representatives
    PICULA Tonino Rapporteur AFET 15/02/2024 Ambassador Agron Bajrami
    PICULA Tonino Rapporteur AFET 15/02/2024 James O’Brien
    RESSLER Karlo Rapporteur BUDG 14/02/2024 United States Mission to the European Union
    RESSLER Karlo Rapporteur BUDG 14/02/2024 Embassy of Montenegro to the EU
    PICULA Tonino Rapporteur AFET 14/02/2024 Prime minister of North Macedonia Talat XHAFERI
    RESSLER Karlo Rapporteur BUDG 08/02/2024 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
    PICULA Tonino Rapporteur AFET 07/02/2024 Ambassador Dr. Thomas Oberreiter
    RESSLER Karlo Rapporteur BUDG 30/01/2024 Embassy of Montenegro to the EU
    RESSLER Karlo Rapporteur BUDG 30/01/2024 Permanent Mission of the Republic of Macedonia to the EU
    PICULA Tonino Rapporteur AFET 18/01/2024 Meeting with the Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi

Final act

Delegated acts

Reference Subject
2025/2651(DEA) Examination of delegated act