Procedure File: 2025/2253(INI) | Legislative Observatory

Basic information

2025/2253(INI)

INI - Own-initiative procedure

Subject

8.20.01 Candidate countries

Geographical area

Montenegro, from 06/2006

Status

Procedure completed

European Parliament

Committee responsible	Rapporteur	Appointed
AFET Foreign Affairs	ŠAREC Marjan (Renew)	04/11/2025
	LOPATKA Reinhold (EPP) MAVRIDES Costas (S&D) BŽOCH Jaroslav (PfE) STURDZA Şerban Dimitrie (ECR) PREBILIČ Vladimir (Greens/EFA) GEORGIOU Giorgos (The Left)

European Commission

Commission DG	Commissioner
Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood	KOS Marta

Date	Event	Reference
18/12/2025	Committee referral announced in Parliament
05/05/2026	Vote in committee
12/05/2026	Committee report tabled for plenary	A10-0143/2026
16/06/2026	Debate in Parliament
17/06/2026	Decision by Parliament	T10-0216/2026
17/06/2026	Results of vote in Parliament

Procedure reference	2025/2253(INI)
Procedure type	INI - Own-initiative procedure
Procedure subtype	Annual report
Legal basis	Rules of Procedure EP 55
Other legal basis	Rules of Procedure EP 165
Stage reached in procedure	Procedure completed
Committee dossier	AFET/10/04731

European Parliament

Document type	Reference	Date
Committee draft report	PE784.340	09/02/2026
Amendments tabled in committee	PE785.313	11/03/2026
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading	A10-0143/2026	12/05/2026
Text adopted by Parliament, single reading	T10-0216/2026	17/06/2026

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

Rapporteurs, Shadow Rapporteurs and Committee Chairs

Name	Role	Committee	Date	Interest representatives
LOPATKA Reinhold	Shadow rapporteur	AFET	12/05/2026	Deputy Ambassador of Montenegro
ŠAREC Marjan	Rapporteur	AFET	29/01/2026	European Federation of Journalists
LOPATKA Reinhold	Shadow rapporteur	AFET	24/03/2025	Meeting with Montenegrin Head of Parliamentary Group & Chair of Committee