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2008/0057(AVC) EC/Albania Stabilisation and Association Agreement: accession of Bulgaria and Romania

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead AFET SARYUSZ-WOLSKI Jacek (icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE)
Committee Opinion INTA
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 300-p2/3-a1/2, EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 310, Euratom Treaty A 101-p2

Events

2009/04/28
   Final act published in Official Journal
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the EC and their Member States and Morocco, in order to take account of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council and Commission Decision 2009/331/EC, Euratom on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

CONTENT : the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Albania, of the other part, was signed in Luxemburg on 12 June 2006 (please refer to AVC/2006/0044 ). Following the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU, a Protocol has been negotiated and on 7 January 2008.

This Decision approves on behalf of the EC, the European Atomic Energy Community and the Member States, the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EC and their Member States, and Albania to take account of the accession of the Bulgaria and Romania to the EU.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: the Protocol shall enter into force when all of the necessary procedures have been completed.

2009/03/30
   EC - Follow-up document
Details

PURPOSE: to present a proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on a Community Position concerning a Decision of the EU – Albania Stabilisation and Association Council on its Rules of Procedure.

CONTENT: the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, on the one hand, and the Republic of Albania, of on the other, will enter into force on 1 April 2009, following the completion of its ratification by all Member States on 26 February 2009.

The Stabilisation and Association Council established by Article 116 of the said Agreement supervises the implementation of the Agreement and examines any major issues arising within its framework, and any other bilateral or international issues of mutual interest.

As provided in Article 117 of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, the Stabilisation and Association Council shall establish its rules of procedure. In conformity with Article 120 of the Agreement, these rules of procedure determine the duties of the Stabilisation and Association Committee, which shall assist the Stabilisation and Association Council in the performance of its duties.

As laid down by Article 2(1) of Council Decision of 26 February 2009 on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, the Community position in the Stabilisation and Association Council will be established by decision of the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission.

The Council is therefore invited to approve the proposal.

The position to be adopted by the Community within the Stabilisation and Association Council in relation to the rules of procedures and to the delegation of its powers to the Stabilisation and Association Committee shall be based on the draft decision of the Stabilisation and Association Council, annexed to this Decision. Minor amendments to this draft decision may be accepted without further decision of the Council.

2009/02/26
   EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
2009/02/26
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2009/02/26
   CSL - Council Meeting
2008/12/16
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2008/12/16
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted, by 502 votes to 17 with 6 abstentions a legislative resolution giving its assent to the conclusion of a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union. The report had been tabled for consideration in plenary by Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI (EPP-ED, PL) on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Documents
2008/12/10
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
2008/12/10
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
2008/12/04
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2008/09/15
   CSL - Council Meeting
2008/09/05
   CSL - Document attached to the procedure
Details

Council document 07998/08 contains the final version of the draft Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

Documents
2008/08/21
   CSL - Legislative proposal
Details

This proposal for a decision forms the legal act by which the European Communities and their Member States, on the one hand, and Albania, on the other, intend to conclude a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EC and Albania to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

The Decision requires the European Parliament’s assent.

The text of the Protocol is attached to the proposed decision and can be found in Council document 07998/08 .

Documents
2008/08/20
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

This proposal for a decision forms the legal act by which the European Communities and their Member States, on the one hand, and Albania, on the other, intend to conclude a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EC and Albania to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

The Decision requires the European Parliament’s assent.

The text of the Protocol is attached to the proposed decision and can be found in Council document 07998/08 .

Documents
2008/04/02
   EP - Vote in committee
Details

The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted, according to the simplified procedure (Rule 43(1) of the Rules of Procedure), the report drafted by Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI (EPP-ED, PL) calling on the European Parliament to give its assent to the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

2008/04/02
   EP - SARYUSZ-WOLSKI Jacek (PPE-DE) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
2008/03/14
   EC - Initial legislative proposal
Details

PURPOSE: to include Bulgaria and Romania in the stabilisation and association agreement concluded between the EU and Albania.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

CONTENT: the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, was signed in Luxemburg on 12 June 2006 (please refer to AVC/2006/0044 ).

On 23 October 2006, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, with the Republic of Albania in order to conclude a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

Negotiating rounds with Albania took place on 22 November 2006 and 1 February 2007. They continued by exchanges of letters on 2 April, 21 May, 9 July and 12 September 2007. The Protocol was initialled by the Commission and the Government of the Republic of Albania on 7 January 2008.

The aim of this proposal is to approve this protocol on behalf of the Community. To do this, the proposal uses a specific procedure.

The text of the initialled protocol is attached.

2008/03/13
   EC - Initial legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to include Bulgaria and Romania in the stabilisation and association agreement concluded between the EU and Albania.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

CONTENT: the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, was signed in Luxemburg on 12 June 2006 (please refer to AVC/2006/0044 ).

On 23 October 2006, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, with the Republic of Albania in order to conclude a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.

Negotiating rounds with Albania took place on 22 November 2006 and 1 February 2007. They continued by exchanges of letters on 2 April, 21 May, 9 July and 12 September 2007. The Protocol was initialled by the Commission and the Government of the Republic of Albania on 7 January 2008.

The aim of this proposal is to approve this protocol on behalf of the Community. To do this, the proposal uses a specific procedure.

The text of the initialled protocol is attached.

Documents

Votes

Recommandation Saryusz-Wolski A6-0496/2008 - résolution #

2008/12/16 Outcome: +: 502, -: 17, 0: 6
DE GB IT FR ES PL RO NL EL HU BE SE PT CZ DK FI LT SK AT BG IE LV CY SI EE LU MT
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70
63
46
57
39
29
19
19
19
16
16
12
12
12
13
11
10
10
9
8
8
6
6
5
5
4
1
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Sweden PPE-DE

2

Denmark PPE-DE

1
2

Latvia PPE-DE

2

Slovenia PPE-DE

3

Estonia PPE-DE

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1

Luxembourg PPE-DE

3

Malta PPE-DE

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1
icon: PSE PSE
148

Czechia PSE

2

Finland PSE

2

Lithuania PSE

For (1)

1

Slovakia PSE

1

Bulgaria PSE

2

Slovenia PSE

For (1)

1

Estonia PSE

2
icon: ALDE ALDE
67

Spain ALDE

1

Netherlands ALDE

2

Hungary ALDE

1

Sweden ALDE

2

Latvia ALDE

1

Cyprus ALDE

For (1)

1

Slovenia ALDE

1

Estonia ALDE

2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
33

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

5

Italy Verts/ALE

2

Spain Verts/ALE

2

Netherlands Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

3

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
29

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1

France GUE/NGL

2

Spain GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

2

Greece GUE/NGL

3

Sweden GUE/NGL

1

Portugal GUE/NGL

2

Czechia GUE/NGL

3

Denmark GUE/NGL

1

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2
icon: UEN UEN
27

Denmark UEN

Against (1)

1

Lithuania UEN

2

Ireland UEN

3
icon: IND/DEM IND/DEM
12

United Kingdom IND/DEM

4

France IND/DEM

2

Poland IND/DEM

For (1)

1

Netherlands IND/DEM

2

Sweden IND/DEM

2

Denmark IND/DEM

For (1)

1
icon: NI NI
15

United Kingdom NI

For (1)

Abstain (2)

7

Italy NI

Against (1)

1

Belgium NI

Abstain (1)

1

Slovakia NI

1

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  • date: 2009-03-30T00:00:00 docs: url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2009&nu_doc=144 title: EUR-Lex title: COM(2009)0144 summary: PURPOSE: to present a proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on a Community Position concerning a Decision of the EU – Albania Stabilisation and Association Council on its Rules of Procedure. CONTENT: the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, on the one hand, and the Republic of Albania, of on the other, will enter into force on 1 April 2009, following the completion of its ratification by all Member States on 26 February 2009. The Stabilisation and Association Council established by Article 116 of the said Agreement supervises the implementation of the Agreement and examines any major issues arising within its framework, and any other bilateral or international issues of mutual interest. As provided in Article 117 of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, the Stabilisation and Association Council shall establish its rules of procedure. In conformity with Article 120 of the Agreement, these rules of procedure determine the duties of the Stabilisation and Association Committee, which shall assist the Stabilisation and Association Council in the performance of its duties. As laid down by Article 2(1) of Council Decision of 26 February 2009 on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement, the Community position in the Stabilisation and Association Council will be established by decision of the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission. The Council is therefore invited to approve the proposal. The position to be adopted by the Community within the Stabilisation and Association Council in relation to the rules of procedures and to the delegation of its powers to the Stabilisation and Association Committee shall be based on the draft decision of the Stabilisation and Association Council, annexed to this Decision. Minor amendments to this draft decision may be accepted without further decision of the Council. type: Follow-up document body: EC
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  • date: 2008-03-14T00:00:00 type: Initial legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2008/0139/COM_COM(2008)0139_EN.pdf title: COM(2008)0139 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2008&nu_doc=139 title: EUR-Lex summary: PURPOSE: to include Bulgaria and Romania in the stabilisation and association agreement concluded between the EU and Albania. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. CONTENT: the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, was signed in Luxemburg on 12 June 2006 (please refer to AVC/2006/0044 ). On 23 October 2006, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations, on behalf of the Community and its Member States, with the Republic of Albania in order to conclude a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union. Negotiating rounds with Albania took place on 22 November 2006 and 1 February 2007. They continued by exchanges of letters on 2 April, 21 May, 9 July and 12 September 2007. The Protocol was initialled by the Commission and the Government of the Republic of Albania on 7 January 2008. The aim of this proposal is to approve this protocol on behalf of the Community. To do this, the proposal uses a specific procedure. The text of the initialled protocol is attached.
  • date: 2008-04-02T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP summary: The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted, according to the simplified procedure (Rule 43(1) of the Rules of Procedure), the report drafted by Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI (EPP-ED, PL) calling on the European Parliament to give its assent to the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.
  • date: 2008-08-21T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=7999%2F08&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 07999/2008 summary: This proposal for a decision forms the legal act by which the European Communities and their Member States, on the one hand, and Albania, on the other, intend to conclude a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EC and Albania to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union. The Decision requires the European Parliament’s assent. The text of the Protocol is attached to the proposed decision and can be found in Council document 07998/08 .
  • date: 2008-12-04T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2008-12-10T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2008-496&language=EN title: A6-0496/2008
  • date: 2008-12-16T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=16494&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2008-12-16T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2008-585 title: T6-0585/2008 summary: The European Parliament adopted, by 502 votes to 17 with 6 abstentions a legislative resolution giving its assent to the conclusion of a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union. The report had been tabled for consideration in plenary by Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI (EPP-ED, PL) on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • date: 2009-02-26T00:00:00 type: Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament body: EP/CSL
  • date: 2009-02-26T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
  • date: 2009-04-28T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal summary: PURPOSE: to conclude a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the EC and their Member States and Morocco, in order to take account of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU. LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council and Commission Decision 2009/331/EC, Euratom on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union. CONTENT : the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Albania, of the other part, was signed in Luxemburg on 12 June 2006 (please refer to AVC/2006/0044 ). Following the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU, a Protocol has been negotiated and on 7 January 2008. This Decision approves on behalf of the EC, the European Atomic Energy Community and the Member States, the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EC and their Member States, and Albania to take account of the accession of the Bulgaria and Romania to the EU. ENTRY INTO FORCE: the Protocol shall enter into force when all of the necessary procedures have been completed. docs: title: Decision 2009/331 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32009D0331 title: OJ L 107 28.04.2009, p. 0164 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2009:107:TOC
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  • date: 2008-03-14T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2008/0139/COM_COM(2008)0139_EN.pdf celexid: CELEX:52008PC0139(02):EN type: Initial legislative proposal published title: COM(2008)0139 type: Initial legislative proposal published body: EC commission: DG: url: http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/ title: Enlargement Commissioner: REHN Olli
  • date: 2008-04-02T00:00:00 body: EP committees: body: EP responsible: True committee: AFET date: 2008-04-02T00:00:00 committee_full: Foreign Affairs rapporteur: group: PPE-DE name: SARYUSZ-WOLSKI Jacek body: EP responsible: False committee_full: International Trade committee: INTA type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • date: 2008-08-21T00:00:00 docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=7999%2F08&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC type: Legislative proposal published title: 07999/2008 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC commission: DG: url: http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/ title: Enlargement Commissioner: REHN Olli
  • date: 2008-09-15T00:00:00 body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: General Affairs meeting_id: 2888
  • date: 2008-12-04T00:00:00 body: EP type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: True committee: AFET date: 2008-04-02T00:00:00 committee_full: Foreign Affairs rapporteur: group: PPE-DE name: SARYUSZ-WOLSKI Jacek body: EP responsible: False committee_full: International Trade committee: INTA
  • date: 2008-12-10T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2008-496&language=EN type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading title: A6-0496/2008 body: EP committees: body: EP responsible: True committee: AFET date: 2008-04-02T00:00:00 committee_full: Foreign Affairs rapporteur: group: PPE-DE name: SARYUSZ-WOLSKI Jacek body: EP responsible: False committee_full: International Trade committee: INTA type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
  • date: 2008-12-16T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=16494&l=en type: Results of vote in Parliament title: Results of vote in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2008-585 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T6-0585/2008 body: EP type: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2009-02-26T00:00:00 body: CSL type: Council Meeting council: Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) meeting_id: 2927
  • date: 2009-02-26T00:00:00 body: EP type: End of procedure in Parliament
  • date: 2009-02-26T00:00:00 body: EP/CSL type: Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
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