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2014/0039(NLE) EC/Serbia Stabilisation and Association Agreement: accession of Croatia to the EU. Protocol

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead AFET MCALLISTER David (icon: PPE PPE) FAJON Tanja (icon: S&D S&D), VAJGL Ivo (icon: ALDE ALDE), CASTALDO Fabio Massimo (icon: EFDD EFDD)
Former Responsible Committee AFET
Committee Opinion INTA
Committee Opinion AGRI
Committee Opinion PECH
Former Committee Opinion INTA
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
TFEU 217, TFEU 218-p6a, TFEU 218-p8-a2

Events

2015/07/29
   Final act published in Official Journal
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union.

NON LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision (EU) 2015/1292 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, 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 Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union.

CONTENT: on behalf of the Union and its Member States, the Decision approves the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia.

In accordance with Council Decision 2014/517/EU , the Protocol was signed, subject to its conclusion.

ENTRY INTO FORCE : 20.7.2015.

2015/07/20
   EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
2015/07/20
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2015/07/08
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2015/07/08
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 643 votes to 39, with 24 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, 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 Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union.

Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the Protocol.

Documents
2015/06/16
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Details

The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the recommendation by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE) on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, 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 Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union.

Members called on the European Parliament to give its consent to the conclusion of the Protocol.

Documents
2015/06/11
   EP - Vote in committee
2015/04/21
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2014/09/22
   EP - MCALLISTER David (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
2014/07/14
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2014/03/24
   CSL - Document attached to the procedure
Documents
2014/03/24
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.

BACKGROUND: in accordance with a Council Decision, the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union has been signed, subject to its conclusion.

The conclusion of the Protocol is subject to a separate procedure as regards matters falling within the competence of the European Atomic Energy Community.

It is now necessary to conclude this Protocol on behalf of the European Union.

CONTENT: under this proposal, the Council is called upon to approve, on behalf of the EU, the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union.

For details as regards the objectives of the Protocol, please refer to the summary of the initial legislative proposal published on 14/02/2014 .

Documents
2014/02/14
   EC - Document attached to the procedure
2014/02/14
   EC - For information
2014/02/14
   EP - Preparatory document
Details

PURPOSE : to conclude the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.

BACKGROUND: on 24 September 2012, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States and Croatia, with Serbia 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 Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union.

The Protocol was initialled by the Commission and the Government of Serbia on 10 December 2013.

It is now necessary to conclude the protocol

LEGAL BASIS: Article 217 in conjunction with point (a)(i) of Article 218(6) and the second subparagraph of Article 218(8) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

N.B.: for the conclusion of the Protocol on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC), the Commission proposes that the Council gives its approval, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the EAEC.

CONTENT: under this proposal, the Council is invited to adopt a decision aiming to approve, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union.

The text of the Protocol is attached to the proposal.

A parallel decision is proposed for the signature and provisional application of the Protocol on behalf of the European Union.

Documents

Activities

Votes

A8-0189/2015 - David McAllister - approbation #

2015/07/08 Outcome: +: 643, -: 39, 0: 24
DE FR IT PL ES RO GB NL CZ BE PT BG AT SE HU SK FI HR DK LT IE SI LV EL EE LU MT ?? CY
Total
91
72
67
49
51
28
67
22
21
19
21
17
17
19
19
13
13
11
12
10
10
8
7
17
6
5
5
3
5
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203

Denmark PPE

For (1)

1
2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Luxembourg PPE

2

Cyprus PPE

1
icon: S&D S&D
178

Netherlands S&D

3

Croatia S&D

2

Ireland S&D

For (1)

1

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

1

Latvia S&D

1

Estonia S&D

For (1)

1

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1

Malta S&D

2
2

Cyprus S&D

2
icon: ECR ECR
69

Italy ECR

2

Netherlands ECR

2

Czechia ECR

2

Bulgaria ECR

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2

Croatia ECR

For (1)

1

Lithuania ECR

1

Latvia ECR

For (1)

1

Greece ECR

For (1)

1
icon: ALDE ALDE
67

Romania ALDE

3

Austria ALDE

For (1)

1

Croatia ALDE

2

Denmark ALDE

2

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

1

Slovenia ALDE

For (1)

1

Latvia ALDE

1

Estonia ALDE

3

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

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48

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Austria Verts/ALE

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Hungary Verts/ALE

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Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Croatia Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Slovenia Verts/ALE

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Latvia Verts/ALE

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Estonia Verts/ALE

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Luxembourg Verts/ALE

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icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
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United Kingdom GUE/NGL

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Netherlands GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

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Portugal GUE/NGL

For (1)

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Sweden GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Finland GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

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Denmark GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

1

Ireland GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

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GUE/NGL

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Cyprus GUE/NGL

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icon: ENF ENF
33
2

Belgium ENF

For (1)

1
icon: NI NI
14

Germany NI

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France NI

2

Poland NI

1

Spain NI

1

United Kingdom NI

For (1)

1

Hungary NI

2
icon: EFDD EFDD
42

France EFDD

Against (1)

1

Poland EFDD

1

Czechia EFDD

Against (1)

1

Sweden EFDD

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      • date: 2015-07-08T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=25905&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
      • date: 2015-07-08T00:00:00 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=P8-TA-2015-0254 title: T8-0254/2015 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 643 votes to 39, with 24 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, 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 Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union. Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the Protocol.
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      • PURPOSE: to conclude a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union.

        NON LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision (EU) 2015/1292 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, 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 Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union.

        CONTENT: on behalf of the Union and its Member States, the Decision approves the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia.

        In accordance with Council Decision 2014/517/EU, the Protocol was signed, subject to its conclusion.

        ENTRY INTO FORCE : 20.7.2015.

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      • The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the recommendation by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE) on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, 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 Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union.

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        Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the Protocol.

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      • PURPOSE: to conclude the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union.

        PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

        ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act. 

        BACKGROUND: in accordance with a Council Decision, the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union has been signed, subject to its conclusion.

        The conclusion of the Protocol is subject to a separate procedure as regards matters falling within the competence of the European Atomic Energy Community.

        It is now necessary to conclude this Protocol on behalf of the European Union.

        CONTENT: under this proposal, the Council is called upon to approve, on behalf of the EU, the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union.

        For details as regards the objectives of the Protocol, please refer to the summary of the initial legislative proposal published on 14/02/2014.

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      • PURPOSE : to conclude the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union.

        PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

        ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.

        BACKGROUND: on 24 September 2012, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States and Croatia, with Serbia 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 Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union.

        The Protocol was initialled by the Commission and the Government of Serbia on 10 December 2013.

        It is now necessary to conclude the protocol

        LEGAL BASIS: Article 217 in conjunction with point (a)(i) of Article 218(6) and the second subparagraph of Article 218(8) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

        N.B.: for the conclusion of the Protocol on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC), the Commission proposes that the Council gives its approval, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 101 of the Treaty establishing the EAEC.

        CONTENT: under this proposal, the Council is invited to adopt a decision aiming to approve, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union.

        The text of the Protocol is attached to the proposal.

        A parallel decision is proposed for the signature and provisional application of the Protocol on behalf of the European Union.

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      • PURPOSE : to conclude the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union.

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        ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act. 

        BACKGROUND: on 24 September 2012, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States and Croatia, with Serbia 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 Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union.

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        CONTENT: under this proposal, the Council is invited to adopt a decision aiming to approve, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union.

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      • PURPOSE : to conclude the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Serbia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Croatia to the European Union.

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