Activites

• 2015/07/29 Final act published in Official Journal
• 2015/07/08 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • 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.

• 2015/06/16 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
  • A8-0189/2015 summary

    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.

• 2015/06/11 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• 2014/07/14 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2014/03/24 Legislative proposal published
  • 06682/2014 summary

    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.

  • DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/', 'title': 'Enlargement'}, FÜLE Štefan
• 2014/02/14 Initial legislative proposal published
  • COM(2014)0076 summary

    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.

  • DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/', 'title': 'Enlargement'}, FÜLE Štefan

Documents

• Initial legislative proposal published: COM(2014)0076
• Legislative proposal published: 06682/2014
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A8-0189/2015
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T8-0254/2015

History

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