Procedure

2025 Commission report on Montenegro

2025/2253(INI)·10th term·AFET·INI

Summary

This own-initiative report responds to the 2025 Commission report on Montenegro, an EU candidate country. The amendments stress the accession process and rule of law, urging progress on high-level corruption, the judiciary, minority rights, media freedom and civil society. They raise concern over Russian influence, instrumentalisation of religious institutions and narratives from Serbia, and welcome alignment with the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the EU Growth Plan.

Procedure timeline

Committee amendments tabled
11 Mar 2026
Plenary vote — Adopted
17 Jun 2026 · On the motion for a resolution · the text as a whole

237

Amendments

distinct, in window

Members

tabled at least one

Committee

11 Mar 2026

Dates

Plenary votes

6 roll-call votes

In plenary, Parliament usually votes in steps: first on amendments to the text (sometimes split into parts, so Members can accept one half of a sentence and reject the other), then on the text as a whole. The “main vote” is the one that adopts or rejects the text itself. Each vote below shows exactly which step it was. How voting works →

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1. 17 Jun 2026Adopted
  On amendment 3 · paragraph 1
  Official label: § 1 - Am 3 · what was voted ↗
  510 for103 against41 abstentions65 did not vote
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2. 17 Jun 2026Adopted
  On amendment 5 · text to be inserted after paragraph 10
  Official label: Après le § 10 - Am 5 · what was voted ↗
  412 for114 against120 abstentions73 did not vote
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3. 17 Jun 2026Rejected
  On amendment 1 · text to be inserted after paragraph 27
  Official label: Après le § 27 - Am 1 · what was voted ↗
  101 for534 against18 abstentions66 did not vote
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17 Jun 2026Adopted
On paragraph 31
Official label: § 31 · what was voted ↗
454 for143 against56 abstentions66 did not vote
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17 Jun 2026Adopted
On amendment 4 · paragraph 53
Official label: § 53 - Am 4 · what was voted ↗
554 for63 against38 abstentions64 did not vote
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17 Jun 2026Main voteAdopted
On the motion for a resolution · the text as a whole
Official label: Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) · what was voted ↗
486 for101 against75 abstentions57 did not vote
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Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only

Plenary amendments5 tabled on this text

Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.

Amendment 1ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 27 a (new)
Amendment
27a. Underlines that Montenegro constitutes a major corridor for drug trafficking destined for the European Union1a; considers that the persistence of such criminal organisations on Montenegrin territory is incompatible with the conditions for a credible accession to the EU; _________________ 1a Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, ‘Global Organized Crime Index 2025: Crime at a crossroads’, 2025, https://ocindex.net/report/2025/.
official amendment document ↗
Amendment 2ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 54 a (new)
Amendment
54a. Underlines that Montenegro’s GDP per capita stands at less than one third of the EU average in 2024 according to Eurostat; considers that the accession of a country presenting such a development gap would generate considerable financial transfers at the expense of Member States; considers that accession under such economic conditions is not viable for either the EU or Montenegro;
official amendment document ↗
Amendment 3RenewMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 1
Current text
1. Welcomes Montenegro’s steady progress on EU-related reforms, underpinned by broad political engagement and ambition to complete negotiations by the end of 2026; welcomes the provisional closure of 6 more negotiating chapters in 2025 and 2 in 2026, bringing the total to 14; reiterates its full support for the country’s future in the EU;
Amendment
1. Welcomes Montenegro’s steady progress on EU-related reforms, underpinned by broad political engagement and ambition to complete negotiations by the end of 2026; welcomes the provisional closure of 6 more negotiating chapters in 2025 and 2 in 2026, bringing the total to 14; reiterates its full support for the country’s future in the EU; welcomes the establishment in the Council of an ad hoc working group on the drafting of an accession treaty with Montenegro, as an important and timely step in advancing the final phase of Montenegro’s EU accession process and reaffirming the EU’s commitment to enlargement;
official amendment document ↗
Amendment 4RenewMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 53
Current text
53. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to open negotiations with the Western Balkan partners, including Montenegro, to extend the EU’s ‘roam like at home’ regime, thereby enabling citizens and businesses to benefit from seamless mobile connectivity at domestic rates across the EU and the Western Balkans, fostering people-to-people contacts, boosting economic ties, supporting educational exchanges and facilitating tourism; underlines that this initiative constitutes a concrete step towards deeper pre-accession integration, supports cross-border social and economic ties and brings tangible benefits to citizens well ahead of full EU membership; ~~calls for~~ the ~~swift~~ ~~adoption~~ of the ~~negotiating ma…~~
Amendment
53. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to open negotiations with the Western Balkan partners, including Montenegro, to extend the EU’s ‘roam like at home’ regime, thereby enabling citizens and businesses to benefit from seamless mobile connectivity at domestic rates across the EU and the Western Balkans, fostering people-to-people contacts, boosting economic ties, supporting educational exchanges and facilitating tourism; underlines that this initiative constitutes a concrete step towards deeper pre-accession integration, supports cross-border social and economic ties and brings tangible benefits to citizens well ahead of full EU membership; welcomes the Council’s authorisation of the openin…
Excerpt — full text in the official PDF.
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Amendment 5S&DMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 10 a (new)
Amendment
10a. Notes with serious concern the reports that Serbian President Vučić’s supporters travelled to Tivat on 3 June 2026 in an attempt to destabilise Montenegro and to disrupt the EU-Western Balkans Summit; further notes that some of the individuals involved had previously been identified at pro-government mobilisations, were involved in efforts to suppress student protests in Serbia and had records of violent criminal offences or misdemeanours; strongly condemns the actions of structures linked to the Serbian ruling party aimed at destabilising Montenegro and undermining its progress towards EU accession
official amendment document ↗