RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union

21.4.2017 - (13824/2016 – C8‑0527/2016 – 2016/0311(NLE)) - ***

Committee on Foreign Affairs
Rapporteur: Cristian Dan Preda

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union

(13824/2016 – C8‑0527/2016 – 2016/0311(NLE))

(Consent)

The European Parliament,

–  having regard to the draft Council decision (13824/2016),

–  having regard to the draft Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (13823/2016),

–  having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 217 and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(i), and Article 218(8), second subparagraph, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0527/2016),

–  having regard to Rule 99(1) and (4) and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

–  having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A8-0169/2017),

1.  Gives its consent to conclusion of the Protocol;

2.  Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

Title	Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the EU
References	13824/2016 – C8-0527/2016 – COM(2016)0640 – 2016/0311(NLE)
Date of consultation / request for consent	16.12.2016
Committee responsible        Date announced in plenary	AFET 16.1.2017
Committees asked for opinions        Date announced in plenary	ITRE 16.1.2017
Not delivering opinions        Date of decision	ITRE 28.2.2017
Rapporteurs        Date appointed	Cristian Dan Preda 27.10.2016
Date adopted	11.4.2017
Result of final vote	+: –: 0:	57 1 1
Members present for the final vote	Lars Adaktusson, Francisco Assis, Amjad Bashir, Bas Belder, Mario Borghezio, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Lorenzo Cesa, Javier Couso Permuy, Andi Cristea, Arnaud Danjean, Georgios Epitideios, Knut Fleckenstein, Eugen Freund, Michael Gahler, Sandra Kalniete, Karol Karski, Tunne Kelam, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Eduard Kukan, Arne Lietz, Barbara Lochbihler, Sabine Lösing, Ulrike Lunacek, Andrejs Mamikins, Ramona Nicole Mănescu, Alex Mayer, David McAllister, Francisco José Millán Mon, Javier Nart, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Demetris Papadakis, Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Alojz Peterle, Tonino Picula, Kati Piri, Julia Pitera, Cristian Dan Preda, Jozo Radoš, Jordi Solé, Jaromír Štětina, Dubravka Šuica, Charles Tannock, László Tőkés, Ivo Vajgl, Elena Valenciano, Geoffrey Van Orden, Anders Primdahl Vistisen, Boris Zala
Substitutes present for the final vote	María Teresa Giménez Barbat, Andrzej Grzyb, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Norica Nicolai, Urmas Paet, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Marietje Schaake, Helmut Scholz, Igor Šoltes, Marie-Christine Vergiat
Substitutes under Rule 200(2) present for the final vote	Josef Weidenholzer
Date tabled	21.4.2017

FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

57	+
ALDE	María Teresa Giménez Barbat, Javier Nart, Norica Nicolai, Urmas Paet, Jozo Radoš, Marietje Schaake, Ivo Vajgl
ECR	Amjad Bashir, Bas Belder, Karol Karski, Charles Tannock, Geoffrey Van Orden, Anders Primdahl Vistisen
EFDD	Fabio Massimo Castaldo
GUE/NGL	Javier Couso Permuy, Sabine Lösing, Helmut Scholz, Marie-Christine Vergiat
NI	Janusz Korwin-Mikke
PPE	Lars Adaktusson, Lorenzo Cesa, Arnaud Danjean, Michael Gahler, Andrzej Grzyb, Sandra Kalniete, Tunne Kelam, Eduard Kukan, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Ramona Nicole Mănescu, David McAllister, Francisco José Millán Mon, Alojz Peterle, Julia Pitera, Cristian Dan Preda, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Jaromír Štětina, Dubravka Šuica, László Tőkés
S&D	Francisco Assis, Andi Cristea, Knut Fleckenstein, Eugen Freund, Arne Lietz, Andrejs Mamikins, Alex Mayer, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Demetris Papadakis, Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Tonino Picula, Kati Piri, Elena Valenciano, Josef Weidenholzer, Boris Zala
Verts/ALE	Barbara Lochbihler, Ulrike Lunacek, Igor Šoltes, Jordi Solé

1	-
NI	Georgios Epitideios

1	0
ENF	Mario Borghezio

Key to symbols:

+  :  in favour

-  :  against

0  :  abstention