Brussels, 9 May 2025
This week, member of the European Parliament and member of the committee on foreign affairs (AFET) Željana Zovko successfully integrated amendments to the reports on Serbia, Kosovo and Türkiye that were voted in plenary session in Strasbourg.
As regards the reports on Serbia and Kosovo, Zovko’s amendments were adopted regarding the safeguard of the rights of all minorities in terms of full representation at all levels of government, protection of their cultural heritage and use of their languages.
On Serbia, Zovko’s amendments were included on the low and decreasing alignment rate of Serbia with the European common foreign and security policy.
The European Parliament also adopted in plenary Zovko’s amendments to the report on Türkiye. These amendments relate to the misuse of counterterrorism laws to target elected officials, opposition politicians, journalists and human rights defenders. They also point out that Türkiye’s open support for Hamas and its refusal to designate it a terrorist organisation is not compatible with the EU’s foreign and security policy. Moreover, Zovko successfully integrated amendments on the protection of the rights of ethnic and religious minorities in Türkiye.