Establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans
- Stage
- In force, reached 24 May 2024
- In force
- In force since 25 May 2024 · CELEX 32024R1449
- Procedure
- Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteurs
- Tonino Picula (S&D), Karlo Ressler (EPP)
- Lead DG
- DG NEAR
- Commissioner
- Olivér Várhelyi
- Last activity
- 28 Apr 2026
Where it stands
Latest: Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans, 15 responses, 28 Apr 2026.
ShowHide the earlier record: 15 dates, 9 Nov 2023 to 9 Apr 2024
- 9 Nov 2023
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 5 Jan 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 18 Jan 2024
- Referred to committee
- 24 Jan 2024
- Committee opinion tabled
- 8 Feb 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 9 Feb 2024
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
- 14 Feb 2024
- Committee opinion adopted
- 19 Feb 2024
- Committee opinion adopted
- 22 Feb 2024
- Committee opinion adopted
- 28 Feb 2024
- Adoption of negotiating mandate by Coreper
- 6 Mar 2024
- Adoption of negotiating mandate by Coreper
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 11 Mar 2024
- Committee report adopted
- Tabled for plenary
- 14 Mar 2024
- Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
- 27 Mar 2024
- Adoption of negotiating mandate by Coreper
- 9 Apr 2024
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
- 23 Apr 2024
- Debate in plenary
- 24 Apr 2024
- EP position at first reading
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Plenary vote
- 25 Apr 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 30 Apr 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 7 May 2024
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
- 14 May 2024
- Signed
- 24 May 2024
- Published in the Official Journal
- 28 Apr 2026
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans, 15 responses · Commission
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-rapporteur | Tonino Picula | S&D | HR | AFET |
| Co-rapporteur | Karlo Ressler | EPP | HR | BUDG |
| Shadow rapporteur | Angel Dzhambazki | ECR | BG | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Bogdan Rzońca | ECR | PL | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Dimitrios Papadimoulis | The Left | EL | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Eider Gardiazabal Rubial | S&D | ES | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Fabienne Keller | Renew | FR | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Francisco Guerreiro | Greens/EFA | PT | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Georgios Kyrtsos | Renew | EL | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Stelios Kouloglou | The Left | EL | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Viola von CRAMON-TAUBADEL | Greens/EFA | DE | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Željana Zovko | EPP | HR | |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Carlos Coelho | EPP | PT | CONT |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Helmut Scholz | The Left | DE | INTA |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Stelios Kympouropoulos | EPP | EL | REGI |
Delegated and implementing acts beneath it
By status: 1 published.
| Act | Kind | Status | Adoption |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1411 | Delegated · Regulation | Published |
Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A9-0085/2024Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2023)0692Parliament
- Agenda · GEDA/A/(2024)001977Parliament
- OJ C 31.01.2025Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 24.05.2024Commission
- Committee opinion · PE758.090Parliament
- Report · PE758.888Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE758.991Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE759.038Parliament
- Amendments · PE759.076Parliament
- Agenda · PE760.968Parliament
- Text adopted · Regulation 2024/1449Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2024)394Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0343/2024Parliament
Consultations on it
The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Each title opens on the Commission's portal.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2026 | 15 |
Summary
GeneratedThe Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans provides up to €6 billion in grants and loans to support socio-economic convergence and fundamental reforms in the region. It primarily affects the six Western Balkan economies and their public administrations, linking financial support to the implementation of specific reform agendas.
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