# C_2017265EN.01017301.xml

| 11.8.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 265/173 |
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11.8.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 265/173

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P8_TA(2015)0253

Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (protocol to take account of the accession of Croatia) ***

European Parliament legislative resolution of 8 July 2015 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 former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (05548/2014 — C8-0127/2014 — 2013/0386(NLE))

(Consent)

(2017/C 265/31)

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

| — | having regard to the draft Council decision (05548/2014), |
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having regard to the draft Council decision (05548/2014),

| — | 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 the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (05547/2014), |
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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 the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (05547/2014),

| — | 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 (C8-0127/2014), |
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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 (C8-0127/2014),

| — | having regard to Rule 99(1), first and third subparagraphs, Rule 99(2), and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 99(1), first and third subparagraphs, Rule 99(2), and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A8-0188/2015), |
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having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A8-0188/2015),

| 1. | Gives its consent to conclusion of the Protocol; |
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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 the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. |
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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

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