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Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)

2025/0059(COD)·10th term·LIBE·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·In progressAwaiting Parliament's position in 1st reading
Subjects: Free movement and integration of third-country nationals · Migration policy
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): AZMANI Malik (Renew)
Summary

This dossier concerns a proposed regulation establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union. The amendments rework entry bans attached to return decisions (duration, minimum periods, exemptions for minors), removal, transfer and detention procedures, and a compensation mechanism funded through Union funds or by the issuing Member State, with possible Frontex support; several variants delete provisions.

Procedure timeline

  1. Committee amendments tabled
    1 Dec 2025
  2. Plenary vote — Adopted
    26 Mar 2026 · On a decision to open negotiations with the Council on the text
  3. Plenary vote — Rejected
    17 Jun 2026 · On a motion to reject the proposal — amendment 2
  4. Plenary vote — Adopted
    17 Jun 2026 · On the provisional agreement negotiated with the Council (the trilogue deal) — amendment 4
  5. In progress — not yet concluded
2,210
Amendments
distinct, in window
51
Members
tabled at least one
1
Committee(s)
1 Dec 2025
Dates

Plenary votes

4 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 →

Where each group stood at the decisive votes

GroupShift
EPPFor95%For98%For98%consistent
S&DAgainst87%Against84%Against87%consistent
RenewAgainst48%For53%For90%Against → For
Greens/EFAAgainst98%Against96%Against95%consistent
ECRFor100%For100%For100%consistent
The LeftAgainst100%Against100%Against100%consistent
PatriotsFor100%For100%For100%consistent
ESNFor100%For100%For100%consistent
Non-attachedFor88%For75%For82%consistent

Milestones are the votes that adopt or reject text (not every amendment vote) — the percentage is the share of the group’s Members behind that position. Positions are shown on the text itself: on a rejection motion, a vote for rejection counts as against the text. Click a column heading to open the vote below.

  1. Show the 1 earlier votes
    1. 26 Mar 2026Main voteAdopted
      On a decision to open negotiations with the Council on the text
      Official label: Décision d'engager des négociations interinstitutionnelles · what was voted ↗
      389 for206 against32 abstentions91 did not vote
      For
      Against
      Abst.

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  2. 17 Jun 2026Rejected
    On a procedural request to put the amendments to a vote
    Official label: Demande de procéder au vote sur les amendements · what was voted ↗
    258 for394 against6 abstentions61 did not vote
    For
    Against
    Abst.

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  3. 17 Jun 2026Main voteAdopted
    On the provisional agreement negotiated with the Council (the trilogue deal) — amendment 4
    Official label: Accord provisoire - Am 4 · what was voted ↗
    418 for218 against30 abstentions53 did not vote
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    Against
    Abst.

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  4. 17 Jun 2026Main voteRejected
    On a motion to reject the proposal — amendment 2
    Official label: Proposition de rejet - Am 2 = 3 = · what was voted ↗
    198 for453 against5 abstentions63 did not vote
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    Against
    Abst.

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Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only

Statistical baseline — not a forecast

How groups usually vote on similar files

Based on 107 past main roll-call votes on LIBE-responsible procedures, Jul 2019 → 2026-07-04.

EPPusually FOR85% FOR over 17,053 votes
S&Dusually FOR89% FOR over 13,165 votes
Renewusually FOR90% FOR over 9,245 votes
Greens/EFAusually FOR64% FOR over 6,569 votes
ECRusually AGAINST50% FOR over 6,569 votes
The Leftusually FOR50% FOR over 3,713 votes
Patriotsusually FOR60% FOR over 1,934 votes
IDusually AGAINST37% FOR over 4,495 votes
ESNusually FOR51% FOR over 633 votes
Non-attachedusually FOR53% FOR over 3,497 votes

Statistical baseline from past roll-call votes; not a forecast. · roll-call votes only

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Official amendment documents

PE781.171 ↗PE781.173 ↗PE781.174 ↗PE781.175 ↗PE781.176 ↗PE781.177 ↗PE781.178 ↗

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Members who amended this procedure

51 Members · by amendment count
1🇸🇪
Charlie WEIMERS
European Conservatives & Reformists · Sweden
372
2🇧🇪
Assita KANKO
European Conservatives & Reformists · Belgium
370
3🇮🇹
Alessandro CIRIANI
European Conservatives & Reformists · Italy
367
4🇫🇷
Murielle LAURENT
Socialists & Democrats · France
286(36 solo)
5🇫🇷
Mélissa CAMARA
Greens / EFA · France
280(280 solo)
6🇮🇹
Marco TARQUINIO
Socialists & Democrats · Italy
278
7🇪🇸
Estrella GALÁN
The Left (GUE/NGL) · Spain
277(276 solo)
8🇵🇹
Ana Catarina MENDES
Socialists & Democrats · Portugal
250
9🇫🇷
Emma RAFOWICZ
Socialists & Democrats · France
250
10🇸🇮
Matjaž NEMEC
Socialists & Democrats · Slovenia
250
11🇵🇹
Francisco ASSIS
Socialists & Democrats · Portugal
250
12🇮🇹
Cecilia STRADA
Socialists & Democrats · Italy
246
13🇳🇱
Marieke EHLERS
Patriots for Europe · Netherlands
237(237 solo)
14🇩🇪
Mary KHAN
Europe of Sovereign Nations · Germany
221(221 solo)
15🇱🇹
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ
European People's Party (EPP) · Lithuania
203(11 solo)
16🇫🇷
François-Xavier BELLAMY
European People's Party (EPP) · France
195
17🇦🇹
Lukas MANDL
European People's Party (EPP) · Austria
195
18🇸🇪
Alice TEODORESCU MÅWE
European People's Party (EPP) · Sweden
195
19🇳🇱
Sander SMIT
European People's Party (EPP) · Netherlands
195
20🇷🇴
Loránt VINCZE
European People's Party (EPP) · Romania
195
21🇳🇱
Jeroen LENAERS
European People's Party (EPP) · Netherlands
190(7 solo)
22🇸🇪
Tomas TOBÉ
European People's Party (EPP) · Sweden
186
23🇩🇪
Lena DÜPONT
European People's Party (EPP) · Germany
183
24🇵🇱
Maciej WĄSIK
European Conservatives & Reformists · Poland
178
25🇵🇱
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI
European Conservatives & Reformists · Poland
178

The amendments, in full text

2,210 amendments

Every amendment as tabled — original text, proposed change and justification, with a link to the official PDF.

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