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Establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union, and repealing Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, Council Directive 2001/40/EC and Council Decision 2004/191/EC
Ordinary legislative procedure · First reading · Committee responsible: Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
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Plenary votes
Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)
Adopted 389 for · 206 against · 32 abstentions · 26 March 2026
EPP165 · 2 · 6
S&D7 · 6 · 85
PfE83 · 0 · 0
ECR73 · 0 · 0
Renew12 · 22 · 31
Greens/EFA0 · 1 · 45
The Left0 · 0 · 37
ESN26 · 0 · 0
NI23 · 1 · 2
ForAbstainAgainstNumbers in the same order. Bar length: MEPs of the group who voted.
Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation): Proposal for rejection (amendment 2 =
3 =)
Rejected 198 for · 453 against · 5 abstentions · 17 June 2026
EPP0 · 3 · 167
S&D105 · 1 · 15
PfE0 · 0 · 79
ECR0 · 0 · 78
Renew6 · 1 · 63
Greens/EFA39 · 0 · 2
The Left43 · 0 · 0
ESN0 · 0 · 26
NI5 · 0 · 23
ForAbstainAgainstNumbers in the same order. Bar length: MEPs of the group who voted.
Source: European Parliament roll-call votes, via HowTheyVote (ODbL). Collected 8 November 2026.
Timeline
- Publication official journal15 October 2026
- Signature7 October 2026
- Plenary adopted its position17 June 2026
- Plenary vote17 June 2026
- Vote results published17 June 2026
- Plenary debate16 June 2026
- Committee approved the provisional agreement15 June 2026
- Negotiation with Council and Commission1 June 2026
- Negotiation with Council and Commission20 May 2026
- Negotiation with Council and Commission22 April 2026
Source: European Parliament Legislative Observatory and Open Data API (CC BY 4.0).
Rapporteurs
- Malik AzmaniRapporteurRenew · NL
- Charlie WeimersShadow rapporteurECR · SE
- Estrella GalánShadow rapporteurThe Left · ES
- François-Xavier BellamyShadow rapporteurEPP · FR
- Marieke EhlersShadow rapporteurPfE · NL
- Mary KhanShadow rapporteurESN · DE
- Mélissa CamaraShadow rapporteurGreens/EFA · FR
- Murielle LaurentShadow rapporteurS&D · FR
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