Votes › 26 March 2026 › A10-0048/2026

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

Adopted 389 for · 206 against · 32 abstentions · 91 did not vote

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ForAbstainAgainstDid not vote

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How each group voted

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.

Group	For	Abst.	Against	Did not vote	Cohesion
EPP	165	2	6	11	95%
S&D	7	6	85	37	87%
PfE	83	0	0	2	100%
ECR	73	0	0	8	100%
Renew	12	22	31	12	48%
Greens/EFA	0	1	45	7	98%
The Left	0	0	37	9	100%
ESN	26	0	0	1	100%
NI	23	1	2	4	n/a

Source: European Parliament roll-call votes, via HowTheyVote (ODbL). Collected 8 November 2026.

How each country voted

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ForAbstainAgainstDid not voteNumbers: for · abstain · against. Bars: all the country's MEPs.

Source: European Parliament roll-call votes, via HowTheyVote (ODbL). Collected 8 November 2026.

Winning majority

The winning side was For. Each group's position is the option chosen by most of its members who voted.

Winning sideEPP, PfE, ECR, ESN
Losing sideS&D, Renew, Greens/EFA, The Left

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About this vote

Reference: A10-0048/2026
Procedure: 2025/0059(COD)
Committee: LIBE
26 March 2026, 11:06 · Brussels plenary

Explanations of vote

MEPs who explained their vote orally in plenary, in the order they spoke.

Kostas PapadakisNI · GreeceText and video →
Juan Fernando López AguilarS&D · SpainText and video →
Piotr MüllerECR · PolandText and video →

Method

Cohesion is the share of the group's voting members who followed the group position, the option chosen by most of them. Off the group line: an MEP who voted differently from their group's position. Prepared with AI tools and reviewed by a person before publishing. Report an error: radar@parleon.eu.