Votes › 17 June 2026 › A10-0048/2026

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

Adopted 418 for · 218 against · 30 abstentions · 53 did not vote

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ForAbstainAgainstDid not vote

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How each group voted

EPP166 · 3 · 1

S&D9 · 11 · 106

PfE79 · 0 · 0

ECR78 · 0 · 0

Renew37 · 12 · 21

Greens/EFA2 · 0 · 44

The Left0 · 0 · 43

ESN26 · 0 · 0

NI21 · 4 · 3

ForAbstainAgainstNumbers in the same order. Bar length: MEPs of the group who voted.

Group	For	Abst.	Against	Did not vote	Cohesion
EPP	166	3	1	15	98%
S&D	9	11	106	9	84%
PfE	79	0	0	6	100%
ECR	78	0	0	4	100%
Renew	37	12	21	8	53%
Greens/EFA	2	0	44	7	96%
The Left	0	0	43	2	100%
ESN	26	0	0	1	100%
NI	21	4	3	1	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, Renew, ESN
Losing sideS&D, Greens/EFA, The Left

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About this vote

Reference: A10-0048/2026
Procedure: 2025/0059(COD)
Committee: LIBE
17 June 2026, 12:51 · Strasbourg plenary
Other roll-call votes on this file: Proposal for rejection (amendment 2 = 3 =): rejected, 198 for · 453 against

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.