Changes between two versions
What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text
From · plenary report· 12 May 2026
on countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values
To · adopted text· 16 Jun 2026
Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values
AI:What changed, in short
The adopted text removes a recital on falsified allegations and narrows safeguards on international cooperation requests to enhanced scrutiny.12 It also drops a call to update asylum guidance and shortens corporate due diligence obligations, removing specific TNR-related requirements.34
4 changes of substance · 0 formal · 0 of wording only
Written by AI from the two texts only · read the changes before relying on it · 4 Sept 2026 · Report a problem
Changes to the text itself, in document order. Cover page, citations and punctuation-only edits are left out; they are under “Every difference”.
Changes of substance · 4
Change 1 Substance
AI summary:Drops a recital stating that state services falsify allegations to make TNR requests appear credible.
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Removed:AE. whereas, in order to make their requests appear more credible, state services responsible for TNR often falsify allegations, presenting victims of TNR as perpetrators of crimes;
Change 2 Substance
AI summary:Replaces mandatory scrutiny, automatic suspension and judicial review of all international cooperation requests with enhanced scrutiny only, narrowing the required safeguards.
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Changed:45. Calls on the Member States to remain vigilant and refuse, document and report informal, coercive or extralegal requests from foreign authorities to surveil, detain, restrict, intimidate or hand over exiles or members of diaspora communities, including when such requests are conveyed through diplomatic channels; calls, in this context, for mandatory enhanced scrutiny, automatic suspension and independent judicial review of all international cooperation requests – including extradition, Interpol notices, mutual legal assistance and law-enforcement data sharing –scrutiny involving persons at risk of TNR; further calls on Member States to refrain from extraditing victims or potential victims of TNR and to ensure their protection within the EU;
Change 3 Substance
AI summary:Drops the call to update guidance for asylum and migration authorities, leaving only the call to address individual circumstances of TNR victims.
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Changed:60. Invites the Member States to update guidance for asylum and migration authorities to ensure that the individual circumstances of applicants who are victims of TNR are properly addressed; calls on the Member States and other Schengen area countries to use the EU’s Visa Code and Handbook consistently and flexibly to address protection needs for persons targeted by TNR;
Change 4 Substance
AI summary:Shortens the reference to corporate due diligence by removing the requirement to prevent, identify, mitigate and remedy TNR harms across value chains.
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Changed:61. Stresses the need to increase the cost of TNR and strengthen deterrence, including through effective investigation and prosecution of perpetrators and enablers; calls on the Member States to establish clear legal liability for individuals and entities who knowingly facilitate or profit from acts of TNR on behalf of foreign states; calls furthermore for the effective implementation of corporate human rights due diligence obligations, including under the Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence, to prevent, identify, mitigate and remedy TNR-related harms across value chains;diligence; believes that an adequate measure to counter the rising phenomenon of TNR perpetrated by authoritarian regimes against individuals residing in the EU is through demonstrating that the EU can be a deterring force; therefore, urges the EU to continue to increase its own defence capabilities and reduce dependencies;