Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Migration & asylum
Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level
Passed by a large majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 408
- Against
- 184
- Abstained
- 60
roll-call vote at 12:57 · 63% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Alessandro Ciriani · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2025-0259
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on a proposed EU law to create a Union-level list of safe countries of origin for asylum procedures.§1: source passage in the text The law would designate certain countries as safe, allowing faster processing of asylum applications from those countries.§1: source passage in the text Parliament asks the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends its proposal.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN; Against: The Left, Greens, S&D; Divided: Renew
- The Left Against 0 for, 42 against, 0 abstainedof 46
- Greens Against 1 for, 43 against, 3 abstainedof 54
- S&D Against 25 for, 89 against, 7 abstainedof 136
- Renew Divided 23 for, 3 against, 41 abstainedof 75
- EPP For 167 for, 2 against, 7 abstainedof 192
- ECR For 72 for, 1 against, 0 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 71 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 86
- ESN For 25 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 24 for, 4 against, 2 abstainedof 32
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
46 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Greens voted against (43 of 47). For: 1, Abstained: 3
Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Denmark, abstained), Mārtiņš Staķis (Latvia, for), Rasmus Nordqvist (Denmark, abstained), Villy Søvndal (Denmark, abstained)
S&D voted against (89 of 121). For: 25, Abstained: 7
Adnan Dibrani (Sweden, for), Alex Agius Saliba (Malta, for), Andi Cristea (Romania, for), Andreas Schieder (Austria, abstained), Christel Schaldemose (Denmark, for)
27 more from S&D
Claire Fita (France, for), Claudiu Manda (Romania, for), Daniel Attard (Malta, for), Dragoş Benea (Romania, for), Eero Heinäluoma (Finland, for), Elio Di Rupo (Belgium, abstained), Elisabeth Grossmann (Austria, abstained), Evelyn Regner (Austria, abstained), Evin Incir (Sweden, for), Gabriela Firea (Romania, for), Gheorghe Cârciu (Romania, for), Günther Sidl (Austria, abstained), Hannes Heide (Austria, abstained), Heléne Fritzon (Sweden, for), Johan Danielsson (Sweden, for), Klára Dobrev (Hungary, for), Maria Grapini (Romania, abstained), Maria Guzenina (Finland, for), Marianne Vind (Denmark, for), Mihai Tudose (Romania, for), Niels Fuglsang (Denmark, for), Nils Ušakovs (Latvia, for), Sofie Eriksson (Sweden, for), Ştefan Muşoiu (Romania, for), Thomas Bajada (Malta, for), Vasile Dîncu (Romania, for), Victor Negrescu (Romania, for)
EPP voted for (167 of 176). Against: 2, Abstained: 7
Hélder Sousa Silva (Portugal, abstained), Lídia Pereira (Portugal, abstained), Manuela Ripa (Germany, against), Maria Walsh (Ireland, against), Paulo Cunha (Portugal, abstained)
4 more from EPP
Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral (Portugal, abstained), Sebastião Bugalho (Portugal, abstained), Sérgio Humberto (Portugal, abstained), Sirpa Pietikäinen (Finland, abstained)
ECR voted for (72 of 73). Against: 1
Gheorghe Piperea (Romania)
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How it got here
A proposal to reject the whole text was defeated first.