Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Migration & asylum
Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept
Passed by a clear majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 396
- Against
- 226
- Abstained
- 30
roll-call vote at 12:58 · 61% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Lena Düpont · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2025-0255
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on a proposed EU law to amend the rules on applying the 'safe third country' concept in asylum procedures.§1: source passage in the text The proposal makes the connection between an applicant and a third country optional and removes the automatic suspensive effect of appeals, while preserving judicial protection.§2: source passage in the text Parliament asks the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends its proposal, and forwards its position to the Council and national parliaments.§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, 46 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D Against 20 for, 93 against, 8 abstainedof 136
- Renew Divided 16 for, 33 against, 18 abstainedof 75
- EPP For 168 for, 8 against, 1 abstainedof 192
- ECR For 73 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 71 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 86
- ESN For 24 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 23 for, 4 against, 3 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
38 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Greens voted against (46 of 47). For: 1
Mārtiņš Staķis (Latvia)
S&D voted against (93 of 121). For: 20, Abstained: 8
Adnan Dibrani (Sweden, for), Alex Agius Saliba (Malta, for), Andi Cristea (Romania, for), Andreas Schieder (Austria, abstained), Christel Schaldemose (Denmark, for)
23 more from S&D
Claudiu Manda (Romania, for), Daniel Attard (Malta, for), Dragoş Benea (Romania, for), Eero Heinäluoma (Finland, 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), Maria Grapini (Romania, abstained), Maria Guzenina (Finland, abstained), 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), Victor Negrescu (Romania, for)
EPP voted for (168 of 177). Against: 8, Abstained: 1
Hélder Sousa Silva (Portugal, against), Lídia Pereira (Portugal, against), Manuela Ripa (Germany, against), Maria Walsh (Ireland, against), Paulo Cunha (Portugal, against)
4 more from EPP
Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral (Portugal, against), Sebastião Bugalho (Portugal, against), Sérgio Humberto (Portugal, against), Sirpa Pietikäinen (Finland, abstained)
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How it got here
A proposal to reject the whole text was defeated first.