Parliament’s position on proposed laws. It usually needs to agree with the Council before a law is final., Migration & asylum
Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)
Negotiating mandate approved
Parliament let its committee open negotiations with the Council on the basis of the committee’s report.
On the decision to open negotiations with the Council:
- For
- 389
- Against
- 206
- Abstained
- 32
roll-call vote at 11:06 · 62% of votes cast were for the decision to open negotiations with the Council
Committee report by Malik Azmani · Parliament’s first vote on a proposed EU law. It sets Parliament’s position for negotiations with the Council. · Report A-10-2026-0048
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its position on a proposed EU law setting up a common system for returning third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union.§1: source passage in the text The law would replace existing EU rules on returns and introduce a single procedure for return and readmission across member states.§1: 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, 37 against, 0 abstainedof 46
- Greens Against 0 for, 45 against, 1 abstainedof 54
- S&D Against 7 for, 85 against, 6 abstainedof 135
- Renew Divided 12 for, 31 against, 22 abstainedof 77
- EPP For 165 for, 6 against, 2 abstainedof 188
- ECR For 73 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 81
- Patriots For 83 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 87
- ESN For 26 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 23 for, 2 against, 1 abstainedof 30
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
22 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Greens voted against (45 of 46). Abstained: 1
Mārtiņš Staķis (Latvia)
S&D voted against (85 of 98). For: 7, Abstained: 6
Adnan Dibrani (Sweden, abstained), Alex Agius Saliba (Malta, for), Christel Schaldemose (Denmark, for), Daniel Attard (Malta, for), Evin Incir (Sweden, abstained)
8 more from S&D
Heléne Fritzon (Sweden, abstained), Johan Danielsson (Sweden, abstained), Marianne Vind (Denmark, for), Niels Fuglsang (Denmark, for), Nils Ušakovs (Latvia, for), Sofie Eriksson (Sweden, abstained), Thomas Bajada (Malta, for), Vasile Dîncu (Romania, abstained)
EPP voted for (165 of 173). Against: 6, Abstained: 2
Isabel Wiseler-Lima (Luxembourg, against), Liesbet Sommen (Belgium, abstained), Manuela Ripa (Germany, against), Maria Walsh (Ireland, against), Martine Kemp (Luxembourg, against)
3 more from EPP
Pascal Arimont (Belgium, against), Sirpa Pietikäinen (Finland, against), Wouter Beke (Belgium, abstained)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
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