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)
Passed by a large majority
Parliament adopted its position on the law.
- For
- 418
- Against
- 218
- Abstained
- 30
roll-call vote at 13:51 · 63% of votes cast in favour
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 replaces existing directives and aims to make return procedures simpler, faster, and more effective 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, 43 against, 0 abstainedof 45
- Greens Against 2 for, 44 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D Against 9 for, 106 against, 11 abstainedof 135
- Renew Divided 37 for, 21 against, 12 abstainedof 78
- EPP For 166 for, 1 against, 3 abstainedof 185
- ECR For 78 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 82
- Patriots For 79 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 86
- ESN For 26 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 21 for, 3 against, 4 abstainedof 29
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
26 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Greens voted against (44 of 46). For: 2
Mārtiņš Staķis (Latvia), Virginijus Sinkevičius (Lithuania)
S&D voted against (106 of 126). For: 9, Abstained: 11
Adnan Dibrani (Sweden, abstained), Alex Agius Saliba (Malta, for), Christel Schaldemose (Denmark, for), Costas Mavrides (Cyprus, for), Daniel Attard (Malta, for)
15 more from S&D
Eero Heinäluoma (Finland, abstained), Evin Incir (Sweden, abstained), Gabriela Firea (Romania, abstained), Gheorghe Cârciu (Romania, abstained), Heléne Fritzon (Sweden, abstained), Johan Danielsson (Sweden, abstained), Maria Guzenina (Finland, abstained), Marianne Vind (Denmark, for), Mihai Tudose (Romania, for), Niels Fuglsang (Denmark, for), Nils Ušakovs (Latvia, for), Sofie Eriksson (Sweden, abstained), Ştefan Muşoiu (Romania, abstained), Thomas Bajada (Malta, for), Victor Negrescu (Romania, abstained)
EPP voted for (166 of 170). Against: 1, Abstained: 3
Manuela Ripa (Germany, abstained), Maria Walsh (Ireland, against), Pascal Arimont (Belgium, abstained), Sirpa Pietikäinen (Finland, abstained)
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How it got here
A proposal to reject the whole text was defeated first. Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 parts of the text voted on separately (2 lapsed).