Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/0101(COD)
Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level
Amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 as regards the establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level
Ordinary legislative procedure (COD): Parliament and the Council decide together as equals. · First reading
A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.
Where it stands
Published as law
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 26 February 2026 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 16 June 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 3 December 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 10 December 2025
- Negotiations with the Council(done) Deal approved in committee 27 January 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 10 February 2026
- Published as law(done) 26 February 2026
Decided in plenary
10 February 2026 · decision 1
Migration & asylum, New EU law
Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level
Passed 408 for · 184 against · 60 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The law would designate certain countries as safe, allowing faster processing of asylum applications from those countries.
17 December 2025 · decision 2
Migration & asylum, New EU law
Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level
Negotiating mandate approved On the decision to open negotiations with the Council: 396 for · 202 against · 56 abstained
AI summary:The list would designate certain countries as safe, allowing accelerated or border procedures for asylum applications from those countries.
What changed
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:Introduces a suspension mechanism for safe country designations via delegated acts, with partial suspension and reinstatement procedures. Changes the armed conflict exception: removes the geographical limitation and adds that temporary protection activation establishes the threat. Removes the list of specific countries from recital 16 and adds a provision for earlier application of accelerated procedures. Adds a requirement for the Commission to maintain a registry of restrictive measures and clarifies the role of recognition rates. Other changes are formal or wording: rephrasing, grammatical fixes, and deletion of duplicates.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Alessandro Ciriani (ECR)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Tomas Tobé (EPP), Cecilia Strada (S&D), Susanna Ceccardi (Patriots), Fabienne Keller (Renew), Erik Marquardt (Greens), Damien Carême (The Left), Milan Uhrík (ESN)
- Committees giving an opinion
- Foreign Affairs· rapporteurMarco Tarquinio (S&D)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 10 Feb 2026
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 to establish a Union-level list of safe countries of origin.
Tabled for plenary· 10 Dec 2025
AI summary:Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation establishes a Union-level list of safe countries of origin, designating EU candidate countries and other third countries listed in Annex II, with conditions and suspension mechanisms.
Committee draft· 26 Sept 2025
AI summary:The draft report proposes amendments to the Commission's regulation establishing an EU-wide list of safe countries of origin. It clarifies when candidate countries lose or regain safe status, with Commission notifications. It also corrects references and supports the overall proposal.
Committee opinions: Opinion (AFET), Draft opinion (AFET)
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 2 steps
26 February 2026
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
24 February 2026
Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
Plenary stage 2 steps
10 February 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 10 Feb 2026 Adopted text TA10-0025/2026Report A10-0259/2025
3 February – 6 February 2026
32 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
Negotiations with the Council 3 steps
27 January 2026
Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
17 December 2025
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
17 December 2025
Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council
Parliament’s negotiators can now seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).
Plenary stage 2 steps
17 December 2025
Plenary vote
10 December 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 6 steps
3 December 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
20 November 2025
AFET (Foreign Affairs) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
27 October 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
26 September 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
11 September 2025
Draft opinion from AFET (Foreign Affairs)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
16 June 2025
Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; AFET (Foreign Affairs) gives an opinion.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/0101(COD)