Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2111(INI)
Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries
Own-initiative report (INI): Parliament’s own position on a topic. It is not binding. · First reading
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Where it stands
Parliament’s position
Parliament adopted the text on 16 June 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
- Referred to committee(done) 19 June 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 5 May 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 18 May 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 16 June 2026
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
16 June 2026 · decision 12
Foreign affairs, Resolution
Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries
Adopted 344 for · 237 against · 66 abstained by a clear majority
AI summary:The text stresses that development policy should fight poverty while also tackling drivers of irregular migration, such as conflict, instability, and lack of opportunities.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:Adds a call to strengthen capacity against instrumentalisation of migrants. The other changes are formal: decimal commas replaced with decimal points and punctuation corrected.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:The report broadens the scope from irregular migration to include mobility, forced displacement and development, with new data and recitals on climate, water, food insecurity and internal displacement. Operational paragraphs shift from migration conditionality and border management to cooperation, local ownership, private sector involvement, human rights and support for partner countries' development priorities. Adds calls for increased ODA, accountability, and support for rule of law, democracy and public services, and expands the list of recognised humanitarian actors. The other change is formal: the final forwarding instruction is updated.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Development
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Lukas Mandl (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Marco Tarquinio (S&D), György Hölvényi (Patriots), Paolo Inselvini (ECR), Abir Al-Sahlani (Renew), Erik Marquardt (Greens), Damien Carême (The Left), Marc Jongen (ESN)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 16 Jun 2026
AI summary:This resolution addresses the link between EU development cooperation and irregular migration, calling for a human-rights-based approach that tackles root causes such as poverty, conflict, climate change and lack of opportunities.
Tabled for plenary· 18 May 2026
AI summary:This resolution addresses the link between development cooperation and irregular migration, calling for a coherent, human-rights-based approach that tackles root causes such as poverty, conflict, climate change and lack of opportunity.
Committee draft· 21 Oct 2025
AI summary:This draft report addresses the link between development cooperation and irregular migration, calling for migration considerations to be integrated into development policies and for tailored partnerships with partner countries.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 3 steps
16 June 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 16 Jun 2026 Report A10-0147/2026Adopted text TA10-0205/2026
10 June 2026
12 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
18 May 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps
5 May 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
DEVE (Development) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
17 November 2025 – 4 May 2026
Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)
Members of DEVE (Development) proposed changes to the draft.
Amendments in committee (DEVE)Amendments in committee (DEVE)
21 October 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in DEVE (Development). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
19 June 2025
Referred to the DEVE (Development) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/2111(INI)