Where the law stands, Dossier 2026/0041(NLE)
Authorising Member States to accept, in the interests of the European Union, the accession of Cabo Verde to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
Non-legislative procedure (NLE): for example international agreements, appointments or opinions. · Parliament gives its opinion on a proposal. The Council decides, but must wait for Parliament’s opinion.
Parliament is consulted: it gives an opinion and can propose amendments, but the Council takes the decision and need not follow them.
Where it stands
Adopted by the Council
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 21 July 2026 and now EU law.
- Referred to committee(done) 27 April 2026
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 3 June 2026
- Tabled for plenary(done) 8 June 2026
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 17 June 2026
- Adopted by the Council(done) 21 July 2026
Decided in plenary
17 June 2026 · decision 6
Foreign affairs, New EU law
Hague Convention (1980) on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: accession of Cabo Verde
Passed 659 for · 1 against · 1 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary:The proposal authorises EU member states to accept, in the Union's interest, Cabo Verde's accession to the 1980 Hague Convention on international child abduction.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:The versions differ only in formal points: a typo is corrected.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Legal Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Renew)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Caterina Chinnici (EPP), José Cepeda (S&D), Tobiasz Bocheński (ECR), Tineke Strik (Greens)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 17 Jun 2026
AI summary:Parliament approves the authorisation of member states to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Cabo Verde to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
Tabled for plenary· 8 Jun 2026
AI summary:Parliament approves the authorisation of Member States to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Cabo Verde to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of the International Child Abduction.
Committee draft· 14 Apr 2026
AI summary:The draft report concerns a Council decision authorising Member States to accept Cabo Verde's accession to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Parliament approves the proposal without amendments.
Timeline
Newest first.
Outcome 1 step
21 July 2026
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps
17 June 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 17 Jun 2026 Adopted text TA10-0214/2026Report A10-0157/2026
8 June 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 3 steps
3 June 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
JURI (Legal Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
27 April 2026
Referred to the JURI (Legal Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
14 April 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in JURI (Legal Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2026/0041(NLE)