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Topics, Migration & asylum

Asylum rules

Decisions about asylum procedures, reception of asylum seekers, refugee status or the migration and asylum pact.

4 decisions this term since 17 Dec 2025 · 4 adopted, 0 rejected · 4

Latest decisions

Migration & asylum, New EU law, 10 Feb 2026

Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level

Report by Alessandro Ciriani ·

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.

Migration & asylum, New EU law, 10 Feb 2026

Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept

Report by Lena Düpont ·

Passed 396 for · 226 against · 30 abstained by a clear majority

AI summary:The proposal makes the connection between an applicant and a third country optional and removes the automatic suspensive effect of appeals, while preserving judicial protection.

Migration & asylum, New EU law, 17 Dec 2025

Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept

Report by Lena Düpont ·

Negotiating mandate approved On the decision to open negotiations with the Council: 384 for · 237 against · 31 abstained

AI summary:The law aims to make the concept's application more flexible and consistent across member states, including by making the 'connection' requirement optional and changing appeal rules.

Migration & asylum, New EU law, 17 Dec 2025

Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level

Report by Alessandro Ciriani ·

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.

Where the groups stand

How each group voted in the last 4 final . For / Against / Abstained: at least two thirds of the group voted that way. Divided: no position had two thirds of the group’s votes. On the winning side: how many of those votes ended the way most of the group voted. Groups as they are now.

Group positions over the last 4 final roll-call votes
GroupForAgainstAbstainedDividedOn the winning side
The Left04000
Greens04000
S&D04000
Renew00040
EPP40004
ECR40004
Patriots40004
ESN40004

Dossiers

The laws and files behind these decisions, most recent vote first.