Measures against transport operators that facilitate or engage in trafficking in persons or smuggling of migrants in relation to illegal entry into the territory of the European Union
- Stage
- Commission proposal, reached 24 Nov 2021
- Procedure
- Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteurs
- Tomas Tobé (EPP), Sérgio Gonçalves (S&D)
- Lead DG
- DG MOVE
- Commissioner
- Adina-Ioana Vălean
- Last activity
- 21 Oct 2025
Where it stands
Latest: Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme, 21 Oct 2025.
ShowHide the earlier record: 4 dates, 24 Nov 2021 to 22 Feb 2022
- 24 Nov 2021
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- 13 Dec 2021
- Referred to committee
- 31 Jan 2022
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: REGULATION on measures against transport operators in relation to illegal entry into the territory of the European Union, 8 responses · Commission
- 22 Feb 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 7 Apr 2022
- Plenary sitting
- 13 Nov 2024
- Referred to committee
- 25 Apr 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 12 May 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 28 May 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 17 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 27 Jun 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 21 Oct 2025
- Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme · Commission
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-rapporteur | Tomas Tobé | EPP | SE | LIBE |
| Co-rapporteur | Sérgio Gonçalves | S&D | PT | TRAN |
| Shadow rapporteur | Alexandre Varaut | PfE | FR | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Evin Incir | S&D | SE | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Gheorghe Falcă | EPP | RO | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Jan-Christoph Oetjen | Renew | DE | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Kai Tegethoff | Greens/EFA | DE | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Kosma Złotowski | ECR | PL | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Leoluca Orlando | Greens/EFA | IT | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Merja Kyllönen | The Left | FI | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Nicolas Bay | ECR | FR | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Pernando Barrena Arza | The Left | ES | |
| Shadow rapporteur | Siegbert Frank Droese | ESN | DE |
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Proposal · COM(2021)0753Parliament
- Proposal · PE719.750Parliament
Consultations on it
The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Each title opens on the Commission's portal.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2022 | 8 |
Summary
GeneratedThe Commission proposes financial penalties for commercial air, maritime, and road transport operators found to facilitate or engage in human trafficking or migrant smuggling into the EU. The file is at the proposal stage, with deliberations pending in the European Parliament and Council.
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