Enhancing police cooperation in relation to the prevention, detection and investigation of migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings; enhancing Europol’s support to preventing and combating such crimes
Enhancing police cooperation in relation to the prevention, detection and investigation of migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings, and on enhancing Europol's support to preventing and combating such crimes and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794
- Stage
- In force, reached 22 Dec 2025
- In force
- In force since 11 Jan 2026 · CELEX 32025R2611
- Procedure
- Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Jeroen Lenaers (EPP)
- Lead DG
- DG HOME
- Commissioner
- Ylva Johansson
- Council configuration
- Justice and Home Affairs Council
- Last activity
- 22 Dec 2025
- Legal basis
- TFEU_2016 Art. 294; TFEU_2016 Art. 85; TFEU_2016 Art. 85(1); TFEU_2016 Art. 87; TFEU_2016 Art. 87(2); TFEU_2016 Art. 88; TFEU_2016 Art. 88(2)
Where it stands
Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 22 Dec 2025.
ShowHide the earlier record: 22 dates, 28 Nov 2023 to 8 Oct 2025
- 28 Nov 2023
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- 29 Nov 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 30 Nov 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 29 Feb 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- Referred to committee
- 13 Mar 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Regulation on combatting migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings, 4 responses · Commission
- 20 Mar 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 15 Apr 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 16 Apr 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 19 Jun 2024
- Adoption of negotiating mandate by Coreper
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 26 Jul 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 13 Nov 2024
- Referred to committee
- 13 Feb 2025
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
- 21 Feb 2025
- Committee opinion tabled
- 18 Mar 2025
- Committee amendments tabled
- Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
- 23 Apr 2025
- Committee opinion adopted
- 20 May 2025
- Committee report adopted
- 12 Jun 2025
- Tabled for plenary
- 18 Jun 2025
- Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
- 23 Jun 2025
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 25 Sept 2025
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 26 Sept 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 8 Oct 2025
- Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
- 5 Nov 2025
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
- 19 Nov 2025
- Tabled for plenary
- 21 Nov 2025
- Tabling of a document for EP plenary
- 24 Nov 2025
- Debate in plenary
- 25 Nov 2025
- Plenary adopted first-reading position
- Plenary vote
- Tabled for plenary
- 8 Dec 2025
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
- 16 Dec 2025
- Signed
- 22 Dec 2025
- Published in the Official Journal
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Jeroen Lenaers | EPP | NL | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Georgiana Teodorescu | ECR | RO | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Ilaria Salis | The Left | IT | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Matthieu Valet | PfE | FR | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Nikola Minchev | Renew | BG | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Saskia Bricmont | Greens/EFA | BE | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Thijs Reuten | S&D | NL | LIBE |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Hélder Sousa Silva | EPP | PT | BUDG |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Sergey Lagodinsky | Greens/EFA | DE | JURI |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Alexander Jungbluth | ESN | DE | BUDG |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ | Greens/EFA | RO | BUDG |
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Text adopted · T10-0280/2025Parliament · 24 Nov 2025
- Committee opinion · PE778.317Parliament · 8 Oct 2025
- Agenda · PE779.404Parliament · 18 Jun 2025
- Report · A10-0109/2025Parliament · 20 May 2025
- Committee opinion · PE769.973Parliament · 18 Mar 2025
- Report · PE768.042Parliament · 13 Feb 2025
- Amendments · PE770.286Parliament · 13 Feb 2025
- Proposal · COM(2023)0754Commission · 28 Nov 2023
- Text adopted · OJ L 22.12.2025Commission
- Committee opinion · PE761.004Parliament
- Text adopted · Regulation 2025/2611Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2026)01-30Parliament
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2024 | 4 |
Summary
GeneratedThis regulation strengthens police cooperation across the EU to prevent, detect, and investigate migrant smuggling and human trafficking. It expands Europol's operational support and amends Regulation (EU) 2016/794 to improve cross-border investigations and intelligence sharing. The measure targets organized criminal networks exploiting migration routes.
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