Consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries
Measures to facilitate consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries
- Stage
- EP position adopted, reached 24 Apr 2024
- Procedure
- Consultation procedure
- Rapporteurs
- Lena Düpont (EPP), Loránt Vincze (EPP)
- Lead DG
- DG JUST
- Commissioner
- Didier Reynders
- Last activity
- 12 Jun 2026
Where it stands
Latest: Committee amendments tabled, 12 Jun 2026.
ShowHide the earlier record: 8 dates, 7 Dec 2023 to 8 Apr 2024
- 7 Dec 2023
- Adoption by Commission
- 8 Dec 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 12 Dec 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 21 Feb 2024
- Committee opinion tabled
- 5 Mar 2024
- Committee opinion tabled
- Committee report tabled
- 14 Mar 2024
- Referred to committee
- 20 Mar 2024
- Committee opinion adopted
- 8 Apr 2024
- Committee opinion adopted
- 18 Apr 2024
- Committee opinion adopted
- 19 Apr 2024
- Tabled for plenary
- 24 Apr 2024
- EP decision
- Plenary vote
- Decision by Parliament
- 21 Oct 2025
- Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme · Commission
- 9 Mar 2026
- Referred to committee
- 5 May 2026
- Committee opinion adopted
- 22 May 2026
- Committee report tabled
- 12 Jun 2026
- Committee amendments tabled
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Lena Düpont | EPP | DE | LIBE |
| Rapporteur | Loránt Vincze | EPP | RO | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Assita Kanko | ECR | BE | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Ilaria Salis | The Left | IT | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Jana Toom | Renew | EE | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Marieke Ehlers | PfE | NL | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Marina Kaljurand | S&D | EE | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Miguel Urbán Crespo | The Left | ES | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Raquel García HERMIDA-VAN der Walle | Renew | NL | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Tineke Strik | Greens/EFA | NL | LIBE |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Nacho Sánchez Amor | S&D | ES | AFET |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Gilles Lebreton | PfE | FR | JURI |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | António Tânger Corrêa | PfE | PT | |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Tineke Strik | Greens/EFA | NL | |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Tomasz Froelich | ESN | DE | |
| Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Urmas Paet | Renew | EE |
Amendments
Tabled between 6 Mar 2024 and 12 Jun 2026. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By committee
- AFET186
- LIBE115
- JURI81
By author
- Tineke Strik · Verts/ALE80
- Thierry Mariani43
- Jana Toom26
- Nacho Sánchez Amor24
- Sebastian Tynkkynen19
- Birgit Sippel16
- Marina Kaljurand16
- Matjaž Nemec16
- Daniel Buda14
- António Tânger Corrêa12
ShowHide 15 more authors
- Assita Kanko11
- Fabrice Leggeri10
- Marieke Ehlers10
- Željana Zovko9
- Erik Kaliňák8
- Ilaria Salis8
- Judita Laššáková8
- Katarína Roth Neveďalová8
- Monika Beňová8
- Jaroslav Bžoch6
- Raquel García HERMIDA-VAN der Walle5
- Sunčana Glavak5
- Alexander Sell3
- Nathalie Loiseau2
- Tomasz Froelich2
Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 297 of the 382 amendments.
By article
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 467
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 636
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 925
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 523
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 122
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 716
- Recital 1 a (new)11
- Recital 29
- Recital 418
- Recital 107
ShowHide 20 more provisions
- Recital 257
- Recital 306
- Recital 56
- Recital 66
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 105
- Recital 135
- Recital 195
- Recital 215
- Recital 265
- Recital 45
- Recital 30 a (new)4
- Recital 314
- Recital 324
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)3
- Recital 113
- Recital 123
- Recital 143
- Recital 163
- Recital 203
- Recital 233
Covers 312 of the 382 amendments.
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Proposal · COM(2023)0930Commission
- Committee opinion · PE758.853Parliament
- Report · PE759.050Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE759.733Parliament
- Amendments · PE760.930Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE787.925Parliament
- Report · PE789.005Parliament
- Amendments · PE789.972Parliament
- Text adopted · SP(2024)394Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0336/2024Parliament
Summary
GeneratedThis EU measure strengthens consular protection for unrepresented citizens in third countries, establishing clearer procedures for accessing assistance from any member state's embassy or consulate. It affects EU citizens abroad and member states' diplomatic missions.
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