Regulation (EU) 2025/112024/0128(COD)COM(2024)365LIBE

Short-stay visa rules for Vanuatu (amendment of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806)

Amending short-stay visas regulation (EU) 2018/1806) as regards Vanuatu

Stage: In force, reached 14 Jan 2025
In force: In force since 3 Feb 2025 · CELEX 32025R0011
Procedure: Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur: Paulo Cunha (EPP)
Lead DG: DG HOME
Commissioner: Ylva Johansson
Last activity: 14 Jan 2025

15 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 14 Jan 2025.

Show the earlier record: 2 dates, 31 May 2024 to 19 Jun 2024

31 May 2024
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- 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

16 Sept 2024
- Referred to committee
3 Oct 2024
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
13 Nov 2024
- Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
21 Nov 2024
- Committee report adopted
- Tabled for plenary
27 Nov 2024
- Plenary adopted first-reading position
- Plenary vote
12 Dec 2024
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
19 Dec 2024
- Signed
14 Jan 2025
- Published in the Official Journal

7 people

Who is on it

The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.

Role	Name	Group	Country	Committee
Rapporteur	Paulo Cunha	EPP	PT	LIBE
Shadow rapporteur	Damien Carême	The Left	FR	LIBE
Shadow rapporteur	Irena Joveva	Renew	SI	LIBE
Shadow rapporteur	Jaume Asens Llodrà	Greens/EFA	ES	LIBE
Shadow rapporteur	Matjaž Nemec	S&D	SI	LIBE
Shadow rapporteur	Sebastian Tynkkynen	ECR	FI	LIBE
Shadow rapporteur	Tom Vandendriessche	PfE	BE	LIBE

6 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

Report · A10-0015/2024Parliament
Proposal · COM(2024)0365Parliament
Text adopted · OJ L 14.01.2025Commission
Report · PE764.972Parliament
Text adopted · Regulation 2025/0011Commission
Text adopted · T10-0047/2024Parliament

Summary

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Regulation (EU) 2025/... amends Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 to suspend the visa waiver for Vanuatu nationals, requiring them to obtain a visa for short stays in the Schengen area. It affects Vanuatu travelers and EU border authorities. The measure is in force as of January 2025.

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