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2025/0059(COD)COM(2025)101LIBE

Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)

Establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union, and repealing Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, Council Directive 2001/40/EC and Council Decision 2004/191/EC

Stage
Council adoption, reached 10 Jun 2026
Procedure
Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
Rapporteur
Malik Azmani (Renew)
Lead DG
DG HOME
Commissioner
Magnus Brunner
Council configuration
Justice and Home Affairs Council
Last activity
17 Jun 2026
Legal basis
TFEU Art. 294; TFEU Art. 79
52 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Plenary adopted first-reading position, 17 Jun 2026.

Show the earlier record: 34 dates, 12 Mar 2025 to 27 May 2026
  1. 12 Mar 2025
    • Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
  2. 23 Apr 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  3. 13 May 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  4. 14 May 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  5. 4 Jun 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  6. 5 Jun 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  7. 16 Jun 2025
    • Referred to committee
  8. 23 Jun 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  9. 8 Jul 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  10. 9 Jul 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  11. 16 Jul 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  12. 4 Sept 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  13. 25 Sept 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  14. 8 Oct 2025
    • Deliberations in Coreper
  15. 9 Oct 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  16. 14 Oct 2025
    • Deliberations in Council
  17. 21 Oct 2025
    • Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme · Commission
  18. 30 Oct 2025
    • Committee report tabled
    • EP committee draft report
  19. 14 Nov 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  20. 19 Nov 2025
    • Deliberations in Coreper
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  21. 20 Nov 2025
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  22. 1 Dec 2025
    • Committee amendments tabled
    • Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
  23. 3 Dec 2025
    • Deliberations in Coreper
  24. 5 Dec 2025
    • Deliberations in Coreper
  25. 8 Dec 2025
    • General approach by the Council
  26. 9 Mar 2026
    • Adoption of a report by the EP committee responsible · Parliament committee
    • Committee report adopted
  27. 10 Mar 2026
    • Tabling of a document for EP plenary
    • Tabled for plenary
  28. 26 Mar 2026
    • Interinstitutional negotiations
    • Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
    • Plenary vote
  29. 15 Apr 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party
  30. 22 Apr 2026
    • Interinstitutional negotiation to reach an agreement (trilogue) · Parliament, Council and Commission
    • Interinstitutional negotiations
  31. 5 May 2026
    • Deliberations in Council working party · Council
  32. 18 May 2026
    • Deliberations in Coreper · Council
  33. 20 May 2026
    • Interinstitutional negotiations
  34. 27 May 2026
    • Deliberations in Coreper · Council
  1. 1 Jun 2026
    • Interinstitutional negotiations
  2. 3 Jun 2026
    • Deliberations in Coreper · Council
  3. 10 Jun 2026
    • Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper · Council
  4. 12 Jun 2026
    • Tabled for plenary
  5. 13 Jun 2026
    • Tabled for plenary
  6. 15 Jun 2026
    • Committee approved the provisional agreement
    • Tabled for plenary
  7. 16 Jun 2026
    • Debate in plenary
  8. 17 Jun 2026
    • Plenary adopted first-reading position
    • Plenary vote
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Who is on it

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

RoleNameGroupCountryCommittee
RapporteurMalik AzmaniRenewNLLIBE
Shadow rapporteurCharlie WeimersECRSELIBE
Shadow rapporteurEstrella GalánThe LeftESLIBE
Shadow rapporteurFrançois-Xavier BellamyEPPFRLIBE
Shadow rapporteurMarieke EhlersPfENLLIBE
Shadow rapporteurMary KhanESNDELIBE
Shadow rapporteurMélissa CamaraGreens/EFAFRLIBE
Shadow rapporteurMurielle LaurentS&DFRLIBE
2,210 amendments

Amendments

Tabled on 1 Dec 2025. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

  • LIBE2,210

By author

  • Charlie Weimers372
  • Assita Kanko370
  • Alessandro Ciriani367
  • Murielle Laurent · S&D286
  • Mélissa Camara280
  • Marco Tarquinio278
  • Estrella Galán277
  • Ana Catarina Mendes250
  • Emma Rafowicz250
  • Francisco Assis250
Show 20 more authors
  • Matjaž Nemec250
  • Cecilia Strada246
  • Marieke Ehlers · PfE237
  • Mary Khan221
  • Rasa Juknevičienė203
  • Alice Teodorescu Måwe195
  • François-Xavier Bellamy195
  • Loránt Vincze195
  • Lukas Mandl195
  • Sander Smit195
  • Jeroen Lenaers190
  • Tomas Tobé186
  • Lena Düpont183
  • Jadwiga Wiśniewska178
  • Maciej Wąsik178
  • Mariusz Kamiński178
  • Jacek Ozdoba109
  • Karlo Ressler108
  • Nadine Morano84
  • Nicolas Bay69

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed.

By article

  • Article 10 – paragraph 611
  • Article 24 – paragraph 211
  • Article 32 – paragraph 310
  • Article 13 – paragraph 39
  • Article 19 – paragraph 19
  • Article 21 – paragraph 69
  • Article 27 – paragraph 19
  • Article 28 – paragraph 19
  • Article 28 – paragraph 29
  • Article 31 – paragraph 19
Show 20 more provisions
  • Article 33 – paragraph 19
  • Recital 209
  • Recital 239
  • Recital 269
  • Recital 329
  • Recital 69
  • Recital 89
  • Article 1 – paragraph 18
  • Article 1 – paragraph 28
  • Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a8
  • Article 17 – paragraph 48
  • Article 21 – paragraph 18
  • Article 26 – paragraph 38
  • Article 28 – paragraph 38
  • Article 28 – paragraph 48
  • Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a8
  • Article 32 – paragraph 18
  • Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point b8
  • Article 34 – paragraph 18
  • Article 35 – paragraph 18

Covers 262 of the 2,210 amendments.

14 documents

Documents

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1 consultation

Consultations on it

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Summary

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The Return Regulation establishes a common EU system for returning third-country nationals staying illegally, replacing Directive 2008/115/EC and related instruments. It standardizes return procedures, residence permit revocations, and deportation operations across member states. The file is at provisional agreement stage, led by DG HOME with rapporteur Malik Azmani.

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