Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 as regards the application of the 'safe third country' concept
- Stage
- In force, reached 26 Feb 2026
- In force
- In force since 27 Feb 2026 · CELEX 32026R0463
- Procedure
- Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Lena Düpont (EPP)
- Lead DG
- DG HOME
- Commissioner
- Magnus Brunner
- Council configuration
- Justice and Home Affairs Council
- Last activity
- 10 Apr 2026
- Legal basis
- TFEU Art. 294; TFEU Art. 78
Where it stands
Latest: Publication in the Official Journal, 10 Apr 2026.
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- 20 May 2025
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- 10 Jul 2025
- Referred to committee
- 11 Jul 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 11 Aug 2025
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Amendment of APR on STC + SWD, 9 responses · Commission
- 8 Sept 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 3 Oct 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 17 Oct 2025
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
- 20 Oct 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 21 Oct 2025
- Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme · Commission
- 3 Nov 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 6 Nov 2025
- Committee amendments tabled
- Tabling of amendments in the EP committee responsible
- 12 Nov 2025
- Deliberations in Council working party
- 19 Nov 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 26 Nov 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 3 Dec 2025
- Committee report adopted
- 8 Dec 2025
- General approach by the Council
- 9 Dec 2025
- Tabled for plenary
- 17 Dec 2025
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- Plenary endorsed the trilogue mandate
- Plenary vote
- 19 Dec 2025
- Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
- 27 Jan 2026
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
- 3 Feb 2026
- Tabled for plenary
- 4 Feb 2026
- Tabled for plenary
- 5 Feb 2026
- Tabling of a document for EP plenary
- 6 Feb 2026
- Tabled for plenary
- 10 Feb 2026
- Plenary adopted first-reading position
- Plenary vote
- 23 Feb 2026
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
- 24 Feb 2026
- Signed
- 26 Feb 2026
- Published in the Official Journal
- 10 Mar 2026
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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 |
| Shadow rapporteur | Assita Kanko | ECR | BE | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Cecilia Strada | S&D | IT | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Erik Marquardt | Greens/EFA | DE | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Ewa Zajączkowska-hernik | ESN | PL | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Fabienne Keller | Renew | FR | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Fabrice Leggeri | PfE | FR | LIBE |
| Shadow rapporteur | Ilaria Salis | The Left | IT | LIBE |
Amendments
The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By committee
- LIBE59
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Text adopted · T10-0026/2026Parliament · 27 Jan 2026
- Agenda · PE782.483Parliament · 17 Dec 2025
- Report · A10-0255/2025Parliament · 3 Dec 2025
- Report · PE778.391Parliament · 17 Oct 2025
- Amendments · PE779.510Parliament · 17 Oct 2025
- Proposal · COM(2025)0259Commission · 20 May 2025
- Text adopted · OJ L 26.02.2026Commission
- Text adopted · Regulation 2026/0463Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2026)03-20Parliament
Consultations on it
The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 2025 | 9 |
Summary
GeneratedThis regulation amends Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 to refine the 'safe third country' concept in EU asylum and return migration policy. It establishes clearer criteria for designating safe countries, affecting eligibility for repatriation grants and accelerating return procedures for foreign nationals deemed ineligible for protection.
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