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2025/0059(COD)COD

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

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Where it is now

Council Position
Last movement
17 Jun 2026
Started
16 Jun 2025
Lead committee
LIBE
Data updated
19 Aug 2026, 06:36

Latest movement

Plenary adopt position

TA-10-2026-0207

17 Jun 2026

Parliament held a plenary vote

17 Jun 2026

Where this file is now

Commission Proposal
16 Jun 2025
EP Committee
EP 1st Reading
4
Council Position
17 Jun 2026
5
EP 2nd Reading
6
Conciliation
7
Adopted
8
Published in OJ

Council Position

The Council has adopted its position and the file can return to Parliament.

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The file was sent to a parliamentary committee
16 Jun 2025
The committee published a draft report
LIBELIBE-PR-77935230 Oct 2025
Committee amendments were tabled
LIBELIBE-AM-7811741 Dec 2025
Committee amendments were tabled
LIBELIBE-AM-7811711 Dec 2025
Committee amendments were tabled
LIBELIBE-AM-7811781 Dec 2025
Committee amendments were tabled
LIBELIBE-AM-7811751 Dec 2025
Committee amendments were tabled
LIBELIBE-AM-7811761 Dec 2025
Committee amendments were tabled
LIBELIBE-AM-7811731 Dec 2025
Committee amendments were tabled
LIBELIBE-AM-7811771 Dec 2025
The committee adopted its report
9 Mar 2026
The file was scheduled for a plenary sitting
A-10-2026-004810 Mar 2026
Negotiations with the Council began
26 Mar 2026
Parliament approved opening negotiations
26 Mar 2026
Parliament held a plenary vote
26 Mar 2026
Parliament published the vote record
A-10-2026-004826 Mar 2026
Negotiations with the Council began
22 Apr 2026
Negotiations with the Council began
20 May 2026
Negotiations with the Council began
1 Jun 2026
The file was scheduled for a plenary sitting
A-10-2026-0048-AM-001-00115 Jun 2026
The committee approved a provisional agreement
LIBE-AG-79000815 Jun 2026
The file was scheduled for a plenary sitting
A-10-2026-0048-AM-003-00315 Jun 2026
The file was scheduled for a plenary sitting
A-10-2026-0048-AM-002-00215 Jun 2026
The file was scheduled for a plenary sitting
A-10-2026-0048-AM-004-00415 Jun 2026
Plenary debate
A-10-2026-004816 Jun 2026
Plenary adopt position
TA-10-2026-020717 Jun 2026
Parliament held a plenary vote
17 Jun 2026
Parliament published the vote record
A-10-2026-004817 Jun 2026

Official documents

EP report LIBE-PR-779352

EP report - 30 Oct 2025

Open

Provisional agreement LIBE-AG-790008

Provisional agreement - 15 Jun 2026

Open

What happens next

Parliament will consider the Council's position and decide whether to accept or amend it.

Key facts

Procedure type
COD
Ordinary Legislative Procedure (co-decision)
Policy area
Civil Liberties & Justice
Parliament file

Committees

LIBE

Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairslead

LIBE-AM-781177

BUDG

Budgets

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