Decision

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

Effect: Passed
Result: 418 for · 218 against · 30 abstained roll call
Date: 17 June 2026, 13:50–13:51
Kind: New EU law · 1st reading

More facts (9)

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-10-2026-0048
Dossier: 2025/0059(COD)
Source: Committee report by Malik Azmani
Topics: Migration & asylum Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 6 votes · 5 roll calls
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
Sitting: Wednesday 17 June 2026
Final vote: 194134

Margin: by a large majority
Text: Report A-10-2026-0048
Dossier: 2025/0059(COD)
Source: Committee report by Malik Azmani
Topics: Migration & asylum Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 6 votes · 5 roll calls
Requested by: The Left (1 roll call) · Greens (1 roll call) · Renew (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
Sitting: Wednesday 17 June 2026
Final vote: 194134

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Votes on this decision

Members on the final vote

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Passed by a large majority.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

A proposal to reject the whole text was defeated first. Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 2 parts of the text voted on separately (2 lapsed).

Backed by Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN; opposed by The Left, Greens and S&D.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. **No vote**: in office that day, no position recorded. **Majority line**: the most common position. **Clear line**: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. **Cohesion**: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
Group	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Majority line	Clear line	Cohesion
The Left	For 0	Against 43	Abst. 0	No vote 2 of 45	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 1.00
Greens	For 2	Against 44	Abst. 0	No vote 7 of 53	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.93
S&D	For 9	Against 106	Abst. 11	No vote 9 of 135	Majority line Against	Clear line Against	Cohesion 0.76
Renew	For 37	Against 21	Abst. 12	No vote 8 of 78	Majority line For	Clear line Divided	Cohesion 0.29
EPP	For 166	Against 1	Abst. 3	No vote 15 of 185	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.96
ECR	For 78	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 4 of 82	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Patriots	For 79	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 6 of 85	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
ESN	For 26	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 1 of 27	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
No group	For 21	Against 3	Abst. 4	No vote 1 of 29	Majority line —	Clear line No line	Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 26

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Greens line Against · 2 voted for of 46 who voted
Voted for (2)
- Mārtiņš STAĶIS Latvia
- Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS Lithuania
S&D line Against · 9 voted for, 11 abstained of 126 who voted
Voted for (9)
- Alex AGIUS SALIBA Malta
- Christel SCHALDEMOSE Denmark
- Costas MAVRIDES Cyprus
- Daniel ATTARD Malta
- Marianne VIND Denmark
- Mihai TUDOSE Romania
- Niels FUGLSANG Denmark
- Nils UŠAKOVS Latvia
- Thomas BAJADA Malta
Abstained (11)
- Adnan DIBRANI Sweden
- Eero HEINÄLUOMA Finland
- Evin INCIR Sweden
- Gabriela FIREA Romania
- Gheorghe CÂRCIU Romania
- Heléne FRITZON Sweden
- Johan DANIELSSON Sweden
- Maria GUZENINA Finland
- Sofie ERIKSSON Sweden
- Ştefan MUŞOIU Romania
- Victor NEGRESCU Romania
EPP line For · 1 voted against, 3 abstained of 170 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Maria WALSH Ireland
Abstained (3)
- Manuela RIPA Germany
- Pascal ARIMONT Belgium
- Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN Finland

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)

Members' votes by country. **No vote**: in office that day, no position recorded. **Cohesion**: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
Country	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Cohesion
Austria	11	7	0	2	0.42
Belgium	9	9	3	1	0.14
Bulgaria	11	3	2	1	0.53
Cyprus	5	1	0	0	—
Czechia	19	1	0	1	0.93
Germany	51	31	5	9	0.38
Denmark	10	5	0	0	0.50
Estonia	3	3	0	1	—
Spain	30	28	0	2	0.28
Finland	6	5	3	1	0.14
France	44	30	3	4	0.36
Greece	10	9	0	2	0.29
Croatia	6	5	0	1	0.32
Hungary	15	1	0	5	0.91
Ireland	6	6	0	2	0.25
Italy	38	33	0	5	0.30
Lithuania	6	2	1	2	—
Luxembourg	3	2	1	0	—
Latvia	9	0	0	0	—
Malta	5	0	0	1	—
Netherlands	17	10	3	1	0.35
Poland	48	3	0	2	0.91
Portugal	11	9	0	1	0.33
Romania	19	4	4	6	0.56
Sweden	8	8	5	0	0.07
Slovenia	4	3	0	2	—
Slovakia	14	0	0	1	1.00

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. **Speeches**: how many times they took the floor. **Final vote**: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Javi LÓPEZ Spain	S&D	Speeches3	17 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	Against
Malik AZMANI Netherlands	Renew	Speeches2	16 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Charlie WEIMERS Sweden	ECR	Speeches1	16 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI Poland	ECR	Speeches1	16 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
François-Xavier BELLAMY France	EPP	Speeches1	16 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Katri KULMUNI Finland	Renew	Speeches1	16 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For

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Debate speakers, continued
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Fabienne KELLER France	Renew	Speeches1	16 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	Against
Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group Czechia	ECR	Speeches1	16 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Fabrice LEGGERI France	Patriots	Speeches1	16 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Murielle LAURENT France	S&D	Speeches1	16 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	Against
Mélissa CAMARA France	Greens	Speeches1	16 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	No vote recorded
Mary KHAN Germany	ESN	Speeches1	16 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	For
Estrella GALÁN Spain	The Left	Speeches1	16 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group	Against
Mariusz KAMIŃSKI Poland	ECR	Speeches1	16 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Marcin SYPNIEWSKI Poland	ESN	Speeches1	16 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Ivaylo VALCHEV Bulgaria	ECR	Speeches1	16 Jun 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	For
Roberta METSOLA Malta	EPP	Speeches1	26 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded

All votes on this decision, 6

In voting order. **Result**: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). **Requested by**: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result
1	Proposal to reject the text A10-0048/2026 – Malik Azmani – Proposal for rejection – Am 2 = 3 =	Roll call	198 for, 453 against, 5 abstained Rejected
2	Proposal to vote on amendments A10-0048/2026 – Malik Azmani – Proposal to vote on amendments	Roll call	258 for, 394 against, 6 abstained Rejected
3	Final vote on the provisional agreement A10-0048/2026 – Malik Azmani – Provisional agreement – Am 4	Roll call	418 for, 218 against, 30 abstained Adopted

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Proposal to vote on amendments A10-0048/2026 – Malik Azmani – Proposal to vote on amendments	Roll call	258 for, 394 against, 6 abstained Rejected
3	Final vote on the provisional agreement A10-0048/2026 – Malik Azmani – Provisional agreement – Am 4	Roll call	418 for, 218 against, 30 abstained Adopted

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result
4	Final vote Text as a whole	Show of hands	Lapsed
5	Separate vote on Article 17, paragraph 4	Roll call	0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed
6	Separate vote on Article 17, paragraph 4	Roll call	0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed

Roll calls requested by The Left, Greens, Renew · split votes by Renew.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0048

What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Parliament adopted its position on a proposed EU law setting up a common system for returning third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union.

The law replaces existing directives and aims to make return procedures simpler, faster, and more effective across member states.

Parliament asks the Commission to refer the matter back if it substantially amends its proposal, and forwards its position to the Council and national parliaments.

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The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source

Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation establishes a common EU system for returning third-country nationals staying illegally, replacing the 2008 Return Directive and related acts.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/0059(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure

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

Parliament approved the text agreed with the Council on 17 June 2026. The Council must now adopt it formally before it is published as law.

Show the 6 steps of the dossier

Referred to committee · 16 June 2025 (done)
Committee work · Report adopted 9 March 2026 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 10 March 2026 (done)
Negotiations with the Council · Deal approved in committee 15 June 2026 (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 17 June 2026 (done)
Published as law (to come)

Lead committee: LIBE · Rapporteur: Malik AZMANI (Renew)

Other decisions on this dossier

26 Mar 2026 Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) Negotiating mandate approved

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

Show 19 connections: Other decisions on this dossier · Running issue: Irregular migration to EU · Running issue: Migration and asylum pact · Other decisions of the part-session on LIBE dossiers · Final votes that split the chamber the same way

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-17/2
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 June 2026 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 17 June 2026 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-06-17
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)”. Decision, 17 June 2026. votingId 194134, document A-10-2026-0048, reference 2025/0059(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-17/2 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 June 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-17-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 17 June 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-17-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-06-17, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-06-17/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2026-06-17-2,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-06-17},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-17/2}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-06-17/2},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 194134, document A-10-2026-0048, reference 2025/0059(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-17-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-17-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-06-17 (CC BY 4.0)}
}