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Laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (recast)

Reference
2021/0372(CNS) Consultation procedure · consultation
Where it stands
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 8 September 2025 and now EU law.
Stage
Adopted by the Council
Lead committee
Constitutional Affairs AFCO
More facts (6)
Rapporteurs
Sven SIMON, Damian BOESELAGER
Shadow rapporteurs
9 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Last vote
17 Jun 2025
Versions
6 versions
Opinions from
LIBE
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Where it stands

The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.

  1. Referred to committee (done) 7 October 2024
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 14 May 2025
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 16 May 2025
  4. Plenary vote (done) Voted 17 June 2025
  5. Adopted by the Council (done) 8 September 2025

Parliament is consulted: it gives an opinion and can propose amendments, but the Council takes the decision and need not follow them.

People

Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.

Lead committee
Constitutional Affairs AFCO
Rapporteurs
Sven SIMON (EPP), Damian BOESELAGER (Greens)
Shadow rapporteurs
Loránt VINCZE (EPP), MEP #124747 (S&D) former member, Marc ANGEL (S&D), Marieke EHLERS (Patriots), Patryk JAKI (ECR), Sandro GOZI (Renew), Reinier VAN LANSCHOT (Greens), Nikolas FARANTOURIS (The Left), Leila CHAIBI (The Left)
Opinion: LIBE
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs · rapporteur MEP #127096 (S&D) former member, Ana Catarina MENDES (S&D)

Decisions in plenary, 1

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
17 Jun 2025Electoral rights of mobile Union citizens in European Parliament elections New lawsNo final voteFinal vote—

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Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.

Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).

  1. 17 Jun 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 2

    Adopted 306–158–202

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    Abst.
    ECR
    Against
    Patriots
    Against
    ESN
    Abst.
  2. 17 Jun 2025 Council draft

    Adopted 587–60–21

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    Divided
    ESN
    For
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Versions, 6

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

  1. Adopted by Parliament17 Jun 2025

    Adopted text TA10-0120/2025 TA-10-2025-0120

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  2. Adopted by Parliament14 Feb 2023

    Adopted text TA9-0037/2023 TA-9-2023-0037

    Compare with tabled for plenary

  3. Tabled for plenary16 May 2025

    Report A10-0090/2025 A-10-2025-0090

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  4. Tabled for plenary13 Dec 2022

    Report A9-0297/2022 A-9-2022-0297

    Compare with committee draft

  5. Committee draft19 Feb 2025

    Draft report (AFCO) AFCO-PR-767903

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  6. Committee draft20 Jul 2022

    Draft report (AFCO) AFCO-PR-704775

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0120/2025: Parliament approves the Council draft on electoral rights of mobile Union citizens, as adapted to the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the legal services.
  • Adopted text TA9-0037/2023: Parliament's amended version of the proposed Council directive on electoral rights for mobile EU citizens in European Parliament elections. It approves the Commission proposal with amendments, aiming to clarify and strengthen rules on voting and standing as candidates for non-national Union citizens.
  • Report A10-0090/2025: Parliament approves the Council draft on the directive for EU citizens voting in European Parliament elections in their member state of residence, as adapted to legal service recommendations.
  • Report A9-0297/2022: Parliament's amended version of the proposed directive on EU citizens' voting rights in European Parliament elections in their host member state. It updates rules on registration, information, and data exchange, and removes derogations.
  • Draft report (AFCO): The draft report concerns a Council directive on the right to vote and stand as a candidate in European Parliament elections for EU citizens living in another member state. The rapporteur approves the Council draft without amendments.
  • Draft report (AFCO): The draft report approves the Commission proposal for a Council directive on the electoral rights of non-national EU citizens, as amended, and calls for automatic voter registration, information in all EU languages, and the deletion of derogations for member states with high non-national populations.

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Committee opinions: Opinion (LIBE), Draft opinion (LIBE)

What changed

Between consecutive versions of the text, newest pair first.

No overview of what changed between versions is available for this dossier. The “Compare” links under Versions show every change between two versions.

Timeline, 17

Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.

Outcome 1 step · 8 Sept 2025

  1. 8 September 2025

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

Plenary stage 3 steps · 16 May 2025–17 Jun 2025

  1. 17 June 2025

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 17 Jun 2025 Adopted text TA10-0120/2025Report A10-0090/2025

  2. 12 June 2025

    3 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    Amendments 1–3

  3. 16 May 2025

    Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    Report A10-0090/2025

Committee stage 5 steps · 7 Oct 2024–14 May 2025

  1. 14 May 2025

    Committee vote: report adopted

    AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 7 April 2025

    Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (AFCO)

  3. 19 March 2025

    Committee opinion adopted

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    LIBE-AL-770023

  4. 19 February 2025

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in AFCO (Constitutional Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (AFCO)

  5. 7 October 2024

    Referred to the AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) gives an opinion.

Plenary stage 2 steps · 13 Feb 2023–14 Feb 2023

  1. 14 February 2023

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 14 Feb 2023 Adopted text TA9-0037/2023Council / Commission text C9-0021/2022Report A9-0297/2022

  2. 13 February 2023

    Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 13 Feb 2023 Council / Commission text C9-0021/2022Council / Commission text C9-0022/2022Report A9-0005/2023Report A9-0297/2022

Committee stage 6 steps · 27 Jan 2022–1 Dec 2022

  1. 1 December 2022

    Committee vote: report adopted

    AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 27 October 2022

    Committee opinion adopted

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    JURI-AL-738427

  3. 25 October 2022

    LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (LIBE)

  4. 20 July 2022

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in AFCO (Constitutional Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (AFCO)

  5. 14 June 2022

    Draft opinion from LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (LIBE)

  6. 27 January 2022

    Referred to the AFCO (Constitutional Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) gives an opinion.

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2021-0372
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European Parliament (2025). “Laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (recast)”. Dossier, 17 June 2025. procId 2021-0372, reference 2021/0372(CNS). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2021-0372 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2021%2F0372(CNS). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2021-0372 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-dossier-2021-0372,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (recast)}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-06-17},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2021-0372}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2021-0372},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2021-0372, reference 2021/0372(CNS). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2021\%2F0372(CNS). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}