Dossier · Ordinary legislative procedure
Enhancing police cooperation in relation to the prevention, detection and investigation of migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings, and on enhancing Europol’s support to preventing and combating such crimes and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794
- Reference
- 2023/0438(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure
- Where it stands
- Completed: published in the Official Journal on 22 December 2025 and now EU law.
- Stage
- Published as law
- Lead committee
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE
More facts (5)
- Rapporteur
- Jeroen LENAERS
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 6 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 25 Nov 2025 · Passed
- Versions
- 3 versions
Where it stands
The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.
- Referred to committee (done) 29 February 2024
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 20 May 2025
- Tabled for plenary (done) 12 June 2025
- Negotiations with the Council (done) Deal approved in committee 5 November 2025
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 25 November 2025
- Published as law (done) 22 December 2025
A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.
People
Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.
- Lead committee
- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE
- Rapporteur
- Jeroen LENAERS (EPP)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Thijs REUTEN (S&D), Matthieu VALET (Patriots), Georgiana TEODORESCU (ECR), Nikola MINCHEV (Renew), Saskia BRICMONT (Greens), Ilaria SALIS (The Left)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 2025 | Enhancing police cooperation in relation to the prevention, detection and investigation of migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings; enhancing Europol’s support to preventing and combating such crimes | New laws | Passed | 556 for, 74 against, 7 abstained by roll call |
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).
- 25 Nov 2025 Final vote on the provisional agreement
Adopted 556–74–7
- The Left
- Against
- Greens
- Against
- S&D
- For
- Renew
- For
- EPP
- For
- ECR
- For
- Patriots
- For
- ESN
- For
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Versions, 3
The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.
Adopted by Parliament25 Nov 2025
Adopted text TA10-0280/2025 TA-10-2025-0280
Tabled for plenary12 Jun 2025
Report A10-0109/2025 A-10-2025-0109
Committee draft13 Feb 2025
Draft report (LIBE) LIBE-PR-768042
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0280/2025: Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation strengthens Europol's support and enhances police cooperation to prevent and combat migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings, amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794.
- Report A10-0109/2025: Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation amends Regulation (EU) 2016/794 to strengthen Europol's support and police cooperation against migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings.
- Draft report (LIBE): The draft report proposes amendments to the Commission proposal on enhancing police cooperation against migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings. It deletes the self-standing regulation and repositions provisions as amendments to the Europol Regulation (EU) 2016/794.
Committee opinions: Opinion (BUDG), Draft opinion (BUDG)
What changed, 1
Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (LIBE) → Report A10-0109/2025
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Restructures the proposal by deleting the self-standing regulation and moving provisions into amendments to the Europol Regulation. Establishes the European Centre Against Migrant Smuggling within Europol with detailed tasks and composition. Adds provisions on national structures, information sharing via SIENA, and biometric data processing. Adds staff-related changes on contract duration and transitional arrangements, plus a budgetary assessment. Other changes are formal or wording: title, punctuation, and explanatory statement edits.
Timeline, 17
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Outcome 2 steps · 16 Dec 2025–22 Dec 2025
22 December 2025
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
16 December 2025
Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
Plenary stage 4 steps · 19 Nov 2025–25 Nov 2025
25 November 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 25 Nov 2025 Adopted text TA10-0280/2025Report A10-0109/2025
25 November 2025
55 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
24 November 2025
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
Sitting of 24 Nov 2025 Council / Commission text C9-0431/2023Report A10-0109/2025
19 November 2025
5 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
Negotiations with the Council 4 steps · 18 Jun 2025–5 Nov 2025
5 November 2025
Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
25 September 2025
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
23 June 2025
Trilogue meeting
Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.
18 June 2025
Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council
Parliament’s negotiators can now seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).
Plenary stage 1 step · 12 Jun 2025
12 June 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 6 steps · 29 Feb 2024–20 May 2025
20 May 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
23 April 2025
BUDG (Budgets) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
18 March 2025
Amendments tabled in committee
Members of LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
21 February 2025
Draft opinion from BUDG (Budgets)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
13 February 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
29 February 2024
Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official source
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “Enhancing police cooperation in relation to the prevention, detection and investigation of migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings, and on enhancing Europol’s support to preventing and combating such crimes and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794”. Dossier, 25 November 2025. procId 2023-0438, reference 2023/0438(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0438 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023%2F0438(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2023-0438 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2023-0438,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Enhancing police cooperation in relation to the prevention, detection and investigation of migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings, and on enhancing Europol’s support to preventing and combating such crimes and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/794}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-11-25},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0438}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0438},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2023-0438, reference 2023/0438(COD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023\%2F0438(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}