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Measures to facilitate consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries

Reference
2023/0441(CNS) Consultation procedure · consultation
Where it stands
Parliament gave its opinion on 24 April 2024. The Council takes the final decision.
Stage
First reading
Lead committee
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE
More facts (5)
Rapporteurs
Lena DÜPONT, Loránt VINCZE
Shadow rapporteurs
8 members
Decisions in plenary
None yet
Versions
3 versions
Opinions from
AFET, JURI, DEVE
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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) 9 March 2026
  2. Committee work (done) LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) preparing the report
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 19 April 2024
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 24 April 2024
  5. Adopted by the Council (to come)

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
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE
Rapporteurs
Lena DÜPONT (EPP), Loránt VINCZE (EPP)
Shadow rapporteurs
Marina KALJURAND (S&D), Assita KANKO (ECR), Jana TOOM (Renew), Tineke STRIK (Greens), MEP #131507 (The Left) former member, Marieke EHLERS (Patriots), Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE (Renew), Ilaria SALIS (The Left)
Opinion: AFET
Foreign Affairs · rapporteur Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR (S&D)
Opinion: JURI
Legal Affairs · rapporteur MEP #124738 (ID) former member
Opinion: DEVE
Development

Decisions in plenary, 0

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

No plenary decision on this dossier is in the records yet.

Voting grid

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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.

No roll-call vote was recorded on this dossier.

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Versions, 3

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

  1. Adopted by Parliament24 Apr 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0336/2024 TA-9-2024-0336

    Compare with committee draft

  2. Committee draft22 May 2026

    Draft report (LIBE) LIBE-PR-789005

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  3. Committee draft5 Mar 2024

    Draft report (LIBE) LIBE-PR-759050

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA9-0336/2024: Parliament's amended version of a Council directive amending Directive (EU) 2015/637 on consular protection for unrepresented EU citizens and Directive (EU) 2019/997 on the EU Emergency Travel Document.
  • Draft report (LIBE): This is the rapporteur's draft report on a Council directive amending Directive (EU) 2015/637 on consular protection for unrepresented EU citizens and Directive (EU) 2019/997 on the EU Emergency Travel Document.

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Committee opinions: Draft opinion (AFET), Opinion (AFET), Opinion (AFET), Opinion (JURI), Draft opinion (JURI)

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, 13

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

Committee stage 4 steps · 9 Mar 2026–12 Jun 2026

  1. 12 June 2026

    Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (LIBE)

  2. 22 May 2026

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (LIBE)

  3. 5 May 2026

    AFET (Foreign Affairs) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (AFET)

  4. 9 March 2026

    Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; AFET (Foreign Affairs), JURI (Legal Affairs), DEVE (Development) give an opinion.

Plenary stage 2 steps · 19 Apr 2024–24 Apr 2024

  1. 24 April 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 24 Apr 2024 Adopted text TA9-0336/2024Report A9-0178/2024

  2. 19 April 2024

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A9-0178/2024

Committee stage 7 steps · 21 Feb 2024–18 Apr 2024

  1. 18 April 2024

    Committee opinion adopted

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

  2. 8 April 2024

    JURI (Legal Affairs) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (JURI)

  3. 20 March 2024

    AFET (Foreign Affairs) adopted its opinion

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

    Opinion (AFET)

  4. 14 March 2024

    Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; AFET (Foreign Affairs), JURI (Legal Affairs), DEVE (Development) give an opinion.

  5. 5 March 2024

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (LIBE)

  6. 5 March 2024

    Draft opinion from JURI (Legal Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (JURI)

  7. 21 February 2024

    Draft opinion from AFET (Foreign Affairs)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    Draft opinion (AFET)

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0441
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European Parliament (2026). “Measures to facilitate consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries”. Dossier. reference 2023/0441(CNS). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0441 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Legislative Observatory (OEIL), 2023/0441(CNS), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023%2F0441(CNS). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
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  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Measures to facilitate consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0441}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0441},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. reference 2023/0441(CNS). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023\%2F0441(CNS). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
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