Dossier · Non-legislative procedure
Authorising Member States to accept, in the interests of the European Union, the accession of Cabo Verde to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
- Reference
- 2026/0041(NLE) Non-legislative procedure · consultation
- Where it stands
- Completed: published in the Official Journal on 21 July 2026 and now EU law.
- Stage
- Adopted by the Council
- Lead committee
- Legal Affairs JURI
More facts (5)
- Rapporteur
- Ilhan KYUCHYUK
- Shadow rapporteurs
- 4 members
- Decisions in plenary
- 1
- Last vote
- 17 Jun 2026 · 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) 27 April 2026
- Committee work (done) Report adopted 3 June 2026
- Tabled for plenary (done) 8 June 2026
- Plenary vote (done) Adopted 17 June 2026
- Adopted by the Council (done) 21 July 2026
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
- Legal Affairs JURI
- Rapporteur
- Ilhan KYUCHYUK (Renew)
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Caterina CHINNICI (EPP), José CEPEDA (S&D), Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI (ECR), Tineke STRIK (Greens)
Decisions in plenary, 1
Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.
| Date | Decision | Kind | Effect | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2026 | Hague Convention (1980) on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: accession of Cabo Verde | New laws | Passed | 659 for, 1 against, 1 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).
- 17 Jun 2026 Final vote
Adopted 659–1–1
- The Left
- For
- Greens
- For
- 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 Parliament17 Jun 2026
Adopted text TA10-0214/2026 TA-10-2026-0214
Tabled for plenary8 Jun 2026
Report A10-0157/2026 A-10-2026-0157
Committee draft14 Apr 2026
Draft report (JURI) JURI-PR-786994
AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
- Adopted text TA10-0214/2026: Parliament approves the authorisation of member states to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Cabo Verde to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
- Report A10-0157/2026: Parliament approves the authorisation of Member States to accept, in the interest of the European Union, the accession of Cabo Verde to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of the International Child Abduction.
- Draft report (JURI): The draft report concerns a Council decision authorising Member States to accept Cabo Verde's accession to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Parliament approves the proposal without amendments.
What changed, 2
Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0157/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0214/2026
No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (JURI) → Report A10-0157/2026
AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source
The versions differ only in formal points: a typo is corrected.
Timeline, 6
Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.
Outcome 1 step · 21 Jul 2026
21 July 2026
Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
Plenary stage 2 steps · 8 Jun 2026–17 Jun 2026
17 June 2026
Plenary vote
Sitting of 17 Jun 2026 Adopted text TA10-0214/2026Report A10-0157/2026
8 June 2026
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 3 steps · 14 Apr 2026–3 Jun 2026
3 June 2026
Committee vote: report adopted
JURI (Legal Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
27 April 2026
Referred to the JURI (Legal Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
14 April 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in JURI (Legal Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
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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 (2026). “Authorising Member States to accept, in the interests of the European Union, the accession of Cabo Verde to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction”. Dossier, 17 June 2026. procId 2026-0041, reference 2026/0041(NLE). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-0041 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2026%2F0041(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2026-0041 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2026-0041,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Authorising Member States to accept, in the interests of the European Union, the accession of Cabo Verde to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-06-17},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-0041}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2026-0041},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Dossier. procId 2026-0041, reference 2026/0041(NLE). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2026\%2F0041(NLE). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}