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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
Versions
3 versions

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) 27 April 2026
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 3 June 2026
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 8 June 2026
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 17 June 2026
  5. 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

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 2026Hague Convention (1980) on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: accession of Cabo Verde New lawsPassed659 for, 1 against, 1 abstained by roll call

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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 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.

  1. Adopted by Parliament17 Jun 2026

    Adopted text TA10-0214/2026 TA-10-2026-0214

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  2. Tabled for plenary8 Jun 2026

    Report A10-0157/2026 A-10-2026-0157

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  3. 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.

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What changed, 2

Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.

  1. 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.

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  2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (JURI) → Report A10-0157/2026

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    The versions differ only in formal points: a typo is corrected.

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Timeline, 6

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

Outcome 1 step · 21 Jul 2026
  1. 21 July 2026

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

Plenary stage 2 steps · 8 Jun 2026–17 Jun 2026
  1. 17 June 2026

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 17 Jun 2026 Adopted text TA10-0214/2026Report A10-0157/2026

  2. 8 June 2026

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0157/2026

Committee stage 3 steps · 14 Apr 2026–3 Jun 2026
  1. 3 June 2026

    Committee vote: report adopted

    JURI (Legal Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 27 April 2026

    Referred to the JURI (Legal Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

  3. 14 April 2026

    Draft report published

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

    Draft report (JURI)

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Sources & citation

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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)}
}