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Proposal to reject the text
Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)
- Vote
- Proposal to reject the text
- Decision
- No. 2 of the sitting of 17 Jun 2026
- Result
- 198 for · 453 against · 5 abstained Rejected · roll call
- Date
- 17 June 2026, 13:50
More facts (5)
- Position
- vote 1 of 6 on the decision
- Official label
- A10-0048/2026 – Malik Azmani – Proposal for rejection – Am 2 = 3 =
- Dossier
- 2025/0059(COD)
- Vote id
- 194442
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Roll-call results (EP) (opens the official site)Result
The vote as recorded by name.
Result: 198 for, 453 against, 5 abstained (roll call).
Rejected · 30 % of the votes cast were for.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 43 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 2 of 45 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Greens | For 39 | Against 2 | Abst. 0 | No vote 12 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.93 | |
| S&D | For 105 | Against 15 | Abst. 1 | No vote 14 of 135 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.80 | |
| Renew | For 6 | Against 63 | Abst. 1 | No vote 8 of 78 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.85 | |
| EPP | For 0 | Against 167 | Abst. 3 | No vote 15 of 185 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.97 | |
| ECR | For 0 | Against 78 | Abst. 0 | No vote 4 of 82 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Patriots | For 0 | Against 79 | Abst. 0 | No vote 6 of 85 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| ESN | For 0 | Against 26 | Abst. 0 | No vote 1 of 27 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| No group | For 5 | Against 23 | Abst. 0 | No vote 1 of 29 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.
Countries × groups
How each country’s members of each group voted.
| Country | The Left | Greens | S&D | Renew | EPP | ECR | Patriots | ESN | No group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | no member voted | 2–0–0 | 5–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–4–0 | no member voted | 0–6–0 | no member voted | no member voted |
| Belgium | 2–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 1–3–0 | 0–3–0 | 0–3–0 | 0–3–0 | no member voted | no member voted |
| Bulgaria | no member voted | no member voted | 2–0–0 | 0–3–0 | 0–5–0 | 0–1–0 | no member voted | 0–3–0 | 0–2–0 |
| Cyprus | 1–0–0 | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | no member voted | no member voted | 0–1–0 |
| Czechia | no member voted | 1–0–0 | no member voted | no member voted | 0–5–0 | 0–4–0 | 0–7–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 |
| Germany | 4–0–0 | 11–1–0 | 13–0–0 | 0–8–0 | 0–27–1 | no member voted | no member voted | 0–14–0 | 2–5–0 |
| Denmark | 1–0–0 | no member voted | 0–3–0 | 0–4–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | no member voted | no member voted |
| Estonia | no member voted | no member voted | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted |
| Spain | 4–0–0 | 3–0–0 | 20–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–21–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–6–0 | no member voted | 0–1–0 |
| Finland | 3–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–3–0 | 0–3–1 | 0–1–0 | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted |
| France | 9–0–0 | 3–0–0 | 12–0–0 | 0–13–0 | 0–5–0 | 0–4–0 | 0–29–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Greece | 2–0–0 | no member voted | 4–0–0 | no member voted | 0–7–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | no member voted | 3–1–0 |
| Croatia | no member voted | 1–0–0 | 4–0–0 | no member voted | 0–5–0 | 0–1–0 | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted |
| Hungary | no member voted | no member voted | 1–0–0 | no member voted | 0–6–0 | no member voted | 0–8–0 | 0–1–0 | no member voted |
| Ireland | 3–0–0 | no member voted | no member voted | 1–4–0 | 0–3–1 | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted |
| Italy | 9–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 19–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–7–0 | 0–24–0 | 0–6–0 | 0–1–0 | no member voted |
| Lithuania | no member voted | 0–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | no member voted | 0–1–0 | no member voted |
| Luxembourg | no member voted | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted | 0–1–0 |
| Latvia | no member voted | no member voted | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–3–0 | 0–1–0 | no member voted | no member voted |
| Malta | no member voted | no member voted | 0–3–0 | no member voted | 0–2–0 | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted |
| Netherlands | 1–0–0 | 5–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 0–7–0 | 0–4–0 | 0–3–0 | 0–6–0 | no member voted | no member voted |
| Poland | no member voted | no member voted | 3–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–23–0 | 0–18–0 | 0–3–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 |
| Portugal | 2–0–0 | no member voted | 7–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–7–0 | no member voted | 0–2–0 | no member voted | no member voted |
| Romania | no member voted | 1–0–0 | 1–1–1 | 0–1–1 | 0–9–0 | 0–6–0 | no member voted | no member voted | 0–2–0 |
| Sweden | 2–0–0 | 3–0–0 | 0–5–0 | 0–3–0 | 0–5–0 | 0–3–0 | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted |
| Slovenia | no member voted | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–3–0 | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted |
| Slovakia | no member voted | no member voted | no member voted | 0–5–0 | 0–1–0 | no member voted | no member voted | 0–2–0 | 0–6–0 |
Share for: 0–19 %20–39 %40–59 %60–79 %80–100 %
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Belgium | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Germany | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Denmark | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Finland | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| France | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Ireland | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lithuania | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Slovakia | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Members
Each member’s recorded position, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.
No vote recorded, 63
Members in office that day without a recorded position. No vote recorded is not the same as absent: leave, illness or chairing the sitting look the same.
Show the 63 members
Name · group that day · country
- Adam BIELAN group that day: ECR · Poland
- Aldo PATRICIELLO group that day: Patriots · Italy
- Andi CRISTEA group that day: S&D · Romania
- Andreas SCHWAB group that day: EPP · Germany
- Anna STÜRGKH group that day: Renew · Austria
- Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN group that day: S&D · Ireland
- Bas EICKHOUT group that day: Greens · Netherlands
- Branko GRIMS group that day: EPP · Slovenia
- Carla TAVARES group that day: S&D · Portugal
- Caterina CHINNICI group that day: EPP · Italy
- Christophe BAY group that day: Patriots · France
- Ciaran MULLOOLY group that day: Renew · Ireland
- Claudiu MANDA group that day: S&D · Romania
- Costas MAVRIDES group that day: S&D · Cyprus
- Damian BOESELAGER group that day: Greens · Germany
- Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU group that day: EPP · Romania
- Diana RIBA I GINER group that day: Greens · Spain
- Dragoş BENEA group that day: S&D · Romania
- Elena KOUNTOURA group that day: The Left · Greece
- Elisabetta GUALMINI group that day: Renew · Italy
- Emma RAFOWICZ group that day: S&D · France
- Eugen TOMAC group that day: Renew · Romania
- Eva MAYDELL group that day: EPP · Bulgaria
- Friedrich PÜRNER group that day: No group · Germany
- Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO group that day: EPP · Italy
- Gabriela FIREA group that day: S&D · Romania
- Gabriella GERZSENYI group that day: EPP · Hungary
- Galato ALEXANDRAKI group that day: ECR · Greece
- Gheorghe CÂRCIU group that day: S&D · Romania
- György HÖLVÉNYI group that day: Patriots · Hungary
- Hans NEUHOFF group that day: ESN · Germany
- Jan-Christoph OETJEN group that day: Renew · Germany
- Katrin LANGENSIEPEN group that day: Greens · Germany
- Kinga GÁL group that day: Patriots · Hungary
- Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN group that day: Greens · Denmark
- Klára DOBREV group that day: S&D · Hungary
- Klara DOSTALOVA group that day: Patriots · Czechia
- Lena DÜPONT group that day: EPP · Germany
- Ľubica KARVAŠOVÁ group that day: Renew · Slovakia
- Majdouline SBAI group that day: Greens · France
- Maria GRAPINI group that day: S&D · Romania
- Mārtiņš STAĶIS group that day: Greens · Latvia
- Mélissa CAMARA group that day: Greens · France
- Mimmo LUCANO group that day: The Left · Italy
- Nicolás PASCUAL DE LA PARTE group that day: EPP · Spain
- Norbert HERHAMMER group that day: EPP · Germany
- Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ group that day: EPP · Lithuania
- Rasmus NORDQVIST group that day: Greens · Denmark
- Roberta METSOLA group that day: EPP · Malta
- Sergey LAGODINSKY group that day: Greens · Germany
- Sophia KIRCHER group that day: EPP · Austria
- Sophie WILMÈS group that day: Renew · Belgium
- Ştefan MUŞOIU group that day: S&D · Romania
- Tamás DEUTSCH group that day: Patriots · Hungary
- Tiemo WÖLKEN group that day: S&D · Germany
- Tomislav SOKOL group that day: EPP · Croatia
- Urmas PAET group that day: Renew · Estonia
- Victor NEGRESCU group that day: S&D · Romania
- Ville NIINISTÖ group that day: Greens · Finland
- Villy SØVNDAL group that day: Greens · Denmark
- Waldemar BUDA group that day: ECR · Poland
- Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI group that day: ECR · Lithuania
- Zala ČERNILEC TOMAŠIČ group that day: EPP · Slovenia
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Connections
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The decision
- Decision Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) New EU law · report by Malik Azmani 17 Jun 2026 Passed
Other votes on this decision
- Vote Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) — Proposal to vote on amendments Roll-call vote · 17 Jun 2026 17 Jun 2026
- Vote Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) — Final vote on the provisional agreement Roll-call vote · 17 Jun 2026 17 Jun 2026 Passed
- Vote Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) — Separate vote on Article 17, paragraph 4 Roll-call vote · 17 Jun 2026 17 Jun 2026
- Vote Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) — Separate vote on Article 17, paragraph 4 Roll-call vote · 17 Jun 2026 17 Jun 2026
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European Parliament (2026). “Proposal to reject the text — Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)”. Vote, 17 June 2026. votingId 194442, reference 2025/0059(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-06-17/194442 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 17 June 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-17-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 17 June 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-17-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-06-17, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-06-17/vote-results?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-vote-2026-06-17-194442,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Proposal to reject the text — Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation)}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-06-17},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-06-17/194442}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/votes/2026-06-17/194442},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Vote. votingId 194442, reference 2025/0059(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-17-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-06-17-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: vote results of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-06-17 (CC BY 4.0)}
}