← Votes·2026-06-17

Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) ***I

Vote ID 194134Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+0 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+6 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) ***I”. EPP, PfE, ECR, Renew, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (418 for, 218 against, 30 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

418

Against

218

Abstain

Margin of victory

200 votes

Turnout (cast)

666

Absent

Participation rate

93.8%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP181 MEPs

For 166Against 1Abstain 3Absent 11

S&D135 MEPs

For 9Against 106Abstain 11Absent 9

PfE84 MEPs

For 79Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR82 MEPs

For 78Against 0Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew77 MEPs

For 37Against 21Abstain 12Absent 7

Greens/EFA51 MEPs

For 2Against 44Abstain 0Absent 5

The Left44 MEPs

For 0Against 43Abstain 0Absent 1

NI29 MEPs

For 21Against 3Abstain 4Absent 1

ESN27 MEPs

For 26Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany51
Poland48
France44
Italy38
Spain30

Most against

None.

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 0Absent 1

Belgium22 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 3Absent 1

Bulgaria16 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 19Against 1Abstain 0Absent 1

Denmark15 MEPs

For 10Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 3Against 3Abstain 0Absent 1

Finland15 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 3Absent 1

France80 MEPs

For 44Against 30Abstain 3Absent 3

Germany95 MEPs

For 51Against 31Abstain 5Absent 8

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 2

Hungary20 MEPs

For 15Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

Ireland14 MEPs

For 6Against 6Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy74 MEPs

For 38Against 33Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia9 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 2Abstain 1Absent 2

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 3Against 2Abstain 1Absent 0

Malta5 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands30 MEPs

For 17Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

Poland53 MEPs

For 48Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 0Absent 1

Romania33 MEPs

For 19Against 4Abstain 4Absent 6

Slovakia15 MEPs

For 14Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Slovenia9 MEPs

For 4Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Spain60 MEPs

For 30Against 28Abstain 0Absent 2

Sweden21 MEPs

For 8Against 8Abstain 5Absent 0

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