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MEPs strongly condemn acts of “transnational repression” and demand the EU and member states adopt a zero-tolerance approach.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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MEPs strongly condemn acts of “transnational repression” and demand the EU and member states adopt a zero-tolerance approach.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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The European Commission last July proposed spending around €104 billion on administration in the next budget cycle, including 2,500 additional civil service posts

On Tuesday, MEPs voted to support mobilising €2 million in EU aid to help former workers at car glass manufacturer Soliver, following the company’s bankruptcy.
Committee on Budgets

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On Tuesday, MEPs voted to support mobilising €2 million in EU aid to help former workers at car glass manufacturer Soliver, following the company’s bankruptcy.
Committee on Budgets

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The simplification measures aim to support companies as they comply with the AI Act, while maintaining the law’s main provisions and risk-based approach.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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On Tuesday, Parliament approved new rules to strengthen the contractual position of farmers and help stabilise their incomes.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

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The simplification measures aim to support companies as they comply with the AI Act, while maintaining the law’s main provisions and risk-based approach.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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On Tuesday, Parliament approved new rules to strengthen the contractual position of farmers and help stabilise their incomes.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

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Under certain conditions, France's laws requiring porn websites to age-check their users fall under online child safety concerns

Europe stands at a crossroads in its relationship with China: cling to fragmented responses, or forge a bold, unified strategy. As dependencies deepen and industries strain, defending jobs, values, and sovereignty demands urgent, decisive action now.

The Italian competition regulator suspects that Apple is not providing equal access to rival consumer cloud services

Written by Anja Radjenovic.

CONTEXT

According to Directive 2008/115/EC, third-country nationals staying illegally on the territory of a European Union (EU) Member State should, as a general rule, be issued a return decision obliging them to leave the EU. However, available data suggest that, among those who receive such a decision, only about a quarter actually leave the EU. The limited effectiveness of the return policy is due to several challenges that the EU and Member States face when carrying out return procedures, including difficulties related to implementation at national level. To increase the effectiveness of the EU return policy, the European Commission announced in its 2025 work programme that it would develop a new common approach to returns, including a new legislative proposal on the subject.

Legislative proposal

2025/0059(COD) – Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union, and repealing Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, Council Directive 2001/40/EC and Council Decision 2004/191/EC – COM(2025) 101, 11.3.2025.

NEXT STEPS IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

For the latest developments in this legislative procedure, see the Legislative Train Schedule: 2025/0059(COD)

Read the complete briefing on ‘A common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the European Union‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

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The signing will kick off a 60-day period in which Tehran and Washington will try to hammer out a full-scale peace deal