European travel document for the return of illegally staying third-country nationals

This dossier concerns a European travel document for the return of illegally staying third-country nationals. The amendments invoke fundamental rights and the principle of non-refoulement and cite international human-rights conventions, reference Directive 2008/115/EC, address the harmonisation of the document's format and security features, recognition by third countries within readmission agreements, recording data in Eurodac and the Schengen Information System; some amendments reject or call for withdrawal of the proposal.