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

European Parliament procedure 2015/0306(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 76 committee amendments tabled by 14 Members between 2016-05-09 and 2016-05-09.

## What the amendments focus on

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.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Miriam DALLI | Malta | S&D | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124970.md |
| Tanja FAJON | Slovenia | S&D | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96911.md |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96780.md |
| Alessandra MUSSOLINI | Italy | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28429.md |
| Barbara MATERA | Italy | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96813.md |
| Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE | Italy | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124853.md |
| Louis MICHEL | Belgium | ALDE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96670.md |
| Gérard DEPREZ | Belgium | ALDE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1473.md |
| Judith SARGENTINI | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96815.md |
| Caterina CHINNICI | Italy | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124861.md |
| József NAGY | Slovakia | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124926.md |
| Traian UNGUREANU | Romania | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96835.md |
| Csaba SÓGOR | Romania | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39724.md |

## Official source documents

- PE582.194: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-582194_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-0306-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-0306-COD.json

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