# Return Directive

European Parliament procedure 2018/0329(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee LIBE). Stage: Awaiting committee decision. 1,169 committee amendments tabled by 78 Members between 2019-02-11 and 2020-09-28.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is a recast Return Directive on common standards and procedures for returning irregularly staying third-country nationals. Amendments insert deletions and a rejection of the Commission proposal, and revise provisions on cooperation between authorities and third-country nationals, identity verification, the right to an effective remedy, time limits and detention, and on a humane, rights-based return policy.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvie GUILLAUME | France | S&D | 197 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96952.md |
| Anne-Sophie PELLETIER | France | GUE/NGL | 160 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197527.md |
| Dietmar KÖSTER | Germany | S&D | 159 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124822.md |
| Barbara SPINELLI | Italy | GUE/NGL | 157 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124810.md |
| Sophia IN 'T VELD | Netherlands | RE | 146 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28266.md |
| Pietro BARTOLO | Italy | S&D | 115 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197808.md |
| Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY | France | S&D | 100 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124287.md |
| Ana GOMES | Portugal | S&D | 100 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28306.md |
| Josef WEIDENHOLZER | Austria | S&D | 97 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111014.md |
| Péter NIEDERMÜLLER | Hungary | S&D | 97 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124723.md |
| Cécile Kashetu KYENGE | Italy | S&D | 97 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124801.md |
| Tanja FAJON | Slovenia | S&D | 96 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96911.md |
| Domènec RUIZ DEVESA | Spain | S&D | 96 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/127096.md |
| Birgit SIPPEL | Germany | S&D | 89 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96932.md |
| Laura FERRARA | Italy | NI | 78 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124833.md |

## Official source documents

- PE634.773: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-634773_EN.pdf
- PE634.774: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-634774_EN.pdf
- PE658.738: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-658738_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-0329-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-0329-COD.json

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