# Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept

European Parliament procedure 2025/0132(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 10th term, committee LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 90 committee amendments tabled by 35 Members between 2025-11-06 and 2025-11-06.

## What the amendments focus on

Legislation on application of the 'safe third country' concept. Some amendments reject the Commission proposal; others address the required connection between an applicant and a third country (including transit as a basis), agreements and arrangements with third countries, the best interests of the child and treatment of unaccompanied minors, age determination, and transparency obligations towards the Commission and other Member States.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irena JOVEVA | Slovenia | RE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197447.md |
| Abir AL-SAHLANI | Sweden | RE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197400.md |
| Erik MARQUARDT | Germany | Verts/ALE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197462.md |
| Jan-Christoph OETJEN | Germany | RE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197432.md |
| Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE | Netherlands | RE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256970.md |
| Fabienne KELLER | France | RE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/22858.md |
| Nikola MINCHEV | Bulgaria | RE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257259.md |
| Fabrice LEGGERI | France | PfE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256872.md |
| Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA | Spain | PfE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197829.md |
| Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE | Belgium | PfE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/185771.md |
| Nikola BARTŮŠEK | Czechia | PfE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256852.md |
| António TÂNGER CORRÊA | Portugal | PfE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257050.md |
| Matthieu VALET | France | PfE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256875.md |
| Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK | Poland | ESN | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257069.md |
| Petra STEGER | Austria | PfE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/220897.md |

## Official source documents

- PE779.510: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-779510_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2025-0132-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2025-0132-COD.json

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