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Consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries

TA-10-2026-0330 · P10_TA(2026)0330 · PE789.005

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Parliament adopted a legislative resolution approving, with amendments, the draft Council directive amending Directive (EU) 2015/637 on consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries and Directive (EU) 2019/997 on the EU Emergency Travel Document. Parliament calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly under Article 293(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. It calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the approved text, and to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the Commission proposal.

Key points

  1. Parliament approves the Commission proposal as amended.
  2. Parliament calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, in line with Article 293(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
  3. Parliament calls on the Council to notify it if the Council intends to depart from the text Parliament approved.
  4. Parliament asks the Council to consult it again if the Council intends to substantially amend the Commission proposal.

Who is affected

  • Unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries, whose consular protection the amended directives concern.
  • The Council, which must notify Parliament of any departure and consult it again on substantial amendments.
  • The Commission, which is asked to alter its proposal accordingly.

Legal basis: Article 23(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.