Standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection and for the content of the protection granted and amending Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents
A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.
Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 22 May 2024 and now EU law.
- ✓ Referred to committee 12 September 2016
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 15 June 2017
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 28 June 2017
- ✓ Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 14 February 2024
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 10 April 2024
- ✓ Published as law 22 May 2024
How a file moves through Parliament
A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. For a law, Parliament’s adopted text is its first-reading position; Parliament and the Council then negotiate a common text (trilogues) which both must approve before it is published as law.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
- Rapporteur
- Matjaž NEMEC S&D
- Shadow rapporteurs
- MEP #197806 IDLena DÜPONT PPEAssita KANKO ECRJan-Christoph OETJEN RenewAlice KUHNKE Verts/ALEMEP #131507 GUE-NGL
- For opinion
- EMPL — Employment and Social Affairs AFET — Foreign Affairs JURI — Legal Affairs
The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.
The text, version by version
Committee opinions: Opinion (EMPL),Draft opinion (EMPL)
Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.
Timeline
- Outcome
- 22 May 2024 Published in the Official Journal
The act is now EU law.
- 14 May 2024 Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council
The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.
- Plenary stage
- 10 April 2024 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a small majorityFor 340 Against 249 Abstained 34
Final vote on the provisional agreement at 18:34 · 55% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 19 ballots in voting order
Rejected2. Request to vote on the amendments to the draft legislative act 18:33 A8-0245/2017 – Matjaž Nemec – Request to vote on the amendments to the draft legislative actRejected3. Final vote on the provisional agreement 18:34 A8-0245/2017 – Matjaž Nemec – Provisional agreement – Am 178Adopted4. Final vote Text as a wholeNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded5. Separate vote on Article 2, paragraph 1, point 16Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded6. Separate vote on Article 11, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1, after point fNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded7. Separate vote on Article 12, after paragraph 3Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.9. Separate vote on Article 15, paragraph 1, point bNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded10. Separate vote on Article 15, paragraph 1, point bNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded11. Separate vote on Article 18, after paragraph 2Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded12. Separate vote on Article 33, paragraph 1Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded13. Separate vote on Article 33, paragraph 1Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded14. Separate vote on Article 35, paragraph 1Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded15. Separate vote on Article 35, paragraph 1Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.17. Separate vote on recital 2Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter. - 10 April 2024 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
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- 14 February 2024 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
- 5 July 2017 Plenary endorsed the mandate to negotiate with the Council
Parliament’s negotiators can now seek a compromise text with the Council (in “trilogues”).
- Plenary stage
- 28 June 2017 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 15 June 2017 Committee vote: report adopted
LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 3 May 2017 EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 27 March 2017 Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)
Members of LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
- 6 March 2017 Draft opinion from EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs)
An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.
- 2 March 2017 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 12 September 2016 Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares the report; EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs), AFET (Foreign Affairs), JURI (Legal Affairs) give an opinion.