Other amendments, by the PES, Greens/EFA and GUE/NGL groups, seeking to make the legislation more favourable to individuals who are the subject of an expulsion order, were thrown out, as was a proposal to reject the directive outright, which was tabled by the last two groups.
Deputātu vairākums atbalstīja Eiropas Tautas partijas grupas iesniegtos kompromisa grozījumus, noraidot Sociāldemokrātu, Zaļo un Kreiso grupu ieteiktos, kā arī Zaļo un Kreiso grupu ierosinājumu no direktīvas atteikties kopumā.