Decision
Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023
- Effect
- Adopted
- Result
- 260 for · 194 against · 110 abstained roll call
- Date
- 22 May 2025, 12:23–12:38
- Kind
- Resolution
More facts (9)
- Margin
- by a small majority
- Dossier
- 2025/2027(INI)
- Source
- Committee report by Gheorghe Falcă
- Topics
- EU institutions & Parliament Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 58 votes · 23 roll calls · 19 amendments
- Requested by
- Greens (1 roll call, 1 separate vote) · EPP (1 roll call) · ECR (1 roll call, 2 split votes) · Patriots (1 roll call, 3 split votes, 1 separate vote) · ESN (1 roll call, 1 split vote)
- Sitting
- Thursday 22 May 2025
- Final vote
- 176731
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 260 for, 194 against, 110 abstained (roll call).
Adopted by a small majority.
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 19 amendments (8 adopted, 11 rejected) and 38 parts of the text voted on separately (21 adopted, 12 rejected, 5 lapsed).
Backed by EPP, ECR and Patriots; opposed by The Left, Greens and S&D; Renew and ESN mostly abstained.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 0 | Against 31 | Abst. 4 | No vote 11 of 46 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.83 | |
| Greens | For 0 | Against 45 | Abst. 0 | No vote 8 of 53 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 0 | Against 106 | Abst. 1 | No vote 29 of 136 | Majority line Against | Clear line Against | Cohesion 0.99 | |
| Renew | For 6 | Against 3 | Abst. 52 | No vote 14 of 75 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Abstained | Cohesion 0.78 | |
| EPP | For 142 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 45 of 188 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.99 | |
| ECR | For 51 | Against 4 | Abst. 9 | No vote 16 of 80 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.70 | |
| Patriots | For 45 | Against 0 | Abst. 20 | No vote 20 of 85 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.54 | |
| ESN | For 8 | Against 2 | Abst. 12 | No vote 5 of 27 | Majority line Abstained | Clear line Divided | Cohesion 0.32 | |
| No group | For 8 | Against 3 | Abst. 11 | No vote 7 of 29 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Fernand KARTHEISER changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Laurent CASTILLO changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.
Voted against their group, 48
Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.
The Left line Against · 4 abstained of 35 who voted
Abstained (4)
- Dario TAMBURRANO Italy
- Gaetano PEDULLA' Italy
- Giuseppe ANTOCI Italy
- Pasquale TRIDICO Italy
S&D line Against · 1 abstained of 107 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Andi CRISTEA Romania
Renew line Abstained · 9 voted for or against of 61 who voted
Voted for or against (9)
- Benoit CASSART Belgium
- Christine SINGER Germany
- Christophe GRUDLER France
- Grégory ALLIONE France
- Joachim STREIT Germany
- Marjan ŠAREC Slovenia
- Michał KOBOSKO Poland
- Oihane AGIRREGOITIA MARTÍNEZ Spain
- Urmas PAET Estonia
EPP line For · 1 abstained of 143 who voted
Abstained (1)
- Manuela RIPA Germany
ECR line For · 4 voted against, 9 abstained of 64 who voted
Voted against (4)
- Dick ERIXON Sweden
- Kris VAN DIJCK Belgium
- Nicolas BAY France
- Sebastian TYNKKYNEN Finland
Abstained (9)
- Beatrice TIMGREN Sweden
- Charlie WEIMERS Sweden
- Emmanouil FRAGKOS Greece
- Guillaume PELTIER France
- Kristoffer STORM Denmark
- Laurence TROCHU France
- Marion MARÉCHAL France
- Ondřej KRUTÍLEK Czechia
- Veronika VRECIONOVÁ Czechia
Patriots line For · 20 abstained of 65 who voted
Abstained (20)
- Angéline FURET France
- Anne-Sophie FRIGOUT France
- Barbara BONTE Belgium
- Christophe BAY France
- Elisabeth DIERINGER Austria
- Georg MAYER Austria
- Gerald HAUSER Austria
- Harald VILIMSKY Austria
- Marie DAUCHY France
- Marie-Luce BRASIER-CLAIN France
- Mathilde ANDROUËT France
- Mélanie DISDIER France
- Petra STEGER Austria
- Pierre PIMPIE France
- Pierre-Romain THIONNET France
- Rody TOLASSY France
- Roman HAIDER Austria
- Séverine WERBROUCK France
- Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE Belgium
- Valérie DELOGE France
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0.10 |
| Belgium | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0.17 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.30 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — |
| Czechia | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.50 |
| Germany | 26 | 28 | 15 | 27 | 0.11 |
| Denmark | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.19 |
| Estonia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Spain | 25 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0.26 |
| Finland | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | — |
| France | 19 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 0.05 |
| Greece | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0.32 |
| Croatia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — |
| Hungary | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.70 |
| Ireland | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0.18 |
| Italy | 30 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 0.30 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.18 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Latvia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — |
| Malta | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Netherlands | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0.13 |
| Poland | 41 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0.87 |
| Portugal | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Romania | 12 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 0.45 |
| Sweden | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0.63 |
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter AGIUS Malta | EPP | Speeches2 | 22 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Victor NEGRESCU Romania | S&D | Speeches2 | 22 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
| Jana TOOM Estonia | Renew | Speeches1 | 22 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | Abstained |
| Pina PICIERNO changed group Italy | Renew | Speeches1 | 22 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI Poland | ECR | Speeches1 | 22 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS Greece | No group | Speeches1 | 22 May 2025 (verbatim report, official site) | Against |
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All votes on this decision, 58
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Separate vote on paragraph 1 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 2 | Separate vote on paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested byroll call: EPP |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 2 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 2 | Roll call | 266 for, 304 against, 22 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: EPP |
Show the other 57 votesShow the other 55 votes
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Separate vote on paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Rejected | Requested byroll call: EPP |
| 3 | Separate vote on paragraph 2 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 2 | Roll call | 266 for, 304 against, 22 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: EPP |
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 2 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 2 - Am 16 | Roll call | 192 for, 374 against, 20 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Greens |
| 5 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 6 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 | Counted | 253 for, 335 against, 8 abstained Rejected | |
| 7 | Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 2 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 2 - Am 19 | Roll call | 263 for, 108 against, 222 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Greens |
| 8 | Amendment 20, adding text after paragraph 2 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 2 - Am 20 | Roll call | 264 for, 252 against, 76 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Greens |
| 9 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 10 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 11 | Amendment 30, adding text after paragraph 2 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 2 - Am 30 | Roll call | 397 for, 139 against, 55 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 12 | Separate vote on paragraph 3 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 13 | Separate vote on paragraph 3 | Counted | 322 for, 254 against, 14 abstained Adopted | |
| 14 | Separate vote on paragraph 4 | Counted | 268 for, 160 against, 156 abstained Adopted | |
| 15 | Separate vote on paragraph 5 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 16 | Separate vote on paragraph 6 | Counted | 268 for, 314 against, 13 abstained Rejected | |
| 17 | Amendment 35 to paragraph 7 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 7 - Am 35 | Roll call | 180 for, 248 against, 153 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 18 | Paragraph 7 — part 1 of 2 Part voted on: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘expresses its concerns about the way the Commission is handling some infringement procedures launched against Member States, including those related to issues raised in many petitions;’” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Patriots, ECR |
| 19 | Paragraph 7 — part 2 of 2 Part voted on: “those words” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Patriots, ECR |
| 20 | Separate vote on paragraph 8 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Patriots |
| 21 | Amendment 36, adding text after paragraph 8 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 8 - Am 36 | Roll call | 319 for, 255 against, 15 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 22 | Vote on text inserted after paragraph 9 | Counted | 334 for, 219 against, 28 abstained Adopted | |
| 23 | Amendment 23 to paragraph 10 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 10 - Am 23S | Roll call | 252 for, 305 against, 19 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Greens |
| 24 | Separate vote on paragraph 10 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 25 | Amendment 24 to paragraph 11 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 11 - Am 24S | Roll call | 378 for, 183 against, 24 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Greens |
| 26 | Separate vote on paragraph 11 | Show of hands | Lapsed | |
| 27 | Amendment 25 to paragraph 12 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 12 - Am 25S | Roll call | 198 for, 359 against, 33 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Greens |
| 28 | Separate vote on paragraph 15 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 29 | Amendment 28, adding text after paragraph 19 — part 1 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 19 - Am 28/1 Part voted on: 'Recalls its criticism of the Commission for failing to disclose full details of the contracts signed with pharmaceutical companies regarding COVID-19 vaccines, thereby violating citizens’ right to information, as stated in its 2021 report on deliberations;’ | Roll call | 190 for, 379 against, 12 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots, ESN; split: ESN |
| 30 | Amendment 28, adding text after paragraph 19 — part 2 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 19 - Am 28/2 Part voted on: “notes that the Commission has claimed the messages exchanged between the President of the Commission and the CEO of Pfizer were deleted on the grounds that they were of a “short-lived and ephemeral nature” and contained no “important information relating to policies, activities, and decisions of the Commission”;” | Roll call | 179 for, 375 against, 9 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots, ESN; split: ESN |
| 31 | Amendment 28, adding text after paragraph 19 — part 3 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 19 - Am 28/3 Part voted on: “takes note of the court cases filed in 2023 against the President of the Commission for the alleged “destruction of public documents”; further notes that on 14 May 2025, the EU General Court ruled that the Commission was wrong to refuse access to these text messages, emphasising that such communications fall under EU transparency rules and should have been disclosed;” | Roll call | 192 for, 374 against, 11 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots, ESN; split: ESN |
| 32 | Amendment 28, adding text after paragraph 19 — part 4 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 19 - Am 28/4 Part voted on: “reiterates its full commitment to complete transparency on this matter;” | Roll call | 193 for, 373 against, 15 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Patriots, ESN; split: ESN |
| 33 | Separate vote on paragraph 20 | Counted | 292 for, 276 against, 14 abstained Adopted | |
| 34 | Separate vote on paragraph 20 | Counted | 295 for, 268 against, 23 abstained Adopted | |
| 35 | Amendment 26 to paragraph 21 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 21 - Am 26S | Roll call | 255 for, 314 against, 15 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Greens |
| 36 | Separate vote on paragraph 21 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 37 | Amendment 38 to paragraph 21 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 21 - Am 38 | Roll call | 298 for, 273 against, 15 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 38 | Paragraph 23 — part 1 of 3 Part voted on: ‘Notes that environmental issues remained an area of serious concern for petitioners in 2023 with more than 21 % of petitions dedicated to environmental issues; regrets that some of these petitions allege incorrect implementation of EU legislation by the Member States, with some Member States already facing infringement procedures for the breach of EU environmental laws; notes that numerous petitions describe complaints about air quality, noise pollution, waste management/treatment, the deterioration of natural ecosystems and violation of the Habitats Directive in different Member States; highlights the public hearing on the state of implementation of the Habitats Directive organised on 24 May 2023; notes the work the Committee on Petitions continued to carry out in 2023 on the impact of climate change in different fields, not only in the environmental area, but also in the use of land, putting a number of petitions received on these topics on the agenda;’ without the words: ‘impact of climate change in different fields, not only in the’ and ‘but also in’ | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Patriots |
| 39 | Paragraph 23 — part 2 of 3 Part voted on: ‘impact of climate change in different fields, not only in the’ and ‘but also in’ | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Patriots |
| 40 | Paragraph 23 — part 3 of 3 Part voted on: “points to the workshop on the impact of climate change on social security and the most vulnerable groups organised on 22 March 2023 and also to the presentation of the study on compensation for victims of climate change disasters on 18 July 2023;” | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested bysplit: Patriots |
| 41 | Amendment 31, adding text after paragraph 24 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 24 - Am 31 | Roll call | 151 for, 405 against, 31 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 42 | Separate vote on paragraph 25 | Counted | 307 for, 260 against, 13 abstained Adopted | Requested bysplit: Patriots, ECR |
| 43 | Separate vote on paragraph 25 | Show of hands | Lapsed | Requested bysplit: Patriots, ECR |
| 44 | Separate vote on paragraph 25 | Roll call | 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed | Requested bysplit: Patriots, ECR |
| 45 | Separate vote on paragraph 25 | Roll call | 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained Lapsed | Requested bysplit: Patriots, ECR |
| 46 | Separate vote on paragraph 26 | Counted | 275 for, 268 against, 35 abstained Adopted | Requested byseparate: Greens |
| 47 | Separate vote on paragraph 26 | Show of hands | Lapsed | Requested byseparate: Greens |
| 48 | Amendment 27 to paragraph 27 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 27 - Am 27 | Roll call | 233 for, 303 against, 46 abstained Rejected | Requested byroll call: Greens |
| 49 | Separate vote on paragraph 28 | Counted | 312 for, 263 against, 6 abstained Adopted | |
| 50 | Separate vote on paragraph 29 | Show of hands | Adopted | |
| 51 | Separate vote on paragraph 31 | Counted | 328 for, 252 against, 6 abstained Adopted | |
| 52 | Separate vote on paragraph 33 | Show of hands | Rejected | |
| 53 | Amendment 42 to paragraph 33 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 33 - Am 42 | Roll call | 309 for, 263 against, 13 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: Patriots |
| 54 | Separate vote on paragraph 36 | Show of hands | Adopted | Requested byseparate: Patriots |
| 55 | Vote on text inserted after citation 6 | Counted | 293 for, 261 against, 24 abstained Adopted | |
| 56 | Amendment 29, adding text after recital F A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le considérant F - Am 29 | Roll call | 294 for, 261 against, 28 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: ECR |
| 57 | Separate vote on recital H | Counted | 290 for, 253 against, 21 abstained Adopted | |
| 58 | Final vote — text as a whole A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) | Roll call | 260 for, 194 against, 110 abstained Adopted |
Roll calls requested by Greens, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN · split votes by ECR (2), Patriots (3), ESN · separate votes by Greens, Patriots.
Text
The text voted on.
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Parliament adopted its annual report on the work of the Committee on Petitions in 2023, which analyses petitions received and processed that year.
The report notes that Parliament received 1,452 petitions in 2023, an increase from previous years, and that the main concerns were environment, fundamental rights, personal matters and justice.
It also highlights that the Petitions Web Portal was revamped in February 2023 to make it easier for citizens to submit petitions.
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This resolution reports on the Committee on Petitions' work in 2023, covering petitions received, their subjects, and the committee's activities.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2025/2027(INI) · Own-initiative report
Parliament adopted the text on 22 May 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Show the 5 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 23 January 2025 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 8 April 2025 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 14 April 2025 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 22 May 2025 (done)
- Parliament’s position · Final (done)
Lead committee: PETI · Author: Gheorghe FALCĂ (EPP)
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Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
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- Data source
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- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2025). “Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023”. Decision, 22 May 2025. votingId 176731, document A-10-2025-0063, reference 2025/2027(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-22/7 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 22 May 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-22-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 22 May 2025 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-22-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-22, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2025-05-22/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2025-05-22-7,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-05-22},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-22/7}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2025-05-22/7},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 176731, document A-10-2025-0063, reference 2025/2027(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-22-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-05-22-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2025-05-22 (CC BY 4.0)}
}