Decision

Public access to documents - report 2022 - 2024

Effect: Adopted
Result: 602 for · 9 against · 8 abstained roll call
Date: 10 March 2026, 14:05–14:07
Kind: Resolution

More facts (9)

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Report A-10-2026-0011
Dossier: 2025/2137(INI)
Source: Committee report by Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová
Topics: EU institutions & Parliament Justice, rule of law & rights Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 15 votes · 15 roll calls · 14 amendments
Requested by: Patriots (1 roll call) · ESN (1 roll call)
Sitting: Tuesday 10 March 2026
Final vote: 186375

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Report A-10-2026-0011
Dossier: 2025/2137(INI)
Source: Committee report by Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová
Topics: EU institutions & Parliament Justice, rule of law & rights Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes: 15 votes · 15 roll calls · 14 amendments
Requested by: Patriots (1 roll call) · ESN (1 roll call)
Sitting: Tuesday 10 March 2026
Final vote: 186375

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Votes on this decision

Members on the final vote

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 14 amendments (14 rejected).

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. **No vote**: in office that day, no position recorded. **Majority line**: the most common position. **Clear line**: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. **Cohesion**: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
Group	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Majority line	Clear line	Cohesion
The Left	For 38	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 8 of 46	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Greens	For 47	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 6 of 53	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
S&D	For 119	Against 4	Abst. 0	No vote 12 of 135	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.95
Renew	For 66	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 10 of 76	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
EPP	For 159	Against 5	Abst. 2	No vote 20 of 186	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 0.94
ECR	For 73	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 6 of 79	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
Patriots	For 62	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 22 of 84	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
ESN	For 21	Against 0	Abst. 0	No vote 7 of 28	Majority line For	Clear line For	Cohesion 1.00
No group	For 17	Against 0	Abst. 6	No vote 8 of 31	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, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 11

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.

S&D line For · 4 voted against of 123 who voted
Voted against (4)
- Aodhán Ó RÍORDÁIN Ireland
- Jonás FERNÁNDEZ Spain
- Leire PAJÍN Spain
- Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ Spain
EPP line For · 5 voted against, 2 abstained of 166 who voted
Voted against (5)
- Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS Greece
- Flavio TOSI Italy
- Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA Spain
- Peter AGIUS Malta
- Sven SIMON Germany
Abstained (2)
- Andreas SCHWAB Germany
- Radan KANEV Bulgaria

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)

Members' votes by country. **No vote**: in office that day, no position recorded. **Cohesion**: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
Country	For	Against	Abst.	No vote	Cohesion
Austria	20	0	0	0	1.00
Belgium	20	0	0	2	1.00
Bulgaria	13	0	1	3	0.89
Cyprus	5	0	0	1	—
Czechia	19	0	1	1	0.93
Germany	78	1	1	15	0.96
Denmark	14	0	0	1	1.00
Estonia	5	0	0	2	—
Spain	40	4	0	16	0.86
Finland	14	0	0	1	1.00
France	64	0	0	17	1.00
Greece	18	1	0	2	0.92
Croatia	10	0	0	2	1.00
Hungary	13	0	0	8	1.00
Ireland	11	1	0	2	0.88
Italy	71	1	0	4	0.98
Lithuania	11	0	0	0	1.00
Luxembourg	6	0	0	0	—
Latvia	9	0	0	0	—
Malta	4	1	0	1	—
Netherlands	30	0	0	1	1.00
Poland	46	0	0	7	1.00
Portugal	21	0	0	0	1.00
Romania	27	0	0	6	1.00
Sweden	18	0	0	3	1.00
Slovenia	8	0	0	1	—
Slovakia	7	0	5	3	0.38

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.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. **Speeches**: how many times they took the floor. **Final vote**: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
Member	Group	Speeches	Spoke	Final vote
Katarina BARLEY Germany	S&D	Speeches1	10 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site)	No vote recorded

All votes on this decision, 15

In voting order. **Result**: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). **Requested by**: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
1	Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 10 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After § 10 – Am 10	Roll call	173 for, 426 against, 3 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
2	Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 12 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After § 12 – Am 7	Roll call	181 for, 417 against, 0 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
3	Amendment 11 to paragraph 26 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – § 26 – Am 11	Roll call	170 for, 426 against, 8 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN

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Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
2	Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 12 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After § 12 – Am 7	Roll call	181 for, 417 against, 0 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
3	Amendment 11 to paragraph 26 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – § 26 – Am 11	Roll call	170 for, 426 against, 8 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN

Votes on this decision, continued
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
4	Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 27 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After § 27 – Am 12	Roll call	173 for, 433 against, 0 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
5	Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 32 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After § 32 – Am 8	Roll call	182 for, 415 against, 2 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
6	Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 32 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After § 32 – Am 9	Roll call	181 for, 421 against, 1 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
7	Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 32 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After § 32 – Am 13	Roll call	178 for, 435 against, 0 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
8	Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 37 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After § 37 – Am 14	Roll call	176 for, 431 against, 1 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: ESN
9	Amendment 1, adding text after citation 13 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After citation 13 – Am 1	Roll call	183 for, 421 against, 0 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
10	Amendment 2, adding text after recital E A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After recital E – Am 2	Roll call	180 for, 419 against, 3 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
11	Amendment 3, adding text after recital E A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After recital E – Am 3	Roll call	182 for, 425 against, 0 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
12	Amendment 4, adding text after recital E A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After recital E – Am 4	Roll call	186 for, 423 against, 0 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
13	Amendment 5, adding text after recital E A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After recital E – Am 5	Roll call	182 for, 422 against, 1 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
14	Amendment 6, adding text after recital E A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After recital E – Am 6	Roll call	181 for, 426 against, 0 abstained Rejected	Requested byroll call: Patriots
15	Final vote — text as a whole A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)	Roll call	602 for, 9 against, 8 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by Patriots, ESN.

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0011

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Parliament adopted a resolution on public access to documents, covering the years 2022 to 2024.

The text reaffirms that access to documents is a fundamental right and calls for a culture of transparency where disclosure is the rule and secrecy the exception.

It also urges timely decisions on requests and early access to legislative and trilogue documents, among other measures.

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This resolution assesses the EU institutions' implementation of public access to documents rules for 2022-2024, highlighting systemic delays, over-classification, and lack of transparency in legislative processes.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2137(INI) · Own-initiative report

Public access to documents – report covering the years 2022 - 2024

Parliament adopted the text on 10 March 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier

Referred to committee · 10 July 2025 (done)
Committee work · Report adopted 27 January 2026 (done)
Tabled for plenary · 2 February 2026 (done)
Plenary vote · Adopted 10 March 2026 (done)
Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: LIBE · Author: Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ (Renew)

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Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-10/7
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 10 March 2026 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 10 March 2026 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-10
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Public access to documents - report 2022 - 2024”. Decision, 10 March 2026. votingId 186375, document A-10-2026-0011, reference 2025/2137(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-10/7 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 10 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-10-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 10 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-10-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-10, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-03-10/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2026-03-10-7,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Public access to documents - report 2022 - 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-03-10},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-10/7}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-10/7},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 186375, document A-10-2026-0011, reference 2025/2137(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-10-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-10-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-10 (CC BY 4.0)}
}