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Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024

Reference
2025/2114(INI) Own-initiative report
Where it stands
Parliament adopted the text on 9 October 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
Stage
Parliament’s position
Lead committee
Petitions PETI
More facts (5)
Author
Fredis BELERIS
Shadow rapporteurs
7 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Last vote
9 Oct 2025 · Adopted
Versions
3 versions
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Where it stands

The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.

  1. Referred to committee (done) 19 June 2025
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 24 September 2025
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 29 September 2025
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 9 October 2025
  5. Parliament’s position (done) Final

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

People

Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.

Lead committee
Petitions PETI
Author
Fredis BELERIS (EPP)
Shadow rapporteurs
Nils UŠAKOVS (S&D), Virginie JORON (Patriots), Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI (ECR), Michał KOBOSKO (Renew), Ana MIRANDA PAZ (Greens), Nikos PAPPAS (The Left), Marcin SYPNIEWSKI (ESN)

Decisions in plenary, 1

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
9 Oct 2025Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024 ResolutionsAdopted535 for, 24 against, 55 abstained by roll call

Voting grid

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Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.

Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).

  1. 9 Oct 2025 Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 3

    Rejected 123–459–33

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    Against
    Patriots
    Against
    ESN
    Against
  2. 9 Oct 2025 Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 4

    Rejected 104–495–16

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    Against
    Patriots
    Against
    ESN
    Against
  3. 9 Oct 2025 Separate vote on paragraph 5

    Adopted 490–109–18

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  4. 9 Oct 2025 Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 5

    Rejected 128–431–51

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    Against
    Patriots
    Against
    ESN
    Abst.
  5. 9 Oct 2025 Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 6

    Rejected 129–449–34

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    Against
    Patriots
    Against
    ESN
    Abst.
  6. 9 Oct 2025 Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 7

    Rejected 101–497–9

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    Against
    Patriots
    Against
    ESN
    Against
  7. 9 Oct 2025 Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 8

    Rejected 101–501–9

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    Against
    Patriots
    Against
    ESN
    Against
  8. 9 Oct 2025 Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 9

    Rejected 65–529–18

    The Left
    Divided
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    Against
    Patriots
    Against
    ESN
    Against
  9. 9 Oct 2025 Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 15

    Rejected 217–333–64

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    Abst.
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  10. 9 Oct 2025 Paragraph 20 — part 2

    Adopted 487–97–31

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  11. 9 Oct 2025 Final vote — text as a whole

    Adopted 535–24–55

    The Left
    Divided
    Greens
    Abst.
    S&D
    For
    Renew
    For
    EPP
    For
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
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The people on this dossier — pick up to 6. Each gets a column with their own position.

Versions, 3

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

  1. Adopted by Parliament9 Oct 2025

    Adopted text TA10-0228/2025 TA-10-2025-0228

    Compare with tabled for plenary

  2. Tabled for plenary29 Sept 2025

    Report A10-0170/2025 A-10-2025-0170

    Compare with committee draft

  3. Committee draft4 Jun 2025

    Draft report (PETI) PETI-PR-773363

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0228/2025: Parliament's resolution on the Committee on Petitions' 2024 work notes 1,518 petitions received, a 4.3% rise from 2023, and calls for better communication, transparency, and cooperation to improve petition handling.
  • Report A10-0170/2025: This resolution reports on the Committee on Petitions' work in 2024, covering petitions received, their subjects, and relations with EU institutions. It calls for improved transparency, accessibility, and cooperation to strengthen the right to petition.
  • Draft report (PETI): This draft report on the Committee on Petitions' 2024 activities reviews petitions received, their admissibility, main themes, and relations with EU institutions, and sets out Parliament's positions and recommendations.

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What changed, 2

Between consecutive versions, newest pair first. The overviews are written by AI from the two texts; the comparison shows every change.

  1. Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament Report A10-0170/2025 → Adopted text TA10-0228/2025

    AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source

    The versions differ only in formal points: decimal separators are standardized and the word "No" is added before petition numbers.

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    Compare the two versions

  2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (PETI) → Report A10-0170/2025

    AI: What changed Written by AI from the official text — check the source

    Adds calls for better accessibility, including sign language and AI, and for more transparency in petition handling. Expands the scope of petitions to include rule of law, education, housing, and other new topics. Strengthens requirements for Commission and member state cooperation, including evaluation of responses and IT tools. Refines admissibility criteria and adds qualifiers about sovereignty and national specificities. The other changes are formal or wording updates, such as punctuation and rephrasing.

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Timeline, 8

Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.

Plenary stage 4 steps · 29 Sept 2025–9 Oct 2025

  1. 9 October 2025

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 9 Oct 2025 Report A10-0170/2025Adopted text TA10-0228/2025

  2. 9 October 2025

    Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 9 Oct 2025 Report A10-0170/2025

  3. 1 October 2025

    13 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    Amendments 1–8Amendments 9–11Amendment 12Amendment 13

  4. 29 September 2025

    Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    Report A10-0170/2025

Committee stage 4 steps · 4 Jun 2025–24 Sept 2025

  1. 24 September 2025

    Committee vote: report adopted

    PETI (Petitions) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 7 July – 16 September 2025

    Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)

    Members of PETI (Petitions) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (PETI)Amendments in committee (PETI)

  3. 19 June 2025

    Referred to the PETI (Petitions) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

  4. 4 June 2025

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in PETI (Petitions). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (PETI)

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Texts, decisions, people and other dossiers related to this one.

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2114
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25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2025). “Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024”. Dossier, 9 October 2025. procId 2025-2114, reference 2025/2114(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2114 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F2114(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-2114 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-2114,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-10-09},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2114}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2114},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2025-2114, reference 2025/2114(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F2114(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}