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

Reference
2025/2137(INI) Own-initiative report
Where it stands
Parliament adopted the text on 10 March 2026. This is its final position on the matter.
Stage
Parliament’s position
Lead committee
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE
More facts (5)
Author
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ
Shadow rapporteurs
6 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Last vote
10 Mar 2026 · 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) 10 July 2025
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 27 January 2026
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 2 February 2026
  4. Plenary vote (done) Adopted 10 March 2026
  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
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE
Author
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ (Renew)
Shadow rapporteurs
Pekka TOVERI (EPP), Evin INCIR (S&D), András LÁSZLÓ (Patriots), Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA (ECR), Markéta GREGOROVÁ (Greens), Gaetano PEDULLA' (The Left)

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
10 Mar 2026Public access to documents - report 2022 - 2024 ResolutionsAdopted602 for, 9 against, 8 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. 10 Mar 2026 Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 10

    Rejected 173–426–3

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  2. 10 Mar 2026 Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 12

    Rejected 181–417–0

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  3. 10 Mar 2026 Amendment 11 to paragraph 26

    Rejected 170–426–8

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  4. 10 Mar 2026 Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 27

    Rejected 173–433–0

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  5. 10 Mar 2026 Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 32

    Rejected 182–415–2

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  6. 10 Mar 2026 Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 32

    Rejected 181–421–1

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  7. 10 Mar 2026 Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 32

    Rejected 178–435–0

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  8. 10 Mar 2026 Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 37

    Rejected 176–431–1

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  9. 10 Mar 2026 Amendment 1, adding text after citation 13

    Rejected 183–421–0

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  10. 10 Mar 2026 Amendment 2, adding text after recital E

    Rejected 180–419–3

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  11. 10 Mar 2026 Amendment 3, adding text after recital E

    Rejected 182–425–0

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  12. 10 Mar 2026 Amendment 4, adding text after recital E

    Rejected 186–423–0

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  13. 10 Mar 2026 Amendment 5, adding text after recital E

    Rejected 182–422–1

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  14. 10 Mar 2026 Amendment 6, adding text after recital E

    Rejected 181–426–0

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Against
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
  15. 10 Mar 2026 Final vote — text as a whole

    Adopted 602–9–8

    The Left
    For
    Greens
    For
    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 Parliament10 Mar 2026

    Adopted text TA10-0065/2026 TA-10-2026-0065

    Compare with tabled for plenary

  2. Tabled for plenary2 Feb 2026

    Report A10-0011/2026 A-10-2026-0011

    Compare with committee draft

  3. Committee draft14 Oct 2025

    Draft report (LIBE) LIBE-PR-778284

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0065/2026: This resolution assesses EU institutions' implementation of public access to documents rules for 2022-2024, noting trends, concerns, and recommendations for improvement.
  • Report A10-0011/2026: 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.
  • Draft report (LIBE): This draft report assesses public access to EU documents in 2022-2024, noting progress and shortcomings, and makes recommendations to improve transparency.

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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 A10-0011/2026 → Adopted text TA10-0065/2026

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

    The versions differ only in formal points: footnote references are removed and punctuation adjusted.

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    Compare the two versions

  2. Committee draft → Tabled for plenary Draft report (LIBE) → Report A10-0011/2026

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

    The report expands significantly, adding many new recitals and paragraphs on transparency, delays, and institutional practices. It strengthens calls for proactive disclosure, criticizes the Commission's revised rules, and urges better compliance with deadlines. It adds detailed statistics on access requests and decisions, highlighting systemic delays and the need for reform. It includes new sections on AI, agencies, international agreements, and the Aarhus Convention, broadening the scope. The other changes are formal: updated references and renumbering.

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Timeline, 7

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

Plenary stage 3 steps · 2 Feb 2026–10 Mar 2026

  1. 10 March 2026

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 10 Mar 2026 Report A10-0011/2026Adopted text TA10-0065/2026

  2. 3 March – 4 March 2026

    14 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

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

    Amendments 1–9Amendments 10–14

  3. 2 February 2026

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0011/2026

Committee stage 4 steps · 10 Jul 2025–27 Jan 2026

  1. 27 January 2026

    Committee vote: report adopted

    LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 17 November 2025

    Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (LIBE)

  3. 14 October 2025

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (LIBE)

  4. 10 July 2025

    Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

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

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Sources & citation

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

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2137
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Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
5 October 2026

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European Parliament (2026). “Public access to documents – report covering the years 2022 - 2024”. Dossier, 10 March 2026. procId 2025-2137, reference 2025/2137(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2137 (retrieved 5 October 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025%2F2137(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2025-2137 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-dossier-2025-2137,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Public access to documents – report covering the years 2022 - 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-03-10},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2137}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2025-2137},
  urldate = {2026-10-05},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2025-2137, reference 2025/2137(INI). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2025\%2F2137(INI). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}