Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law., EU institutions & Parliament
Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023
Adopted by a small majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 260
- Against
- 194
- Abstained
- 110
roll-call vote at 12:38 · 46% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Gheorghe Falcă · Report A-10-2025-0063
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its annual report on the work of the Committee on Petitions in 2023, which analyses petitions received and processed that year.§1: source passage in the text 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.§1: source passage in the text It also highlights that the Petitions Web Portal was revamped in February 2023 to make it easier for citizens to submit petitions.§1: source passage in the text
Written by AI from the text voted on · counts are the official record · Read the text · Report a problem
How the groups voted
For: EPP, ECR, Patriots; Against: The Left, Greens, S&D; Abstained: Renew; Divided: ESN
- The Left Against 0 for, 31 against, 4 abstainedof 47
- Greens Against 0 for, 45 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D Against 0 for, 106 against, 1 abstainedof 137
- Renew Abstained 6 for, 3 against, 52 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 142 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 51 for, 4 against, 9 abstainedof 80
- Patriots For 45 for, 0 against, 20 abstainedof 90
- ESN Divided 8 for, 2 against, 12 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 8 for, 3 against, 11 abstainedof 29
Groups from left to right · for–against–abstained, of the group’s MEPs
A group is shown as divided when no position has two thirds of its votes.
Did not vote with their group
48 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
The Left voted against (31 of 35). Abstained: 4
Dario Tamburrano (Italy), Gaetano Pedulla' (Italy), Giuseppe Antoci (Italy), Pasquale Tridico (Italy)
S&D voted against (106 of 107). Abstained: 1
Andi Cristea (Romania)
Renew abstained (52 of 61). For: 6, Against: 3
Benoit Cassart (Belgium, for), Christine Singer (Germany, for), Christophe Grudler (France, against), Grégory Allione (France, for), Joachim Streit (Germany, for)
4 more from Renew
Marjan Šarec (Slovenia, for), Michał Kobosko (Poland, for), Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez (Spain, against), Urmas Paet (Estonia, against)
EPP voted for (142 of 143). Abstained: 1
Manuela Ripa (Germany)
ECR voted for (51 of 64). Against: 4, Abstained: 9
Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, abstained), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, abstained), Dick Erixon (Sweden, against), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, abstained), Guillaume Peltier (France, abstained)
8 more from ECR
Kris van Dijck (Belgium, against), Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, abstained), Laurence Trochu (France, abstained), Marion Maréchal (France, abstained), Nicolas Bay (France, against), Ondřej Krutílek (Czechia, abstained), Sebastian Tynkkynen (Finland, against), Veronika Vrecionová (Czechia, abstained)
Patriots voted for (45 of 65). Abstained: 20
Angéline Furet (France), Anne-Sophie Frigout (France), Barbara Bonte (Belgium), Christophe Bay (France), Elisabeth Dieringer (Austria)
15 more from Patriots
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)
Groups as they are now; members who changed group are compared with their current one.
Find an MEP
Opens the list of MEPs on the vote page, filtered to the country you pick.
How it got here
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).