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Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 535
- Against
- 24
- Abstained
- 55
roll-call vote at 13:15 · 87% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Fredis Beleris · Report A-10-2025-0170
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted its annual report on the work of the Committee on Petitions in 2024, covering the petitions received and their handling.§1: source passage in the text The report notes that Parliament received 1,518 petitions in 2024, a 4.3% increase from 2023, with the environment, fundamental rights, and the rule of law among the main concerns.§1: source passage in the text It also highlights a rise in inadmissible petitions and calls for better citizen awareness of the right to petition.§1: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN; Abstained: Greens; Divided: The Left
- The Left Divided 22 for, 12 against, 1 abstainedof 46
- Greens Abstained 1 for, 3 against, 42 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 101 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 137
- Renew For 60 for, 0 against, 1 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 171 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 193
- ECR For 60 for, 6 against, 3 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 76 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 88
- ESN For 23 for, 0 against, 2 abstainedof 27
- No group not a group 21 for, 3 against, 4 abstainedof 30
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
18 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
Greens abstained (42 of 46). For: 1, Against: 3
Diana Riba I Giner (Spain, against), Jaume Asens Llodrà (Spain, against), Markéta Gregorová (Czechia, for), Vicent Marzà Ibáñez (Spain, against)
Renew voted for (60 of 61). Abstained: 1
Urmas Paet (Estonia)
EPP voted for (171 of 173). Abstained: 2
Manuela Ripa (Germany), Nicolás Pascual De La Parte (Spain)
ECR voted for (60 of 69). Against: 6, Abstained: 3
Beatrice Timgren (Sweden, against), Charlie Weimers (Sweden, against), Dick Erixon (Sweden, against), Emmanouil Fragkos (Greece, abstained), Jaak Madison (Estonia, against)
4 more from ECR
Johan van Overtveldt (Belgium, abstained), Kris van Dijck (Belgium, abstained), Kristoffer Storm (Denmark, against), Sebastian Tynkkynen (Finland, against)
ESN voted for (23 of 25). Abstained: 2
Siegbert Frank Droese (Germany), Zsuzsanna Borvendég (Hungary)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 8 amendments (8 rejected) and 8 parts of the text voted on separately (3 adopted, 5 rejected).