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Public access to documents - report 2022 - 2024
Adopted by an overwhelming majority
Parliament adopted the text as its official position.
- For
- 602
- Against
- 9
- Abstained
- 8
roll-call vote at 14:07 · 97% of votes cast in favour
Committee report by Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová · Report A-10-2026-0011
AI:What this decision does
Parliament adopted a resolution on public access to documents, covering the years 2022 to 2024.§1: source passage in the text 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.§2: source passage in the text It also urges timely decisions on requests and early access to legislative and trilogue documents, among other measures.§2: source passage in the text
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How the groups voted
For: The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots, ESN
- The Left For 38 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 46
- Greens For 47 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 54
- S&D For 119 for, 4 against, 0 abstainedof 135
- Renew For 66 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 76
- EPP For 159 for, 5 against, 2 abstainedof 190
- ECR For 73 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 79
- Patriots For 62 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 86
- ESN For 21 for, 0 against, 0 abstainedof 28
- No group not a group 17 for, 0 against, 6 abstainedof 31
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
11 MEPs voted differently from their group’s clear line (two thirds of its votes).
S&D voted for (119 of 123). Against: 4
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Ireland), Jonás Fernández (Spain), Leire Pajín (Spain), Sandra Gómez López (Spain)
EPP voted for (159 of 166). Against: 5, Abstained: 2
Andreas Schwab (Germany, abstained), Emmanouil Kefalogiannis (Greece, against), Flavio Tosi (Italy, against), Pablo Arias Echeverría (Spain, against), Peter Agius (Malta, against)
2 more from EPP
Radan Kanev (Bulgaria, abstained), Sven Simon (Germany, against)
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How it got here
Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 14 amendments (14 rejected).