Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2027(INI)
Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023
Own-initiative report (INI): Parliament’s own position on a topic. It is not binding. · First reading
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands
Parliament’s position
Parliament adopted the text on 22 May 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- Referred to committee(done) 23 January 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 8 April 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 14 April 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 22 May 2025
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
22 May 2025 · decision 7
EU institutions & Parliament, Resolution
Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023
Adopted 260 for · 194 against · 110 abstained by a small majority
AI summary: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.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:Adds new paragraphs on discrimination against Romanian and Bulgarian citizens, freedom of expression, and Catalonia mission recommendations. Replaces paragraphs on repatriation and public debate with new ones on Akamas Peninsula, workers' rights in Italy, and Romanian treasure. Adds statements on Schengen border controls, Spanish rule of law, environmental regulation, brown bear safety, disability rights, and homelessness. Drops a paragraph condemning 'escraches' in Catalonia. The other changes are formal: decimal separators updated.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:Adds condemnations of harassment during a fact-finding visit to Barcelona and calls for action on rule of law in Spain. Expands on fundamental rights, discrimination, and the right to petition, including calls for Commission action. Adds details on fact-finding visits, including Romania, Ireland, Catalonia, and a delegation to New York. Strengthens calls for Commission transparency and timely action on infringements and petitions. Other changes are formal or wording: corrections, rephrasing, and renumbering.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Petitions
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Gheorghe Falcă (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Sandra Gómez López (S&D), Mep #256855 (Patriots), Adrian-George Axinia (ECR), Jana Toom (Renew), Ana Miranda Paz (Greens), Nikos Pappas (The Left)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 22 May 2025
AI summary:This resolution reviews the Committee on Petitions' work in 2023, covering petitions received, their subjects, and the committee's activities and relations with other institutions.
Tabled for plenary· 14 Apr 2025
AI summary:This resolution reports on the Committee on Petitions' work in 2023, covering petitions received, their subjects, and the committee's activities.
Committee draft· 31 Jan 2025
AI summary:This draft report on the Committee on Petitions' 2023 activities reviews petitions received, their subjects, and the committee's work with other EU bodies, and sets out priorities for improving the petitions process.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 4 steps
22 May 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 22 May 2025 Report A10-0063/2025Adopted text TA10-0114/2025
22 May 2025
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
13 May – 14 May 2025
43 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
Amendments 1–3Amendments 4–13Amendment 14Amendment 15Amendments 16–25Amendments 26–27Amendment 28Amendments 29–31Amendments 32–41Amendment 34Amendment 42
14 April 2025
Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
Committee stage 4 steps
8 April 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
PETI (Petitions) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
11 March – 28 March 2025
Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)
Members of PETI (Petitions) proposed changes to the draft.
Amendments in committee (PETI)Amendments in committee (PETI)
31 January 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in PETI (Petitions). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
23 January 2025
Referred to the PETI (Petitions) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/2027(INI)