Where the law stands, Dossier 2025/2114(INI)
Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024
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 9 October 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- Referred to committee(done) 19 June 2025
- Committee work(done) Report adopted 24 September 2025
- Tabled for plenary(done) 29 September 2025
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 9 October 2025
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
9 October 2025 · decision 6
EU institutions & Parliament, Resolution
Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024
Adopted 535 for · 24 against · 55 abstained by an overwhelming majority
AI summary: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.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
AI summary:The versions differ only in formal points: decimal separators are standardized and the word "No" is added before petition numbers.
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary
AI summary:Adds calls for better accessibility, including sign language and AI, and for more transparency in petition handling. Expands the scope of petitions to include rule of law, education, housing, and other new topics. Strengthens requirements for Commission and member state cooperation, including evaluation of responses and IT tools. Refines admissibility criteria and adds qualifiers about sovereignty and national specificities. The other changes are formal or wording updates, such as punctuation and rephrasing.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Petitions
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Fredis Beleris (EPP)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Nils Ušakovs (S&D), Virginie Joron (Patriots), Kosma Złotowski (ECR), Michał Kobosko (Renew), Ana Miranda Paz (Greens), Nikos Pappas (The Left), Marcin Sypniewski (ESN)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 9 Oct 2025
AI summary:Parliament's resolution on the Committee on Petitions' 2024 work notes 1,518 petitions received, a 4.3% rise from 2023, and calls for better communication, transparency, and cooperation to improve petition handling.
Tabled for plenary· 29 Sept 2025
AI summary:This resolution reports on the Committee on Petitions' work in 2024, covering petitions received, their subjects, and relations with EU institutions. It calls for improved transparency, accessibility, and cooperation to strengthen the right to petition.
Committee draft· 4 Jun 2025
AI summary:This draft report on the Committee on Petitions' 2024 activities reviews petitions received, their admissibility, main themes, and relations with EU institutions, and sets out Parliament's positions and recommendations.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 4 steps
9 October 2025
Plenary vote
Sitting of 9 Oct 2025 Report A10-0170/2025Adopted text TA10-0228/2025
9 October 2025
Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
1 October 2025
13 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
29 September 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
24 September 2025
Committee vote: report adopted
PETI (Petitions) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
7 July – 16 September 2025
Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)
Members of PETI (Petitions) proposed changes to the draft.
Amendments in committee (PETI)Amendments in committee (PETI)
19 June 2025
Referred to the PETI (Petitions) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
4 June 2025
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in PETI (Petitions). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2025/2114(INI)