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REPORT (2025/2114(INI))

On the deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024

A-10-2025-0170

Committee on Petitions · Rapporteur: Fredis Beleris

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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.

Key points

  1. Recalls that petitions must be examined timely, effectively, and transparently, with petitioners informed of actions; recommends grouping similar petitions while respecting individual hearings.
  2. Calls for awareness campaigns to reduce inadmissible petitions and for clearer, jargon-free communication, especially for vulnerable or first-time users.
  3. Stresses the need for enhanced cooperation between EU institutions and national authorities, including meaningful participation of Member States' representatives and timely responses.
  4. Welcomes the Commission's new web page on infringements and calls for regular updates and access to information on infringement procedures related to petitions.
  5. Calls for an independent evaluation of Commission responses to petitions for quality and clarity.
  6. Highlights the need to modernize digital tools and explore responsible AI use in petition processing.
  7. Calls for swift deployment of an interinstitutional IT tool between Commission and Parliament to share petition follow-up information.
  8. Requests modification of Rules of Procedure to allow sign language use in petitions, eliminating mandatory exclusively written communication for deaf or hard-of-hearing citizens.
  9. Urges integration of petition findings into the mid-term review of the disability strategy with measurable targets and budgets.
  10. Calls for increased efforts to improve school education and teacher attractiveness, given teacher shortages.

Who is affected

  • EU citizens and residents who submit petitions to the European Parliament.
  • The European Commission, which must provide clear and timely responses to petitions.
  • National, regional, and local authorities of Member States, expected to cooperate and respond to requests.
  • Persons with disabilities, particularly sign language users, who would benefit from accessible petition procedures.

Figures and deadlines

  • 1,518 petitions received in 2024, up 4.3% from 2023 and 19.8% from 2022.
  • 15,661 users supported petitions in 2024, down from 26,331 in 2023.
  • 611 petitions declared inadmissible in 2024, a rate of 40.25%.
  • 82% of petitions were submitted via the Petitions Web Portal in 2024.
  • 30 requests for opinion and 450 requests for information were sent to other committees in 2024.

Legal basis: Articles 10 and 11 of the Treaty on European Union; Articles 20, 24, 227, 228, 258, and 260 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; Article 44 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights.