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DRAFT REPORT (2026/….(INI))

On the outcome of the Committee on Petitions’ deliberations during 2025

PETI-PR-789172

Committee on Petitions · Rapporteur: Nils Ušakovs

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This is the rapporteur's draft report on the Committee on Petitions' work during 2025, for Parliament to adopt as a resolution. It reports that Parliament received 2 971 petitions in 2025, the highest annual figure since 2014, and that 36.12 % were inadmissible. It sets out the main subjects raised: environment, consumer rights, justice, fundamental rights, health, property, external relations and the digital sphere. It asks for better information to citizens on EU competences, clearer Commission replies, more transparency on infringement procedures, and adequate resources for the committee. It covers the Petitions Web Portal, relations with the Commission, Council, Ombudsman and other bodies, fact-finding visits, hearings, workshops and European Citizens' Initiatives.

Committee position. The rapporteur proposes that Parliament adopt the resolution on the Committee on Petitions' 2025 deliberations, setting out the statistics on petitions and the committee's positions on admissibility, transparency, cooperation with other institutions and the main subjects raised by petitioners.

Key points

  1. Parliament received 2 971 petitions in 2025, an increase of 95.7 % on 2024 and the highest annual figure since 2014.
  2. 1 073 petitions were declared inadmissible and 38 withdrawn; inadmissible petitions were 36.12 % of submissions, down from 40.25 % in 2024.
  3. 88 % of petitions came through the Petitions Web Portal, which published all petitions within days and added gender-neutral options and revised template letters.
  4. The committee calls for targeted outreach, including through schools, youth and civil society organisations, to cut the number of inadmissible petitions.
  5. It asks Member State representatives to take part in committee meetings and to answer requests for information in time, and asks the Commission for clear, timely replies.
  6. It welcomes the inclusion of petitions in the Commission's public register of infringement decisions and the new interinstitutional IT tool for sharing follow-up information.
  7. Environment remained the top concern at 18.6 % of petitions, covering pollution, waste, biodiversity, PFAS, air quality, water and climate-related risks.
  8. Petitions on consumer rights, justice, health, external relations, property and the digital sphere rose in 2025, including on children's online protection and housing.
  9. Disability petitions rose to 51 in 2025 from 25 in 2024; the committee held its Annual Workshop on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 2 December 2025.
  10. The committee made four fact-finding visits in 2025: to Austria, twice to Spain and to Portugal, on environment, labour rights, migration, housing and civil protection.
  11. It adopted a motion for a resolution on the organisational mismanagement of EPSO competitions and one on preserving the memory of victims of the post-war communist period in Slovenia.
  12. It held hearings on European Citizens' Initiatives on cohesion policy for regional cultures and on safe and accessible abortion, and on Hungary's participation in the EPPO.

Who is affected

  • EU citizens and residents who petition Parliament: they should get timely replies in their own language and clearer information on follow-up.
  • Member states and their authorities: asked to attend committee meetings and answer requests for information promptly.
  • The Commission: asked for clear, timely replies to petitions and more transparency on infringement procedures.
  • Persons with disabilities: the report seeks full implementation of the UN Convention and better accessibility, education and employment.
  • Petitioners on housing, health, consumer and digital issues: the report backs stronger EU action on affordability, care and online protection of minors.

Figures and deadlines

  • 2 971 petitions received in 2025, up 95.7 % on 1 518 in 2024.
  • 1 073 petitions declared inadmissible and 38 withdrawn in 2025.
  • Inadmissible petitions were 36.12 % of submissions in 2025, against 40.25 % in 2024.
  • 88 % of petitions were submitted through the Petitions Web Portal, against 82.3 % in 2024.
  • 15 508 users supported petitions in 2025, with 17 638 support clicks.
  • Disability petitions reached 51 in 2025, compared with 25 in 2024 and 22 in 2023.
  • Environment accounted for 18.6 % of all petitions in 2025.
  • The committee sent 15 requests for opinion and 1 204 requests for information to other committees in 2025.

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