2025/2027(INI) Own-initiative report First reading

Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 22 May 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 23 January 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 8 April 2025
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 14 April 2025
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 22 May 2025
  5. ✓ Parliament’s position Final
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
PETI — Petitions
Rapporteur
Gheorghe FALCĂ PPE
Shadow rapporteurs
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ S&DPál SZEKERES PfEAdrian-George AXINIA ECRJana TOOM RenewAna MIRANDA PAZ Verts/ALENikos PAPPAS The Left

The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.

The text, version by version

Committee draft Draft report (PETI) 31 January 2025⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0063/2025 14 April 2025⇄ what changed Adopted by Parliament Adopted text TA10-0114/2025 22 May 2025

Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph.

Timeline

  1. Plenary stage
  2. 22 May 2025 Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 22 May 2025 📄 Report A10-0063/2025
  3. 22 May 2025 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 22 May 2025 📄 Report A10-0063/2025📄 Adopted text TA10-0114/2025
    Adopted Adopted by a clear majority
    For 260 Against 194 Abstained 110

    Final vote — text as a whole at 12:38 · 46% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 58 ballots

    adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

    Show all 58 ballots in voting order
    1. Separate vote: paragraph 1 § 1
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    2. Separate vote: paragraph 2 § 2
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    3. Separate vote: paragraph 2 12:23 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 2
    Rejected
    4. Amendment 16 12:24 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 2 - Am 16
    Rejected
    5. Separate vote: after paragraph 2 After § 2
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    6. Separate vote: after paragraph 2 After § 2
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    7. Amendment 19 12:24 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 2 - Am 19
    Adopted
    8. Amendment 20 12:25 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 2 - Am 20
    Adopted
    9. Separate vote: after paragraph 2 After § 2
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    10. Separate vote: after paragraph 2 After § 2
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    11. Amendment 30 12:25 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 2 - Am 30
    Adopted
    12. Separate vote: paragraph 3 § 3
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    13. Separate vote: paragraph 3 § 3
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    14. Separate vote: paragraph 4 § 4
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    15. Separate vote: paragraph 5 § 5
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    16. Separate vote: paragraph 6 § 6
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    17. Amendment 35 12:27 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 7 - Am 35
    Rejected
    18. Separate vote: paragraph 7 § 7
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    19. Separate vote: paragraph 7 § 7
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    20. Separate vote: paragraph 8 § 8
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    21. Amendment 36 12:28 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 8 - Am 36
    Adopted
    22. Separate vote: after paragraph 9 After § 9
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    23. Amendment 23 12:28 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 10 - Am 23S
    Rejected
    24. Separate vote: paragraph 10 § 10
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    25. Amendment 24 12:29 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 11 - Am 24S
    Adopted
    26. Separate vote: paragraph 11 § 11
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Lapsed
    27. Amendment 25 12:29 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 12 - Am 25S
    Rejected
    28. Separate vote: paragraph 15 § 15
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    29. Amendment 28 — part 1 12:29 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 19 - Am 28/1
    Rejected
    30. Amendment 28 — part 2 12:30 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 19 - Am 28/2
    Rejected
    31. Amendment 28 — part 3 12:30 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 19 - Am 28/3
    Rejected
    32. Amendment 28 — part 4 12:30 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 19 - Am 28/4
    Rejected
    33. Separate vote: paragraph 20 § 20
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    34. Separate vote: paragraph 20 § 20
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    35. Amendment 26 12:31 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 21 - Am 26S
    Rejected
    36. Separate vote: paragraph 21 § 21
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    37. Amendment 38 12:31 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 21 - Am 38
    Adopted
    38. Separate vote: paragraph 23 § 23
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    39. Separate vote: paragraph 23 § 23
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    40. Separate vote: paragraph 23 § 23
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    41. Amendment 31 12:32 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 24 - Am 31
    Rejected
    42. Separate vote: paragraph 25 § 25
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    43. Separate vote: paragraph 25 § 25
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Lapsed
    44. Separate vote: paragraph 25 § 25
    Lapsed
    45. Separate vote: paragraph 25 § 25
    Lapsed
    46. Separate vote: paragraph 26 § 26
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    47. Separate vote: paragraph 26 § 26
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Lapsed
    48. Amendment 27 12:33 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 27 - Am 27
    Rejected
    49. Separate vote: paragraph 28 § 28
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    50. Separate vote: paragraph 29 § 29
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    51. Separate vote: paragraph 31 § 31
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    52. Separate vote: paragraph 33 § 33
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    53. Amendment 42 12:35 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 33 - Am 42
    Adopted
    54. Separate vote: paragraph 36 § 36
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    55. Separate vote: after citation 6 After citation 6
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    56. Amendment 29 12:38 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le considérant F - Am 29
    Adopted
    57. Separate vote: recital H Recital H
    electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    58. Final vote — text as a whole 12:38 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte)
    Adopted
  4. 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 1–3📄 Amendments 4–13📄 Amendment 14📄 Amendment 15📄 Amendments 16–25📄 Amendments 26–27📄 Amendment 28📄 Amendments 29–31📄 Amendments 32–41📄 Amendment 34📄 Amendment 42
  5. 14 April 2025 Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    📄 Report A10-0063/2025
  6. Committee stage
  7. 8 April 2025 Committee vote: report adopted

    PETI (Petitions) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  8. 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)
  9. 31 January 2025 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in PETI (Petitions). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (PETI)
  10. 23 January 2025 Referred to the PETI (Petitions) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.