Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024
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 9 October 2025. This is its final position on the matter.
- ✓ Referred to committee 19 June 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 24 September 2025
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 29 September 2025
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 9 October 2025
- ✓ 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
- Fredis BELERIS PPE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Nils UŠAKOVS S&DVirginie JORON PfEKosma ZŁOTOWSKI ECRMichał KOBOSKO RenewAna MIRANDA PAZ Verts/ALENikos PAPPAS The LeftMarcin SYPNIEWSKI ESN
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
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The versions differ only in formal points: decimal separators are standardized and the word "No" is added before petition numbers. see the changes →
Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: 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. see the changes →
Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.
Timeline
- Plenary stage
- 9 October 2025 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by an overwhelming majorityFor 535 Against 24 Abstained 55
Final vote — text as a whole at 13:15 · 87% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 17 ballots in voting order
1. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 1RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded2. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded3. Amendment 3, adding text after paragraph 3 13:13 A10-0170/2025 – Fredis Beleris – After § 3 – Am 3Rejected4. Amendment 4, adding text after paragraph 4 13:13 A10-0170/2025 – Fredis Beleris – After § 4 – Am 4Rejected5. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 4RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdopted7. Amendment 5, adding text after paragraph 5 13:14 A10-0170/2025 – Fredis Beleris – After § 5 – Am 5Rejected8. Amendment 6, adding text after paragraph 6 13:14 A10-0170/2025 – Fredis Beleris – After § 6 – Am 6Rejected9. Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 7 13:14 A10-0170/2025 – Fredis Beleris – After § 7 – Am 7Rejected10. Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 8 13:14 A10-0170/2025 – Fredis Beleris – After § 8 – Am 8Rejected11. Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 9 13:14 A10-0170/2025 – Fredis Beleris – After § 9 – Am 13Rejected12. Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 15 13:14 A10-0170/2025 – Fredis Beleris – After § 15 – Am 11Rejected13. Separate vote on paragraph 20AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdopted15. Separate vote on recital DRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded16. Vote on text inserted after recital NRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded17. Final vote — text as a whole 13:15 A10-0170/2025 – Fredis Beleris – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)Adopted - 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
- 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.
- 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.