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Own-initiative report First reading

Public access to documents – report covering the years 2022 - 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 10 March 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 10 July 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 27 January 2026
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 2 February 2026
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 10 March 2026
  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
LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur
Veronika CIFROVÁ OSTRIHOŇOVÁ Renew
Shadow rapporteurs
Pekka TOVERI PPEEvin INCIR S&DAndrás LÁSZLÓ PfEJadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA ECRMarkéta GREGOROVÁ Verts/ALEGaetano PEDULLA' 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

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA10-0065/2026 10 March 2026 ✦ This resolution assesses EU institutions' implementation of public access to documents rules for 2022-2024, noting trends, concerns, and recommendations for improvement.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0011/2026 2 February 2026 ✦ This resolution assesses the EU institutions' implementation of public access to documents rules for 2022-2024, highlighting systemic delays, over-classification, and lack of transparency in legislative processes.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (LIBE) 14 October 2025 ✦ This draft report assesses public access to EU documents in 2022-2024, noting progress and shortcomings, and makes recommendations to improve transparency.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The versions differ only in formal points: footnote references are removed and punctuation adjusted. see the changes →

Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The report expands significantly, adding many new recitals and paragraphs on transparency, delays, and institutional practices. It strengthens calls for proactive disclosure, criticizes the Commission's revised rules, and urges better compliance with deadlines. It adds detailed statistics on access requests and decisions, highlighting systemic delays and the need for reform. It includes new sections on AI, agencies, international agreements, and the Aarhus Convention, broadening the scope. The other changes are formal: updated references and renumbering. 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

  1. Plenary stage
  2. 10 March 2026 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 10 March 2026 📄 Report A10-0011/2026📄 Adopted text TA10-0065/2026
    Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority
    For 602 Against 9 Abstained 8

    Final vote — text as a whole at 14:07 · 97% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 15 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 15 ballots in voting order
    1. Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 10 14:05 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After § 10 – Am 10
    Rejected
    2. Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 12 14:05 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After § 12 – Am 7
    Rejected
    3. Amendment 11 to paragraph 26 14:05 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – § 26 – Am 11
    Rejected
    4. Amendment 12, adding text after paragraph 27 14:05 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After § 27 – Am 12
    Rejected
    5. Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 32 14:05 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After § 32 – Am 8
    Rejected
    6. Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 32 14:06 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After § 32 – Am 9
    Rejected
    7. Amendment 13, adding text after paragraph 32 14:06 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After § 32 – Am 13
    Rejected
    8. Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 37 14:06 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After § 37 – Am 14
    Rejected
    9. Amendment 1, adding text after citation 13 14:06 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After citation 13 – Am 1
    Rejected
    10. Amendment 2, adding text after recital E 14:06 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After recital E – Am 2
    Rejected
    11. Amendment 3, adding text after recital E 14:07 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After recital E – Am 3
    Rejected
    12. Amendment 4, adding text after recital E 14:07 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After recital E – Am 4
    Rejected
    13. Amendment 5, adding text after recital E 14:07 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After recital E – Am 5
    Rejected
    14. Amendment 6, adding text after recital E 14:07 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – After recital E – Am 6
    Rejected
    15. Final vote — text as a whole 14:07 A10-0011/2026 – Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
    Adopted
  3. 3 March – 4 March 2026 14 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    📄 Amendments 1–9📄 Amendments 10–14
  4. 2 February 2026 Report tabled for plenary

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

    📄 Report A10-0011/2026
  5. Committee stage
  6. 27 January 2026 Committee vote: report adopted

    LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  7. 17 November 2025 Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (LIBE)
  8. 14 October 2025 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (LIBE)
  9. 10 July 2025 Referred to the LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.