Own-initiative report (INI): Parliament’s own position on a topic. It is not binding. Own-initiative report First reading
Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands: Parliament rejected the text on 12 March 2026; no position was adopted.
- ✓ Referred to committee 10 July 2025
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 28 January 2026
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 17 February 2026
- ✓ Plenary vote Rejected 12 March 2026
- ✓ Parliament’s position No text adopted
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
- Bogdan RZOŃCA ECR
- Shadow rapporteurs
- Gheorghe FALCĂ PPEMurielle LAURENT S&DMEP #256855 PfEKosma ZŁOTOWSKI ECREugen TOMAC RenewNikos 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
Tabled for plenary · latest Report A10-0015/2026 17 February 2026 ✦ Parliament approves the European Ombudsman's 2024 annual report and supports her work on transparency, accountability, and citizens' rights in EU administration.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (PETI) 8 September 2025 ✦ The draft report approves the European Ombudsman's 2024 annual report and addresses issues raised in it, including delays in chemical authorisations, pesticide approvals, Council sponsorship, expert group composition, access to documents, and fundamental rights.
Latest Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The report adds new recitals on the Ombudsman's election and mandate, and on AI and disinformation. It replaces recitals on inquiry statistics with citations of Treaty and Charter articles, and adds details on citizens helped. The report significantly changes operational paragraphs, softening language on chemicals and pesticides, and adding new topics like Frontex and AI. It also updates paragraphs on transparency, disability rights, and cooperation with ombudsmen, adding new calls for action. The other changes are formal or wording: recitals rephrased and reordered. 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
- 12 March 2026 Plenary voteRejected Rejected narrowlyFor 233 Against 250 Abstained 76
Final vote — text as a whole at 12:16 · 42% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 70 ballots in voting order
1. Separate vote on paragraph 2RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded2. Separate vote on paragraph 4RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded3. Separate vote on paragraph 4RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. Separate vote on paragraph 5RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded5. Separate vote on paragraph 6RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded6. Separate vote on paragraph 6RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded7. Separate vote on paragraph 6RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded8. Separate vote on paragraph 7RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded9. Separate vote on paragraph 8RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded10. Separate vote on paragraph 8AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded11. Separate vote on paragraph 8AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded12. Separate vote on paragraph 8AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded13. Separate vote on paragraph 8AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded14. Separate vote on paragraph 8AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded15. Separate vote on paragraph 8AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded16. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 8RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded17. Separate vote on paragraph 9RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded18. Separate vote on paragraph 10RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded19. Separate vote on paragraph 10RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded20. Separate vote on paragraph 11RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded21. Separate vote on paragraph 11AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded22. Separate vote on paragraph 11AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded23. Amendments 15 + 36 (voted as one) to paragraph 12 12:10 A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – § 12 – Am 15D= 36D=RejectedAdoptedRejectedRejectedRejected28. Separate vote on paragraph 13RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejectedRejected31. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 15RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejectedRejected34. Separate vote on paragraph 16RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded35. Separate vote on paragraph 16RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded36. Separate vote on paragraph 16AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejectedRejectedRejectedAdopted41. Amendment 39, adding text after paragraph 17 12:13 A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – After § 17 – Am 39Rejected42. Separate vote on paragraph 18RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded43. Separate vote on paragraph 18RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded44. Separate vote on paragraph 18AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded45. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 18RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdoptedRejected48. Separate vote on paragraph 20RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded49. Separate vote on paragraph 20RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded50. Separate vote on paragraph 20RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded51. Amendment 41, adding text after paragraph 21 12:14 A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – After § 21 – Am 41Rejected52. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 22RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded53. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 27RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejected55. Separate vote on recital CAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded56. Separate vote on recital CAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded57. Separate vote on recital QRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded58. Separate vote on recital RRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded59. Separate vote on recital RAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded60. Separate vote on recital TAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded61. Separate vote on recital TAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded62. Separate vote on recital UAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded63. Separate vote on recital UAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded64. Separate vote on recital VRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded65. Separate vote on recital WRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded66. Separate vote on recital WAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedRejected68. Separate vote on recital ACRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded69. Separate vote on recital ACAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded70. Final vote — text as a whole 12:16 A10-0015/2026 – Bogdan Rzońca – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)Rejected - 12 March 2026 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 3 March – 4 March 2026 45 amendments tabled for the plenary vote
Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.
- 17 February 2026 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 28 January 2026 Committee vote: report adopted
PETI (Petitions) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 3 October – 16 December 2025 Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)
Members of PETI (Petitions) proposed changes to the draft.
- 8 September 2025 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in PETI (Petitions). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 10 July 2025 Referred to the PETI (Petitions) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.