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7 Resolutions & reports ·decision 7 of 8 on Thursday, 22 May 2025

Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023

Committee report by Gheorghe Falcă · voted 12:23–12:38

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Adopted by a small majority 260 for · 194 against · 110 abstained (46 % in favour) EU institutions & ParliamentCitizenship & democracy
The vote✦ In shortFull textProcedure

What Parliament decided

Adopted Adopted by a small majority

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

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 →

Who backed it
  • The Left ✗
  • Verts/ALE ✗
  • S&D ✗
  • Renew –
  • PPE ✓
  • ECR ✓
  • PfE ✓
  • ESN –
  • NI –

Backed by PPE, ECR and PfE; opposed by The Left, Verts/ALE and S&D; Renew and ESN mostly abstained.

✦ What this vote decides · AI summary, based on the text voted on

Parliament adopted its annual report on the work of the Committee on Petitions in 2023, which analyses petitions received and processed that year. The report notes that Parliament received 1,452 petitions in 2023, an increase from previous years, and that the main concerns were environment, fundamental rights, personal matters and justice. It also highlights that the Petitions Web Portal was revamped in February 2023 to make it easier for citizens to submit petitions.

How the vote unfolded · 58 ballots

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 19 amendments (8 adopted, 11 rejected) and 38 parts of the text voted on separately (21 adopted, 12 rejected, 5 lapsed).

Roll calls requested by Verts/ALE, PPE, ECR, PfE, ESN · split votes by ECR (2), PfE (3), ESN · separate votes by Verts/ALE, PfE.

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

All 58 ballots in voting order
1. Separate vote on paragraph 1
— no individual positions recorded
Rejected
2. Separate vote on paragraph 2 requested by PPE
— no individual positions recorded
Rejected
3. Separate vote on paragraph 2 12:23 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 2 requested by PPE
Rejected
4. Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 2 12:24 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 2 - Am 16 requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
5. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2
— no individual positions recorded
Rejected
6. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
Rejected
7. Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 2 12:24 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 2 - Am 19 requested by Verts/ALE
Adopted
8. Amendment 20, adding text after paragraph 2 12:25 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 2 - Am 20 requested by Verts/ALE
Adopted
9. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2
— no individual positions recorded
Rejected
10. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 2
— no individual positions recorded
Rejected
11. Amendment 30, adding text after paragraph 2 12:25 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 2 - Am 30 requested by ECR
Adopted
12. Separate vote on paragraph 3
— no individual positions recorded
Rejected
13. Separate vote on paragraph 3
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
Adopted
14. Separate vote on paragraph 4
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
Adopted
15. Separate vote on paragraph 5
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
16. Separate vote on paragraph 6
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
Rejected
17. Amendment 35 to paragraph 7 12:27 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 7 - Am 35 requested by PfE
Rejected
18. Paragraph 7 — part 1 of 2 Part 1: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘expresses its concerns about the way the Commission is handling some infringement procedures launched against Member States, including those related to issues raised in many petitions;’” requested by PfE, ECR
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
19. Paragraph 7 — part 2 of 2 Part 2: “those words” requested by PfE, ECR
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
20. Separate vote on paragraph 8 requested by PfE
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
21. Amendment 36, adding text after paragraph 8 12:28 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 8 - Am 36 requested by PfE
Adopted
22. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 9
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
Adopted
23. Amendment 23 to paragraph 10 12:28 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 10 - Am 23S requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
24. Separate vote on paragraph 10
— no individual positions recorded
Rejected
25. Amendment 24 to paragraph 11 12:29 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 11 - Am 24S requested by Verts/ALE
Adopted
26. Separate vote on paragraph 11
— no individual positions recorded
27. Amendment 25 to paragraph 12 12:29 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 12 - Am 25S requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
28. Separate vote on paragraph 15
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
29. Amendment 28, adding text after paragraph 19 — part 1 12:29 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 19 - Am 28/1 Part 1: 'Recalls its criticism of the Commission for failing to disclose full details of the contracts signed with pharmaceutical companies regarding COVID-19 vaccines, thereby violating citizens’ right to information, as stated in its 2021 report on deliberations;’ requested by ESN requested by PfE, ESN
Rejected
30. Amendment 28, adding text after paragraph 19 — part 2 12:30 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 19 - Am 28/2 Part 2: ‘notes that the Commission has claimed the messages exchanged between the President of the Commission and the CEO of Pfizer were deleted on the grounds that they were of a “short-lived and ephemeral nature” and contained no “important information relating to policies, activities, and decisions of the Commission”;’ requested by ESN requested by PfE, ESN
Rejected
31. Amendment 28, adding text after paragraph 19 — part 3 12:30 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 19 - Am 28/3 Part 3: ‘takes note of the court cases filed in 2023 against the President of the Commission for the alleged “destruction of public documents”; further notes that on 14 May 2025, the EU General Court ruled that the Commission was wrong to refuse access to these text messages, emphasising that such communications fall under EU transparency rules and should have been disclosed;’ requested by ESN requested by PfE, ESN
Rejected
32. Amendment 28, adding text after paragraph 19 — part 4 12:30 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 19 - Am 28/4 Part 4: ‘reiterates its full commitment to complete transparency on this matter;’ requested by ESN requested by PfE, ESN
Rejected
33. Separate vote on paragraph 20
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
Adopted
34. Separate vote on paragraph 20
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
Adopted
35. Amendment 26 to paragraph 21 12:31 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 21 - Am 26S requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
36. Separate vote on paragraph 21
— no individual positions recorded
Rejected
37. Amendment 38 to paragraph 21 12:31 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 21 - Am 38 requested by PfE
Adopted
38. Paragraph 23 — part 1 of 3 Part 1: ‘Notes that environmental issues remained an area of serious concern for petitioners in 2023 with more than 21 % of petitions dedicated to environmental issues; regrets that some of these petitions allege incorrect implementation of EU legislation by the Member States, with some Member States already facing infringement procedures for the breach of EU environmental laws; notes that numerous petitions describe complaints about air quality, noise pollution, waste management/treatment, the deterioration of natural ecosystems and violation of the Habitats Directive in different Member States; highlights the public hearing on the state of implementation of the Habitats Directive organised on 24 May 2023; notes the work the Committee on Petitions continued to carry out in 2023 on the impact of climate change in different fields, not only in the environmental area, but also in the use of land, putting a number of petitions received on these topics on the agenda;’ without the words: ‘impact of climate change in different fields, not only in the’ and ‘but also in’ requested by PfE
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
39. Paragraph 23 — part 2 of 3 Part 2: ‘impact of climate change in different fields, not only in the’ and ‘but also in’ requested by PfE
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
40. Paragraph 23 — part 3 of 3 Part 3: ‘points to the workshop on the impact of climate change on social security and the most vulnerable groups organised on 22 March 2023 and also to the presentation of the study on compensation for victims of climate change disasters on 18 July 2023;’ requested by PfE
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
41. Amendment 31, adding text after paragraph 24 12:32 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le § 24 - Am 31 requested by ECR
Rejected
42. Separate vote on paragraph 25 requested by PfE, ECR
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
Adopted
43. Separate vote on paragraph 25 requested by PfE, ECR
— no individual positions recorded
44. Separate vote on paragraph 25 requested by PfE, ECR
45. Separate vote on paragraph 25 requested by PfE, ECR
46. Separate vote on paragraph 26 requested by Verts/ALE
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
Adopted
47. Separate vote on paragraph 26 requested by Verts/ALE
— no individual positions recorded
48. Amendment 27 to paragraph 27 12:33 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 27 - Am 27 requested by Verts/ALE
Rejected
49. Separate vote on paragraph 28
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
Adopted
50. Separate vote on paragraph 29
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
51. Separate vote on paragraph 31
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
Adopted
52. Separate vote on paragraph 33
— no individual positions recorded
Rejected
53. Amendment 42 to paragraph 33 12:35 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - § 33 - Am 42 requested by PfE
Adopted
54. Separate vote on paragraph 36 requested by PfE
— no individual positions recorded
Adopted
55. Vote on text inserted after citation 6
electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded
Adopted
56. Amendment 29, adding text after recital F 12:38 A10-0063/2025 - Gheorghe Falcă - Après le considérant F - Am 29 requested by ECR
Adopted
57. Separate vote on 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

Part of the sitting of Thursday, 22 May 2025. The vote was taken on Report A-10-2025-0063 in procedure 2025/2027.

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  • § 5 — paragraph 5
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