2017/2054(INL) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to Article 10 of the Treaty on European Union; 1a __________________ 1aThat article stipulates that “citizens are directly represented at Union level in the European Parliament”

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the United Kingdom submitted its withdrawal notification under Article 50 TEU on 29 March 2017 and therefore the Treaties and all acquis ~~sha~~will cease to apply to it on the date of entry into force of the withdrawal agreement, or failing that, two years after the date of submission of its notification, meaning at the latest on 29 March 2019, unless the European Council, in agreement with the United Kingdom, unanimously decides to extend that periodat the latest on 29 March 2019;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses the need to link the social debate necessary for a reform of the electoral law of the European Union,1a which has a direct impact on the distribution of seats, to the present discussion in all Member States and in the European institutions on the future of the EU, including the establishment of a joint constituency and considering European political parties as institutions sui generis able to represent common European perspectives in a more varied, political and programmatic way in the debate on the future of the EU; __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0395.

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Takes the view that the number of seats allocated to the joint constituency should gradually be increased as from the 2024-2029 parliamentary term;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Takes the view, in that connection, that seats should be allocated among the Member States using the Power Compromise method as from the 2024- 2029 parliamentary term;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Considers that the proposed distribution ~~based on principles provides a solid foundation for the future establishment of a permanent system and calls for the adoption of such permanent system in th~~of seats provides a solid starting point for the 2019 election as well as for establishing a mathematical formula as a basis for future allocations of seats; proposes that the number of Members of the European Parliament elected in each Member State as of 2024 shall be based on a fixed mathematical formula under which, first, six seats will be assigned to each Member State, and subsequently the remaining seats will be allocated to the Member States, with a maximum of 90 seats per Member State, on the basis of the d’Hondt method and of the EUROSTAT calculations referred to in Article 2 of the annexed proposal concerning the number of residents in each Member State as at a set date (n-3) before nea~~r future~~ch European election day; proposes that, if this ~~system be chosen well in advance of the elections to the European Parliament in 2024;~~calculation results in a Member State’s being allocated fewer seats than it had at the previous election, that loss shall be limited to one seat, while at the same time account shall be taken of the criteria laid down in Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union.

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Considers that the proposed distribution is based on principles provides a solid foundation for the future establishment of a permanent system and calls for the adoption of such permanent system in the near future; proposes that this system be chosen well in advance of the elections to the European Parliament in 2024described above;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. C~~onsiders that the proposed distribu~~alls for the introduction, b~~ased on principles provides a solid foundation for the future establishment of a permanent system and calls for the adoption of such permanent system in the near future~~efore the end of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term, of a permanent system for the distribution of seats in the European Parliament on the basis of a mathematical formula consistent with Article 4 of the European Council decision of 28 June 2013, to apply as from the 2019-2024 parliamentary term; proposes, in that ~~this system be chosen well in advance of the elections to the European Parliament in 2024~~connection, the use of the formula ‘Fixed number of seats, proportional to the population and square root of the population’ as the basis for determining the number of seats allocated to each Member State;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. C~~onsiders that the proposed distribu~~alls for the introduction, based on principles provides a solid foundation for the future establishment of a permanent system and calls for the adoption of such permanent system in the near future; proposes that this system be chosefore the end of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term, of a permanent system for the distribution of seats in the European Parliament on the basis of a mathematical formula consistent w~~ell in advance of the elections to the European P~~ith Article 4 of the European Council decision of 28 June 2013, to apply as from the 2019-2024 parliament ~~in 2024~~ary term;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Considers that the proposed distribution based on principles provides a solid foundation for the future establishment of a permanent system and calls for the adoption of such permanent system in the near future; proposes that this system be chosen well inobligation to establish a lasting system to distribute seats in the European Parliament, pursuant to European Parliament resolution of 13 March 2013 on the composition of the European Parliament with a view to the 20141a elections, should be fulfilled in appropriate advance of the elections to the European Parliament in 2024; __________________ 1a Texts Adopted, P7_TA(2013)0082.

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Considers that the proposed distribution based on principles provides a solid foundation for the ~~future~~ establishment of a permanent system and calls for the adoption of such permanent system ~~in the near future; proposes that this system be chosen well in advance of~~before the elections to the European Parliament in 202419;

Amendment 111 #

Charles GOERENS, Nils TORVALDS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. At the same time, proposes linking a change to the distribution of seats in the European Parliament to a permanent system to a Treaty review of the qualified majority voting system in the Council in order to ensure greater balance between the EU’s institutions;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Points out the possibility for Member States to assign seats, from among their distributed seats, to regions having legislative powers;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Submits to the European Council the annexed proposal for a decision of the European Council establishing the composition of the European Parliament, on the basis of its right of initiative laid down in Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union; underlines the urgent need to adopt that decision, which requires its consent, so that the Member States can enact, in good time, the necessary domestic provisions to enable them to organise the elections to the European Parliament for the 2019 - 2024 parliamentary term;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Urges the Council to adopt Parliament’s proposal for a decision amending the Act on the election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage so that the joint constituency can take effect as from 2019;

Amendment 115 #

Jasenko SELIMOVIC

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Underlines that the composition of the European Parliament for the 2019 - 2024 parliamentary term should not preclude the possibility of a future accession of Western Balkans countries to the European Union;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Advocates for a rapid revision of the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – recital 3

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – recital 3

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – recital 3

Amendment 12 #

Jo LEINEN, Mercedes BRESSO, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the United Kingdom submitted its withdrawal notification under Article 50 TEU on 29 March 2017 and therefore the Treaties and all acquis shall cease to apply to it on the date of entry into force of the withdrawal agreement, or failing that, two years after the date of submission of its notification, meaning at the latest on 29 March 2019, ~~unless the European Council, in agreement with the United Kingdom, unanimously decides to extend that period~~i.e. before the next European elections in 2019;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – recital 3

(3) F~~rom the European elections after the adop~~ollowing the creation of the legal basis for transnational lists~~, a number of representatives in the European Parliament should be elected in a joint constituency comprising the entire territory of the Union;~~ trough the adoption of the European Electoral law, the number of representatives elected in a joint constituency comprising the entire territory of the Union should be defined according to the number of Member States of the European Union.

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – recital 3

(3) F~~rom the European elect~~ollowing the Council Decisions a~~fter~~mending the Act concerning the ~~adop~~election of the ~~legal basis for transnational lists~~members of the European Parliament, a number of representatives in the European Parliament ~~should~~will be elected in a joint constituency comprising the entire territory of the Union;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – recital 3

(3) From the 2019 European elections ~~after the adoption of the legal basis for transnational lists, a nu~~, 50 Members of ~~representatives in~~ the European Parliament should be elected in a joint constituency comprising the entire territory of the Union;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – recital 3

(3) From the 2019 European elections ~~after the adoption of the legal basis for transnational lists~~, a number of representatives in the European Parliament should be elected in a joint constituency comprising the entire territory of the Union;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – recital 3

(3) From the European elections after the adoption of the legal basis for transnational lists, a number of representatives in the European Parliament should be elected in a joint constituency comprising the entire territory of the Union; The distribution of these seats should be carried out in accordance with the principle of proportional representation.

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – recital 3 a (new)

(3a) Whereas Article 14 (2) TEU states that the European Parliament shall be composed of representatives of the Union’s citizens; and whereas Article 16 (4) TEU specifies the allocation of the number of mandates for Member States as being based on their populations in the Council; whereas, given that Member States’ populations do not reflect entirely their citizens, the two concepts, respectively citizens and population, point to different legal categories; whereas, therefore there is a contradiction between the principle of representation, being based on citizens, and the allocation of the number of mandates for Member States, based on population;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – recital 3 b (new)

(3b) Whereas it would be essential for the Union Institutions to find a clear concept with which the basis of the representation and the allocation of number of mandates shall be legal and proportional;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 1

- the allocation of seats in the European Parliament shall fully utilise the minimum and maximum thresholds per Member State set by the Treaty on European Union in order to reflect ~~as closely as possible~~ the sizes of the respective populations,;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 2 – paragraph 1

The total population of the Member States is calculated by the Commission (Eurostat) on the basis of the most recent data provided by the Member States, in accordance with a method established by means of Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council1. __________________ 1 Regulation (EU) No 1260/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on European demographic statistics (OJ L 330, 10.12.2013, p. 39).

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

The number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State for the 2019 - 2024 parliamentary term shall be the one provided for in Article 3 of the European Council Decision 2013/312/EU of 28 June 20132 . __________________ 2European Council Decision No 2013/312/EU of 28 June 2013 establishing the composition of the European Parliament (OJ L 181 of 29.6.2013, p. 57)shall be based on the following formula: - Four base seats shall be assigned to each Member State, plus one additional seat per adjusted population unit or part thereof using the divisor method with upward rounding. - The number of base seats, the power, and the divisor shall be determined so that six seats will be allocated to the least populous Member State, 96 seats will be allocated to the most populous Member State, and the total number of the seats allocated will be 700. - In accordance with Article 1, the distribution of seats shall be degressively proportional, subject to rounding upwards.

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the United Kingdom submitted its withdrawal notification under Article 50 TEU on 29 March 2017 and therefore the Treaties and all acquis shall cease to apply to it on the date of entry into force of the withdrawal agreement, or failing that, two years after the date of submission of its notification, meaning at the latest on 29 March 2019, unless the European Council, in agreement with the United Kingdom, unanimously decides to extend that period; whereas, under the Good Friday Agreement, the people of Northern Ireland have an inherent right to hold British citizenship, Irish citizenship, or both, and by virtue of the right to Irish citizenship, to citizenship of the Union as well;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

The number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State for the 2019 - 2024 parliamentary term shall be ~~the one provided for in Article 3 of the European Council Decision 2013/312/EU of 28 June 20132. __________________ 2European Council Decision No 2013/312/EU of 28 June 2013 establishing the~~fixed by means of the modified application of the Cambridge compromise2a, with the total size of Parliament limited to 700 seats and with no Member State losing a seat. __________________ 2a A 700-Seat no-loss composition ofor the 2019 European Parliament ~~(OJ L 181 of 29.6.2013~~- G.R. Grimmett, F. Pukelsheim, V. Ramirez Gonzalez, W. Słomczyński, pK. ~~57).~~Życzkowski - 22 August 2017

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

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Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

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Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

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Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part

~~However, once the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union becomes legally effective,~~Pursuant to the formula in paragraph 1, four base seats are assigned to each Member State, plus one additional seat per 58400 adjusted population units or parts thereof, where the adjusted units are obtained by raising the population figures to the power 0,85. As a temporary transitional arrangement the following countries will have one additional seat on top of the figure resulting from the application of the formula to adjust for seat losses or breaches of the principle of degressive proportionality: Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Portugal and Sweden. Pursuant to the previous subparagraphs the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State, for the 2019 - 2024 parliamentary term, shall be set as follows:

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part

~~However~~As a consequence, once the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union becomes legally effective, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State, for the 2019 - 2024 parliamentary term~~, shall be set as~~ shall remain the same as in the 2014 - 2019 term, thus bringing to 678 the total number of the Members elected in each of the 27 remaining Member States, in foull~~ows:~~ compliance with Article 3 of the European Council Decision 2013/312/EU, of 28 June 2013.

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part

However, once the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union becomes legally effective, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State, for the 2019 - 2024 parliamentary term, shall be set ~~as follows:~~by a European Council decision

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table

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Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table

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Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. Whereas Parliament, pursuant to the European Council Decision of 28 June 2013, is obliged to present a proposal to establish a system which will make it possible, before each election to the European Parliament, to reallocate the seats between the Member States in an objective, fair, durable and transparent way, respecting the principle of degressive proportionality, while taking account of any change in the number of Member States and demographic trends;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table

Belgium 21 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 143 Germany 96 Estonia 76 Ireland 131 Greece 21 Spain 584 France 784 Croatia 121 Italy 763 Cyprus 6 Latvia 8 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 286 Austria 198 Poland 51 Portugal 21 Romania 32 Slovenia 8 Slovakia 143 Finland 143 Sweden 210

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table

Belgium 21 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 14 Germany 96 Estonia 7 Ireland 13 Greece 21 Spain 5861 France 781 Croatia 12 Italy 76 Cyprus 6 Latvia 8 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 289 Austria 19 Poland 512 Portugal 21 Romania 32 Slovenia 8 Slovakia 14 Finland 14 Sweden 21

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table

Belgium 21 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 14 Germany 96 Estonia 7 Ireland 13 Greece 21 Spain 586 France 78 Croatia 12 Italy 764 Cyprus 6 Latvia 8 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 28 Austria 19 Poland 51 Portugal 21 Romania 32 Slovenia 8 Slovakia 14 Finland 14 Sweden 21

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table

Belgium 21 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 14 Germany 96 Estonia 7 Ireland 13 Greece 21 Spain 58 France 780 Croatia 12 Italy 764 Cyprus 6 Latvia 8 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 28 Austria 19 Poland 51 Portugal 21 Romania 32 Slovenia 8 Slovakia 14 Finland 14 Sweden 21

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table – row 7

Ireland 136

Amendment 145 #

Jo LEINEN, Mercedes BRESSO, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table – row 10

France 789

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table – row 21

Poland 515

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. The number of representatives elected in the joint constituency shall be defined on the basis of the number of Member States of the European Union.

Amendment 148 #

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Alain LAMASSOURE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 2

2. If the date on which the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union becomes legally effective falls after the European Parliament elections in 2019, each Member State concerned shall designate the persons who will fill the additional seats resulting from the difference between the number of seats allocated to that Member State in Article 3 of Decision 2013/312/EU and the number of seats allocated to it in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 of this Article. Member States shall designate the persons who will fill those additional seats in accordance with their legislation, provided that the persons in question have been elected by direct universal suffrage and by reference to the results of the European Parliament elections in 2019.deleted

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 2

Amendment 15 #

Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union emphasize the importance of equality and equal treatment of citizens by Union institutions; whereas it is essential to enhance the equality of representation with a view to increasing the legitimacy of the European Parliament as legislative body representing Union citizens equally;

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 2

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 2

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 2

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 2

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 2

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 2

2. If the date on which the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union becomes legally effective falls after the European Parliament elections in 2019, each Member State concerned shall designate the persons who will fill the additional seats resulting from the difference between the number of seats allocated to that Member State in Article 3 of Decision 2013/312/EU and the number of seats allocated to it in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 of this Article. Member States shall designate the persons who will fill those additional seats in accordance with their legislation, provided that the persons in question have been elected by direct universal suffrage and by reference to the resultsthe 73 seats vacated will not be reallocated or filled, in compliance with Article 3 of the European Council Decision 2013/312/EU, of 28 June 2013, establishing the composition of the European Parliament ~~elections in 2019~~.

Amendment 156 #

Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 2

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 3

~~3. The representatives in the European Parliament who fill the additional seats referred to in paragraph 2 shall take up their seats in Parliament at the same time.~~deleted

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 3

~~3. The representatives in the European Parliament who fill the additional seats referred to in paragraph 2 shall take up their seats in Parliament at the same time.~~deleted

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 3

~~3. The representatives in the European Parliament who fill the additional seats referred to in paragraph 2 shall take up their seats in Parliament at the same time.~~deleted

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas its resolution of 11 November 2015 on the reform of the electoral law of the European Union2 outlined its position on establishing a joint constituency in which lists are headed by each political family’s candidate for the post of President of the Commission; __________________ 2deleted Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0395.

Amendment 160 #

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Alain LAMASSOURE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 3

~~3. The representatives in the European Parliament who fill the additional seats referred to in paragraph 2 shall take up their seats in Parliament at the same time.~~deleted

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 3

~~3. The representatives in the European Parliament who fill the additional seats referred to in paragraph 2 shall take up their seats in Parliament at the same time.~~deleted

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 3

~~3. The representatives in the European Parliament who fill the additional seats referred to in paragraph 2 shall take up their seats in Parliament at the same time.~~deleted

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 3

3. The number of representatives in the European Parliament ~~who fill the additional seats referred to in paragraph 2 shall take up their seats in Parliament at the same time~~elected in each of the remaining 27 Member States is set by Article 3 of the European Council Decision 2013/312/EU of 28 June 2013 establishing the composition of the European Parliament.

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 a (new)

Article 3 a From the legislative period 2024-2019 onwards, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State shall be based on the following formula: - Four base seats shall be assigned to each Member State, plus one additional seat per adjusted population unit or part thereof using the divisor method with upward rounding. - The number of base seats, the power, and the divisor are determined so that six seats will be allocated to the least populous Member State, 96 seats will be allocated to the most populous Member State, and the total number of the seats allocated will be 700. - In accordance with Article 1, the distribution of seats shall be degressively proportional, subject to rounding upwards.

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 4

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 4

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 4 – paragraph 1

~~Sufficiently far in advance~~The number of Members of the European Parliament elected in each Member State will, starting from 2024, be determined ofn the b~~eginning of the 2024 – 2029 parliamentary term, the European Parliament shall submit to the European Council, in accordance with~~asis of a fixed formula. This will result in each Member State firstly being assigned 6 seats. No more than 90 further seats per Member State will then be distributed by means of a D’Hondt distribution of the remaining seats, on the basis of the EUROSTAT calculations referred to in Article ~~14(2)~~2 of the ~~Treaty on European Union, a proposal for a permanent method for the allocation of seats between Member States.~~ number of residents in each Member State as at a set date (n-3=2021) before European election day; if this results in a Member State being allocated fewer seats than it had at the previous election, the loss shall be limited to one seat, while at the same time account shall be taken of the criteria laid down in Article 14 (2) of the Treaty on European Union.

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 4 – paragraph 1

Sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2024 – 2029 parliamentary term, the European Parliament shall submit to the European Council, in accordance with Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union, a proposal for a permanent method for the allocation of seats between Member StatesFrom 2024, the number of Members of the European Parliament elected in each Member State shall be based on a fixed mathematical formula under which, first, six seats will be assigned to each Member State and subsequently the remaining seats will be allocated to the Member States, with a maximum of 90 seats per Member State, on the basis of the d’Hondt method and of the EUROSTAT calculations referred to in Article 2 concerning the number of residents in each Member State at a set date (n-3) before each European election day. If this calculation results in a Member State’s being allocated fewer seats than it had at the previous election, that loss shall be limited to one seat, while at the same time account shall be taken of the criteria laid down in Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union.

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 4 – paragraph 1

~~Sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2024 – 2029~~Before the end of the fourth calendar year of each parliamentary term, the European ~~Parliament shall subm~~Council shall adopt, with tohe consent of the European ~~Council, in accordance with Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union, a proposal for a permanent method for the allocation of seats between Member States~~Parliament, a decision establishing the apportionment of seats pursuant to the formula established in Article(1), which will apply at the subsequent election of the Parliament. That decision shall respect the principles referred to in Articles 1 and 2.

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. wWhereas its resolution of 11 November 2015 on the reform of the electoral law of the European Union2 outlined its position on establishing a joint constituency in which lists are headed by each political family’s candidate for the post of President of the Commission; __________________ 2establishing a joint constituency is not legally possible, and the election of Members of the European Parliament in the Member States guarantees strong ties to the citizenry; Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0395.

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 4 – paragraph 1

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. wWhereas ~~its resolution of 11 November 2015 on the reform of the electoral law of the European Union2 outlined its position on~~the European Parliament’s proposal of 11 November 2015 for a Council Decision amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage provides for the establish~~ing~~ment of a joint constituency in which lists are headed by each political family’s candidate for the post of President of the Commission; ~~__________________ 2 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0395.~~

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the necessary conditions have not been met for implementation of the provisions of its resolution of 11 November 2015 on the reform of the electoral law of the European Union~~2 outlined its position on~~ contained in the section proposing the establish~~ing~~ment of a joint constituency in which lists are headed by each political family’s candidate for the post of President of the Commission; __________________ 2 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0395.

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 11 November 2015 on the reform of the electoral law of the European Union, and the annexed Proposal for a Council Decision adopting the provisions amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage1a, __________________ 1a P8_TA-PROV(2015)0395

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas its resolution of 11 November 2015 on the reform of the electoral law of the European Union2 outlined its position on establishing a ~~joint~~supranational constituency in which lists are headed by each political family’s candidate for the post of President of the Commission; __________________ 2 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0395. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0395.

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. Whereas such a single supranational constituency is imaginable only on an hypothetical day, where citizens of the current 27 or future 30 nations would show the degree of homogeneity of a single people, sharing at least a single political culture and language, without which no common identification of the citizens and democracy are possible; whereas as convinced European the first responsibility is not to deny or fight the natural diversity of Europe that makes the richness and uniqueness of its civilization but to cherish it like a fragile and perishable treasure and to pass it on to next generations; whereas any different attitude is deeply anti-European and leading to a new despotism; whereas the only legitimate and sovereign European power to build will be that of the concert of nation-states which are, in our troubled times, the most peaceful human community at this level, the best guarantee for citizens and peoples' support, the only crucible of a living democracy, the very place where social and territorial solidarities are possible and the antidote to identity explosions;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

~~E. whereas a modification of the electoral law of the EU will be necessary to create the legal basis for such a joint constituency;~~deleted

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

~~E. whereas a modification of the electoral law of the EU will be necessary to create the legal basis for such a joint constituency;~~deleted

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

~~E. whereas a modification of the electoral law of the EU will be necessary to create the legal basis for such a joint constituency;~~deleted

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas ~~a modification of the electoral law of the EU will be necessary to create the legal basis for such a joint constituency~~several Member States recently came out in favour of establishing a joint constituency with effect from the 2019 European elections;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas aconstitutionality reviews and positive opinions from the constitutional Courts of Member States before any modification of the electoral law of the EU ~~will be necessary~~should be requested to create the legal basis for such a joint constituency;

Amendment 27 #

Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas a modification of the electoral law of the EU will be necessary to create the legal basis for such a joint constituency; whereas the introduction of such a constituency would reinforce the role of the European political parties and strengthen the European character of the elections for the European Parliament; whereas the introduction of this joint constituency as soon as possible will enrich the notion of citizenship of the Union and strengthen political cohesion across Europe; whereas, against the backdrop of Brexit, the introduction of the joint constituency will keep the spirit of the European project alive and send a positive message;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas a modification of the electoral law of the EU will be necessary to create the legal basis for such a joint constituency, which at this juncture is neither appropriate nor regarded as politically viable;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas a modification of the electoral law of the EU ~~will be necessary~~ to create the legal basis for such a joint constituency will be necessary at least one year prior to the 2019 European elections;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 11 November 2015 on the reform of the electoral law of the European Union;

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas a modification of the electoral law of the EU will ~~be necessary to~~ create the legal basis for such a joint constituency;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. Whereas Article 14 (2) TEU states that the European Parliament shall be composed of representatives of the Union’s citizens; and whereas Article 16 (4) TEU specifies the allocation of the number of mandates for Member States as being based on their populations in the Council; whereas, given that Member States’ populations do not reflect entirely their citizens, the two concepts, respectively citizens and population, point to different legal categories; whereas therefore there is a contradiction between the principle of representation, being based on citizens, and the allocation of the number of mandates for Member States, based on population;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the United Kingdom submitted its withdrawal notification letter under Article 50 TEU on 29 March 2017 and therefore the Treaties and all the Union acquis shall cease to apply to it at the latest on 29 March 2019 irrespective of any transitional period agreed;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas a fixed formula for the distribution of seats should be used in the 2019 European elections;

Amendment 34 #

Mairead McGUINNESS

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. Whereas some Member States elect their members from sub-national constituencies;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas a fixed voting deadline for the annual determination of the composition of a future Parliament is useful, and whereas it would be suitable not only for 2019 but also as a future structural deadline for the election period before the third Monday in May1a 1b; __________________ 1A No clashes with Easter until at least the 2074 election and only the following clashes with national public holidays for each election year: 2019: none; 2024: Ascension Day on a Thursday; 2029: Ascension Day on a Thursday; 2034: none; 2039: 4 national public holidays on election day; 2044: 4 national public holidays on election day; 2049: 4 national public holidays on election day; 2054: 3 national public holidays on election day, Ascension Day, Orthodox Sunday; 2059: 3 national public holidays on election day, Ascension Day, Orthodox Sunday; 2064: 3 national public holidays on election day; 2069 & 2074: none 1b Compared with a fixed election date (footnote 1a), there were more clashes with important public holidays in the Member States in the past: 1979: national public holidays in Member States with election day on a Friday; 1984: none; 1989: clash with Whit Sunday; 1994: clashes with 4 national public holidays on Friday and Sunday; 1999: clashes with 4 national public holidays on Thursday and Saturday; 2004: clashes with 5 national public holidays on Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 2009: clashes with 4 national public holidays on Friday; 2014: clashes with 3 national public holidays on Thursday;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. Whereas it would be essential for the Union Institutions to find a clear concept on whose basis the level of representation and the allocation of number of mandates would be legal and proportional;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union is an opportunity to foster the implementation of the principle of degressive proportionality;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Acknowledges that the current distribution of seats ~~only partially~~does not respects the principle of degressive proportionality, and therefore ~~should~~must be corrected a~~s soon as possible~~t least one year prior to the 2019 European elections;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Acknowledges that the current distribution of seats ~~only partially~~does not respects the principle of degressive proportionality, and therefore should be corrected ~~as soon as possible~~before the next European elections;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)

- having regard to the European Council Decision 2013/312/EU, of 28 June 2013, establishing the composition of the European Parliament,

Amendment 40 #

Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Acknowledges that the current distribution of seats only partially respects the principle of degressive proportionality, and therefore should be corrected ~~as soon as possibl~~when appropriate;

Amendment 41 #

Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Acknowledges that the current distribution of seats only partially respects the principle of degressive proportionality, and therefore should be corrected ~~as soon as possibl~~when appropriate;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Acknowledges that the current distribution of seats only partially respects the principle of degressive proportionality, and therefore should be corrected ~~as soon as possibl~~in the future;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Acknowledges that the current distribution of seats con~~ly partially respects~~flicts in a number of places with the principle of degressive proportionality, and therefore ~~should~~must be corrected as soon as possible;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Acknowledges that the current distribution of seats only partially respects the principle of degressive proportionality, and therefore should be corrected as soon as possible without redistributing any vacant seats when the withdrawal of the United Kingdom will become legally effective ;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recognises the legal uncertainty created by the triggering of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union by the United Kingdom, the unknown date for finalisation of the Brexit negotiations and the impossibility of adjusting, without a change in the Treaty, the Council’s qualified majority voting system, which should be defined in connection with the allocation of seats in Parliament in order to better ensure the inter-institutional balance;deleted

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 47 #

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Alain LAMASSOURE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recognises th~~e legal uncertainty created by~~at the triggering of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union by the United Kingdom~~, the unknown date for finalisation of the Brexit~~ on 29 March 2017 and the United Kingdom Government’s stated resolve not to prolong the negotiations abeyond the impossibility of adjusting, without a change in the Treaty, the Council’s qualified majority voting system, which should be defined in connection with the allocation of seats in Parliament in order to better ensure the inter-institutional balancetwo- year period specified by Article 50(3) of the Treaty on European Union mean that the United Kingdom will cease to be a European Union Member State on 29 March 2019 and will thus not have seats in the European Parliament as from the 2019-2024 parliamentary term;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

- having regard to the Good Friday Agreement of 10 April 1998;

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recognises the legal uncertainty created by the triggering of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union by the United Kingdom, and the unknown date for finalisation of the Brexit negotiations and the impossibility of adjusting, without a change in the Treaty, the Council’s qualified majority voting system, which should be defined in connection with the allocation of seats in Parliament in order to better ensure the inter-institutional balance;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Underlines that, whilst the mathematical formulas display great potential for providing a permanent system for the distribution of seats in the future, the political and legal~~Proposes a mathematical formula that produces an objective, fair, durable and transparent system for the distribution of seats among Member States respecting all the requirements set out by the Treaty on European Union; uncder~~tainty as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU ultimately make it politically unviable~~lines that, as this formula is based on population figures, it can be used for any future parliamentary composition, thereby ending the current practice of political bartering for Pparliament ~~to suggest a permanent system at this stage~~ary seats;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that~~, whilst the~~ a number of mathematical formulas ~~display great potential for providing~~would enable Parliament to propose a permanent system for the distribution of seats ~~in the future, the political and legal uncertainty as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU ultimately make it politically unviable for Parliament to suggest a permanent system at this stage~~;

Amendment 54 #

Brice HORTEFEUX, Alain LAMASSOURE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that~~, whilst~~ the mathematical formulas display great potential for providing a permanent system for the distribution of seats in the future~~, the political and legal uncertainty as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU ultimately make it politically unviable for Parliament to suggest a permanent system at this stage~~; stresses that Brexit is not an obstacle, rather a particularly good opportunity to determine a formula for the distribution of seats which will enable legal certainty and predictability to be ensured;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that, whilst the mathematical formulas display great potential for providing a permanent system for the distribution of seats in the future, the political and legal uncertainty as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU ultimately make it politically unviable for Parliament to suggest a permanent system at this stagbecause of the political and legal uncertainty brought about by the United Kingdom leaving the EU, Parliament considers it politically appropriate to suggest a permanent system for the distribution of seats in the future at a later date;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that~~, whilst~~ the mathematical formulas display great potential for providing a permanent system for the distribution of seats in the future~~, the political and legal uncertainty as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU ultimately make it politically unviable for Parliament to suggest a permanent system at this stage~~ and that the UK’s withdrawal from the EU will take place on 29 March 2019 at the latest;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the composition of the European Parliament ~~should~~must respect the criteria laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union, namely representatives of the Union's citizens not exceeding seven hundred and fifty in number, plus the President, representation being degressively proportional, with a minimum threshold of six members per Member State and no Member State being allocated more than ninety-six seats;

Amendment 60 #

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Alain LAMASSOURE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that until the United Kingdom withdraws from the Union, the most viable solution providing legal certainty to Member States would be to maintain the same distribution of seats in Parliament as the one applied in respect ofthe current distribution of seats in Parliament as established by the European Council Decision of 28 June 2013 only applies to the 2014 - 2019 parliamentary term; stresses, therefore, that a new decision on the composition of the European Parliament for the 2014 9- 201924 parliamentary term is required;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that ~~until the United Kingdom withdraws from the Union,~~ the most viable solution providing legal certainty to Member States ~~would be to maintain the same distribution of seats i~~and sending a political signal to citizens that fewer Member States means fewer Members of the European Parliament ais t~~he one appli~~o subtract the 73 seats allocated to the United Kin ~~respect of the 2014 - 2019 parliamentary term~~gdom from the maximum number of Members of the European Parliament as set out by Article 14(2) TEU;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that until the United Kingdom withdraws from the Union, the most viable solution providing legal certainty to Member States would be to maintain the same distribution of seats in Parliament – together with the D’Hondt method as the way of determining the distribution – as the one applied in respect of the 2014 - 2019 parliamentary term;

Amendment 65 #

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Alain LAMASSOURE, Brice HORTEFEUX

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes that the most practical solution providing the Member States with legal certainty would be to refrain from distributing seats currently held by Members from the United Kingdom; considers that reducing the number of Members of the European Parliament to 678 will be conducive to work efficiency, making savings and rebuilding public trust;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Proposes that a new distribution of seats in Parliament should immediately apply once there is legal certainty and the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union becomes legally effective; insists that the MEPs that will occupy the seats resulting from this new distribution shall all take up their seats in Parliament at the same time;deleted

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the modification of the distribution of seats among the Member States should not be arbitrary, but should be based on a mathematical principle, to be applied in a pragmatic manner so that no Member State loses seats in the 2019- 2024 parliamentary term;

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Propose~~Asserts that athis new distribution of seats in Parliament ~~should immediately apply once there is legal certainty and~~, which respects the Uncrited Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union becomes legally effective; insists that the MEPs that will occupy the seats resulting from this new distribution shall all take up their seats in Parliament at the same timeria laid down in Article 14 TEU, shall be applied as of the next European elections in 2019;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Propo~~Recognises that a new distribution of seats in Parliament should immediately apply once there is legal certainty and the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union becomes legally effective; insists that the MEPs that will occupy the seats resulting from this new distribution shall all take up their seats in Parliament at the same timen increase in the number of Members of the European Parliament may occur in connection with the accession of new Member States;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Proposes that ano new distribution of seats in Parliament should ~~immediately~~ apply once there is legal certainty and the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union becomes legally effective; insists that ~~the MEPs that will occupy the seats resulting from this new distribution shall all take up their seats in Parliament at the same time~~no seat will be reallocated and therefore the number of Members of the European Parliament will decrease to 678 as soon as the Union will be composed by 27 Member States;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Proposes ~~that a new distribution of seats in Parliament should immediately apply once there is legal certainty and~~introducing the principle of degressive proportionality when determining the distribution of seats in Parliament once the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union becomes legally effective; insists that the MEPs that will occupy the seats resulting from this new distribution shall all take up their seats in Parliament at the same time;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Propo~~Emphasises that th~~is new distribution of seats should be fair, objective and based on the following principles: respect fo~~e fact that the United Kingdom will vacate seats will facilitate the introduction in 2019 of a system for the distribution of seats which meets the criteria laid down in Article 14 of the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the principle of degressive proportionality, which entails no loss of seats for any Member State, and ~~the use of only a minimal fraction of the seats vacated by the UK~~which makes it possible to allocate a significant number of seats to the joint constituency;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Proposes that this new distribution of seats should be fair, objective and based on the ~~following principles:~~ respect for the principle of degressive proportionality~~, no loss of seats for any Member State, and the use of only a minimal fraction of the seats vacated by the UK~~;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Proposes that this new distribution of seats should be fair, objective and ~~based on the following principles: respect for the principle of degressive proportionality~~transparent and that it should be consistent with the principle of degressive proportionality, the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union before the end of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term, no loss of seats for any Member State, and the use of ~~only a minimal fraction~~some of the seats vacated by the UKnited Kingdom;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Proposes that th~~is new~~e distribution of seats ~~should be fair, objective and~~for the 2019-2024 legislative term should be based on the following principles: ~~respect for the principle~~immediate introduction of degressive proportionality, and no loss of seats for any Member State, ~~and~~with the use of ~~only a minimal fraction~~some of the seats vacated by the UK for this purpose;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas in the long term the distribution of seats should be calculated using a mathematical formula which establishes a clear, transparent and objective relationship between the population of each Member State and the number of seats it is allocated in Parliament, in keeping with the requirements laid down in the Treaties;

Amendment 80 #

Claudia ȚAPARDEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Proposes that this new distribution of seats should be fair, objective and based on the following principles: respect for the principle of degressive proportionality~~, no loss of seats for any Member State,~~ and the use of only a minimal fraction of the seats vacated by the UK; considers additionally that, under the current circumstances, it is important to ensure that those Member States that have lost seats in the 2014-2019 parliamentary term shall not be affected in the future by further reductions in the number of the seats allocated to them.

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Propos~~Notes that this ~~new~~proposed distribution of seats ~~should be~~among the Member States is fair, objective and based on the following principles: respect for the principle of degressive proportionality, no loss of seats for any Member State, and ~~the use of~~using only a minimal fraction of the seats vacated by the UK;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Propose~~Asserts that this new distribution of seats should be fair, objective and based on the following principles: respect for the principle of degressive proportionality; compliance with the provisions of the TEU concerning the representation of citizens as set out in Article 14(2); and, taking into account the most recent demographic shifts, no loss of seats for any Member State, and the use of only a minimal fraction of the seats vacated by the UK;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Proposes that this new distribution of seats should be fair, objective and based on the following principles: greater respect for the principle of degressive proportionality, no loss of seats for any Member State, and ~~the~~no use of ~~only a minimal~~any fraction of the seats vacated by the UK;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Proposes that this new distribution of seats should be fair, objective and based on the following principles: respect for the principle of degressive proportionality, no loss of seats for any Member State, and the use of only a minimal fraction of the seats vacated by the UK; underlines that Member States may lose seats in future distributions, as a fair distribution of seats must also reflect changes in Member States’ populations;

Amendment 85 #

Cristian Dan PREDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Proposes that this new distribution of seats should be fair, objective and based on the following principles: respect for the principle of degressive proportionality, no loss of seats for any Member State, and the use of only a minimal fraction of the seats vacated by the UK; points out that, in compliance with the principle of fairness, the new distribution of seats should duly take into account the situation of the Members States that lost seats further to the European Council Decision 2013/312/EU of 28 June 2013;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Takes the view, in that connection, that among the mathematical formulas proposed the application of the Cambridge compromise, subject to the twin provisos that no Member State should lose a seat and that 700 seats should be distributed among the 27 Member States, would be the most appropriate for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. recalls that degressive proportionality, as defined by the Treaties, is based on the number of seats per Member State and not on the nationality of the candidates;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines that the new distribution among Member States in accordance with the proposed formula would allow for a reduction inof the ~~size of Parliament to 699 members plus the President, thereby leaving sufficient room for manoeuvre to accommoda~~total number of representatives elected in the Member States to 699 members plus the President; proposes to elect 30 members in the joint constituency which would reduce to overall size of the Parliament by 21 Members; notes, however, that, as a te mpo~~tential future enlargements of the EU and members elected in a joint constituency~~rary transitional measure 8 seats out of those 21 are needed to make sure that no Member State will lose a seat;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines that the new distribution ~~proposed~~among Member States in accordance with the proposed formula would allow for a reduction inof the ~~size of Parliament to 699 members plus the President, thereby leaving sufficient room for manoeuvre to accommodate potential future enlargements of the EU and members elected in a~~total number of representatives elected in the Member States to 699 members plus the President; notes, however, that, as a temporary transitional measure 8 additional seats are needed to make sure that no Member State will lose a seat; proposes to elect 43 members in the joint constituency;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines that the new ~~distribution~~system proposed would allow for a reduction in the size of Parliament to 699 members plus the President, thereby leaving sufficient room for manoeuvre to accommodate potential future enlargements of the EU and members elected in a joint constituencydistribute 700 seats among the 27 Member States and allocate 50 seats to the joint constituency for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines that the new distribution proposed would allow for a reduction in the size of Parliament to 69977 members plus the President~~, thereby leaving sufficient room for manoeuvre to accommodate potential future enlargements of the EU and members elected in a joint constituency~~;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines that the ~~new distribu~~absence of reallocation proposed w~~ould~~ill allow for a reduction in the size of Parliament to 69977 members plus the President, thereby leaving sufficient room for manoeuvre to accommodate potential future enlargements of the EU ~~and members elected~~ to European countries and setting a ~~joint constituency~~n example in terms of saving public money ;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines that the new distribution proposed would allow for a reduction in the size of Parliament to 699 members plus the President, thereby leaving sufficient room for manoeœuvre to accommodate potential future enlargements of the EU and members elected ~~in a joint constituency;~~ on transnational lists, in a joint constituency, while providing a compensation mechanism that allows to keep the degressive proportionality among Member States and where an over representation of a Member State on the transnational list would be compensated taking into account the number of Members of the European Parliament elected in each Member State;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines that the new distribution proposed would allow for a reduction in the size of Parliament to ~~699~~702 members plus the President, thereby leaving sufficient room for manoeuvre to accommodate potential future enlargements of the EU and members elected in a joint constituency, as well as protecting the rights of citizens in Northern Ireland by ensuring their representation in the European Parliament is maintained after the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 97 #

Jo LEINEN, Mercedes BRESSO, Pervenche BERÈS, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines that the new distribution proposed would allow for a reduction in the size of Parliament to 699 members plus the President, thereby leaving ~~sufficient room for manoeuvre~~51 seats to accommodate potential future enlargements of the EU and members elected in a joint constituency;

Amendment 99 #