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Activities of Andrej PLENKOVIĆ related to 2015/2035(INL)

Plenary speeches (1)

Reform of the electoral law of the EU (A8-0286/2015 - Danuta Maria Hübner, Jo Leinen) HR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2035(INL)

Amendments (8)

Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to Article 14 of the Treaty on European Union,
2015/09/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Ta. whereas the principle of degressive proportionality enshrined in the Treaty on the European Union has contributed significantly to the common ownership of the European project between all Member States;
2015/09/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Decides to reform its electoral procedure in good time before the 2019 elections, with the aim of enhancing the democratic dimension of the European elections, reinforcing the concept of citizenship of the Union, improving the functioning of the European Parliament and the governance of the Union, making the work of the European Parliament more legitimate and efficient, enhancing the effectiveness of the system for conducting European elections, fostering common ownership among citizens from all Member States, enhancing the balanced composition of the European Parliament, and providing for greater electoral equality for citizens of the Union;
2015/09/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Proposes that the visibility of European political parties be enhanced by placing their names and logos and the names of their candidates for the office of Commission President on the ballot papers, and recommends that the same should also appear on posters and other material used in European election campaigns, since those measures would render European elections more transparent and improve the democratic manner in which they are conducted, as citizens will be able to clearly link their vote with the impact it has on the size of a European political group in the European Parliament;
2015/09/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Suggests that the integrity of elections should be bolstered by limiting campaign expenditure to a reasonable amount that allows adequate presentation of political parties, candidates and their election programmes;
2015/09/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. As a future step, recommends to Member States that they should consider ways to harmonise the minimum age of voters at 16, in order to further enhance electoral equality among Union citizens;deleted
2015/09/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Proposes that the minimum age for possession of rights to vote or being elected in European elections be harmonised, in order to further enhance electoral equality among Union citizens;
2015/09/01
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Encourages Member States to adopt adequate legal frameworks that ensure the highest standards of informative, fair and objective media coverage during the election campaigns, particularly from public service broadcasters; considers this crucial in order to allow European citizens to make an informed choice about competing political programmes; recognises the significance of self- regulatory instruments such as codes of conduct in achieving this goal;
2015/09/01
Committee: AFCO