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Motion for a resolution
Recital V

V. Parliament has previously resolved to study the possibility of electing some MEPs on pan-European lists, considering that this would impart a genuine European dimension to the campaign, particularly by entrusting a central role to European political parties, 1 Most recently in its above-mentioned resolution of 11 October 2007 on the composition of the European Parliament (OJ C 227 E, 4.9.2008, p. 132) (Lamassoure-Severin report).deleted

2011/11/10
Committee: AFCO

Alain LAMASSOURE

W. electoral equality must remain the overriding principle if pan-European lists are introduced; the status of Members in Parliament should therefore remain equal regardless of whether they are elected from pan-European, national or regional lists,deleted

2011/11/10
Committee: AFCO

Alain LAMASSOURE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

~~2. Proposes that 25 MEPs be elected by a single constituency formed of the who~~dele territory of the European Union; pan- European lists would be composed of candidates drawn from at least one third of the States, and may ensure an adequate gender representation; each elector would be enabled to cast one vote for the EU- wide list in addition to their vote for the national or regional list: and seats would be allocated without a minimum threshold in accordance with the D’Hondt method; further, proposes that an electoral authority be established at EU level in order to regulate the conduct and to verify the result of the election taking place from the pan-European list;d

2011/11/10
Committee: AFCO

Alain LAMASSOURE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point (i)

(i) Calls for the opening of a dialogue with the Council, with the participation of the Commission, on the issues raised in this resolution and on any other matter germane to the electoral procedure of the Parliament; notes the need to reach consensus in particular on the timing of the reforms, the overall size of the Parliament and seat apportionment within it (including a legal definition of degressive proportionality), ~~and the voting system to be used for the pan-European constituency,~~

2011/11/10
Committee: AFCO

György SCHÖPFLIN, Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO, Paulo RANGEL, Paul RÜBIG, Marietta GIANNAKOU, Alain LAMASSOURE, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q

Q. the redistribution of parliamentary seats among States needs to take place on a regular basis in order to reflect demographic change in the resident populations of the States and to respect strictly ~~respect~~ the principle of degressive proportionality; ~~it may be possible to reach agreement on an apolitical, mathematical formula which would respect the criteria laid down in the Treaties and spelt out in the Act1,~~

2011/03/14
Committee: AFCO

Alain LAMASSOURE

Motion for a resolution
Recital W

W. Parliament has previously resolved to study the possibility of electing some MEPs on transnational lists, considering that this would impart a genuine European dimension to the campaign, particularly by entrusting a central role to 1 European political parties1,deleted Most recently in its above-mentioned resolution of 11 October 2007 (Lamassoure-Severin report).

2011/03/14
Committee: AFCO

Alain LAMASSOURE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

~~2. Proposes that an additional 25 MEPs will be~~ delected by a single constituency formed of the whole territory of the European Union; transnational lists will be composed of candidates drawn from at least one third of the States, and will be gender-balanced; each elector will be enabled to cast one vote for the EU-wide list in addition to their vote for the national or regional list: voting for the EU constituency will be in accordance with the preferential semi-open list system (whereby votes are allotted either to the party list or to individual candidates within a list); and seats will be allocated in accordance with the Sainte-Laguë method2; further, proposes that an electoral authority will be established at EU level in order to regulate the conduct and to verify the result of the election taking place from the EU-wide list; 1 The Sainte-Laguë method uses divisors of 1, 3, 5, 7, etc, and was used in the 2009 European elections in Germany, Latvia and Sweden. It produces a slightly more proportional result than the D'Hondt method. 2 The Sainte-Laguë method uses divisors of 1, 3, 5, 7, etc, and was used in the 2009 European elections in Germany, Latvia and Sweden. It produces a slightly more proportional result than the D'Hondt method.Or. en

2011/03/14
Committee: AFCO

György SCHÖPFLIN, Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO, Paulo RANGEL, Paul RÜBIG, Marietta GIANNAKOU, Alain LAMASSOURE, Constance LE GRIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Proposes that a redistribution of the existing 751 seats among States will take place, if justified objectively by figures established by Eurostat, based on the total resident population, before every election; the redistribution will be ~~made in accordance with a mathematical formula respecting the criteria laid down in the Treaties, and will be~~ announced at least twelve months before the end of the mandate;

2011/03/14
Committee: AFCO

György SCHÖPFLIN, Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO, Paulo RANGEL, Paul RÜBIG, Marietta GIANNAKOU, Alain LAMASSOURE

Article 2 a (new)

Article 2a For the purposes of distributing seats between Member States in accordance with the principle of degressive proportionality pursuant to Article 14(2a) of the Treaty on European Union, the ratio between the population and the number of seats of each State must vary in relation to their respective populations in such a way that each Member from a more populous State represents more citizens than each Member from a less populous State and also, conversely, that no less populous State has more seats than a more populous State.

2011/03/14
Committee: AFCO

9 Amendments of Alain LAMASSOURE related to 2009/2134(INI)

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