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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) European political parties and foundations should be enabled to absorb a larger part of the appropriations dedicated to their funding in the general budget of the European Union. Therefore, the maximum share of financial contributions or grants from the general budget of the European Union in the annual reimbursable expenditure indicated in the budget of a European political party and in the eligible costs incurred by a European political foundation should be increased.deleted

2017/10/31
Committee: AFCO

Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) To establish a more proportionate allocation of resources from the general budget of the European Union, objectively reflecting the genuine electoral support of a European political party, the funding of European political parties and, by extension, of their respective affiliated political foundations should be linked more closely to a demonstrable level of electoral support. Therefore, the rules on the distribution of funding should be adapted to take greater account of the share of elected members in the European Parliament of each European political party.deleted

2017/10/31
Committee: AFCO

Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Morten MESSERSCHMIDT, Kazimierz Michał UJAZDOWSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)

(11a) In order to ensure greater transparency, legal certainty and full respect of the rules by all, a permanent Working Group on Transparency of European Parties and Foundations’ Activities should be established within the European Parliament. The Working Group should review all rules and procedures currently applicable on the eligibility for funding from the general budget of the European Union of activities performed by European parties and foundations. That review should focus on the activities performed and on the practices observed to date as well as on the decisions of eligibility adopted by the Bureau of the European Parliament. The Working Group should propose any clarification or amendment to those rules and procedures it considers appropriate and should advise on decisions of eligibility to be adopted by the Bureau of the European Parliament.

2017/10/31
Committee: AFCO

Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No. 1141/2014
Recital 12 a (new)

(1a) The following recital is inserted: ‘(12a) European political parties and European foundations should support themselves without any funding affecting the EU budget;’

2017/10/31
Committee: AFCO

Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No. 1141/2014
Recital 34

(1b) Recital 34 is replaced by the following: (34) In compliance with the principle of proportionality, the obligation to publish the identity of donors who are natural persons should not apply to donations equal to or below EUR 1 500 per year and per donor. Furthermore, this obligation should not apply to annual donations the annual value of which exceeds EUR 1 500 and is below or equal to EUR 3 000, unless the donor has given prior written consent to the publication. These thresholds strike an appropriate balance between, on the one hand, the fundamental right to ~~the~~ protection of personal data and, on the other ~~hand, the~~, legitimate public interest in transparency regarding the funding of European political parties and foundations, as reflected in international recommendations to avoid corruption in relation to the funding of political parties and foundations. The disclosure of donations exceeding EUR ~~3 0~~1 500 per year and per donor should allow effective public scrutiny and control over the relations between donors and European political parties. Also in compliance with the principle of proportionality, information on donations should be published annually, except during election campaigns to the European Parliament or for donations exceeding EUR 125 000, in respect of which publication should take place expeditiously.

2017/10/31
Committee: AFCO

Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No. 1141/2014
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

(1c) In Article 6(3), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: The Director of the Authority shall be appointed for a five-year non-renewable term by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission (jointly referred to as the 'appointing authority') by common accord, on the basis of proposals made by a selection committee composed of the Secretaries-General of those institutions following an open call for candidates. The selection procedure in that committee shall be public and the final agreement ratified by a vote in the European Parliament.

2017/10/31
Committee: AFCO

Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No. 1141/2014
Article 17 – paragraph 4

(2) Article 17(4), is replaced by the following: ‘4. from the general budget of the European Union shall not exceed 90 % of the annual reimbursable expenditure indicated in the budget of a European political party and 95 % of the eligible costs incurred by a European political foundation. European political parties may use any unused part of the Union contribution awarded to cover reimbursable expenditure within the financial year following its award. Amounts still unused after that financial year shall be recovered in accordance with the Financial Regulation. ’deleted Financial contributions or grants

2017/10/31
Committee: AFCO

Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No. 1141/2014
Article 19 – paragraph 1

(4) Article 19(1) is replaced by the following: '1. available to those European political parties and European political foundations which have been awarded contributions or grants in accordance with Article 18 shall be distributed annually on the basis of the following distribution key: – shares among the beneficiary European political parties, – proportion to their share of elected members of the European Parliament among the beneficiary European political parties. The same distribution key shall be used to award funding to European political foundations, on the basis of their affiliation with a European political party.’deleted The respective appropriations 5 % shall be distributed in equal 95 % shall be distributed in

2017/10/31
Committee: AFCO

Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No. 1141/2014
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

(4a) In Article 20(2), the second sub- paragraph is deleted.

2017/10/31
Committee: AFCO

Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new)

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No. 1141/2014
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

(ba) In paragraph 1, the following subparagraph shall be added: ‘The Authority shall decide to remove it from the Register as soon as possible after confirmation that one of the above situations has arisen.’

2017/10/31
Committee: AFCO

Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No. 1141/2014
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point e

(6a) in Article 32(1), point (e) is amended as follows: (e) the names of donors and their corresponding donations reported by European political parties and European political foundations in accordance with Article 20(2), (3) and (4), with the exception of donations from natural persons the value of which does not exceed EUR 1 500 per year and per donor, which shall be reported as 'minor donations'. Donations from natural persons the annual value of which exceeds EUR 1 500 and is below or equal to EUR 3 000 shall not be published without the corresponding donor's prior written consent to their publication. If no such prior consent has been given, such donations shall be reported as 'minor donations'. The total amount of minor donations and the number of donors per calendar year shall also be published;

2017/10/31
Committee: AFCO

Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Morten MESSERSCHMIDT, Kazimierz Michał UJAZDOWSKI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No. 1141/2014
Article 32 a

(6a) The following Article shall be inserted: “Article 32a Working Group on Transparency of European Parties and Foundations’ Activities 1. A permanent Working Group on Transparency of European Parties and Foundations’ Activities (‘the Working Group’) shall be established within the European Parliament. 2. The Working Group shall perform the following tasks: (a) review all rules and procedures currently applicable to the eligibility for funding from the general budget of the European Union of activities performed by European parties and foundations; (b) propose any clarification or amendment to the rules and procedures referred to in point (a) it considers appropriate; (c) give an advice on all decisions of eligibility to be adopted by the Bureau of the European Parliament. 3. The Working Group shall be composed by one Member of the European Parliament from each political group existing in the European Parliament, as well as the Director General of the Authority for European Political Parties and Foundations and the Director General of the Directorate- General for Finance of the European Parliament, both acting as advisors.”

2017/10/31
Committee: AFCO

12 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2017/0219(COD)

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