6 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2017/2233(ACI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the draft amendments enable Members of the Commission to stand in European Parliament elections without having to resign; and whereas this creates a situation of conflict of interest and is clearly against the principle of independence of the Commission and the separation of powers between the two institutions;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the draft amendments also allow Members of the Commission to be designated by European political parties or groups or coalitions also aggregating movements that are not affiliated to any European political party, that conform to pre-established criteria (such as the collection of a minimum number of signatures from across and within a minimum number of Member States) as lead candidates (‘Spitzenkandidaten’) for the position of President of the Commission;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the draft amendments also provide for the necessary safeguards to protect confidentiality and collegiality, both of which continue to apply to campaigning Commissioners;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the draft amendments oblige the President of the Commission to inform Parliament of the measures taken to ensure the respect of the principles of independence, integrity and discretion enshrined in Article 245 TFEU and the Code of Conduct for the Members of the European Commission when Commissioners communicate the decision to stand as candidates in electoral campaigns for elections to the Parliament;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Commission President will be elected by the European Parliament on a proposal by the European Council, taking into account the elections to the European Parliament and after appropriate consultations have been held, and that therefore, as was the case in 2014, European political parties or groups or coalitions also aggregating movements not affiliated to any European political party, that conform to pre-established criteria (such as the collection of a minimum number of signatures from across and within a minimum number of Member States) shall come up with lead candidates (‘Spitzenkandidaten’) in order to give the European citizens the choice whom to elect as Commission President in the European Parliament elections;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that all major European political parties embraced the Spitzenkandidaten process in the run-up to the 2014 European elections, which is itself a sign of its success, and stresses that the 2019 European elections will be the occasion to cement the use of that process, given that not only European political parties but also European political groups or coalitions also aggregating movements not affiliated to any European political party, that conform to pre-established criteria (such as the collection of a minimum number of signatures from across and within a minimum number of Member States) can indicate Spitzenkandidaten;