Activities of Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS related to 2015/2035(INL)
Plenary speeches (1)
Reform of the electoral law of the EU (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
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Amendments (28)
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Determines to set a common minimum deadline of twelve weeks before election day for the establishment of lists at national levelelectoral lists, in order to enhance electoral equality by providing candidates and voters across the Union with the same period in which to prepare and reflect ahead of the vote;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Proposes that Member States in which there are regions vested with legislative powers should subdivide their electoral area in such a way as to reflect this fact, in order to better represent the political reality of each Member State;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Proposes that 25 Members of the European Parliament should be elected to represent a constituency formed of the whole territory of the European Union, on the basis that pan-European lists would be composed of candidates drawn from at least one third of the Member States, that no more than 25% of the candidates on each list would be residents of the same Member State, and that each group of five candidates would be composed of nationals of five different Member States; each elector would be permitted to cast one vote for the EU-wide list in addition to his or her vote for the national or regional list; and seats thus won would be allocated without a minimum threshold in accordance with the Sainte-Laguë 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;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Suggests the introduction of an obligatory threshold, ranging between 3% and 5%, for the allocation of seats in single-constituency Member States and constituencies in which the list system is used and which comprise more than 26 seats; considers this measure important for safeguarding the functioning the European Parliament, since it will avoid further fragmentationat, where a threshold is set at national level, it should not exceed 3 % of the votes cast;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Proposes that elecpolling stations in all Member States end byclose at 21:00 hours CET on the Sunday of the European elections, as this would ensure the correct application of Article 10(2) of the Electoral Act and thus reduce the possibility of the outcome of the elections being influenced if the election results in some Member States are made public before the close of polling in all Member States;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Determines to set a common deadline for the nomination of lead candidates by European political parties 12 weeks in advance of European elections; considers that the process of nomination of lead candidates constitutes an important aspect of electoral campaigns due to the implicit link between the results of European elections and the selection of the Commission President as enshrined in the Treaty of LisbonSuggests that only European political parties and European candidatures that have registered a transnational list for the EU-wide constituency should nominate a candidate for the position of Commission President, and that those candidates should be placed in the first position on the corresponding list;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out the implicit link between the results of European elections and the selection of the Commission President enshrined in the Treaty of Lisbon; proposes, accordingly, that the newly elected Parliament should express, through a vote in plenary, its preference regarding the candidates for the position of Commission President;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Proposes that each elector be permitted to cast one vote for the EU-wide list and one additional vote for the national or regional list;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. As a future step, recommends to Member States that they should consider ways to harmoniseDetermines to set the minimum age of voters for elections to the European Parliament at 16, in order to further enhance electoral equality among Union citizens;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Encourages Member States to take measures to promote gender balance in every aspect of European electionsthe better representation of women and ethnic, linguistic and other minorities in every aspect of European elections; with a view to achieving an equal representation of men and women in terms of distribution of seats, proposes that, in the case of constituencies using the list system, the gap between the number of female and male candidates in each list should not be greater than one and that each list should alternate candidates by gender in every position on the list;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Determines that the office of Member of the European Parliament should also be incompatible with that of member of a regional parliament or assembly vested with legislative powers;
Amendment 222 #
Article 2
Amendment 224 #
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a 1. There shall be one additional constituency formed of the entire territory of the Union. This constituency shall be represented by 25 Members of the European Parliament. 2. The European Parliament and the Council, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, shall establish a European electoral authority to conduct and verify the electoral process of the European Union constituency referred to in paragraph 1. 3. Transnational lists of candidates for election in the European Union constituency shall be registered with the European electoral authority at least 12 weeks before the start of the elections to the European Parliament. 4. Without prejudice to Article 3a, the lists shall be admissible only if: – the candidates whose names appear on the lists in question are, in the aggregate, resident in at least one third of the Member States, – no more than 25% of those candidates are resident in the same Member State, – each group of five candidates is composed of nationals of five different Member States. 5. Each elector shall have two votes, one of which may be cast for the election of Members in his or her Member State and the other of which, being a supplementary vote, may be cast for the European Union-wide list. Seats shall be allocated from the European lists in accordance with the Sainte-Laguë method.
Amendment 226 #
Article 3
Member States may set a minimum threshold for the allocation of seats. At national level this threshold may not exceed 53 per cent of votes cast. There shall be no minimum threshold for the allocation of seats from the European Union constituency referred to in Article 2a(1).
Amendment 233 #
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a In the case of constituencies using the list system, the gap between the number of female and male candidates in each list shall not be greater than one. Each list shall alternate candidates by gender in every position on the list.
Amendment 238 #
Article 3 b (new)
Article 3b 1. Only European political parties and European candidatures that have registered a transnational list for the European Union-wide constituency shall nominate a candidate for the position of Commission President. 2. Those candidates shall be placed in the first position on the corresponding transnational list. 3. The newly elected European Parliament shall express, through a vote in plenary, its preference among the candidates for the position of Commission President.
Amendment 242 #
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4a Member States may introduce electronic and internet voting for elections to the European Parliament and, where they do so, shall adopt measures sufficient to ensure the reliability of the result, the secrecy of the vote and data protection.
Amendment 248 #
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. From the European Parliament elections in 2004, tThe office of member of the European Parliament shall be incompatible with that of member of a national parliament. By way of derogation from that rule and without prejudice to paragraph 3: – members of the Irish Nat or of a regional Pparliament who are elected to the European Parliament at a subsequent poll may have a dual mandate until the next election to the Irish National Parliament, at which juncture the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall apply; – members of the United Kingdom Parliament who are also members of the European Parliament during the five-year term preceding election to the European Parliament in 2004 may have a dual mandate until the 2009 European Parliament elections, when the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall applyor assembly vested with legislative powers.
Amendment 249 #
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. In addition, each Member State may, in the circumstances provided for in Article 8, extend rules at national level relating to incompatibility in respect of members elected in one of its constituencies.
Amendment 250 #
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Members of the European Parliament to whom paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 become applicable in the course of the five-year period referred to in Article 5 shall be replaced in accordance with Article 13a or Article 13b.
Amendment 254 #
Article 9
Amendment 255 #
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a The minimum age of voters in elections to the European Parliament shall be 16.
Amendment 259 #
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Elections to the European Parliament shall be held on the date or dates and at the times fixed by each Member State; f. For all Member States thise date or dates shall fall within the same period starting on a Thursday morning and ending on the following Sunday. The polling stations shall close in all Member States at 21:00 hours CET on that Sunday.
Amendment 261 #
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may not officially make public the results of their count until after the close of pollingFirst projections of the results shall be communicated simultaneously in theall Member State whose electors are the last to vote within the period referred tos at 21:00 hours CET on the Sunday marking the end of the electoral period specified in paragraph 1.
Amendment 269 #
Article 12
The European Parliament shall verify the credentials of members of the European Parliament. For this purpose it shall take note of the results declared officially by the Member States and by the European electoral authority and shall rule on any disputes which may arise out of the provisions of this Act other than those arising out of the national provisions to which the Act refers.
Amendment 271 #
Article 13
Amendment 275 #
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13a 1. In the case of Members of the European Parliament elected in its constituencies, and subject to the other provisions of this Act, each Member State shall lay down appropriate procedures for filling any seat which falls vacant during the five-year term of office referred to in Article 5 for the remainder of that period. 2. Where the law of a Member State makes explicit provision for withdrawal of the mandate of a Member of the European Parliament elected in a constituency of that Member State, that mandate shall end pursuant to those legal provisions. The competent authorities of that Member State shall inform the European Parliament of those legal provisions . 3. Where a seat of a Member of the European Parliament elected in a Member State constituency falls vacant as a result of resignation or death, the President of the European Parliament shall immediately inform the competent authorities of the Member State concerned of that vacancy.
Amendment 277 #
Article 13 b (new)
Article 13b 1. In the case of Members of the European Parliament elected for the European Union constituency, and subject to the other provisions of this Act, appropriate procedures for the filling of any vacancy for the remainder of the five- year term of office referred to in Article 5 shall be laid down in accordance with the procedure established in Article 14. 2. Where the law of the Union makes explicit provision for the withdrawal of the mandate of a Member of the European Parliament elected on the European Union-wide list, that mandate shall end pursuant to those legal provisions. The electoral authority shall inform the European Parliament of those legal provisions. 3. Where a seat of a Member of the European Parliament elected for the European Union constituency falls vacant as a result of resignation or death, the President of the European Parliament shall immediately inform the electoral authority of that vacancy.