21 Amendments of Gerolf ANNEMANS related to 2020/2088(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the higher turnout was ultimately linked to gains by Eurosceptics, which should be considered as a warning for European integration, especially in several founding Member States where far-right extremists and anti-European forces won the elections;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the 2019 elections failed to culminate in the choice of a Commission President from among the various Spitzenkandidaten, resulting in a backward stepdeparture from the process which was established in 2014;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten system needs to be improved and formalised in the EU’s primary lawabandoned after an in- depth institutional reflection; whereas this reflection should also include the de factoexcessively broad political role of the Commission and its President and any related changes to the decision-making process of the Union;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas European political parties and foundations are the primary facilitators of a successful European political debate, both during and beyond European elections;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the higher turnout in the 2019 European elections; considers that this shows that an increasing proportion of citizens consider the EU to be the appropriate level at which to address the challenges of our time such as climate change and environmental concerns, social and gender inequalities, sustainable growth, and geopolitical concerns such as migration and foreign policy; urges all the European institutions, therefore, to take responsibility and to act upon the mandate they have been given, directly or indirectly, by the citizens; regrets both the lack of decisiveness by the Council and the lack of clear intent to achieve solutions based on a common approach;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that the reason why the Spitzenkandidaten process failed to produce a President of the European Commission after the 2019 elections is because no improvements were made to it following the experience of 2014; intendthe Member States tdo strengthen the democratic process for choosing the Commission President before the next European elections of 2024not want it; calls for it to be abandoned once and for all;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomDeplores the up-coming joint declaration of the three European institutions on the Conference on the Future of Europe, recalls the commitment by the Commission President to address the issue of transnational lists and the Spitzenkandidaten process as the priority institutional issues during the Conferencefact that the idea of establishing transnational lists, rejected by the European Parliament in 2018, is being revived; calls for it to be abandoned once and for all;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that the outcome of the European elections has reinforced the political dimension of the election of the European Commission, and thereforeproblems encountered by the von der Leyen Commission highlight the need for more accurate and objective scrutiny of the declarations of interests of the Commissioners-designate; calls for the creation of an independent body, endowed with the appropriate means, to have this scrutiny included in its responsibilities;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that the proposed changes to the EU’s primary law within this report, which reflect the increased political role of the Commission within the EU framework, should also include the individual and collective responsibility of the Commission towards Parliament and the Council, as well as the transformation of the Council into a second legislative chamber of the Uniontransformation of the Commission into a simple permanent technical Secretariat, with no policy-making role;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Acknowledges that despite the fact that the agreed reform of the Electoral Law has not yet been ratified by some Member States, further improvements are required, such as provisions for remote voting operations in defined or exceptional circumstances, as well as on the elections in the joint European constituency;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes note of the efforts by the Commission and other institutions to tackle foreign interference during the electoral campaign; points out, nevertheless, that the financial and human resources needed to counter these attacks on European democracy, including at national level, are many times superior to the combined designated European resources; urges the Commission and the Member States to raise significantly the financing they make available for the fight against foreign interference;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Commission and the Council to consider, in accordance with the work of Parliament’s Special Committee on Foreign interference and Disinformation, the urgent creation of a European organisation dedicated to the fight against foreign interference; eEncourages the Commission and the Council to work much more closely with Parliament on these matters of interference, as the protection of our democratic institutions is a core competence of the European Parliament;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Proposes to amend Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations16 to allow European political parties and foundations to fully participate in the European political space while at the same time increasingincrease the transparency of their funding, especially when funding comes from member parties outside the EU; _________________ 16 OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1.
Amendment 255 #
17a. Emphasises, nevertheless, that this 2014 regulation has already been modified twice1 a; expresses concern at the fact that the most recent modification was made only two months prior to the May 2019 European elections, in a breach of the recommendations issued by the Venice Commission2 b; points out that a further revision would do nothing to strengthen public confidence in the European parties and foundations; _________________ 1aOJ L 114l, 4.5.2018, p. 1. 1. OJ L 85I, 27.3.2019, p. 7. 2b 'Stability of the law is a crucial element for the credibility of electoral processes. It is therefore important that stability of electoral law be ensured in order to protect it against political manipulation.' Joint Guidelines for preventing and responding to the misuse of administrative resources during electoral processes, Study 778/2014 of the Venice Commission - Strasbourg, Warsaw, 14 March 2016
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that the outcome of the European elections is a clear signal for an in-depth institutional reflection that will allow States, citizens, civil society and their representatives to shape the future of the Union; calls, therefore, on all institutional partners to assume their responsibility and deliver an ambitious Conference on the Future of Europe;