2 Amendments of Daniel BUDA related to 2014/2165(REG)
Amendment 3 #
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to check whether any domestic legislation providing for an oath of fidelity to the national constitution or other similar requirements – as is the case, for example, under Article 224(2) of the Spanish Law on the General Electoral Regime (‘Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General’) – is entirely compatible with the Act of 20 September 1976 and the Statute for Members; calls on the Commission to ensure the elimination of any provisions in domestic legislation that make the validity of an MEP’s mandate conditional on compliance with formalities other than those provided for in the Statute;
Amendment 5 #
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the UK and all other Member States in which such problems may have arisen to simplifyensure that the registration formalities relating to the participation of nationals of other Member States in the European elections, whether as voters or as candidates, are simplified, in particular by removing unnecessary administrative barriers so as to make the rights referred to under Article 20(2)(a) and (b) TFEU effective; requests that the Commission ensure that the practices of the Member States comply with EU law;