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12 Amendments of Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE related to 2021/0373(CNS)

Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) It should likewise be possible for pParticipation by elected municipal officers in the election of a parliamentary assembly toshould likewise be reserved exclusively for own nationals. Otherwise, differing rules would apply to non- nationals, with a distinction being made between those who would have the right to vote, following their election, and those who would not. That would furthermore undermine a sense of belonging to a national community.
2022/10/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) The lack of adequate information, in the context of electoral procedures, affects citizens in the exercise of their electoral rights as part of their rights as Union citizens. It also affects the capacity of competent authorities to exercise their rights and to deliver on their obligations. Member States should be required to designate authorities with special responsibilities for providing appropriate information to Union citizens on their rights under Article 20(2), point (b), and Article 22(1) TFEU and the national rules and procedures regarding participation in and the organization of municipal elections. In order to ensure the effectiveness of communications, information should be provided in clear and comprehensible terms.deleted
2022/10/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) In order to improve the accessibility of eElectoral information, such information should be made available in at least one other official language of the Union than that or those of the host Member State, broadly understood by the largest possible number of Union citizens residing on its territory. Member States may use different official languages of the Union in specific parts of their territory or their regions depeUnion language of the host Member State so that nationals living on its territory and wishing to participate in the electoral process demonstrate their assimilation through an understanding onf the language understood by the largest group of Union citizens residing thereinofficial language of the State concerned.
2022/10/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) Data regarding the exercise of rights and the application of this Directive can be useful in the identification of measures necessary to ensure the effective exercise of Union citizens’ electoral rights. In order to improve the collection of data for municipal elections, it is necessary to introduce regular monitoring and reporting of implementation by Member States, which should include, besides statistical data, information on the measures taken to support participation in elections of non-national Union citizens. The Commission should assess the application of the Directive , including any changes in the electorate that have taken place since its entry into force and submit a report in this connection to the European Parliament and to the Council.deleted
2022/10/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission is be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 concerning the amendment of Annex I in accordance with the notifications received pursuant to the first subparagraph of this paragraph.
2022/10/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. If, in order to vote or to stand as candidates, nationals of the Member State of residence must have spent a certain minimum period as a resident in the territory of that State, voters and persons entitled to stand as candidates pursuant to Article 3 shall be deemed to have fulfilled that condition where they have resided for an equivalent period in other Member Statesalso be subject to that condition.
2022/10/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Having regard to the Treaty and to general legal principles, Member States may take appropriate, necessary and proportional measures to ensure that the offices referred to in the first subparagraph can only be held and the interim functions referred to in the second subparagraph can be performed only by their own nationals.
2022/10/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 concerning the amendment of the form and content of the template for the formal declaration referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.
2022/10/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 concerning the amendment of the form and content of the template for the formal declaration referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.
2022/10/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12
1. national authority with responsibility for taking the necessary measures to ensure that non-national Union citizens are informed in a timely manner of the conditions and detailed rules for registration as a voter or candidate in municipal elections. 2. that the designated authority pursuant to paragraph 1, shall directly and individually communicate to voters and persons entitled to stand as candidates pursuant to Article 3, the following information: (a) (b) election and how and where to vote, (c) information relating to the organisation of the election, including the list of candidates. 3. detailed rules for registration as a voter or candidate in municipal elections and the information referred to in paragraph 2 shall be provided in clear and plain language. The information referred to in the first subparagraph shall, in addition to being communicated in one or more of the official languages of the host Member State also be accompanied by a translation in at least one other official language of the Union that is broadly understood by the largest possible number of European Union citizens residing on its territory, in accordance with the quality requirements in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council28. 4. information on conditions and detailed rules for registration as a voter or candidate in municipal elections and information referred to in paragraph 2 is made accessible to persons with disabilities and older persons by using appropriate means, modes and formats of communication. _________________ 28 Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 October 2018 establishing a single digital gateway to provide access to information, to procedures and to assistance and problem-solving services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 1– 38)Article 12 deleted Provision of information Member States shall designate a The Member States shall ensure the status of their registration, once available, the date of the means of obtaining further The information on conditions and Member States shall ensure that
2022/10/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Within three years of the entry into force of this Directive and every four years thereafter, the Member States shall report to the Commission on the application of this Directive in their territory, including on the application of Article 5(3) and (4). The report shall contain statistical data on the participation in municipal elections of voters and candidates pursuant to Article 3 and a summary of measures taken in that regard.deleted
2022/10/24
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16
1. is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. referred to in Articles 2, 8 and 9 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the entry into force of this Directive. 3. to in Articles 2, 8 and 9 may be revoked at any time by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end toArticle 16 deleted Exercise of the delegation of tThe power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. Beforeto adopt delegated acts The power to adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. 5. act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 6. to Articles 2, 8 and 9 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.s The delegation of power referred As soon as it adopts a delegated A delegated act adopted pursuant
2022/10/24
Committee: LIBE