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7 Amendments of Giuliano PISAPIA related to 2021/2229(INL)

Amendment 19 #

Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas compliance with the principle of degressive proportionality, as prescribed in Article 14(2) TEU, has been systematically thwarted by political negotiations in Parliament and the Council based on other criteria;
2023/03/24
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 20 #

Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas, in order to respect the letter of the treaties, a permanent calculation mechanism should be put in place in order to establish a composition that reflects the demographic developments in the Member States of the Union;
2023/03/24
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 22 #

Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the current allocation of seats in the European Parliament breaches the principle of degressive proportionality in six instances, and therefore must be corrected in a new allocation to be applied as of the next European elections in 2024;deleted
2023/03/24
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 31 #

Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recalls that Article 4(3) TEU establishes a duty of sincere cooperation and a mutual legal obligation for the Union and the Member States to assist each other in carrying out tasks which flow from the Treaties; recalls in this regard that Council should start negotiations with Parliament not from the moment when it considers that a majority or unanimity can be achieved but within a reasonable timespan from the moment a file has been transferred to its secretary; considers that the postponement of a decision on the modification of the European electoral law is against the duty of loyal cooperation and has a negative impact on the next composition of the European Parliament;
2023/03/24
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 33 #

Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that a mathematical formula displays great potential for providing in the future a permanent system to allocate the seats of the European Parliament in an objective, fair, durable and transparent way; Considers that such a permanent system needs further deliberation and should be introduced well in advance of elections of the European Parliament;deleted
2023/03/24
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 39 #

Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Proposes to establish a permanent mechanism for calculating the composition of Parliament and suggests, as it is done in the Council of the European Union, to give a mandate to Eurostat to produce updated statistics one month before the mid-term and a recommendation on the composition of Parliament based on these; commits to draw up its proposal to the Council on the basis of these technical recommendations;
2023/03/24
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 40 #

Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Instructs the Committee on Constitutional Affairs to propose the details of such a procedure that would implement the requirements of the article 14(2) TEU and include a permanent calculation method used to establish degressive proportionality;
2023/03/24
Committee: AFCO