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26 Amendments of Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA related to 2020/2088(INI)

Amendment 15 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the 2019 European elections registered the highest turnout of the any elections to the European Parliament in the last 20 years, with 50.2 %, ( an increase of eight percentage points compared to 2014), sending a positive signal that European citizens believe that many of their concerns can be addressed at EU level;
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 22 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
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;deleted
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 31 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the higher turnout is also a sign that EU citizens want the EU to act swiftly and effectively on important matters such as climate change, migration, protection of fundamental rights and democratisation;deleted
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 36 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas gender equality among Members of the European Parliament has improved (41 % women in 2019, up from 37 % in 2014);deleted
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 53 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the reform of the Electoral Act of 1976, as adopted by the European Parliament in its legislative resolution of 4 July 2018 on the draft Council decision amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 197614, is still not fully ratified owing to the unwillingness of Germany, Spain and Cyprus to take the last necessary steps in their national legislation, and thereby blocking the evolution of the regulatory framework for European elections; _________________ 14deleted J C 118, 8.4.2020, p. 246.
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 63 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the outcome of the 2019 European elections fragmented political representation in Parliament, leading to increased complexity in the decision- making processwhich gives a boost to political pluralism, and has weakened those political forces that would like to see further European integration;
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 72 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten process has yet to be fully developed; whereas it lacks, among other things, the possibility for Spitzenkandidaten to stand as official candidates in all Member States on transnational lists, allowing all European voters to choose and vote for their preferred Spitzenkandidat; whereas Parliament raised this issue in its decision of 7 February 2018 on the revision of the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission15; _________________ 15 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0030.deleted
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 79 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten system needs to be improved and formalised in the EU’s primary law after an in-depth institutional reflection; whereas this reflection should also include the de facto political role of the Commission and its President and any related changes to the decision-making process of the Union;deleted
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 86 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas institutional improvements such as transnational lists, as acknowledged by Parliament in its resolution of 7 February 2018 on the composition of the European Parliament, or the transformation of the Council into a second legislative chamber of the Union, as proposed in its resolution of 16 February 2017 on possible evolutions of and adjustments to the current institutional set-up of the European Union, would radically transform the European elections into one true European election, as opposed to the collection of 27 separate national elections that it is today;deleted
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 102 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas democratic processes at both Member State and EU levels have been targeted by foreign powers in order to influence the outcome of elections and weaken the Union; whereas the mechanisms put in place by the European institutions, such as the Code of Practice against Disinformation and the Rapid Alert System for elections contributed to theput the right to freedom of expression at risk, without any proof that they helped to mitigation ofe foreign interference during the election campaign;
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 110 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Q. whereas Europeannational political parties and foundations are the primary facilitators of a successful European political debate, both during and beyond European electionspolitical debate;
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 119 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
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;
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 131 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact that the outcome of the elections did not lead to genuine gender balance in Parliament; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with Parliament and other bodies such as the Venice Commission, to formulate recommendations to Member States with a view to increasing the representation of women in the European Parliament;deleted
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 155 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
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; intends to strengthen the democratic process for choosdemocratic process is completely secure ing the Commission President before the next European elections of 2024;Member States.
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 163 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes 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 Conference;deleted
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 171 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the election of the Commission President depends on a majority of Parliament’s members, which de facto requires the formation of a coalition; recommends that the election procedure be reversed so that Parliament proposes and elects the President of the Commission, after obtaining the consent of the European Council;deleted
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 180 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that the outcome of the European elections has reinforced the political dimension of the election of the European Commission, and therefore 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;deleted
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 192 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets that the attribution of portfolios in the Commission follows solely a logic where national interests take priority over the European common interest;deleted
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 198 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Insists that all European voters should be allowed to vote for their preferred candidate for the President of the Commission; reiterates, therefore, that the Spitzenkandidaten should be able to stand as official candidates at the next elections in a joint European constituency across all Member States;deleted
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 204 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that granting European voters a second vote for transnational lists in a joint European constituency, drawn up by European political parties and movements, would elevate the European elections above purely national campaigns based on national interests, particularly if such lists were headed by the respective Spitzenkandidaten;deleted
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 212 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
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 Union;deleted
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 217 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
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;deleted
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 238 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
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; encourages the Commission and the Council to work much more closely with Parliament on these matters, as the protection of our democratic institutions is a core competence of the European Parliament;deleted
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 245 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises the important role of European political parties and foundations in fostering a European political debate; points out, however, that owing to restrictive measures at European and national levels, European political parties cannot fully participate in European election campaigns; stresses, moreover, that they are not allowed to campaign in referendums that concern European matters, including international trade agreements or the UK’s 2016 referendum on EU membership;deleted
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 250 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
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 foundations16to allow European political parties and foundations to fully participate in the European political space while at the same time increasing the transparency of their funding, especially when funding comes from member parties outside the EU; _________________deleted OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 16.
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 260 #
Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that the outcome of the European elections is a clear signal for an in-depth institutional reflection that will allow 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 Europestresses that Parliament's current composition shows that many Member State citizens believe that the answer to their problems is not further European integration but joint, efficient action, when it provides European added value; calls, therefore, on all institutional partners, following the coronavirus crisis, to pursue a Conference on the Future of Europe without predetermined positions and at which all ideas can be debated freely;
2020/07/20
Committee: AFCO
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