Activities of Alin MITUȚA related to 2021/2018(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Statute and funding of European political parties and foundations (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on European political parties – report 2021
Amendments (13)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the Commission to present a proposal aiming at revising Regulation 1141/2014 by mid 2022.
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that 2018 was the first year of implementation of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 114l/2014; Welcomes the 2019 Annual Activity Report presented by the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations (APPF); notes that the APPF performed the first review of the accounts of EU parties and foundations in the context of the European elections, ensuring their compliance Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 114l/2014, while the Directorate General for Finance of the European Parliament ensures the compliance with the Financial Regulation;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that the APPF developed a set of principles to render operational the right of EU political parties to campaign in European elections; highlights that the first review of the accounts identified possible improvements, particularly regarding the level of detail and comparability of the requested information; underlines that the authority should provide information covering the registration and financial situation of European political parties and foundations, to the greatest extent possible, and should make this information publicly available in a user- friendly, complete and updated manner;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that Article 38 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 requires Parliament to adopt a report by the end of 2021, and the Commission to present a report on the same matter six months after that, probably accompaniedwhich shall be accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal to amend the regulation;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Believes that the funding of European political parties and European political foundations from the general budget of the European Union shall not be used to finance referenda in Member States, except where the referenda deal with issues related to the European Union;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Believes that European political parties and European political foundations shall make greater use of new technologies, which can improve transparency and traceability of donations and expenditures;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Underlines that cooperation with national parties and political groups in the European Parliament should be encouraged, as a way to better reach and engage citizens;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. In this regard the Regulation should be amended to clarify that the respect for EU fundamental values should apply to both the EUPP itself as well as its member parties.
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 requires national parties to display the logo, the political programme and the website link of their EU party of affiliation on their websites as a condition for the European political party to accessing funds; calls on the Commission to clearly define the requirements related to the visibility of the European party of affiliation.
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Insists that different categories of party membership be recognised, that the affiliation of members from candidate countries for accession to the Union, from the European Free Trade Association, from EU neighbourhood countries and from former Member StatesMember States of the Council of Europe, from former Member States and countries in the European Neighbourhoud Policy be allowed, and that European political parties and foundations be allowed to legally collect membership fees from them;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Is of the opinion that the introduction of a general obligation to report publicly on any donation received regardless of its value would make any external influences on European political parties more transparentstrengthened scrutiny by the Authority of reported aggregate donations under 500 Euros would make any external influences on European political parties more transparent; the Authority should focus such scrutiny to cases where it observes significant and sudden increases in the aggregate number of small donations;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Is, moreover, of the opinion that in order to strengthen the transparency of funding, donations by the same donor to a European political party, its national member parties and their regional substructures should be considered to be a single donation and subject to publication by the European political parAuthority;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28