57 Amendments of Rainer WIELAND related to 2012/0237(COD)
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘political alliance’ means structured cooperation between political parties and/or natural persons from different Member States,
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
3 a) ‘member party’ means a political party or political alliance belonging to a European political party.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
3 b) ‘individual members’ means natural persons belonging directly to a European political party, where the statutes of the party permit this.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘regional Parliament’ or ‘regional assembly’ means a body whose members either hold a regional electoral mandate or are politically accountable toof a territorial entity established at the level immediately below that of the state and elected assemblyndowed with legislative powers,
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) it must not pursue profit goals.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) it must have participated in elections to the European Parliament, or have expressed publicly the intention tomember parties of the political alliance must be represented in at least one third of the Member States and must have participated in the nexpast elections to the European Parliament, the national parliament or a regional parliament.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) In determining the number referred to in subparagraph (b) only member parties which meet the criteria under Article 4 shall be taken into account.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point j
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the admission, resignation and exclusion of the party'smember parties and individual members, with the list of members annexed to it,
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the rights and duties associated with all types of membership, including the rules guaranteeing the representation rights of all members, be they natural or legal persons, and the relevant voting rights,
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the functioning of a general assembly, at which the representation of all members must be ensured,comprising delegates from the member parties, in proportion to those parties’ size, elected by those parties in a secret ballot. Where the statutes permit individual membership, suitable arrangements must be made for the representation of individual members;
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the democratic election ofpowers and democratic decision- making processes ofor all other governing bodies, specifying for each its powers, responsibilities and composition, and including the modalities for the appointment and dismissal of its members and clear and transparent criteria for the selection of candidates and the election of office-holders, whose mandate must be limited in time but may be renewable, and their composition;
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) the arrangements for the appointment of members of all other governing bodies in a secret ballot for a period not exceeding two years, and for their re-election and removal;
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the party'sother internal decision-making processes, in particular the voting procedures and quorum requirements,rules of the European political party concerning decision-making, elections, quorum requirements and amendments to the statutes;
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point g
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
(g a) the procedure for dissolution of the entity as a recognised European political party, including the necessary implementing methods.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point g
Article 5 – point g
(g) a list of the foundation's bodies, specifying for each its powers, responsibilities and composition, and including the modalities for the appointment and dismissal of its members and managersthe powers and democratic decision- making procedures of the foundation’s bodies and their composition,
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point g a (new)
Article 5 – point g a (new)
(ga) the rules on the appointment of members of the foundation’s bodies by secret ballot, their re-election and their dismissal;
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point g b (new)
Article 5 – point g b (new)
(gb) the other internal rules of the European political foundation on taking decisions, elections, quorums required and amendment of their statutes;
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point j
Article 5 – point j
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Within three months following the reception of the application for registration, the European Parliament, acting in accordance with its Rules of Procedure, shall adopt a decision, which it shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Union, together with the party or foundation statutes or, where an application has not been approved, the grounds for rejection.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In all other cases governed by Articles 3, 4 and 5, the Administration of the European Parliament shall verify annually that the formal requirements and conditions continue to be met by the European political parties and European political foundations. Before any decision is taken, the European political party shall be given the opportunity to be heard. The decision may be reviewed by the Court of Justice of the European Union upon application by the European political party. Where relevant, the timing of the annual verification referred to in this paragraph shall be aligned with the application procedure for funding set out in Article 13, in order for the Registry and the Authorising Officer to coordinate and exchange information as necessary.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) its governingcompetent body decides to wind up the European political party or the European political foundation,
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) its governingcompetent body decides to convert the European political party or the European political foundation into a legal entity recognised in the legal order of a Member State,
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) it is removed from the Registry pursuant to the provisions in Article 22(1) or (4) or in accordance with Article 7(5).
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. A European political party or a European political foundation in one of the cases provided for under paragraph 1 points (a), (b) or (c) shall have any ongoing decision on Union funding received under this Regulation withdrawn or any ongoing agreement on such funding terminatedshall lapse when legal status is withdrawn, and any unspent Union funding shall be recovered, including any unspent Union funds from previous years.
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. A European political party registered in accordance with the conditions and procedures laid down in this Regulation, which is represented in the European Parliament by at least one of its members, and which is not in one of the situations of exclusion referred to in Article [93] of the Financial Regulation may apply for funding from the general budget of the European Union, in accordance with the terms and conditions published by the European Parliament in a call for [contributions].
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1a (new)
– 10% shall be distributed in proportion to the number of votes cast for them as a percentage of the total votes cast in the most recent European elections for European political parties which reached the threshold of at least 1% of the votes cast.
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1b (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1b (new)
– 10% shall be distributed equally among the European parties concerned which are represented by at least one Member in the European Parliament.
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1c (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1c (new)
– 80% shall be distributed in proportion to their share of elected members of the European Parliament among the beneficiary European political parties.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 2
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – indent 2
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
After this date, any changes to the number shall not affect the respective share of funding between European political parties or European political foundations. This is without prejudice to the requirement in Article 12(1) for the European political party to be represented in the European Parliament by at least one of its members in the current application period.
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
For the purpose of allocating the appropriations, a Member of the European Parliament may be designated as belonging to only one European political party, which shall, where relevant, be the party to which his national or regional party is affiliated on the final date for the submission of applications.
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The same distribution key shall be used to award funding to European political foundations, on the basis of their affiliation with a European political party.
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7
Article 15 – paragraph 7
7. Contributions to a European political party from its members shall be admissible. These contributions shall not exceed 40 % of the annual budget of that European political party.
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The funding of European political parties from the general budget of the European Union or from any other source may be used to finance campaigns conducted by the European political parties in the context of the elections to the European Parliament, in which they participate as required in Article 3(1)(d)accordance with Article 8 of the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, stipulating that the funding and limitation of election expenses for all parties and candidates at elections to the European Parliament is governed in each Member State by national provisions.
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The funding of European political foundations from the general budget of the European Union or from any other source shall not be used for any other purpose than for financing their tasks as defined in Article 2 point (4) and to meet expenditure directly linked to the objectives set out in their statutes according to Article 5. It shall in particular not be used for the direct or indirect funding of European, national, regional or local elections or referendums, political parties, candidates or foundations.
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 20 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Where, under the terms of this regulation, funds are withdrawn from European political parties in accordance with the Financial Regulation or fines imposed, the amounts in question shall, in accordance with Article 14, be entered additionally under appropriations for the current year.
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1a (new)
All technical support from the European Parliament to European political parties shall be based on the principle of equal treatment. It shall be granted on conditions no less favourable than those granted to other external organisations and associations that may be accorded similar facilities and shall be supplied against invoice and payment.
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1b (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1b (new)
The European Parliament shall adopt implementing provisions laying down the conditions under which political groups may, together with the European political parties which they represent in the European Parliament, organise events which could be regarded as indirect support, particularly if they are held on European Parliament premises.
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1 c (new)
In accordance with Article 24, the European Parliament shall publish details of the technical support provided to each European political party in an annual report, within three months following the end of the financial year.
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. When setting the amount of a fine imposed on a European political party or a European political foundation pursuant to paragraph 2, the European Parliament shall take into account the gravity, duration and, where relevant, recurrence of the infringement, the time that has elapsed, the intention or degree of negligence, and any measures taken to comply with the conditions and requirements of this Regulation, while ensuring that the amount of the fine is at least twice the value of the advantage obtained. Any fine must be effective and dissuasive, and may not exceed 10% of the annual budget of the European political party or the European political foundation in question corresponding to the year in which the sanction is imposed. Under certain circumstances, the fine may be paid in appropriate instalments.
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Before taking a final decision related to any of the penalties in Article 22, the European Parliamen is taken, it shall give the European political party or the European political foundation concerned the opportunity to present its observations and, where relevant and appropriate, to introduce the measures required to remedy the situation within a reasonable time period.