23 Amendments of Manfred WEBER related to 2012/0237(COD)
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 2
it must have received, in at least one quarter of the Member States, at least three per cent of the votes cast in each of those Member States at the most recent elections to the European Parliament, or
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 2 a (new)
it must have nationally recognised parties in at least one third of the Member States.
Amendment 123 #
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's members, with the list of member parties annexed to it,
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
(g a) the minimum democratic standards to be met by the member parties in the interest internal party democracy, particularly standards for compliance with democratic principles when drawing up candidate lists at all political levels.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Within three months following the reception of the application for registration, and after formally monitoring compliance with the requirements and criteria in Articles 3, 4 and 5, the Administration of the European Parliament 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 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. The uUpdated listinformation about the number of members of a European political party and an updated list of its member parties, annexed to the party statutes in accordance with Article 4(2), shall be sent to the European Parliament on a yearly basis, but within four weeks of any changes following which the European political party may no longer satisfy the requirement in Article 3(1)(b).
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The appropriate departments of the European Parliament shall verify annually that the formal conditions and requirements set out in Articles 3, 4 and 5 continue to be met by the European political parties and the European political foundations.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. If the European Parliament finds that any of the conditions or requirements referred to in paragraph 1 are no longer satisfied, the provisions provided for in Article 11 or in Article 22 or in both shall applyit shall draw the attention of the European political party to the breach and apply Article 22, having due regard to the provisions of Article 23.
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 234 #
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 (47(2) or in accordance with Article 7(5).
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Amendment 245 #
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), or (b) or (ca European political party which is removed from the Registry on account of failure to fulfil the requirements of Article 3(1)(b) shall have any ongoing decision on Union funding received under this Regulation withdrawn or any ongoing agreement on such funding terminated and any unspent Union funding recovered, including any unspent Union funds from previous years.
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The funding of European political parties from the general budget of the European Union or from any other source shall not be used for the direct or indirect funding of national, regional or local elections or other political parties, and in particular national political parties or candidates.
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. If the European Parliament finds, on the basis of a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in accordance with Article 7(2), that a European political party or a European political foundation has failed to respect the values on which the Union is founded or has been the subject of a judgement which has the force of res judicata for illegal activities detrimental to the financial interests of the Union as defined in Article [93(1)(e)] of the Financial Regulation, or that a European political party has failed to respect the minimum rules on internal democracy required by Article 4(2), theor finds that a European political party or thea European political foundation in question may be removed from the Registry, forfeit its status in accordance with Article 11, and havehas been the subject of a judgement which has the force of res judicata for illegal activities detrimental to the financial interests of the Union as defined in Article [93(1)(e)] of the Financial Regulation, any ongoing decision on Union funding received under this Regulation may be withdrawn or any ongoing agreement on such funding terminated and any Union funding recovered, including any unspent Union funds from previous years.
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. AIf a European political party or a European political foundation which, following an infringement described in paragraph 2 point (a), fails to introduce the measures requested by the European Parliament to remedy the situation, despite having been given the opportunity to do so pursuant to Article 23, may be removed from the Registry and forfeit its status in accordance with Article 11, and have any ongoing decision on Union funding received under this Regulation may be withdrawn or any ongoing agreement on such funding terminated and any Union funding may be recovered, including any unspent Union funds from previous years.
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) the details of and reasons for any final decisions taken by the European Parliament pursuant to Article 22, including, where relevant, the opinions adopted by the committee of independent eminent persons in accordance with Article 7(2), having due regard to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001,;
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. From the list of members of a European political party, annexed to the party statutes in accordance with Article 4(2) and updated in accordance with Article 6(7), the European Parliament shall publish the total number of members, and the identity of the legal persons that are members, as well as the names of those natural persons who have given their express written consent to their publication. European political parties shall request this consent as a matter of course from all natural persons who are members.
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. In processing personal data pursuant to this Regulation, the European Parliament and the committee referred to in Article 7(2) shall comply with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001. For the purposes of the processing of personal data, ithey shall be considered as the data controllers in accordance with Article 2(d) of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. The European Parliament and the committee referred to in Article 7(2) shall ensure that personal data collected by ithem pursuant to this Regulation are not used for any purpose other than to ensure the legality, regularity and transparency of the funding of European political parties and European political foundations and the membership of European political parties. TheyIt shall destroy those personal data at the latest 24 months after publication of the relevant parts in accordance with Article 24.
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 7
Article 25 – paragraph 7
7. The European Data Protection Supervisor shall be responsible for monitoring and ensuring that the European Parliament and the committee referred to in Article 7(2) respects and protects the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons in the processing of personal data pursuant to this Regulation. Without prejudice to any judicial remedy, every data subject may lodge a complaint with the European Data Protection Supervisor if he or she considers that his or her right to the protection of their personal data has been infringed as a result of the processing of this data by the European Parliament or the committee.