21 Amendments of Mercedes BRESSO related to 2015/2035(INL)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
Citation 11
– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and in particular Articles 11, 23 and 39 thereof,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the reform of Parliament’s electoral procedure should aim at enhancing the democratic dimension of the European elections, reinforce the concept of citizenship of the Union, improve the functioning of the European Parliament and the governance of the Union, make the work of the European Parliament more legitimate and efficient, enhance the effectiveness of the system for conducting European elections, and provide for greater electoral equality and participation for citizens of the Union;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the deadlines for finalising the electoral roll ahead of European elections vary greatly among Member States and may render the exchange of information between Member States on voters (aimed at the avoidance of double voting) difficult, if not impossible;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas the best way of avoiding any difficulties during the voting operations would, in the long term, be to create a European voting card which would, first of all, allow Union citizens to vote once from wherever they want and, second, reinforce the feeling of being a member of the family of citizens of the Union;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas although Article 10(2) of the Electoral Act expressly prohibits the early publication of the results of elections, such results have been made public in the past; whereas a harmonised time and days for the close of polling in all Member States would contribute strongly to the common European character of the European elections and would reduce the possibility of their outcome being influenced if election results in some Member States are made public before the close of polling in all Member States;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas the current composition of the European Parliament, comprising as it does only 36,62 % women, falls far short of the values and objectives of gender equality championed in the Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas the minimum age for eligibility to stand as a candidate across the 28 Member States varies between 18 and 25, and the minimum age for eligibility to vote ranges from 16 to 18, due to the divergent constitutional and electoral traditions in the Member States; whereas harmonisation of the voting age, and of the minimum age for candidates, would be highly desirable as a means of providing Union citizens with real voting equality, and would enable discrimination to be avoided in the most fundamental area of citizenship: the right to participate in the democratic process;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas new political identities, especially in the border regions where there is intense cross-border cooperation, are emerging in the Union, and whereas those identities should be taken into account and thought should be given to cross-border constituencies and transnational lists;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas in most Member States, members of the executive can seek election to the national parliament without having to discontinue their institutional activity;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas first projections of the electoral results should be announced simultaneously in all Member States on the last day of the election period at 213:00 hours CET;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Decides to reform its electoral procedure in good time before the 2019 elections, with the aim of enhancing the democratic dimension of the European elections, reinforcing the concept of citizenship of the Union, improving the functioning of the European Parliament and the governance of the Union, making the work of the European Parliament more legitimate and efficient, enhancing the effectiveness of the system for conducting European elections, and providing for greater electoral equality and participation for citizens of the Union;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Proposes that elections in all Member States end by 213:00 hours CET on the Sunday of the European elections, as this would ensure the correct application of Article 10(2) of the Electoral Act and thus reduce the possibility of the outcome of the elections being influenced if the election results in some Member States are made public before the close of polling in all Member States;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Determines to set a common deadline of eight weeks for finalisation of the electoral roll and six weeks for information concerning Union citizens with dual nationality and Union citizens living in another Member State to be exchanged with the national single authority in charge of the electoral roll;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages Member States to use postal electronic and internet voting in order to make voting easierincrease the participation of, and to make voting easier for, all citizens, and especially for people with reduced mobility and for those living abroad;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Encourages Member States to take measures to promote gender balance, such as the imposition of rules ensuring gender equality, in every aspect of European elections;
Amendment 220 #
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The list of candidates for election to the European Parliament shall ensure gender equality.
Amendment 256 #
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a In order to avoid fraud, double voting or inability to vote due to inefficiency in the exchange of information between Member States, the deadline for the establishment and finalisation of the electoral roll is set at eight weeks before election day.
Amendment 257 #
Article 9 b (new)
Article 9b In each Member State, a single contact authority shall be responsible for exchanging data on voters with its counterparts in the other Member States. That authority shall transmit to those counterparts, at the latest six weeks before election day and via uniform and secure electronic means of communication, data concerning Union citizens who are nationals of more than one Member States and Union citizens who are not nationals of the Member State in which they are residing. The information transmitted shall include at least the surname and forename, age, city of residence, and date of arrival in the Member State concerned, of the citizen in question.
Amendment 260 #
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Elections to the European Parliament shall be held on the date or dates and at the times fixed by each Member State; f. For all Member States thise date or dates shall fall within the same period starting on a Thursday morning and ending on the following Sunday. The election shall end in all Member States by 23:00 hours CET on that Sunday.
Amendment 262 #
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may not officially make public the results of their count until after the close of polling in the Member State whose electors are the last to vote within the period referred to in paragraph 1. First projections of the results shall be communicated simultaneously in all Member States at 23:00 hours CET on the Sunday marking the end of the electoral period specified in paragraph 1.