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REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations PDF (432 KB) DOC (611 KB)
Amendments (35)
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) The European Union shall function according to the principle of 'representative democracy' as stated in Article 10(1) of the Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) As a recognition of the mission attributed to European political parties in the Treaty and in order to facilitate their work, a specific European legal status should be established for European political parties and their affiliated European political foundations, providing them with full legal capacity and recognition in all the Member States.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) As a recognition of tThe mission attributed to European political parties in the Treaty shall be recognised and, in order to facilitate their work, a specific European legal status should be established for European political parties and their affiliated European political foundations, providing them with full legal capacity and recognition in all the Member States.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) The European political parties and the European political foundations will have rights, obligations and special responsibilities and shall therefore follow compatible organisational patterns.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The European political parties and the European political foundations should be governed by the substantive rules set out in this Regulation, and by national law in the Member States, in particular that of the Member State where they have their respective seat and for the purposes of which they should identify the appropriate legal form, which must correspond to a form of legal entity recognised in the legal order of that Member Stateonly where necessary by the laws of the Member State in which they have their respective seat.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘'political party’' means an voluntary association of citizens sharing common values, with electoral rights for European Parliament elections, which pursues political objectives,
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) it must observe, in particular in its programme and in its activities, the values on which the European Union is founded, namely respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities; and shall not pursue religious and ethnic goals,
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the unique name of the party, which must be clearly distinguishable, also in its short form, from that of any existing European political partyand its emblem or logo, which shall not represent religious signs and symbols,
Amendment 125 #
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 regularly updated list of members annexed to it,
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point c
Article 5 – point c
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Within three days following the publication of the decision of the European Parliament in the Official Journal of the European Union the European political party or the European political foundation shall be entered in the Registry. This entry shall have a constitutive character.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The European Parliament shall verify annualregularly that the 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 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Any natural or legal person may, at any moment, introduce a motivated request to the European Parliament to verify that one or more of the conditions and requirements referred to in paragraph 1 continue to be met. A breach of the values on which the Union is founded by a European political party, including its members, or by a European political foundation can only be established in accordance with paragraph 2the procedure set out in paragraph 2 of this article.
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. A European political foundation shall automatically forfeit its status if the European political party with which it is affiliated is removed from the Registry. The Authorising Officer responsible shall reduce the amount of or terminate the contribution or grant agreement or decision on Union funding received under this Regulation, and recover amounts unduly paid under the contribution or grant agreement or decision as well as any unspent Union funding at the date of the decision adopted on the basis of Article 11.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The European political party and the European political foundation shall havacquire legal personality, which it shall acquire on the date on which it i under Union Law upon its enteredry in the Registry in accordance with Article 6.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
The European political party and the European political foundation shall have full legal recognition and capacity in all Member States.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. AThe European political party or aand the European political foundation shall forfeit or give up its status and cease to have European legal personality in one ofbe deleted from the Registry in the following cases:
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 11 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. A European political party or a European political foundation shall forfeit its legal status under Union Law on the date of its radiation from the Registry.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a European political party no longer meets the requirements in Article 3(1)(b) following changes to its membership or followconditions referred to in Article 3, in particular if after its registration the European political party did not participate ing elections to the European Parliament or was dissolved,
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) it is removed from the Registry pursuantaccording to the provisions in Article 22(1) or (4) or in accordance with Article 7(5).
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The European Parliament shall adopt a decision on the terminationremoval of the European legal status and the removal from the Registrypolitical party or the European political foundation from the Registry, which automatically leads to the loss of its legal personality under Union Law.
Amendment 243 #
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)removed from the Registry 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 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In accordance with Article 8 of the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, 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 provisionshall be laid down in delegated acts.
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. The funding of European political parties and European political foundations from the general budget of the European Union or from any other source shall not be used to finance national, regional or local referenda campaigns, unless such referenda campaigns are directly linked to issues related to the European Union.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The funding of European political parties and European political foundations from the general budget of the European Union or from any other source shall not be used to finance affiliated political parties which have their respective seat in third countries.
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. At the latest within sixthree months following the end of the financial year, European political parties and European political foundations shall submit to the Registry and to the competent national authorities in the Member States:
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 6
Article 22 – paragraph 6
6. A European political party or a European political foundation may, in addition, be excluded from funding for up to fivthree years in cases of grave professional misconduct established by the Authorising Officer in accordance with Article [93(1)(c)] of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 7
Article 22 – paragraph 7
7. The penalties imposed pursuant to this Article shall apply to allonly those European political parties and European political foundations irrespective of whether theythat receive Union funding. The Authorising Officer responsible may impose administrative and/or financial penalties in accordance with Article [96(2)] of the Financial Regulation and Article [145] of its Rules of Application on any European political party or European political foundation that is in one of the cases referred to in Article [96(1)] of the Financial Regulation not covered by the paragraphs above.
Amendment 372 #
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, the identity of the legal and natural 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. This information shall be made public without any prior authorisation.
Amendment 387 #
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 them 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. They shall destroy those personal data at the latest 24 month5 years after publication of the relevant parts in accordance with Article 24, but not earlier than 6 months after the next elections to the European Parliament.
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
The European Parliament shall publish by 1 July of the third year following elections to the European Parliament a report on theCommission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council no later than six months after the day of application of this Regulation andon the activities funded. The report shall indicate, where appropriate, possible amendments to be made to the statute and funding systemsoperation and effects of this Regulation. The report shall be accompanied, where necessary, by legislative proposals aiming at implementing in further detail the provisions of this Regulation, or amending it.