3 Amendments of Frédérique RIES related to 2009/2134(INI)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. the redistribution of parliamentary seats among States needs to take place on a regular basis in order to reflect demographic change in the resident populations of the States and to strictly respect the principle of degressive proportionality; it may be possible to reach agreement on an apolitical, mathematical formula which would respect the criteria laid down in the Treaties and spelt out in 1 Declaration No 5 annexed to the Final Act of the Lisbon Treaty IGC. the Act1,
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Proposes that a redistribution of the existing 751 seats among States will take place, if justified objectively by figures established by Eurostat, based on the total resident population, before every election; the redistribution wishall be made in accordance with a mathematical formula respecting the criteria laid down in the Treaties, and will be announcedfollowing the principle of degressive proportionality, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon, that will serve as a parameter for assessing whether the decision which the competent institutions take to establish the composition of the European Parliament complies with the rules applicable; observes that the aforementioned framework makes it possible to combine the principle of efficiency, by imposing a ceiling on the number of Members at a least twelve months before the end of the mandatevel which is still compatible with the role of a legislative assembly, the principle of plurality, by allowing the main constituents of the spectrum of political opinion in each Member State – particularly the majority and the opposition – to be represented, and the principle of solidarity;
Amendment 114 #
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a 1. For the purposes of distributing seats between Member States in accordance with the principle of degressive proportionality pursuant to Article 14(2a) of the Treaty on European Union, the ratio between the population and the number of seats of each State must vary in relation to their respective populations in such a way that each Member from a more populous State represents more citizens than each Member from a less populous State and also, conversely, that no less populous State has more seats than a more populous State. 2. The seats will be distributed following the principle of degressive proportionality, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon, that will serve as a parameter for assessing whether the decision which the competent institutions take to establish the composition of the European Parliament complies with the rules applicable. The aforementioned framework makes it possible to combine the principle of efficiency, by imposing a ceiling on the number of Members at a level which is still compatible with the role of a legislative assembly, the principle of plurality, by allowing the main constituents of the spectrum of political opinion in each Member State – particularly the majority and the opposition – to be represented, and the principle of solidarity.