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10 Amendments of Geoffrey VAN ORDEN related to 2010/2201(INI)

Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the European political parties, as they stand, are not in a position to fully play this role because they are merely the umbrella organisations of national parties and not directly in touch with the electorate in the Member States;
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that a European political party should be represented by at least one Member in the European Parliament;deleted
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that political parties have rights and responsibilities and should therefore have organisational uniformity; considers that this organisational convergence can be achieved only by establishing a common political, legal and fiscal status for the European political parties;deleted
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that creating a clearer and less burdensome fiscal regime for the staff of European political parties will enhance their efficiency;
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that the European political parties should interact and compete in a three- level approach: regionally, nationally and internationally; considers that in a period of crisis, it is of the utmost importance for political parties to be efficient and productive at both EU and Member State level and beyond;
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that interaction of the European political parties involves the adoption of a transnational party list; points out that without legal status there can be no prospect of adopting a transnational list of candidates for Parliament;deleted
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the importance, for some, of forming cross-country synergies among candidates standing on genuinely European issues and policy platforms;
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Is of the opinion that the creation of an additional constituency for elections to the European Parliament, formed of the whole territory of the European Union, and the setting up of transnational lists with candidates drawn from several Member States campaigning throughout the EU, would present a unique and ‘tailor-made’ would present an opportunity for the European political parties to be in the European public eye and get closer to European citizens;
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that this would be a first step towards changing the character of the European elections, moving away from their image as ‘synchronised national elections’;deleted
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls a demand made long ago, namely to give the European political parties and foundations a legal statute, enabling them to acquire legal personality under EU law rather than the law of the State where they are established or recognised; considers that such a statute could at the same time lay down minimum requirements as to their functioning and structure; invites the Committee on Constitutional Affairs to draw up a legislative proposal with this aim, to be submitted to the Commission in accordance with Article 225 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;deleted
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO