15 Amendments of Andrew DUFF related to 2009/2134(INI)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
– having regard to Articles 9, 10, 14(2) and 48(2), (3) and (4) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and to Articles 22, 223 and 225 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and to Article 3 of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,
Amendment A #
Treaty on European Union
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The European Parliament shall be composed of representatives of the Union's citizens. They shall not exceed seven hundred and fifty in number, plus the President2a. Seven hundred and fifty one representatives shall be elected in the Member States. Representation of citizens shall be degressively proportional, with a minimum threshold of six members per Member State. No Member State shall be allocated more than ninety-six seats. The European Council shall adopt by unanimity, on the initiative of the European Parliament and with its consent, a decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament, respecting the principles referred to distribution of those seats among the States shall be reviewed regularly. Before the end of the fourth calendar year of the mandate, the European Council shall adopt by unanimity, on the initiative of the European Parliament and with its consent, a decision on the distribution of seats during the following parliamentary term. 2b. In addition, twenty-five representatives shall be elected in a single constituency comprising the first subparagraphentire territory of the Union.
Amendment B #
1976 Elections Act
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a 1. The distribution of seats between Member States in accordance with the principle of degressive proportionality pursuant to Article 14(2a) of the Treaty on European Union shall be based on their total resident population as established by Eurostat. The ratio between the population and the number of seats of each State before rounding to whole numbers shall vary in relation to their respective populations in such a way that each Member elected in a more populous State represents more citizens than each Member elected in a less populous State and also, conversely, that there are fewer Members elected in a less populous State than in a more populous State. 2. Where a State accedes to the Union during a parliamentary term, it will be allocated seats which will be added to the number of seats provided for in Article 14(2a) and (2b) of the Treaty on European Union on a transitional basis for the remainder of the mandate.
Amendment C #
1976 Elections Act
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment D #
1976 Elections Act
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Council, acting unanimously after consulting the European Parliament,Parliament and Council shall determine the electoral period at least two years before the first electionsend of the five year term in accordance with Article 14.
Amendment E #
1976 Elections Act
Article 14
Article 14
Amendment F #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Proposes that a(i) Determines that Parliament will initiate a proposal for a decision establishing the 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 redistributis decision wishall be made in accordance with a mathematical formulaadopted before the end of the fourth calendar year of the mandate; (ii) Proposes to enter into a dialogue with the European Council to explore the possibility of reaching agreement on a durable and transparent mathematical formula for the apportionment of seats in the Parliament respecting the criteria laid down in the Treaties, and will be announced at least twelve months before the end of the mandthe principles of plurality between political parties and solidarity among States;
Amendment G #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Repeats its proposalDetermines to bring forward the timing of the election from June to May;
Amendment H #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. UrgesCalls on States and political parties to promote the better representation of women and linguistic and ethnic minority candidates at both the EU and the national level; considers it important for the legitimacy of the Union that Parliament's composition reflects the diversity of Europe's peoples;
Amendment I #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. the Lisbon Treaty changed the mandate of Members of the European Parliament, making them direct representatives of the Union's citizens1,
Amendment J #
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 wouldParliament is empowered and obliged by the Lisbon Treaty to initiate a decision to redistribute seats among States within the constraints of threshold, ceiling and overall size, while respecting the principle of degressive proportionality; the current composition does not conform adequately to the principle of degressive proportionality; Parliament has previously resolved to correct historical inequalities in seat distribution and to adapt its composition on a regular basis in order to respflect the criteria laid down in the Treaties and spelt out in the Act, 1 Articles 10(2) & 14(2) TEU. 2 Resolution of 11 October 2007 on the composition of the European Parliament (Lamassoure-Severin) (OJ C 227 E, 4.9.2008, p. 132). changes in the demography and membership of the Union2; moreover, it considers it important to give expression in Parliament's composition to plurality between parties and solidarity among States,
Amendment K #
Motion for a resolution
Recital X
Recital X
X. the TEU provides that ‘[p]olitical parties at European level contribute to forming European political awareness and to expressing the will of citizens of the Union’1, and to this end Parliament has called on the Commission, in its resolution of 6 April 2011 on the application of Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding2, to initiate legislation for a common EU status for European political parties and foundations,
Amendment L #
1976 Elections Act
Article 2 b (new)
Article 2 b (new)
Article 2b 1. Pursuant to Article 14(2b) of the Treaty on European Union, there shall be one additional constituency formed of the entire territory of the Union from which shall be elected twenty-five Members. 2. The European Parliament and the Council, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, shall establish an electoral authority to conduct and verify the electoral process of the European Union constituency. The authority shall comprise representatives of the European Parliament, the Commission and each Member State. 3. Transnational lists of candidates for election in the European Union constituency submitted by the European political parties shall be admissible only: (a) if composed of candidates resident in at least one third of the States, and (b) if balanced by gender. 4. Each elector shall have one supplementary vote that may be cast for his or her preferred candidate on the European Union-wide list. Voting shall be by the preferential semi-open list system. Seats shall be allocated in accordance with the Sainte-Laguë method. 5. Detailed arrangements for the European Union constituency election, including the delegation of powers to the electoral authority, shall be laid down in implementing measures to be adopted in accordance with Article 14.
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to bring forward a proposal for a regulation to improve the consistency and comparability of population data provided by the States;
Amendment 112 #
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 before rounding to whole numbers 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 in accordance with the mathematical formula laid down in the Annex hereto, on the basis of the total resident population of the States as established by Eurostat. 3. In the case that a State accedes to the Union during a Parliamentary term, it will be allocated seats according to the same formula which determined the apportionment of seats at the previous general election of the Parliament. These new seats will be added to the Parliament on a transitional basis for the remainder of the mandate;