9 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 0000/2013(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the major European political parties appearre each getting ready to nominathave their own candidates for the Presidency of the Commission, in the expectation that those candidates will play a leading role in the parliamentary electoral campaign, in particular by personally presenting their political programme democratically selected by the party members, in the expectation that those candidates, representing all the European political parties, should play a leading role in the parliamentary electoral campaign, in particular by personally presenting the political programmes of their respective European political parties for the future development of the EU, as well as personifying the political profile and future policy of the EU Commission, and, to that end, actively campaigning in all of the EU Member States;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas internal party democracy and high standards of openness and integrity on behalf of political partiesthe intrinsically democratic nature of European political parties and the high standards which they must always observe, both in terms of openness and integrity and as regards cooperation with their national member parties at the individual national levels, are an essential basis for increasting public trust in the EU political system;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas thea resolution of the current crisis of governance affecting the EU requires a fuller democratic legitimation of the integration procesintegration process requires, and can be achieved by, a fuller democratic legitimation of politics, first and foremost through the direct and indirect involvement of citizens in political decisions at all levels;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas Union citizens have the right to stand and vote in the European Parliamentary elections even when residing in a Member State other than their own;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the President of the EuropeanU Commission is elected by the European Parliament on the proposal of the European Council, which must take into account the results of the elections and must have consulted the newly elected European Parliament before making its nomination(s);
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Member States and the European and national political parties to ensure that the 2014 election to the European Parliament is based on the principle of equality, under existing national arrangements, and that the EU’s prevailing political diversity is reflected in the European Parliament;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges Member States to see that the names and emblems of the European political parties to which the candidates belong appear on the ballot paper alongside their respective lists of candidates;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Requests the European political parties to nominatedemocratically select their candidates for the EU Commission presidency sufficiently well in advance of the election for them to be able to mount a significant campaign;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States to permit political broadcasts by the European political partiin the mass media, and public relations work, by the European political parties on the understanding that these activities must be based on equal opportunities and conform to data protection guidelines;