Activities of Morten MESSERSCHMIDT related to 2017/2054(INL)
Plenary speeches (1)
Composition of the European Parliament (debate) DA
Amendments (11)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas its resolution of 11 November 2015 on the reform of the electoral law of the European Union2 outlined its position on establishing a jointsupranational constituency in which lists are headed by each political family’s candidate for the post of President of the Commission; __________________ 2 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0395. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0395.
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas such a single supranational constituency is imaginable only on an hypothetical day, where citizens of the current 27 or future 30 nations would show the degree of homogeneity of a single people, sharing at least a single political culture and language, without which no common identification of the citizens and democracy are possible; whereas as convinced European the first responsibility is not to deny or fight the natural diversity of Europe that makes the richness and uniqueness of its civilization but to cherish it like a fragile and perishable treasure and to pass it on to next generations; whereas any different attitude is deeply anti-European and leading to a new despotism; whereas the only legitimate and sovereign European power to build will be that of the concert of nation-states which are, in our troubled times, the most peaceful human community at this level, the best guarantee for citizens and peoples' support, the only crucible of a living democracy, the very place where social and territorial solidarities are possible and the antidote to identity explosions;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas aconstitutionality reviews and positive opinions from the constitutional Courts of Member States before any modification of the electoral law of the EU will be necessaryshould be requested to create the legal basis for such a joint constituency;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that the current distribution of seats only partially respects the principle of degressive proportionality, and therefore should be corrected as soon as possible without redistributing any vacant seats when the withdrawal of the United Kingdom will become legally effective ;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Proposes that ano new distribution of seats in Parliament should immediately apply once there is legal certainty and the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union becomes legally effective; insists that the MEPs that will occupy the seats resulting from this new distribution shall all take up their seats in Parliament at the same timeno seat will be reallocated and therefore the number of Members of the European Parliament will decrease to 678 as soon as the Union will be composed by 27 Member States;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Proposes that this new distribution of seats should be fair, objective and based on the following principles: greater respect for the principle of degressive proportionality, no loss of seats for any Member State, and theno use of only a minimalany fraction of the seats vacated by the UK;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that the new distribuabsence of reallocation proposed wouldill allow for a reduction in the size of Parliament to 69977 members plus the President, thereby leaving sufficient room for manoeuvre to accommodate potential future enlargements of the EU and members elected to European countries and setting a joint constituencyn example in terms of saving public money ;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table
Belgium 21 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 143 Germany 96 Estonia 76 Ireland 131 Greece 21 Spain 584 France 784 Croatia 121 Italy 763 Cyprus 6 Latvia 8 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 286 Austria 198 Poland 51 Portugal 21 Romania 32 Slovenia 8 Slovakia 143 Finland 143 Sweden 210
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 2
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. If the date on which the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union becomes legally effective falls after the European Parliament elections in 2019, each Member State concerned shall designate the persons who will fill the additional seats resulting from the difference between the number of seats allocated to that Member State in Article 3 of Decision 2013/312/EU and the number of seats allocated to it in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 of this Article. Member States shall designate the persons who will fill those additional seats in accordance with their legislation, provided that the persons in question have been elected by direct universal suffrage and by reference to the resultsthe 73 seats vacated will not be reallocated or filled, in compliance with Article 3 of the European Council Decision 2013/312/EU, of 28 June 2013, establishing the composition of the European Parliament elections in 2019.
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 3
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The number of representatives in the European Parliament who fill the additional seats referred to in paragraph 2 shall take up their seats in Parliament at the same timeelected in each of the remaining 27 Member States is set by Article 3 of the European Council Decision 2013/312/EU of 28 June 2013 establishing the composition of the European Parliament.