10 Amendments of Gerald HÄFNER related to 2009/2134(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Proposes that 25 out of the total of 751 MEPs be elected by a single constituency formed of the whole territory of the European Union; pan- European lists would be composed of candidates drawn from at least one third of the States, and may ensure an adequate gender representation; each elector would be enabled to cast one vote for the EU- wide list in addition to their vote for the national or regional list:; and seats woulthus won would be counted within the number of national allocations so as not to alter the seat apportionment per Member State and be allocated without a minimum threshold in accordance with the D’Hondt method; further, proposes that an electoral authority be established at EU level in order to regulate the conduct and to verify the result of the election taking place from the pan- European list;
Amendment 46 #
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 proportionalitycomply with the rules and with the principle of degressive proportionality; it should be adapted regularly to reflect demographic change in the electorate of the States; 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 the Act21, 1 2Or. de Declaration No 5 annexed to the Final Act of the Lisbon Treaty IGC. Declaration No 5 annexed to the Final Act of the Lisbon Treaty IGC.
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. in addition to the principle of degressive proportionality, the distribution of seats should also be guided by the following principles agreed by Parliament in its resolution of 11 October 2007: the principle of efficiency, whereby a ceiling is imposed on the number of Members at a level which is still compatible with the role of a legislative assembly; the principle of plurality, which guarantees the citizens of each Member State that the main constituents of the spectrum of political opinion – particularly the majority and the opposition – are represented; and the principle of solidarity, whereby the more populous States agree to be under-represented in order to allow the less populous States to be represented better,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital W a (new)
Recital W a (new)
Wa. electoral equality must remain the overriding principle if transnational lists are introduced; the status of Members in Parliament should therefore remain equal regardless of whether they were elected from transnational or national lists,
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital W b (new)
Recital W b (new)
Wb. the introduction of transnational lists should not lead to further expansion of the Parliament; the number of seats will already increase by 15 Members with the impending implementation of the distribution of seats under the Lisbon Treaty; further expansion would not be compatible either with the aforementioned principle of efficiency or with the current constraints on public finances in the EU and its Member States,
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Proposes that an additional 2525 out of the total of 751 MEPs will be elected by a single constituency formed of the whole territory of the European Union; transnational lists will be composed of candidates drawn from at least one third of the States, and will be gender-balanced; candidates will be selected in accordance with democratic principles; each elector will be enabled to cast one vote for the EU-wide list in addition to their vote for the national or regional list: voting for the EU constituency will be in accordance with the preferential semi-open list system (whereby votes are allotted either to the party list or to individual candidates within a list); and seats will be allocated in accordance with the Sainte-Laguë method15; further, proposes that an electoral authority will be established at EU level in order to regulate the conduct and to verify the result of the election taking place from the EU- wide list;
Amendment 77 #
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 populationelectorate, before every election; the redistribution will be made in accordance with a mathematical formula respecting the criteria laid down in the Treaties, and willadvocates that both the redistribution of seats, arising from a change in population size, and also the necessary reform in seat allocation caused by the introduction of transnational lists be conducted in accordance with a mathematical formula respecting the criteria laid down in the Treaties; notes that the redistribution of seats calculated using this formula can also be introduced gradually; emphasises that on no account may there be any greater divergence in the redistribution of seats from the degressive proportional distribution calculated before; considers that the redistribution of seats should be announced at least twelve months before the end of the mandate;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers it necessary to hold further discussions on a suitable formula that must ensure a degressive proportional distribution in which the ratio between the population and the unrounded number of seats of each Member State varies in relation to their respective populations in such a way that each Member from a more populous Member State represents more citizens than each Member from a less populous Member State and vice versa, but also that no less populous Member State has more seats than a more populous Member State; the formula should ensure a regular degressive proportional distribution for all countries with more than the minimum number of seats and there should be no blips in the graph; under the current conditions it should lead to a distribution which is as close as possible for all Member States to the number of seats set out in the current Treaty on European Union, with the emphasis on the principle of solidarity whereby smaller countries receive more seats than they would be due under a purely proportional system and larger countries receive correspondingly fewer seats; the formula must comply with the criteria enshrined in the Treaties, whereby no Member State may receive fewer than 6 or more than 96 seats and the total number of seats, including those awarded under transnational lists, may not exceed 751; the formula must at any rate produce a clear result in terms of seat distribution; it must also set out general rules and not establish special rules for any individual Member State;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Places equal emphasis on urging political parties to adhere to democratic principles in the selection of candidates;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8