3 Amendments of Gerald HÄFNER related to 2013/2024(INI)
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Takes the view, therefore, that a reform of the electoral procedure will be required in the future in order to enhance the legitimacy and effectiveness of Parliament by strengthening the democratic dimension of Europe and, dividing up the seats in Parliament more proportionally among the Member States, based on a clear and comprehensible mathematic definition of digressive proportionality, in accordance with the principles laid down in the Treaties, and introducing transnational lists of candidates; considers that a reform of this kind will encourage EU citizens to take part in European elections in their Member State of residence if they are not nationals of that State;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes, nevertheless, as a first step, the adoption of Council Directive 2013/1/EU of 20 December 2012 amending Directive 93/109/EC as regards certain detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals7 , in that it relaxes the requirements which EU citizens resident in a Member State of which they are not nationals must meet if they wish to stand as candidates in European elections; Reiterates that further steps need to be taken in order to guarantee every European citizen the right to vote regardless of their actual residence;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores, however, the technical problems encountered by the organisers of citizens' initiatives and calls on the Commission to resolve the problems in question, notably with the open- source software for online signature collection, and that an estimated 11 million EU citizens residing outside their home country are being denied their right to support ECIs by Member States; calls on the Commission to resolve the problems in question and on the Member States to ensure the validation of all signatures by EU citizens as well as to reduce, to a sensible minimum, the amount of personal data citizens have to provide when signing an initiative;