Activities of Enrique GUERRERO SALOM related to 2010/2201(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Political parties at European level and rules regarding their funding (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the application of Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding PDF (192 KB) DOC (105 KB)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
– having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council of 4 November 2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level (European political parties and their affiliated European political foundations) and the rules regarding their funding1 (the Funding Regulation), particularly Article 12 thereof,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas pursuant to Article 10(4) of the Treaty on European Union states that ‘political parties at European level contribute to forming European political awareness and to expressing the will of citizens of the Union’, while Parliament and the Council, in accordance with Article 224 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union, lay down the regulations governing these parties and their affiliated European political foundations and in particular the rules regarding their funding, 1 OJ L 297, 15.11.2003, p. 1, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1524/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2007, OJ L 343, 27.12.2007, p. 5.Or. en
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas experience with the funding of European political parties and their affiliated European political foundations has shown that they need more flexibility with regardand similar conditions as to the carry-over of funds to the following financial year and to building up reserves from own resources in excess of the prescribed minimum of their expenditure to be financed from their own funds,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA
Recital AA
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that a European political party should be represented by at least one Member in the European ParliamentTakes the view that, once the requirements for being considered a European political party have been met, that party may receive funding only if it is represented in the European Parliament by at least one of its members;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes that the statute will be adapted to reforms that may be made to the European electoral system;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that the self-financing of parties and foundations is a sign of vitality; believes that it should be encouraged by putting up the present limit of EUR 12 000 per year for donations to EUR 25 000 per year/per donator, combined however with a requirement to disclose the donors of a donation at the time of its receipt in accordance with the legislation in force and in the interests of transparency;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Points out that the independent resources that the European political parties arshould not be required to demonstrate could be reduced to 10 %-financing resources, to further enhance the development of the European political parties; at the same time, believes that their own resources in the form of physical resources should not exceed 7.5 %;sources should not exceed 7.5 %;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Emphasises, however, that making the funding regime would have to be counterbalanced by providing for sanctions in the Funding Regulation where they are at present missing; considers that suchmissing up to now; these sanctions could take the form of financial penalties in the case of infringement ofs against the rules concerning, for example, the transparency of donations; underlines the necessity of providing the same conditions for building reserves from own resources in excess and carry-over funds for both European political parties and their affiliated European political foundations;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Invites the European political parties to begin now, without being required to do so by the legislator, on the following reforms: the possibilitelection, directly ofr individual membership; and the electionrectly, by all party members of delegates to party congresses, which in turn designate the decision-making bodies of the party, submitting programmes and manifestos either to a referendum of all members or to a congress, and deciding in the same way on the designation of their nominees for the presidency of the Commission;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Takes the view that it is for the corresponding European political party to determine the conditions for membership of that party, which may be individual or through affiliation to one of the national political parties belonging to the European political party;