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The European Parliament adopted a resolution based on the own-initiative report drawn up by Jo LEINEN (PES, DE). (Please see the summary of 22/02/2006.) The report was adopted by 498 votes in favour and 95 against, with 7 abstentions.
The political background: Parliament noted th at there is a gulf between many members of the public and the European institutions. One of the reasons for this is that to date there has been inadequate political communication about European policy. It stated its conviction that political parties at European level must take on a further role than solely that of umbrella organisations. They must become active proponents of European policy options, firmly rooted in all levels of society and working for genuine citizen involvement not only through European elections, but also in all other aspects of European political life.
Parliament stressed the need for a genuine European party statute that goes further than Regulation 2004/2003/EC , establishing their rights and obligations and enabling them to attain a legal personality. The statute should include provisions on individual membership of parties at European level, on their management, on the nomination of candidates and elections and on arrangements and support for party congresses and assemblies.
Experiences and proposals for improvement: Parliament a sked the Commission to examine the possibility of introducing, rules on the financing of political parties at European level from the Community budget, which are not based on the concept of grants within the meaning of Title VI of Part I of the Financial Regulation, bearing in mind that this concept does not accommodate the specific features of political parties.
Parliament pointed out that the budget for 2005 included EUR 8 400 000 for party funding, which the Bureau has distributed to the eight parties that submitted applications. On the basis of practical experience to date, it felt that certain changes should be made to the system of funding, inter alia:
- to avoid an unnecessary burden on the applicants, the application procedure should be a two-stage procedure, firstly to decide whether a party in principle satisfies the conditions for support and secondly to determine the amount of funding;
- the timing of the payment of funds should be changed so that 80% of the funding is paid out on signature of the financial agreement and the remainder at the end of the budget year on the basis of an account submitted by the recipient;
- there should be a funding plan over several years, both with regard to the basic amount per party (15% of the total budget) and as to the additional amount per MEP from the party (85% of the total budget), and thus with sufficient flexibility to allow for any new parties;
- the European political parties must be able to use any of their own funds, particularly those derived from donations and membership subscriptions, in excess of the prescribed 25% of their expenditure to be financed from their own funds, to build up reserves;
- to achieve the aim of reinforcing European political parties as factors in European democracy, and against the background of increasing demands on their political work as a result of enlargements, an appropriate increase in the financial support for political parties seems desirable.
During the present phase of reflection on the future of the EU certain matters should also be discussed: support for European political foundations in order to assist in European political parties' work of political information and education; establishment of European lists of European parties for the European elections, to further the formation of a European political public sphere; the role of European political parties in referendums on European topics, in European Parliament elections and in the election of the Commission President; and the promotion of the role of European political youth organisations and movements, which are a vital means of nurturing European awareness.
The committee adopted the own-initiative report by Jo LEINEN (PES, DE) on the funding of European political parties, which is governed by Regulation (EC) No. 2004/2003. The report looked at the political background to this issue and put forward proposals to improve the system of funding on the basis of practical experience to date.
Political background: the committee stressed that political parties were a vital element in building a European political area, benefiting democracy at European level. European political parties could help overcome the gulf between many members of the public and the EU institutions, particularly during the present period of reflection on the future of Europe . In order to do so, they must take on a further role than that of umbrella organisations and become active proponents of European policy options. The report stressed the need for a genuine European party statute which goes further than the regulation on funding. Such a statute should establish the rights and obligations of European political parties and enable them to attain a legal personality based on Community law and effective in the Member States. It should also include provisions on individual membership of parties at European level, on their management, on the nomination of candidates and elections and on arrangements and support for party congresses and assemblies.
Proposals for improvement: a number of changes should be made to the funding system in order to achieve greater flexibility:
- at the start of the parliamentary term, a funding plan should be agreed over several years to provide greater financial certainty;
- in order to be able to make longer-term financial plans, parties should be able to build up reserves from their own funds, particularly those derived from donations and membership subscriptions;
- against the background of increasing demands on the political work of European political parties as a result of enlargement, there should be an "appropriate increase" in their funding.
Lastly, MEPs also called for a discussion of such issues as: support for European political foundations to assist European political parties in their work of political information and education; establishing European lists of European parties for the European elections; the role which European political parties can play in referendums on European topics; and ways of promoting and enhancing the role of European political youth organisations and movements.
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2006)1918
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2006)1725
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T6-0114/2006
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A6-0042/2006
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A6-0042/2006
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE369.944
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE368.071
- Committee opinion: PE367.874
- Committee opinion: PE367.874
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE368.071
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE369.944
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A6-0042/2006
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2006)1725
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2006)1918
Activities
- Jo LEINEN
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 European political parties (vote)
- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Gérard ONESTA
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (vote)
- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Jens-Peter BONDE
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Jim ALLISTER
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Carlos CARNERO GONZÁLEZ
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Jean-Luc DEHAENE
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Andrew DUFF
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Maria da Assunção ESTEVES
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Zita GURMAI
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Christopher HEATON-HARRIS
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (vote)
- Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Klaus-Heiner LEHNE
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Patrick LOUIS
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Jules MAATEN
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Hans-Peter MARTIN
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Andreas MÖLZER
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Józef PINIOR
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Marie-Line REYNAUD
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Paul RÜBIG
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Aloyzas SAKALAS
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Eva-Britt SVENSSON
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- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
- Andrzej Jan SZEJNA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 European political parties (debate)
Votes
Rapport Leinen A6-0042/2006 - par. 2 #
Rapport Leinen A6-0042/2006 - par. 3 #
Rapport Leinen A6-0042/2006 - par. 4 #
Rapport Leinen A6-0042/2006 - par. 11,point i) #
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Rapport Leinen A6-0042/2006 - am. 7 #
Rapport Leinen A6-0042/2006 - considérant J #
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