2012/2309(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Roberts ZĪLE, Lajos BOKROS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage annexed to the Council decision of 20 September 1976, as amended (the 1976 Elections Act)1, in particular Article 14 thereof,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

~~1 See note "The allocation between the EU Member States of the seats in the European Parliament - Cambridge compromise" by Parliament's Policy Department C (PE 432.760).~~ Ca. whereas those demographic changes of a temporary nature, caused by economic cycles, that have affected Member States which, by remaining committed to the agreements under the EU Balance-of- Payments financial assistance programmes, have implemented demanding economic adjustment measures and maintained fixed exchange rates, thus helping to ensure financial stability and confidence across the Union, should not be taken into consideration,

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the modification hereby called for of the distribution of seats among the Member States should not be arbitrary but should be based on a mathematical principle, to be applied in a pragmatic manner, that limits the possible losses to at most one seat for all Member States,

Amendment 12 #

Sandra KALNIETE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

~~1 See note "The allocation between the EU Member States of the seats in the European Parliament - Cambridge~~Cb. whereas consideration of the political feasibility of a redistribution of seats in the European Parliament should not lead to any significant deviation from the Cambridge compromise 1,

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas, in order to establish full legitimacy, it would be not appropriate to leave the allocation of seats within the European Parliament to ever new negotiations and legislation following every change in the population figures of the Member States, and whereas it is therefore imperative to calculate the distribution of seats on a longer-term basis, using a well- defined mathematical formula that establishes a clear, transparent and objective relationship between the population of each Member State and the number of seats in the European Parliament to which it is entitled, while fully complying with the requirements laid down by the Treaties,

Amendment 14 #

Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Kārlis ŠADURSKIS, Roberts ZĪLE, Lajos BOKROS, Ivars GODMANIS, Marietta GIANNAKOU

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

~~compromise" by Parliament's Policy Department C (PE 432.760).~~ Cc. whereas the agreement on the most appropriate mathematical formula should be the result of a broad public discourse between the Institutions of the European Union, the parliaments and governments of the Member States, and European citizens, and whereas the best framework for this would be a European Convention pursuant to Article 48 of the Treaty on European Union,

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Points out that the only possible temporary solution, in order not to distort the balance of representation of the Member States within the Union, is to temporarily increase the number of seats in the European Parliament from the 2014- 2019 parliamentary term, pending changes to the Treaty;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Submits to the Council the annexed proposal for a decision of the Council including measures on practical arrangements to implement the existing 1976 Elections Act with a view to the European Parliament elections which are due to take place in May 2014; proposes that those practical arrangements shall be as follows: – candidates shall be determined through a democratic process and their names shall be made public no later than six weeks before the elections; – if a political party which is participating in the European elections belongs to or has declared its intention to join a European Political Party, the name of that European Political Party shall be clearly set out on the ballot paper (in brackets); – elections to the European Parliament shall be held on the date and at the times fixed by each Member State; that date shall fall within the same period starting on a Thursday morning and ending on the following Sunday at no later than 20.00 hours Central European Time;

Amendment 17 #

Zbigniew ZIOBRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Undertakes to submit sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term a new proposal for a decision of the European Council with the aim of establishing a system which in future, before each election to the European Parliament, will allow, whenever necessary, a reallocation of the seats amongst the Member States in an objective manner, based on the principle of degressive proportionality as set forth in Article 1 of the decision, taking account of any increase in their number and demographic trends in their population as duly ascertained~~, and without excluding the possibility of reserving a number of seats to members elected on transnational lists~~;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. UIs aware that the composition of the European Parliament will in future need to be adjusted to take into account the impact of future accessions and demographic trends in the Member States' populations, as duly ascertained; if necessary, undertakes to submit sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term a new proposal for a decision of the European Council with the aim of establishing ~~a system which in future, before each election to the European Parliament, will allow, whenever necessary,~~ a reallocation of the seats amongst the Member States ~~in an objective manner,~~ based on the principle of degressive proportionality as set forth in Article 1 of the decision, ~~taking account of any increase in their number and demographic trends in their population as duly ascertained,~~ and without excluding the possibility of reserving a number of seats to members elected on transnational lists;

Amendment 19 #

Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Kārlis ŠADURSKIS, Roberts ZĪLE, Lajos BOKROS, Ivars GODMANIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Undertakes to submit sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term a new proposal for a decision of the~~Commits itself to submit, by 31 December 2015, a new proposal for amendment of the Treaties by way of an ordinary revision procedure pursuant to Article 48 of the Treaty on European ~~Council~~Union with the aim of establishing a system which in future, before each election to the European Parliament, will allow, whenever necessary, a reallocation of the seats amongst the Member States in an durable, objective ~~manner, based on~~and transparent manner, based on a non-linear mathematic formula that satisfies the principle of degressive proportionality as set forth in Article 1 of the decision, taking account of any increase in their number and demographic trends in their population as duly ascertained, and without excluding the possibility of reserving a number of seats to members elected on transnational lists;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

~~1 Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom (OJ L 278, 8.10.1976, p. 1, as amended by Council Decision 93/81/Euratom, ECSC, EEC (OJ L 33, 9.2.1993, p. 15)~~Ba. whereas there are no clear provisions on the way in which seats in the European Parliament are to be distributed when a new Member State joins the Union, and whereas it is necessary to take into account the fact that further expansion of the Union is expected, which will raise new questions on the representation of each Member State within the European Parliament and bythe Council ~~Decision 2002/772/EC, Euratom (OJ L 283, 21.10.2002, p. 1).~~of the European Union, Or. en

Amendment 20 #

Constance LE GRIP, Rainer WIELAND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Undertakes to submit ~~sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019- 2024 parliamentary term~~, before the end of 2015, a new proposal for a decision of the European Council with the aim of establishing, sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term, a system which in future, before each election to the European Parliament, will allow~~, whenever necessary, a reallocation of the seats~~ the seats to be allocated amongst the Member States in an objective manner, based on the principle of degressive proportionality as set forth in Article 1 of the decision, taking account of any increase in their number and demographic trends in their population as duly ascertained, and without excluding the possibility of reserving a number of seats to members elected on transnational lists;

Amendment 21 #

Rainer WIELAND, Constance LE GRIP, Jo LEINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Undertakes to submit ~~sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term~~by the end of 2015 a new proposal for a decision of the European Council with the aim of establishing sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term a system which in future, before each election to the European Parliament, will allow~~, whenever necessary, a re~~ allocation of the seats amongst the Member States in an objective manner, based on the principle of degressive proportionality as set forth in Article 1 of the decision, taking account of any increase in their number and demographic trends in their population as duly ascertained, and without excluding the possibility of reserving a number of seats to members elected on transnational lists;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Undertakes to submit sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term a new durable and transparent proposal for a decision of the European Council, based on an arithmetical formula, with the aim of establishing a system which in future, before each election to the European Parliament, will allow, whenever necessary, a reallocation of the seats amongst the Member States in an objective manner, based on the principle of degressive proportionality as set forth in Article 1 of the decision, taking account of any increase in their number and demographic trends in their population as duly ascertained, and without excluding the possibility of reserving a number of seats to members elected on transnational lists;

Amendment 23 #

Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Undertakes to submit sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term a new proposal for a decision of the European Council with the aim of establishing a system which in future, before each election to the European Parliament, will allow seat allocation to be examined on the basis of duly ascertained demographic trends and, whenever necessary, a reallocation of the seats amongst the Member States in an objective manner, based on the principle of degressive proportionality as set forth in Article 1 of the decision, taking account of any increase in their number ~~and demographic trends in their population as duly ascertained~~, and without excluding the possibility of reserving a number of seats to members elected on transnational lists;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Undertakes to submit sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term a new proposal for a decision of the European Council with the aim of establishing a system which in future, before each election to the European Parliament, will allow, whenever necessary, a reallocation of the seats amongst the Member States ~~in an objective manner~~, based on the principle of degressive proportionality as set forth in Article 1 of the decision, taking account of ~~any increase in their number and demographic trends in their population~~demographic and migratory trends in their population in respect of Union and non- Union citizens as duly ascertained, and without excluding the possibility of reserving a number of seats to members elected on transnational lists;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Believes that the question of seat apportionment in the European Parliament should only be resolved in conjunction with a review of the voting system in the Council on the understanding that the governance of the European Union is a hybrid compromise between the international law principle of the equality of states and the democratic principle of 'one man one vote'; determines to make proposals to this end at the next Convention to be summoned on the basis of Article 48(3) of the Treaty on European Union;

Amendment 26 #

Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines that in the Member States with a population of more than 30 million, the electoral law for European elections should include regions as constituencies, so as to ensure their proportionate representation;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Draws attention to the political connection between the question of the distribution of seats in the European Parliament and an overall reform package for the institutions of the Union, particularly as regards the system of voting in the Council, and stresses the need for that package to be coherent and to respect the equality of Member States; observes, therefore, that a new system for the apportionment of seats in the European Parliament should only be considered in parallel with a revision of the system of voting in the Council;

Amendment 28 #

Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Expresses its willingness, as part of the necessary revision of the Treaties, to resolve the question of seat allocation in the European Parliament with due regard for the representativeness, tasks, composition and political role of all Union legislative institutions and its advisory bodies;

Amendment 29 #

Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Kārlis ŠADURSKIS, Roberts ZĪLE, Lajos BOKROS, Ivars GODMANIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Asks the European Council, in accordance with Declaration No 11 of the Intergovernmental Conference which adopted the Treaty of Lisbon, on Article 17(6) and (7) of the Treaty on European Union, to open negotiations aimed at jointly determining the arrangements for the consultations, with a view to ensuring the smooth running of the process leading to the election of the President of the European Commission in a way which takes account of the elections to the European Parliament;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the current allocation of seats in the European Parliament is not proportional and is thus in contradiction with the Treaty on European Union, and whereas the representation of each Member State in the European Parliament cannot be discussed separately from representation in the Council of the European Union,

Amendment 30 #

Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Kārlis ŠADURSKIS, Roberts ZĪLE, Lajos BOKROS, Ivars GODMANIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Instructs its President to forward this resolution and the proposals for a decisions of the European Council an~~nex~~d of the Council attached hereto, together with the aforementioned report ofby its Committee on Constitutional Affairs, to the European Council and the Council and to the government and parliament of the Republic of Croatia, and, for information, to the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

Amendment 31 #

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Recital 4

(4) This Decision ~~must~~should have respected the criteria laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union, namely representatives of the Union's citizens not exceeding seven hundred and fifty in number, plus the President, that representation being degressively proportional, with a minimum threshold of six members per Member State and no Member State being allocated more than ninety-six seats,

Amendment 32 #

Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Kārlis ŠADURSKIS, Roberts ZĪLE, Lajos BOKROS, Ivars GODMANIS

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 1 – introductory part

Amendment 33 #

Sylvie GUILLAUME, Catherine TRAUTMANN

Proposal for a decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 1 – introductory part

Amendment 34 #

Louis MICHEL

Proposal for a decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 1 – introductory part

Amendment 35 #

Sandrine BÉLIER

Proposal for a decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 1 – introductory part

Amendment 36 #

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 1 – first indent

– the minimum and maximum numbers set by the Treaty shall be fully utilised to ensure that the allocation of seats in the European Parliament reflects as closely as possible the sizes of the respective populations of the Member States;deleted

Amendment 37 #

Martina ANDERSON

Amendment 38 #

Roberts ZĪLE, Lajos BOKROS

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 1

In the application of the principle of degressive proportionality provided for in the first subparagraph of Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union, the following principles shall be respected ~~as far as possible: – the minimum and maximum numbers set by the Treaty~~: – the allocation of seats in the European Parliament shall be fully utilised t~~o ensure that the allocation of seats in the European Parliament~~he minimum and maximum numbers set by the Treaty in order to reflects as closely as possible the sizes of the respective populations of the Member States; – the ~~larger~~ratio between the population of a Member State, the greater its entitlement to a large number of seats; – the larger the population of a Member State, the greater the number of inhabitants represented by each of its Members of the European Parliamentand the number of seats of each Member State before rounding to whole numbers must vary 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, conversely, that no less populous Member State has more seats than a more populous Member State.

Amendment 39 #

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 1 – indent 1 a (new)

– the number of seats is not reduced for those Member States which under the EU Balance-of-Payments financial assistance programmes have implemented demanding adjustment measures and maintained fixed exchange rates, thus helping to ensure financial stability and confidence across the Union;

Amendment 4 #

Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Kārlis ŠADURSKIS, Roberts ZĪLE, Lajos BOKROS, Ivars GODMANIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

~~C. whereas the demographic changes that have occurred since the last elections to the European Parliament should be taken into consideration,~~deleted

Amendment 40 #

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 1 a (new)

~~1 See note "~~Article 1a The allocation ~~between~~to the EU Member States of ~~the~~ seats in the European Parliament ~~- Cambridge compromise" by Parliament's Policy Department C (PE 432.760).~~ for the 2014-2019 parliamentary term shall follow a modified application of the population- weighted formula for seat allocation (Grimmett, Oelbermann/Pukelsheim 20121) limiting the calculated losses to one seat unless this would result in the allocation of more than 96 seats to a Member State, and omitting possible gains.

Amendment 41 #

Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Kārlis ŠADURSKIS, Roberts ZĪLE, Lajos BOKROS, Ivars GODMANIS

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 2

The total population of the Member States, comprising Union and non-Union citizens, is calculated by the Commission (Eurostat) on the basis of data provided by the Member States, in accordance with a method established by means of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Amendment 42 #

Gay MITCHELL, Jim HIGGINS, Mairead McGUINNESS, Seán KELLY, Marietta GIANNAKOU, Pat the Cope GALLAGHER, Liam AYLWARD, Brian CROWLEY, Emer COSTELLO

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3 –introductory part

~~Pursuant to Article 1, t~~The number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State ~~is hereby set as follows, with~~should be decided between 2014 and 2019, with a view to its taking effect from the beginning of the 20149-201924 parliamentary term: Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark Germany Estonia Ireland Greece Spain France Croatia Italy Cyprus Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Hungary Malta Netherlands Austria Poland Portugal Romania Slovenia Slovakia Finland Sweden United Kingdom, taking into account any other institutional reforms that may be necessary in order to improve the functioning of the Union. 21 17 21 13 96 6 11 21 54 74 11 73 6 8 11 6 21 6 26 19 51 21 32 8 13 13 19 73

Amendment 43 #

Louis MICHEL

Proposal for a decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3 – introductory part

Pursuant to Article 1, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State is ~~hereby~~ set as follows~~, with effect from the beginning of~~ for the 2014-2019 parliamentary term:

Amendment 44 #

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3

Pursuant to Article 1, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State is hereby set as follows, with effect from the beginning of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term: Belgium 212 Bulgaria 178 Czech Republic 212 Denmark 13 Germany 969 Estonia 6 Ireland 112 Greece 212 Spain 54 France 74 Croatia 112 Italy 73 Cyprus 6 Latvia 89 Lithuania 112 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 212 Malta 6 Netherlands 26 Austria 19 Poland 51 Portugal 212 Romania 323 Slovenia 8 Slovakia 13 Finland 13 Sweden 1920 United Kingdom 73

Amendment 45 #

Sandra KALNIETE

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3

Pursuant to Article 1, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State is hereby set as follows, with effect from the beginning of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term: Belgium 210 Bulgaria 176 Czech Republic 210 Denmark 13 Germany 96 Estonia 6 Ireland 112 Greece 210 Spain 545 France 747 Croatia 11 Italy 73 Cyprus 6 Latvia 89 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 219 Malta 6 Netherlands 26 Austria 198 Poland 510 Portugal 210 Romania 32 Slovenia 89 Slovakia 13 Finland 13 Sweden 19 United Kingdom 735

Amendment 46 #

Sylvie GUILLAUME, Catherine TRAUTMANN

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3

Pursuant to Article 1, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State is hereby set as follows, with effect from the beginning of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term: Belgium 210 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 210 Denmark 13 Germany 96 Estonia 6 Ireland 11 Greece 210 Spain 547 France 748 Croatia 11 Italy 734 Cyprus 6 Latvia 87 Lithuania 119 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 219 Malta 6 Netherlands 26 Austria 19 Poland 51 Portugal 210 Romania 321 Slovenia 87 Slovakia 13 Finland 13 Sweden 19 United Kingdom 736

Amendment 47 #

Sandrine BÉLIER

Proposal for a decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3

Pursuant to Article 1, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State is hereby set as follows, with effect from the beginning of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term: Belgium 210 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 210 Denmark 13 Germany 96 Estonia 6 Ireland 11 Greece 210 Spain 547 France 748 Croatia 11 Italy 734 Cyprus 6 Latvia 87 Lithuania 119 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 219 Malta 6 Netherlands 26 Austria 19 Poland 51 Portugal 210 Romania 321 Slovenia 87 Slovakia 13 Finland 13 Sweden 19 United Kingdom 736

Amendment 48 #

Martina ANDERSON

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3

Pursuant to Article 1, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State is hereby set as follows, with effect from the beginning of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term: Belgium 21 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 13 Germany 965 Estonia 6 Ireland 112 Greece 21 Spain 54 France 74 Croatia 11 Italy 732 Cyprus 6 Latvia 8 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 26 Austria 198 Poland 510 Portugal 21 Romania 32 Slovenia 8 Slovakia 13 Finland 13 Sweden 19 United Kingdom 73

Amendment 49 #

Pat the Cope GALLAGHER, Liam AYLWARD, Brian CROWLEY

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3

Pursuant to Article 1, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State is hereby set as follows, with effect from the beginning of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term: Belgium 21 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 13 Germany 96 Estonia 6 Ireland 112 Greece 21 Spain 54 France 74 Croatia 112 Italy 73 Cyprus 6 Latvia 8 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 26 Austria 198 Poland 510 Portugal 21 Romania 32 Slovenia 8 Slovakia 13 Finland 13 Sweden 19 United Kingdom 73

Amendment 5 #

Zbigniew ZIOBRO

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

~~C. whereas the demographic changes that have occurred since the last elections to the European Parliament should be taken into consideration,~~deleted

Amendment 50 #

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3

Pursuant to Article 1, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State is hereby set as follows, with effect from the beginning of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term: Belgium 21 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 13 Germany 96 Estonia 6 Ireland 112 Greece 21 Spain 54 France 74 Croatia 11 Italy 73 Cyprus 6 Latvia 8 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 210 Malta 6 Netherlands 26 Austria 19 Poland 51 Portugal 21 Romania 32 Slovenia 8 Slovakia 13 Finland 13 Sweden 19 United Kingdom 73

Amendment 51 #

Emer COSTELLO, Nessa CHILDERS, Phil PRENDERGAST, Marian HARKIN

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3

Pursuant to Article 1, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State is hereby set as follows, with effect from the beginning of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term: Belgium 21 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 13 Germany 96 Estonia 6 Ireland 112 Greece 21 Spain 54 France 74 Croatia 112 Italy 732 Cyprus 6 Latvia 8 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 26 Austria 198 Poland 51 Portugal 21 Romania 32 Slovenia 8 Slovakia 13 Finland 13 Sweden 19 United Kingdom 73

Amendment 52 #

Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Olle SCHMIDT, Marit PAULSEN, Kent JOHANSSON, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Nils TORVALDS

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3

Pursuant to Article 1, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State is hereby set as follows, with effect from the beginning of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term: Belgium 21 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 13 Germany 96 Estonia 6 Ireland 11 Greece 21 Spain 54 France 74 Croatia 11 Italy 73 Cyprus 6 Latvia 8 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 26 Austria 198 Poland 51 Portugal 21 Romania 32 Slovenia 8 Slovakia 13 Finland 13 Sweden 1920 United Kingdom 73

Amendment 53 #

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3

Pursuant to Article 1, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State is hereby set as follows, with effect from the beginning of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term: Belgium 21 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 13 Germany 96 Estonia 6 Ireland 11 Greece 21 Spain 54 France 74 Croatia 11 Italy 73 Cyprus 6 Latvia 8 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 26 Austria 198 Poland 51 Portugal 21 Romania 32 Slovenia 8 Slovakia 13 Finland 13 Sweden 1920 United Kingdom 73

Amendment 54 #

Gunnar HÖKMARK

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3

Pursuant to Article 1, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State is hereby set as follows, with effect from the beginning of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term: Belgium 21 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 13 Germany 96 Estonia 6 Ireland 11 Greece 21 Spain 54 France 74 Croatia 11 Italy 73 Cyprus 6 Latvia 8 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 26 Austria 198 Poland 51 Portugal 21 Romania 32 Slovenia 8 Slovakia 13 Finland 13 Sweden 1920 United Kingdom 73

Amendment 55 #

Marita ULVSKOG, Olle LUDVIGSSON, Åsa WESTLUND, Göran FÄRM, Anna HEDH, Jens NILSSON

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3

Pursuant to Article 1, the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State is hereby set as follows, with effect from the beginning of the 2014-2019 parliamentary term: Belgium 21 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 13 Germany 96 Estonia 6 Ireland 11 Greece 21 Spain 54 France 74 Croatia 11 Italy 73 Cyprus 6 Latvia 8 Latvia Lithuania 11 Lithuania Luxembourg 6 Luxembourg Hungary 21 Hungary Malta 6 Malta Netherlands 26 Austria 19 Austria Poland 51 Poland Portugal 21 Portugal Romania 32 Romania Slovenia 8 Slovenia Slovakia 13 Slovakia Finland 13 Finland Sweden 19 Sweden8 11 6 20 6 Netherlands 26 19 51 21 32 8 13 13 20 United Kingdom 73

Amendment 56 #

Gay MITCHELL, Mairead McGUINNESS, Jim HIGGINS, Seán KELLY, Marietta GIANNAKOU, Pat the Cope GALLAGHER, Liam AYLWARD, Brian CROWLEY, Emer COSTELLO

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3 a (new)

Article 3a The above numbers do not represent a fair and logical redistribution of seats, as required by the Lisbon Treaty.

Amendment 57 #

Rainer WIELAND, Constance LE GRIP, Jo LEINEN

TIf necessary, this Decision shall be revised sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019- 2024 parliamentary term with the aim of establishing a ~~system which in future will make it possible, before each fresh election to the European Parliament, to reallocate~~reallocation of the seats between the Member States ~~in an objective manner~~, based on the principle of degressive proportionality set forth in Article 1, taking account of any increase in their number and demographic trends in their population as duly ascertained.

Amendment 58 #

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 4

This Decision shall be revised by the end of 2015 with the aim of establishing sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019- 2024 parliamentary term ~~with the aim of establishing~~ a system which in future will make it possible, before each fresh election to the European Parliament, to reallocate the seats between the Member States in an objective manner, based on the principle of degressive proportionality set forth in Article 1, taking account of any increase in their number and demographic trends in their population as duly ascertained.

Amendment 59 #

Constance LE GRIP, Rainer WIELAND, Jo LEINEN

Proposal for a decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 4

This Decision shall be revised before the end of 2015 with the aim of establishing, sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term ~~with the aim of establishing~~, a system which in future will make it possible, before each fresh election to the European Parliament, to reallocate the seats between the Member States in an objective manner, based on the principle of degressive proportionality set forth in Article 1, taking account of any increase in their number and demographic trends in their population as duly ascertained.

Amendment 6 #

Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Kārlis ŠADURSKIS, Roberts ZĪLE, Lajos BOKROS, Ivars GODMANIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the demographic ~~change~~and migratory population changes in respect of Union and non-Union citizens that have occurred since the last elections to the European Parliament should be taken into consideration,

Amendment 60 #

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 4

This Decision shall be revised sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019- 2024 parliamentary term with the aim of establishing a system which in future will make it possible, before each fresh election to the European Parliament, toremain in effect until such time as new principles are laid down for the reallocat~~e the~~ion of seats between the Member States in an objective manner, based on the principle of degressive proportionality set forth in Article 1, taking account of any increase in their number and demographic trends in their population as duly ascertained, as well as voting rights in the Council.

Amendment 61 #

Louis MICHEL

Proposal for a decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 4

This Decision shall be revised sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term. A task force shall therefore be set up to provide regular progress reports. The final report shall be presented half-way through the 2014-2019 parliamentary term with the aim of establishing a system which in future will make it possible, before each fresh election to the European Parliament, to reallocate the seats between the Member States in an objective manner, ~~based on the principle of degressive proportionality set forth in Article 1,~~ taking account of any increase in their number and demographic trends in their population as duly ascertained, in particular developments in birth rates.

Amendment 62 #

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 4

This Decision shall be revised sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019- 2024 parliamentary term with the aim of establishing a system which in future will make it possible, before each fresh election to the European Parliament, to reallocate the seats between the Member States in an durable, objective ~~manner, based on~~and transparent manner, based on a non-linear mathematic formula that satisfies the principle of degressive proportionality set forth in Article 1, taking account of any increase in their number and demographic trends in their population as duly ascertained.

Amendment 63 #

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 4

This Decision shall be revised sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019- 2024 parliamentary term with the aim of establishing a system which in future will make it possible, before each fresh election to the European Parliament, to reallocate the seats between the Member States in a~~n objectiv~~ fair, durable man~~ner~~d transparent way, based on the principle of degressive proportionality set forth in Article 1, taking account of any increase in their number and demographic trends in their population as duly ascertained.

Amendment 64 #

Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 4

This Decision shall be revised sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2019- 2024 parliamentary term with the aim of establishing a system which in future will make it possible, before each fresh election to the European Parliament, to reallocate the seats between the Member States ~~in an objective manner~~, based on the principle of degressive proportionality set forth in Article 1, taking account of ~~any increase in their number and demographic trends in their population~~demographic and migratory trends in their population, comprised of Union and non- Union citizens, as duly ascertained.

Amendment 65 #