2021/2229(INL) | [ParlTrack]

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— having regard to its legislative resolution of 3 May 2022 on the proposal for a Council Regulation on the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, repealing Council Decision (76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom) and the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage annexed to that Decision3 (‘resolution of 3 May 2022 on the reform of the electoral law of the European Union’), _________________ 3 OJ C 465, 6.12.2022, p. 171.deleted

Amendment 10 #

Recital C

C. whereas its resolution of 3 May 2022 on the ~~reform of the~~new electoral law of the European Union proposes the establishment of a Union-wide constituency;

Amendment 11 #

Recital D

D. whereas a modification of the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage is required to provide the legal basis for the establishment of such a Union-wide constituency;deleted

Amendment 12 #

Recital D

Amendment 13 #

Recital D

Amendment 14 #

Recital E

E. whereas the determination of the number of seats of a potential Union-wide constituency falls within the remit of the European Council decision on the composition of the European Parliament based on Article 14(2) TEU, while the provisions necessary for its establishment are based on Article 223(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;deleted

Amendment 15 #

Recital E

Amendment 16 #

Paulo RANGEL, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY

Recital E

Amendment 17 #

Recital E

Amendment 18 #

Pascal DURAND, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Giuliano PISAPIA, Brando BENIFEI, Gabriele BISCHOFF

Recital E

E. whereas following the initiative of the European Parliament the determination of the number of seats of a potential Union-wide constituency falls within the remit of the European Council decision on the composition of the European Parliament based on Article 14(2) TEU, while the provisions necessary for its establishment are based on Article 223(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

Amendment 19 #

Recital F a (new)

F a. whereas compliance with the principle of degressive proportionality, as prescribed in Article 14(2) TEU, has been systematically thwarted by political negotiations in Parliament and the Council based on other criteria;

Amendment 2 #

Pascal DURAND, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Brando BENIFEI, Giuliano PISAPIA, Gabriele BISCHOFF

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Amendment 20 #

Recital F b (new)

F b. whereas, in order to respect the letter of the treaties, a permanent calculation mechanism should be put in place in order to establish a composition that reflects the demographic developments in the Member States of the Union;

Amendment 21 #

Paulo RANGEL, Vladimír BILČÍK, Rainer WIELAND, Seán KELLY

Paragraph 1

1. Notes that the current allocation of seats in the European Parliament as established in European Council Decision 2018/937/EU ~~only~~ applies to the 2019- 2024 parliamentary term; stresses, therefore, that a new decision on the composition of the European Parliament for the 2024-2029 parliamentary term is required without delay;

Amendment 22 #

Pascal DURAND, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Brando BENIFEI, Giuliano PISAPIA, Gabriele BISCHOFF

Paragraph 2

2. Acknowledges that the current allocation of seats in the European Parliament breaches the principle of degressive proportionality in six instances, and therefore must be corrected in a new allocation to be applied as of the next European elections in 2024;deleted

Amendment 23 #

Paulo RANGEL, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY

Paragraph 2

2. Acknowledges that the current allocation of seats in the European Parliament breaches the principle of degressive proportionality in six instances, and therefore ~~must~~should be corrected in a new allocation to be applied as of the next European elections in 2024;

Amendment 24 #

Paragraph 3

3. ~~Recognises~~Takes note that a number of Member States consider that the voting system in the Council needs to be taken into consideration when deciding on the allocation of seats in the European Parliament;

Amendment 25 #

Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the proposed allocation of seats should include a reserve of 28 additional seats for members elected in an Union-wide constituency in line with Parliament’s proposal on the Electoral Law as adopted on 3 May 2022; points out that, in line with that proposal, those seats can only be taken up after the elections following the entry into force of a revised Electoral Law including the necessary provisions for the Union-wide constituency;deleted

Amendment 26 #

Paragraph 4

Amendment 27 #

Paragraph 4

Amendment 28 #

Paragraph 4

Amendment 29 #

Helmut SCHOLZ

Paragraph 4

Amendment 3 #

Paulo RANGEL, Vladimír BILČÍK, Seán KELLY

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— having regard to its legislative resolution of 3 May 2022 on the proposal for a Council Regulation on the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, repealing Council Decision (76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom) and the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage annexed to that Decision3 (‘resolution of 3 May 2022 on the ~~reform of the~~new electoral law of the European Union’), _________________ 3 OJ C 465, 6.12.2022, p. 171.

Amendment 30 #

Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the proposed allocation of seats should include a reserve of 28 additional seats for members elected in an Union-wide constituency in line with Parliament’s proposal on the Electoral Law as adopted on 3 May 2022; however, points out that, in line with that proposal, those seats ~~can~~shall only be ~~taken up~~effectively established after the elections following the entry into force of a revised Electoral Law including the necessary provisions for the Union-wide constituency;

Amendment 31 #

Pascal DURAND, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Brando BENIFEI, Giuliano PISAPIA, Gabriele BISCHOFF

Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Recalls that Article 4(3) TEU establishes a duty of sincere cooperation and a mutual legal obligation for the Union and the Member States to assist each other in carrying out tasks which flow from the Treaties; recalls in this regard that Council should start negotiations with Parliament not from the moment when it considers that a majority or unanimity can be achieved but within a reasonable timespan from the moment a file has been transferred to its secretary; considers that the postponement of a decision on the modification of the European electoral law is against the duty of loyal cooperation and has a negative impact on the next composition of the European Parliament;

Amendment 32 #

Chris MACMANUS, João PIMENTA LOPES, Helmut SCHOLZ

Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Considers that, in order to address shortcomings in the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol and to give effect to Article 2 of that Protocol, and in accordance with the Good Friday Agreement, the proposed allocation should include three observers elected in Northern Ireland by universal suffrage;

Amendment 33 #

Pascal DURAND, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Brando BENIFEI, Giuliano PISAPIA, Gabriele BISCHOFF

Paragraph 5

5. Underlines that a mathematical formula displays great potential for providing in the future a permanent system to allocate the seats of the European Parliament in an objective, fair, durable and transparent way; Considers that such a permanent system needs further deliberation and should be introduced well in advance of elections of the European Parliament;deleted

Amendment 34 #

Niklas NIENASS

Paragraph 5

5. ~~Underlines that a mathematical formula displays great potential for providing in the future~~Strongly advocates the use of a mathematical formula providing a permanent system to allocateing the seats of the European Parliament in an objective, fair, durable and transparent way; ~~Considers that such a permanent system needs further deliberation and should be introduced well in advance of elections of the European Parliament;~~

Amendment 35 #

Paulo RANGEL, Vladimír BILČÍK

Paragraph 5

5. Underlines that a, whilst mathematical formulas displays great potential for providing ~~in the future~~ a permanent system tofor the allocat~~e the~~ion of seats ofin the European Parliament in an objective, fair, durable and transparent way; Considers that such a permanent system needs further deliberation and should be introduced well in advance of elections of the European Parliamentfuture, it is politically unviable for Parliament to suggest a permanent system at this stage;

Amendment 36 #

Rainer WIELAND

Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Underlines that Parliament, in previous resolutions, and the European Council, in its Decision 2013/312/EU establishing the composition of the European Parliament, undertook to establish a system which in the future will make it possible, before each fresh election to the European Parliament, to allocate seats between Member States in an objective, fair, durable and transparent way, based on the principle of degressive proportionality as laid down in Article 1 of that Decision, taking account of any change in their number and demographic trends in their population; stresses that Parliament, in previous resolutions, also considered the possibility of introducing transnational lists; stresses that Parliament’s initiative to establish such a system should be submitted before the end of the current parliamentary term in order for the system to be applied first in 2029;

Amendment 37 #

Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Considers gender equality to be a key element for improving representation in elections; welcomes the overall improvement in gender equality in the last elections, but stresses that there are significant differences between Member States, with some not having elected to Parliament a single woman; calls for the mandatory use of zipped lists, that is to say, alternating female and male candidates in order to ensure equal opportunities for women and men to be elected;

Amendment 38 #

Pascal DURAND, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Brando BENIFEI, Giuliano PISAPIA, Gabriele BISCHOFF

Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected by Member States must total 751, their seats being distributed to take into account not only the provisions of Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union, but also the need to compensate Member States that lost seats following the EU enlargements;

Amendment 39 #

Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Proposes to establish a permanent mechanism for calculating the composition of Parliament and suggests, as it is done in the Council of the European Union, to give a mandate to Eurostat to produce updated statistics one month before the mid-term and a recommendation on the composition of Parliament based on these; commits to draw up its proposal to the Council on the basis of these technical recommendations;

Amendment 4 #

Pascal DURAND, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Brando BENIFEI, Giuliano PISAPIA, Gabriele BISCHOFF

Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas the EU is founded on a set of values, including equality, and therefore promotes equality between women and men (Articles 2 and 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU)); whereas these objectives are also enshrined in Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights;

Amendment 40 #

Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Instructs the Committee on Constitutional Affairs to propose the details of such a procedure that would implement the requirements of the article 14(2) TEU and include a permanent calculation method used to establish degressive proportionality;

Amendment 41 #

Paulo RANGEL, Vladimír BILČÍK, Rainer WIELAND, Seán KELLY

Paragraph 6

6. Adopts and submits to the European Council the annexed proposal for a decision of the European Council establishing the composition of the European Parliament, on the basis of its right of initiative laid down in Article 14(2) TEU; reminds that the Parliament will need to give its consent to the decision, therefore requests to be immediately informed if and how the European Council intends to deviate from the submitted proposal; underlines the urgent need to adopt the decision so that the Member States can enact, in good time, the necessary domestic provisions to enable them to organise the elections to the European Parliament for the 2024-2029 parliamentary term; commits therefore in the spirit of mutual sincere cooperation, to proceed swiftly with the consent procedure;

Amendment 42 #

Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution

Recital 4

~~(4) The adoption of the legal basis for a Union-wide constituency should be complemented by laying down an appropriate number of representatives in the European Parliament to be~~ resolution delected ~~in that constituency comprising the entire territory of the Union,~~

Amendment 43 #

Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution

Recital 4

Amendment 44 #

Paulo RANGEL, Vladimír BILČÍK, Rainer WIELAND, Seán KELLY

Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution

Recital 4

Amendment 45 #

Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution

Recital 4

~~(4) The adoption of~~resolution (4) Once the legal basis for a Union- wide constituency ~~should be complemented by laying down~~is adopted, a reserve of an appropriate number of representatives in the European Parliament to be elected in that constituency ~~comprising the entire territory of the Union~~should be established,

Amendment 46 #

Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)

resolution - the need to compensate Member States that lost seats following the EU enlargements shall be taken into account.

Amendment 47 #

Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

resolution 1. The number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State for the 2024-2029 parliamentary term ~~is set as follows:~~shall determine the compensation of the Member States that lost seats following the EU enlargements, up to 751 seats.

Amendment 48 #

Pascal DURAND

Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution

Article 3 – paragraph 1

resolution 1. The number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State for the 2024-2029 parliamentary term is set as follows: Belgium 21 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 154 Germany 96 Estonia 7 Ireland 143 Greece 21 Spain 6159 France 79 Croatia 12 Italy 76 Cyprus 6 Latvia 98 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 3129 Austria 2019 Poland 52 Portugal 21 Romania 33 Slovenia 98 Slovakia 154 Finland 154 Sweden 21

Amendment 49 #

Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution

Article 3 – paragraph 1

resolution 1. The number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State for the 2024-2029 parliamentary term is set as follows: Belgium 212 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 15 Germany 96 Estonia 7 Ireland 14 Greece 21 Spain 613 France 7983 Croatia 12 Italy 76 Cyprus 6 Latvia 9 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 31 Austria 20 Poland 52 Portugal 21 Romania 33 Slovenia 9 Slovakia 15 Finland 15 Sweden 21

Amendment 5 #

Recital B b (new)

B b. whereas at their informal meeting on 23 February 2018, the Heads of State and Governments decided to continue the reflection, as well as the technical, legal and political work, in order to make it possible to set up transnational lists for the European elections in 2024;

Amendment 50 #

Brice HORTEFEUX, Seán KELLY, Pascal ARIMONT, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Deirdre CLUNE, Nathalie COLIN-OESTERLÉ, Arnaud DANJEAN, Geoffroy DIDIER, Agnès EVREN, Frances FITZGERALD, Cindy FRANSSEN, Benoît LUTGEN, Colm MARKEY, Nadine MORANO, Anne SANDER, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE, Maria WALSH

Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution

resolution 1. The number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State for the 2024-2029 parliamentary term is set as follows: Belgium 213 Bulgaria 17 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 15 Germany 96 Estonia 78 Ireland 145 Greece 21 Spain 61 France 7981 Croatia 12 Italy 76 Cyprus 6 Latvia 9 Lithuania 11 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 21 Malta 6 Netherlands 31 Austria 20 Poland 523 Portugal 21 Romania 33 Slovenia 9 Slovakia 15 Finland 15 Sweden 21

Amendment 51 #

Guy VERHOFSTADT, Hilde VAUTMANS, Olivier CHASTEL, Pascal ARIMONT, Cindy FRANSSEN, Benoît LUTGEN, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE

Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution

Article 3 – paragraph 1

Amendment 52 #

Niklas NIENASS

Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution

Article 3 – paragraph 1

resolution 1. The number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State for the 2024-2029 parliamentary term is set as follows: Belgium 21 Bulgaria 175 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 153 Germany 96 Estonia 7 Ireland 143 Greece 21 Spain 6159 France 79 Croatia 12 Italy 764 Cyprus 6 Latvia 98 Lithuania 110 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 210 Malta 6 Netherlands 3129 Austria 2019 Poland 52 Portugal 21 Romania 331 Slovenia 98 Slovakia 153 Finland 153 Sweden 21 Union-wide 28 constituency

Amendment 53 #

Guy VERHOFSTADT, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Rainer WIELAND

Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution

Article 3 – paragraph 1

resolution 1. The number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State for the 2024-2029 parliamentary term is set as follows: Belgium 21 Bulgaria 176 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 154 Germany 96 Estonia 7 Ireland 14 Greece 21 Spain 61 France 79 Croatia 12 Italy 76 Cyprus 6 Latvia 98 Lithuania 110 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 210 Malta 6 Netherlands 310 Austria 2019 Poland 52 Portugal 21 Romania 332 Slovenia 98 Slovakia 154 Finland 154 Sweden 21 Union-wide 28 constituency

Amendment 54 #

Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution

Article 3 – paragraph 1

resolution 1. The number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State for the 2024-2029 parliamentary term is set as follows: Belgium 21 Bulgaria 176 Czech Republic 21 Denmark 154 Germany 96 Estonia 7 Ireland 14 Greece 21 Spain 61 France 79 Croatia 12 Italy 76 Cyprus 6 Latvia 98 Lithuania 110 Luxembourg 6 Hungary 210 Malta 6 Netherlands 310 Austria 2019 Poland 52 Portugal 21 Romania 332 Slovenia 98 Slovakia 154 Finland 154 Sweden 21

Amendment 55 #

Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution

Article 3 – paragraph 2

2. In addition, subject to the entry into force of Council Regulation (xx/yy) on the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, repealing Council Decision (76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom) and the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage annexed to that Decision, in the first elections following that event, 28 representatives in the European Parliament are elected in a Union-wide constituency, as provided for in that Regulation.resolution deleted

Amendment 56 #

Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution

Article 3 – paragraph 2

Amendment 57 #

Annex to the motion for a resolution

Article 3 – paragraph 2

Amendment 58 #

Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution

Article 3 – paragraph 2

Amendment 59 #

Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution

Article 3 – paragraph 2

Amendment 6 #

Paulo RANGEL, Vladimír BILČÍK, Rainer WIELAND

Recital B c (new)

B c. whereas, pursuant to Article 10(1) and (2) TEU, the functioning of the Union is founded on representative democracy and citizens are directly represented at Union level in the European Parliament; whereas the demographic situation of Member States should therefore be reflected accurately and the demographic increase of Member States in the composition of the European Parliament for the legislature 2024-2029 should be taken into account, in order to respect the so-called Cambridge compromise;

Amendment 60 #

Annex to the motion for a legislative resolution

Article 3 – paragraph 2

resolution 2. In addition, to the number of Members of the European Parliament elected in each Member State, set in Article 3(1), and subject to the entry into force of Council Regulation (xx/yy) on the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, repealing Council Decision (76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom) and the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage annexed to that Decision~~, in the first elections following that event~~ providing for a Union-wide constituency, 28 representatives in the European Parliament are elected in a Union-wide constituency in the first elections following that event, as provided for in that Regulation.

Amendment 61 #

Annex to the explanatory statement

Title

Principle-based solution for the allocation of seats at the level of the Member States in Parliament for the 2024 - 2029 parliamentary term:

Amendment 7 #

Recital C

~~C. whereas its resolution of 3 May 2022 on the reform of the electoral law of the European Union proposes the establishment of a Union-wide constituency;~~deleted

Amendment 8 #

Recital C

~~C. whereas its resolution of 3 May 2022 on the reform of the electoral law of the European Union proposes the establishment of a Union-wide constituency;~~deleted

Amendment 9 #