Activities of Domènec RUIZ DEVESA related to 2021/0375(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (debate)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Differentiated levels of affiliation and a category of research partners should be recognised for European political foundations, in order to allow for more flexibility and facilitate freedom of research.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) For the purpose of its decisions to register, in order to ascertain that a European political party or a European political foundation complies with its obligations to observe the values on which the Union is founded, as expressed in Article 2 TEU, and that it ensures that its members observe such values, the Authority should rely on a written declaration to be issued by the European political party or European political foundation by using a template attached to this Regulation. The power of the Authority, upon request from the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission, to verify the compliance with such values should however not extend to possible breaches of those values by member parties or member organisations.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) If a European political party or a European political foundation seriously fails to comply with relevant national law and if the matter relates to elements affecting respect of the values on which the Union is founded, as expressed in Article 2 TEU, the Authority should decide, upon request by the Member State concerned, to apply the procedures laid down by this Regulation. Moreover, the Authority should decide, upon request from the Member State of the seat, to remove from the Register a European political party or European political foundation which has seriously failed to comply with relevant national law on any other matter.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) European political parties and their member parties should lead by example in closing the gender gap in the political domain. If they wish to benefit from EU funding, European political parties should have internal rules promoting gender balanceequality and they should be transparent about the gender balance of their member parties. European political parties should provide evidence on their internal policy on gender balance and on their member parties’ gender representation as regards candidates to and Member of the European Parliament . The European political parties are also encouraged to provide information in relation to their member parties’ on inclusiveness and representation of minorities.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In order to enhance cooperation with long-standing members sharing EU values, contributions from member parties having their seat in a country outside the Union but in the Council of Europecandidate countries for accession to the Union, in countries from the European Free Trade Association, from EU neighbourhood countries and from former Member States, should be allowed. However, such contributions should be subject to a cap in relation to total contribution, to limit the risk of foreign interference.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) European political parties should not fund, directly or indirectly, other political parties and, in particular, national parties or candidates. European political foundations should not fund, directly or indirectly, European or national political parties or candidates. The prohibition of indirect funding should however not prevent European political parties or political foundations from publicly supporting and engaging with their member parties or member organisations in the Union on issues of relevance for the Union, or tofrom supporting political activities in the common interest, or from engaging in educational activities, in order to be able to fulfil their mission under Article 10(4) TEU. The prohibition of indirect funding should not prevent the participation of both representatives and staffers of political parties, nor of potentially politically active persons in events of European political foundations. Moreover, European political parties and their affiliated European political foundations should only finance activities in the context of national referendum campaigns when they concern the implementation of the TEU and the TFEU . These principles reflect Declaration No 11 on Article 191 of the Treaty establishing the European Community annexed to the Final Act of the Treaty of Nice.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) European political parties should not fund, directly or indirectly, other political parties and, in particular, national parties or candidates. European political foundations should not fund, directly or indirectly, European or national political parties or candidates. The prohibition of indirect funding should however not prevent European political parties from publicly supporting and engaging with their member parties in the Union on issues of relevance for the Union, or to support political activities in the common interest, to be able to fulfil their mission under Article 10(4) TEU. Moreover, European political parties and their affiliated European political foundations should only finance activities in the context of national referendum campaigns when they concern the implementation of the TEU and the TFEU issues directly related to the European Union. These principles reflect Declaration No 11 on Article 191 of the Treaty establishing the European Community annexed to the Final Act of the Treaty of Nice.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d
(d) serving as a framework for national political foundations, academics (including by different levels of affiliation and a category of research partners), and other relevant actors to work together at European level;
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) its minimum documentation standards and internal control mechanisms for accepting donations
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Where the Authority becomes aware of facts which may give rise to doubts concerning compliance by a specific European political party or European political foundation with the conditions laid down in Article 3(1), point (d), and Article 3(2), point (c), it shall start the verification process and inform the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission with a view to allowing any of them to lodge a request for verification as referred to in the first subparagraph. Without prejudice to the first subparagraph, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission shall indicate their intention within two months of receiving that information.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4
Article 21 – paragraph 4
4. A European political party shall include in its application evidence demonstrating its compliance with Article 4(1), point (j), and that its member parties apply gender equality and have continuously published on their websites, during 12 months preceding the moment at which the application is made, information on the gender representation among the candidates at the last elections to the European Parliament and on the evolution of gender representation among their Members of the European Parliament.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 9
Article 23 – paragraph 9
9. Contributions from members of a European political party that have their seat in, or are citizens of, a Member State or from member parties that have their seat in a country belonging to the Council of Europecandidate countries for accession to the Union, in countries from the European Free Trade Association, in EU neighbourhood countries and in former Member States shall be permitted. The total value of contributions from members shall not exceed 40 % of the annual budget of a European political party. The value of contributions from member parties that have their seat in a country outside the Union shall not exceed 10% of the total contributions from members.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
10. Contributions from members of a European political foundation that have their seat in, or are citizens of, a Member State or from member organisations that have their seat in a country belonging to candidathe Ccouncil of Europe ,tries for accession to the Union, countries from the European Free Trade Association, EU neighbourhood countries and to former Member States and from the European political party with which it is affiliated, shall be permitted. The total value of contributions from members shall not exceed 40 % of the annual budget of a European political foundation and shall not derive from funds received by a European political party pursuant to this Regulation from the general budget of the European Union. The value of contributions from member organisations that have their seat in a country outside the Union shall not exceed 10% of the total contributions from members.
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Subject to the second subparagraph, the funding of European political parties from the general budget of the European Union or from any other source may be used to finance campaigns conducted by the European political parties in the context of elections to the European Parliament in which they or their members participate as required by Article 3(1), point (f) including setting up union-wide lists.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. The funding of European political parties and European political foundations from the general budget of the European Union or from any other source may be used to finance referendum campaigns when those campaigns concern the implementation of the Tissues directly relaties of theed to the European Union.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. Notwithstanding Article 24(1), the funding of European political parties from the general budget of the European Union or from any other source shall not be used for the direct or indirect funding of other political parties, and in particular national parties or candidates except for political activities in the common interest of European and national parties and capacity building to support the formation of future political leadership in the Union. Those national political parties and candidates shall continue to be governed by national rules.
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 8
Article 37 – paragraph 8
8. European political parties and European political foundations, the Member States and the independent bodies or experts authorised to audit accounts under this Regulation shall be liable in accordance with applicable national law for any damage they cause in the processing of personal data pursuant to this Regulation. The Member States shall, without prejudice to Regulation (EU) 2016/679, ensure that effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions are applied for infringements of this Regulation, of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and of the national provisions adopted pursuant thereto, and in particular for the fraudulent use of personal data.