Activities of Domènec RUIZ DEVESA related to 2021/2018(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Statute and funding of European political parties and foundations (debate)
Amendments (31)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
— having regard to Articles 2 and 10(4) of the Treaty on European Union,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
— having regard to Article 224 and Article 325 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas European political parties help to raise European political awareness and express the will of Union citizens; whereas strong political parties and foundations at European level are essential for the development of a truly European political sphere and that should play a more central role in the European elections's process;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas European political parties should cooperate with their national member parties, in order to support them in bringing the Union closer to the citizens in order to enhance democratic legitimacy and to more accurately reflect the role of the European Parliament;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas European political parties and foundations can play a role in promoting European policies on neighbouring countries under the common foreign and security policy and as part of the external relations of the Union; whereas they should therefore be open to membership by parties or individuals from these countries and be allowed to receive contributions from them, provided that full transparency and compliance with Article 325 TFEU and the Union’s rules regarding the fight against fraud and corruption is ensured;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes, however, that a number of practical difficultiesadministrative and political obstacles are still preventing European parties and foundations from achieving their full potential as active and visible players in European democracy both at European level as well as in the Member States;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of the registration of European political parties and foundations, since it requires compliance with all its conditions, including respect for shared Union fundamental values, and makes eligibility for funding from the Union budget conditional upon such compliance, as well as the need to ensure full transparency;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the reinforcement of the provisions on monitoring respect by European political parties and foundations for the shared fundamental values of the Union and for the procedure for dealing with infringements, including sanctions and recovery of funds;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the current system for verifying respect for rules on the use of contributions and grants is too cumbersome and needs to be improved in terms of efficiency and speed;
Amendment 49 #
8 a. Underlines that the funding of EU political parties and foundations must be transparent, subject to Article 325 TFEU, not open to abuse, and exclusively support political programmes and activities in line with the founding principles of the Union expressed in Article 2 TEU;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Underlines the need for a definition of Members in order to have legal certainty on the different types of Membership, their relationship with the European Political Party they adhere to and the requirements they have to meet including the proven respect of the shared values of the European Union;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets that the narrow interpretation of the definition of members of a European political party established by case law does not sufficiently recognise the need for flexibility in the internal organisation of European political parties, especially as regards associate members, including those from former Member States and third countries; is concerned that this narrow interpretation has the effect of preventing, for no good reason, European political parties from receiving financial contributions from such members;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Underlines that there is a great imbalance between the amount European Political Parties receive as donations and the amount they receive as contributions that might increase their dependency on external donators;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Underlines that the compliance of registered Members with all the conditions European Political Parties have to meet, including the respect for the Union’ shared values, should be ensured by thoroughly controlled procedures before the membership is confirmed as well as during the legislative mandate, considers it essential to allocate appropriate staff to the Authority, so as to ensure that this control is implemented using effective procedures;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Points out that the APPF has limited powers with regard to verifying whether a registered party or foundation is in breach of the EU’s shared values and has never triggered the complex values compliance procedure thus far; calls for the strengthening of the current administrative set-up of the APPF in order to be able to better monitor the compliance with relevant rules and the implementation of sanctions, as well as to ensure its complete autonomy and neutrality;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15 c. Underlines the importance to introduce a specific procedure for the non-compliance with EU shared values applicable for European political parties and to their national members;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that a clear set of rules and conditions should be established for the joint organisation and co-financing of activities concerning European issues by European political parties and national member parties; considers that in these activities the display of the European Party logo alongside that of the national member party should be required;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Considers that the establishment of a One-stop-shop to assess requests made from European political parties using a specific application form for the joint organisation and co-financing of activities on European issues directly related to the functioning and implementation of the Union’s legal framework within a maximum period of 2 months would considerably increase the number of activities organised by European Political Parties and strengthen their perception and visibility in the Member States;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Considers that the introduction of the One-stop-shop using standard procedures should facilitate the administrative burden put on European Political Parties and reduce unnecessary redtape. The One-stop-shop should be composed with the necessary staff to be able to effectively and efficiently carry out its duties and meet the deadlines;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the prohibition on financing referendum campaigns to be lifted and proposes to allow European Political parties financing referendum campaigns that are directly related to the implementation of the TEU or TFEU and comply with the Union’s basic principles and shared values, if they are linked to European issues;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the prohibition on financing referendum campaigns to be lifted, if they are linked to European issues in order to promote a truly European public sphere;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls for the opening of individual membership of European political parties to all Union citizens to provide for amore inclusive representation of political parties active at the European level;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Considers that the total amount of donations European Political Parties receive should not exceed 20% of the amount they receive as contributions from national Member Parties with a view to limit a potential dependency on external donators;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Supports the creation of further categories of revenue, in order to cover all sources of income of political parties rather than just contributions and donations; this should in any case provide for the possibility for parties to generate income through publication sales, participation fees for conferences and workshops;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Is in favour ofAdvocates to increasinge the transparency of the financing of European political parties and foundations by creating an obligation for the European Parliament to publish the annual financial statements it receives;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Underlines that the information covering the registration and financial situation of European political parties and foundations should, to the greatest extent possible, be made publicly available in a user-friendly, complete and updated manner;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Is of the opinion that the rules on eligibility of expenditure are too narrow and that European political parties should be allowed to finance any activity that is not only organised as an internal event but open to the general public which contributes to increasing European political awareness and giving expression to the will of Union citizens;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Insists that the national member parties of European political parties must have a democratic structure in line with Article 10 TEU, and by complying with Articles 8, 18 and 19 TFEU, as well as Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, by ensuring transparent decision- making processes and respect the shared fundamental values of the Union; as well as by respecting gender balance in their directive bodies; a confirmation of the adherence to and active support of the shared fundamental values of the Unions hall be requested in written form before accepting the Membership in a European political party;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Insists that the national member parties of European political parties must have a democratic structure and respect the fundamental values of the Union and must observe democratic procedures and transparency in selecting their party leaders and candidates for elections and as well a democratic vote for the adoption of their internal rules and political programme;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Suggests that the criteria of visibility of European Parties’ symbols or logos should be enhanced and made more binding in the purpose of supporting the function of EU parties as highlighted in article 10 TEU;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)