8 Amendments of Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO related to 2009/2134(INI)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. there are several differences in the systems used by States for elections to the European Parliament, particularly with respect to the organisation of constituencies and to preferential voting, but also with respect to measures aimed at increasing the representation of women and ethnic minorities,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. the number of women MEPs now stands at 35 per cent; measureefforts should be taken to further reducemade to reduce further the gender imbalance in Parliament, especially in certain States,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. the redistribution of parliamentary seats among States needs to take place on a regular basis in order to reflect demographic change in the resident populations of the States and to respect strictly respect the principle of degressive proportionality; it may be possible to reach agreement on an apolitical, mathematical formula which would respect the criteria laid down in the Treaties and spelt out in the Act1,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Proposes that an additional 25 MEPs will be elected by a single constituency formed of the whole territory of the European Union; transnational lists will be composed of candidates drawn from at least one third of the States, and will be gender-balancedmay ensure an adequate gender representation; each elector will be enabled to cast one vote for the EU-wide list in addition to their vote for the national or regional list: voting for the EU constituency will be in accordance with the preferential semi-open list system (whereby votes are allotted either to the party list or to individual candidates 1 The Sainte-Laguë method uses divisors of 1, 3, 5, 7, etc, and was used in the 2009 European elections in Germany, Latvia and Sweden. It produces a slightly more proportional result than the D'Hondt method. within a list)closed list proportional system; and seats will be allocated in accordance with the Sainte-LaguëD'Hondt method1; further, proposes that an electoral authority will be established at EU level in order to regulate the conduct and to verify the result of the election taking place from the EU-wide list;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Proposes that a redistribution of the existing 751 seats among States will take place, if justified objectively by figures established by Eurostat, based on the total resident population, before every election; the redistribution will be made in accordance with a mathematical formula respecting the criteria laid down in the Treaties, and will be announced at least twelve months before the end of the mandate;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. UrgesCalls on Member States and political parties to promote the better representation of women and ethnic minority candidates at both the EU and the national level;
Amendment 99 #
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The European Parliament shall be composed of representatives of the Union's citizens. 2a. Theyre shall not exceedbe seven hundred and fifty in number, plus the Presidentone seats allocated to constituencies established in the Member States. Representation of citizens shall be degressively proportional, with a minimum threshold of six members per Member State. No Member State shall be allocated more than ninety-six seats. The European Council shall adopt by unanimity, on the initiative of the European Parliament and with its consent, a decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament, respecting the principles referred to in the first subparagraphdistribution of those seats among the States shall be reviewed regularly. Not later than twelve months before the end of the mandate of each Parliament the European Council shall adopt by unanimity, on the initiative of the European Parliament and with its consent, a decision on the redistribution of seats. 2b. In addition, there shall be twenty-five seats allocated to a single constituency comprising the entire territory of the Union.
Amendment 115 #
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a For the purposes of distributing seats between Member States in accordance with the principle of degressive proportionality pursuant to Article 14(2a) of the Treaty on European Union, the ratio between the population and the number of seats of each State must vary in relation to their respective populations in such a way that each Member from a more populous State represents more citizens than each Member from a less populous State and also, conversely, that no less populous State has more seats than a more populous State.