Activities of Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD related to 2021/0375(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (recast)
Amendments (71)
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Article 8 TFEU establishes the principle of gender mainstreaming by which the Union should aim to eliminate gender inequalities and to promote gender equality in all its activities.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Article 21 of the Charter establishes the right to gender equality in all areas.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) A political alliance should also be recognised as a European political party when it has received at least one per cent of the votes cast in the EU-wide constituency at the most recent elections to the European Parliament as it fulfils the conditions to contribute to forming European political awareness and to expressing the will of citizens of the Union.
Amendment 84 #
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 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Decisions to de-register a European political party or a European political foundation on the ground of non- compliance withshould be taken in the event of a breach of the values on which the Union is founded, as expressed in Article 2 TEU, should be taken only in the event of a manifest and serious breach of those values. When taking a decision to de- register, the Authority should fully respect the Charter.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The independence and transparency of the committee of independent eminent persons should be guaranteed by ensuring, inter alia, that their members do not have a political affiliation.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The European legal status granted to European political parties and their affiliated foundations should provide them with legal capacity and recognition in all the Member States. Such legal capacity and recognition do not entitle them to nominate candidates in national elections or in national or regional constituencies in the elections to the European Parliament . Any such or similar entitlement remains under the competence of Member States.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) European political parties and, their member parties and European political foundations should lead by example in closing the gender gap in the political domain. If they wish to benefit from EU funding, European political parties and European political foundations should have internal rules promoting gender balance and they should be transparent about the gender balanceequality, including a gender equality plan and a protocol to prevent, detect and combat sexual harassment and harassment ofn their member parties. grounds of gender. In addition, European political parties should provide evidebe transparent about the gender balance onf their internal policy on gender balance andmember parties and should provide evidence on their member parties’ gender representation as regards candidates to and Member of the European Parliament . European political parties and European political foundations should also provide evidence on their internal policy on gender equality by means of an annual report. The European political parties are also encouraged to provide information in relation to their member parties’ on inclusiveness and representation of minorities.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) In order to address the difficulties that European political parties, in particular small ones, face in achieving the 10% co- financing rate required by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, the co-financing rate for European political parties should be reduced to 5%, in line with the rate for European political foundations. European political foundations, like European political parties, should be able to use any unused part of the Union contribution awarded to cover reimbursable expenditure within the financial year following its award.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) The co-financing rate for European political parties and European political foundations should be lowered to 0% in the year of the elections to the European Parliament. Eliminating the co-financing obligation in the year of the elections to the European Parliament should help European political parties increase the number and intensity of their campaign activities and, therefore, also increase their visibility at national level.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
Recital 34 a (new)
(34a) In order to ensure that gender equality requirements are implemented appropriately, European political parties and European political foundations should dedicate at least 5% of the financial contributions or grants they receive from the general budget of the European Union to gender equality measures.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) A due diligence mechanism should be introduced to improve the transparency of large donations and to minimise the risk of foreign interference from this source. To that end, European political parties and European political foundations should request detailed identification information from their donors. The Authority should be empowered to request additional information from donors where it has grounds to believe that a donation has been granted in breach of this Regulation.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In order to enhance cooperation with long-standing members sharing EU values, contributions from member partiemember parties and member organisations having their seat in a country outside the Union but in the Council of Europe, should be allowedin candidate countries or potential candidates for EU membership, should be allowed, as well as their contributions. However, such contributions should be subject to a cap in relation to total contribution, to limit the risk of foreign interference.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 acknowledges only two categories of revenues for European political parties and foundations apart from contributions from the budget of the European Union, namely contributions from members and donations. A number of revenue sources generated from own economic activities (such as sales of publications or conference or workshop fees) fall outside the scope of these two categories, creating accounting and transparency problems. A third category of revenues (‘ancillary own resources’) should therefore be created. The proportion of own resources in the total budget of a European political party or foundations should be capped at 5% to avoid that it becomes overdimensioned in relation to the overall budget of these entities.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) In order to reach out to their members and constituencies across the Union, European political parties should have the right to use their funding for cross-border political campaigns, conducted in the context of elections to the European Parliament, including the setting up of union-wide lists and referendum campaigns. The funding and limitation of election expenses for parties and candidates in those campaigns should be governed by the rules applicable in each Member State.
Amendment 121 #
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 European 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 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 and act to reinforce the existence of the European demos. The prohibition of indirect funding should not prevent the participation of either representatives and staffers of political parties, nor of potentially politically active persons in events of European political foundations. Moreover, European political parties should only finance activities in the context of national referendum campaigns when they concern the implementation of the TEU and the TFEU. European political foundations should also be allowed to organise activities financed from the general budget of the European Union to support these campaigns. 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 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) In compliance with the principle of proportionality, the obligation to publish the identity of donors who are natural persons should not apply to donations equal to or below EUR 1500 per year and per donor. Furthermore, such obligation should not apply to donations the annual value of which exceeds EUR 1500 and is below or equal to EUR 3000 unless the donor has given prior written consent to the publication. These thresholds strike an appropriate balance between, on the one hand, the fundamental right to the protection of personal data and, on the other hand, the legitimate public interest in transparency regarding the funding of European political parties and foundations, as reflected in international recommendations to avoid corruption in relation to the funding of political parties and foundations. The disclosure of donations exceeding EUR 3000 per year and per donorThe disclosure of donations should allow effective public scrutiny and control over the relations between donors and European political parties. Also in compliance with the principle of proportionality, information on donations should be published annually, except during election campaigns to the European Parliament or for donations exceeding EUR 12000, in respect of which publication should take place expeditiously.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) it is either recognised by, or established in accordance with, the legal order of at least one Member State, a country belonging to the Council of Europe, a candidate country or a potential candidate for EU membership;
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4 a) ‘member organisation’ means a non-for-profit entity, irrespective of the type of membership, which participates in the governance of a European political foundation, by, inter alia, defining the strategic direction and participating in the European political foundation’s statutory meetings;
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘ancillary own resources’ means income generated by own economic activities, such as conference fees andor workshop fees, sales of publications;
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)
(iia) it has received at least one per cent of the votes cast in the EU-wide constituency at the most recent elections to the European Parliament;
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) it observes , in particular in its programme and in its activities, the values on which the Union is founded, as expressed in Article 2 TEU, namely respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities . It provides a yearly written declaration using the template in Annex I ;
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) it also ensures that its member parties having their seat in the Union observe the values expressed in Article 2 TEU and that its member parties having their seat outside the Union observe equivalent values. It provides a yearly written declaration using the template in Annex I;
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) it observes , in particular in its programme and in its activities, the values on which the Union is founded, as expressed in Article 2 TEU, namely respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities . It provides a yearly written declaration using the template in Annex I ;
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) it also ensures that its member organisations having their seat in the Union observe the values expressed in Article 2 TEU and that its member organisations having their seat outside the Union observe equivalent values. It provides a yearly written declaration using the template in Annex I;
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) its internal rules regarding gender balanceequality.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Each European political party shall transmit within fivefteen working days of the first dissemination to the Authority information concerning each political advertisement that it sponsors or publishes directly to enable the wider context of the political advertisement and its aims to be understood by citizens. That information shall include at least the information listed in point 1 of Annex II. The Authority shall, once relevant legislation obliges platforms to publish online registers containing the before mentioned information, provide for automatic forwarding of information while requiring European political parties to take or decline responsibility for listed advertisements.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The Authority shall immediately, and in any case no later than five working days from receiving it, publish the information referred to in paragraph 2 in the repository provided for in Article 8. The information shall be presented in a machine-readable format as well as in a form which is easily accessible, clearly visible and user friendly, and using plain language.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall designate one or more national regulatory authorities competent to supervise compliance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 and notify the Authority thereof. Such national regulatory authorities or bodies shall exercise their powers impartially and transparently and be legally distinct from the government and functionally independent of their respective governments and of any other public or private body. The Authority shall publish on its website and keep updated a list of Member States’ national regulatory authorities. Decisions of national regulatory authorities shall be subject to effective legal remedies. Member States shall ensure that upon request of any interested party appropriate redress can be sought requiring the European Political Party to put an end to any violation of the obligations laid down in paragraphs 1, 2 or 4. The supervision and enforcement of any rules and obligations related to the processing of personal data, including for targeting political advertising, shall remain the competence of the supervisory authorities established pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) its internal rules regarding gender equality.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a Requirements for gender equality rules 1. European political parties shall publish on their website 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. 2. European political parties and its member parties shall ensure that, in the lists they submit for the elections to the European Parliament in constituencies in which the list system is used, the difference between male and female candidates is not greater than one and lists alternate candidates by gender. 3. Collegiate governing bodies of European political parties and European political foundations shall be composed by at least 50% of women. 4. European political parties and European political foundations shall adopt a gender equality plan including mechanisms to guarantee the active participation of women in all their diversity. 5. European political parties and European political foundations shall have a protocol to prevent, detect and combat sexual harassment and harassment on the grounds of gender. For the implementation of subparagraph 1, European political parties, its member parties and European political foundations shall: (a) ensure the independence and expertise on gender equality and sexual harassment of the experts conducting investigations related to sexual harassment or harassment on the grounds of gender; (b) ensure due diligence; (c) take the necessary interim measures; (d) provide counselling and support services to victims; (e) ensure appropriate reparation measures. 6. European political parties and European political foundations shall incorporate the prohibition of acts of sexual harassment and harassment on the grounds of gender into their internal rules and shall take appropriate measures to suspend or withdraw membership of perpetrators of these acts. 7. European political parties and European political foundations shall disseminate their protocol to prevent, detect and combat sexual harassment and harassment on the grounds of gender, take action to raise awareness among their members and employees, and periodically evaluate and review the procedures established by the protocol.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) the gender equality plan and the protocol to prevent, detect and combat sexual harassment and harassment on the grounds of gender of the party or foundation.
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. If following a verification conducted under paragraph 1, the Authority findconsiders that anyone of the conditions for registration or governance provisions referred to in paragraph 1, with the exceptide- registration grounds under Article 19(1), point (a), points (i) or (ii), might apply to a European political party or a European political foundation, or the Authority has knowledge of circumstances indicating that one of the conditions inderegistration grounds under Article 319(1), point (da), andpoints (iii) or (iv), or under Article 319(2), point (c), are no longer complied with, might apply to a European political party or to a European political foundation, the Authority shall notify the European political party or foundation concernedinform the party or foundation concerned without undue delay of those deregistration grounds, and invite the party or foundation concerned to submit observations within one month.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
A decision of the Authority to de-register on grounds of non-compliance with the conditions set out in Article 3(1), points (d) or (e), or Article 3(2), points (c), may or (e), shall only be adopted in the event of manifest and serious breach of those conditions. It shall be subject to the procedure set out in paragraph 4.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. A decision of the Authority to de- register a European political party or foundation on the ground of a manifest and serious breach as regards compliance with the conditions set out in Article 3(1), points (d) or (e), or Article 3(2), points (c) or (d), shall be communicated to the European Parliament and the Council. The decision shall enter into force only if no objection is expressed by the European Parliament and the Council within a period of three months of the communication of the decision to the European Parliament and the Councilm or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Authority that they will not object. In the event of an objection by the European Parliament and by the Council, the European political party or foundation shall remain registered.
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The committee of independent eminent persons established by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 shall consist of six members, with the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission each appointing two members of which at least one shall be a woman. The members of the committee shall be selected on the basis of their personal and professional qualities. They shall neither be members or former members of the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission, nor hold any electoral mandate, belong to a national or regional party in the European Union, be officials or other servants of the European Union or be current or former employees of a European political party or a European political foundation.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) any possible manifest and serious breach of the values on which the Union is founded, as referred to in Article 3(1), points (d) and (e), and Article 3(2), points (c) and (d), by a European political party or a European political foundation;
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. A European political party or a European political foundation shall lose its European legal personality upon the notification of a decision pursuant to Article 11(5) removal from the Register by a decision of the Authority: (a) if, in the context of the procedure laid down in Article 11, the Authority finds that (i) one of the conditions for registration laid down in Article 3(1), points (a),(b), (c), (f) or (g), or in Article 3(2), points (a), (b), (e), (f) or (g), is not complied with by the party or foundation in question; (ii) one of the governance provisions set out Article 4(1), points (a), (b), (d), (e), (f) or (j), or in Article 6(1), points (a) to (e), (g) or (ia), is not complied with by the party or foundation in question; (iii) the party or foundation in question is in one of the situations of exclusion referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046; (iv) the decision to register the party or foundation in question is based on information decisive for the registration decision that was incorrect or misleading and, , or where the decision has been obtained by deceit; (b) if, in the context of the procedure laid down in Article 11a, the Authority finds that the conditions for registration laid down in Article 3(1), points (d) or (e), or Article 3(2), points (c) or (d), concerning respect for the values expressed in Article 2 TEU, have been breached by the European political party in question or by its member parties or by the European political foundation in question or its member organisations; (c) at the request of the European political party or European political foundation concerned; or (d) at the request of a Member State that fulfils the requirements laid down in Article 11b(1) and (3).
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. If a European political party or a European political foundation has seriously failed to fulfil relevant obligations under national law applicable by virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 17(2)Article 17(2), and if, in the light of the fundamental right of freedom of association enshrined in Article 12 EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the need to ensure pluralism of political parties in Europe, that failure is serious enough to justify its de- registration, the Member State of the seat may address to the Authority a duly reasoned request for de-registration which. This request shall be duly reasoned. In particular, it shall identify precisely and exhaustively the illegal actions and the specific national requirements that have not been complied with. In such cases, the Authority shall:
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) for any other matter, and when the reasoned request ofwhere, in its request pursuant to paragraph 1, the Member State concerned confirms that all national remedies have been exhausted, decide to removeconcerning such a request have been exhausted, the Authority shall, after hearing the representative of the European political party or European political foundation concerned from, assess whether the Rde-register.ration ground under Article 19(1), point (d), applies to the European political party or European political foundation concerned
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
In all cases, the Authority shall act without undue delay and, in any case not later than two months. The Authority shall inform the Member State concerned and the European political party or European political foundation concerned of the follow-up given tohow the reasoned request for de-registration has been followed-up.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. Financial contributions or grants from the general budget of the European Union shall not exceed 95 % of the annual reimbursable expenditure indicated in the budget of a European political party and of the eligible costs incurred by a European political foundation. European political parties and European political foundations may use any unused part of the Union contribution awarded to cover reimbursable expenditure within the financial year following its award. Amounts unused after that financial year shall be recovered in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 . Financial contributions in the year of elections to the European Parliament may cover 100% of the reimbursable expenditure incurred by a European political party or a European political foundation.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. At least 5 % of the financial contributions or grants from the general budget of the European Union shall be used to implement the measures laid down in Article 6a.
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The European political party and the European political foundation shall , at the time of its application, comply with the obligations listed in Article 26 From the date of its application until the end of the financial year or of the action covered by the contribution or grant, it shall remain registered in the Register and shall not be the subject of any of the sanctions provided for in Article 30(1) and in Article 30(2) , points (a) (v) to (ix) .
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. A European political party shall include in its application an annual report on the implementation of its rules regarding gender equality demonstrating its compliance with Article 4(1), point (j).
Amendment 216 #
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 havethat it has continuously published on theirits 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 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. A European political foundation shall include in its application its an annual report on the implementation of its rules regarding gender equality demonstrating its compliance with Article 6(1), point (ia).
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. European political parties and European political foundations may accept donations from natural or legal perspersons or non- profit organisations of up to a value of EUR 18000 per year and per donor.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. European political parties and European political foundations shall, at the time of the submission of their annual financial statements in accordance with Article 26, also transmit a list of all donors with their corresponding donations, indicating both the nature and the value of the individual donations. This paragraph shall also apply to contributions made by member parties of European political parties and member organisations of European political foundations.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. Donations received by European political parties and European political foundations and expenditure funded from those donations within six months prior to elections to the European Parliament shall be reported on a weekly basis to the Authority in writing and in accordance with paragraph 2.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 4
4. Single donations the value of which exceeds EUR 12000 that have been accepted by European political parties and European political foundations shall be immediately reported to the Authority in writing and in accordance with paragraph 2 and no later than five working days.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. For all donations the value of which exceeds EUR 3000, European political parties and European political foundations shall request donors to provide the necessary information for their proper identification. European political parties and European political foundations shall transmit the information received to the Authority upon its request.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 6 – point d
Article 23 – paragraph 6 – point d
(d) donations from any private entities based in a third country or from individuals from a third country who are not entitled to vote in elections to the European Parliamentnon-EU citizens resident in a third country.
Amendment 240 #
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 or permanent residents of, a Member State or from member parties that have their seat in a country belonging to the Council of Europe, in candidate countries or potential candidates for EU membership 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 120% of the total contributions from members.
Amendment 247 #
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 or permanent residents of, a Member State or from member organisations that have their seat in a country belonging to the Council of Europe , in candidate countries or potential candidates for EU membership, 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 120% of the total contributions from members.
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 13
Article 23 – paragraph 13
13. The value of ancillary own resources of a European political party or of a European political foundation generated from own economic activities shall not exceed 5% of the annual budget of that European political party or European political foundation.
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 255 #
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 Treaties of the Union. European political foundations shall be allowed to organise activities financed from the general budget of the European Union to support these campaigns.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Authority shall control compliance by European political parties and European political foundations with their obligations under this Regulation, in particular in relation to Article 3, Article 4(1), points (a), (b), (d), (e), (f) and (fj), of Article 6(1), points (a) to (e), (g) and (gia), Article 10(5) and (6), and Articles 23, 24 and 25.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. With a view to fully comply with the obligations referred to in Article 38, before the Authority’s final decision relating to any of the sanctions referred to in Article 30(2), points (a)(i) to (iv), (viii) and (ix), the Authority or the Authorising Officer of the European Parliament shall give the European political party or the European political foundation concerned an opportunity to introduce the measures required to remedy the situation within a reasonable period of time, which shall not normally exceed one month. In particular, the Authority or the Authorising Officer of the European Parliament shall allow the possibility of correcting clerical and arithmetical errors, providing additional documents or information where necessary or correcting minor mistakes.
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The European Parliament , under the authority of its Authorising Officer, or under that of the Authority, shall, in accordance with their respective responsibilities, make public the following on a website created for that purpose, in an open, machine readable format :
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the names of donors and their corresponding donations reported by European political parties and European political foundations in accordance with Article 23(2), (3) and (4), with the exception of donations from natural persons the value of which does not exceed EUR 1500 per year and per donor, which shall be reported as 'minor donations'. Donations from natural persons the annual value of which exceeds EUR 1500 and is below or equal to EUR 3000 shall not be published without the corresponding donor's prior written consent to their publication. If no such prior consent has been given, such donations shall be reported as 'minor donations'. The total amount of minor donations and the number of donors per calendar year shall also be published;
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the contributions referred to in Article 23(9) and (10) and reported by European political parties and European political foundations in accordance with Article 23(2), including the identity of the member parties os or member organisations which made those contributions;
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1
Article 42 – paragraph 1
The European Parliament shall, after consulting the Authority, publishadopt by [one year after the elections to the European Parliament] a report on the application of this Regulation and on the activities funded. The report shall indicate, where appropriate, possible amendments to be made to the statute and funding systems.
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Article 6a, with the exception of the conditions laid down in its paragraph 1, shall enter into force two years after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 287 #
2b. Articles 21(3a) and 21(6a) shall not apply for applications for funding for the first 3 financial years following the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 1 – indent 2
Annex II – Part 1 – indent 2
– provisional statement of the amounts spent or allocated by the European political party for the preparation, placement, publication and dissemination of the political advertisement as well as the actual amounts once known;
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 1 – indent 3
Annex II – Part 1 – indent 3
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 1 – indent 4
Annex II – Part 1 – indent 4
– in case targeting techniques are used, meaningful information on the techniques used, including the points provided under Annex II to Regulation 2022/xx [on the transparency and targeting of political advertising]. This is without prejudice to the information and documentation obligations pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 2 – indent 5 a (new)
Annex II – Part 2 – indent 5 a (new)
- in case targeting techniques are used, any information required pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679.