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Activities of Kazimierz Michał UJAZDOWSKI related to 2017/2054(INL)

Plenary speeches (1)

Composition of the European Parliament (debate) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2054(INL)

Shadow reports (1)

REPORT on the composition of the European Parliament PDF (655 KB) DOC (73 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFCO
Dossiers: 2017/2054(INL)
Documents: PDF(655 KB) DOC(73 KB)

Amendments (13)

Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. wWhereas its resolution of 11 November 2015 on the reform of the electoral law of the European Union2 outlined its position on establishing a joint constituency in which lists are headed by each political family’s candidate for the post of President of the Commission; __________________ 2establishing a joint constituency is not legally possible, and the election of Members of the European Parliament in the Member States guarantees strong ties to the citizenry; Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0395.
2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas a modification of the electoral law of the EU will be necessary to create the legal basis for such a joint constituency;deleted
2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that the current distribution of seats only partially respects the principle of degressive proportionality, and therefore should be corrected as soon as possiblin the future;
2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the most practical solution providing the Member States with legal certainty would be to refrain from distributing seats currently held by Members from the United Kingdom; considers that reducing the number of Members of the European Parliament to 678 will be conducive to work efficiency, making savings and rebuilding public trust;
2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. PropoRecognises that a new distribution of seats in Parliament should immediately apply once there is legal certainty and the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union becomes legally effective; insists that the MEPs that will occupy the seats resulting from this new distribution shall all take up their seats in Parliament at the same timen increase in the number of Members of the European Parliament may occur in connection with the accession of new Member States;
2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Proposes that this new distribution of seats should be fair, objective and based on the following principles: respect for the principle of degressive proportionality, no loss of seats for any Member State, and the use of only a minimal fraction of the seats vacated by the UK;deleted
2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that the new distribution proposed would allow for a reduction in the size of Parliament to 699 members plus the President, thereby leaving sufficient room for manoeuvre to accommodate potential future enlargements of the EU and members elected in a joint constituency;deleted
2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that the proposed distribution based on principles provides a solid foundation for the future establishment of a permanent system and calls for the adoption of such permanent system in the near future; proposes that this system be chosen well inobligation to establish a lasting system to distribute seats in the European Parliament, pursuant to European Parliament resolution of 13 March 2013 on the composition of the European Parliament with a view to the 20141a elections, should be fulfilled in appropriate advance of the elections to the European Parliament in 2024; __________________ 1a Texts Adopted, P7_TA(2013)0082.
2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. 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) of the Treaty on European Union; underlines the urgent need to adopt that decision, which requires its consent, 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 2019 - 2024 parliamentary term;
2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
[...]deleted
2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – table
[...]deleted
2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. If the date on which the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union becomes legally effective falls after the European Parliament elections in 2019, each Member State concerned shall designate the persons who will fill the additional seats resulting from the difference between the number of seats allocated to that Member State in Article 3 of Decision 2013/312/EU and the number of seats allocated to it in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 of this Article. Member States shall designate the persons who will fill those additional seats in accordance with their legislation, provided that the persons in question have been elected by direct universal suffrage and by reference to the results of the European Parliament elections in 2019.deleted
2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The representatives in the European Parliament who fill the additional seats referred to in paragraph 2 shall take up their seats in Parliament at the same time.deleted
2017/10/20
Committee: AFCO