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REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 as regards the financing of European political parties PDF (268 KB) DOC (279 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012
Article 204b – paragraph 1
Article 204b – paragraph 1
1. Contributions shall only be used to reimburse a percentage of the operating costs of European political parties directly linked to objectives of those parties. Contributions shall not be used to grant directly or indirectly any personal advantage, in cash or in kind, to any individual member or staff of a European political partySuch reimbursable costs shall include administrative expenditure and expenditure linked to technical assistance, meetings, events, including joint events with political groups in the European Parliament, information, publications, campaigns conducted in the context of the elections to the European Parliament, and referendum campaigns at European level. Expenditure linked to campaigns conducted in the context of the elections to the European Parliament shall be reimbursed in accordance with the rules laid down in Article [17] of Regulation (EU) No [...] on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations*. Exceptionally, contributions may also be used to finance national, regional or local referendum campaigns, provided that the subject of the referendum in question is Union legislation, the functioning of a Union institution, or the ratification of changes to Union treaties. __________________ * OJ L ...
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012
Article 204b – paragraph 2
Article 204b – paragraph 2
2. Contributions shall not be used to fundgrant directly or indirectly any personal advantage, in cash or in kind, to any individual member or staff of a European political party. Contributions shall not be used to fund directly or indirectly activities of third parties, in particular national political parties or political foundations at European or national level, whether in the form of grants, donations, loans or any other similar agreements. Contributions shall not be used to fund directly or indirectly national, regional or local elections, candidates or referendum campaigns, except as provided for in paragraph 1 for referendum campaigns relating to Union legislation, Union institutions, or changes to Union treaties.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012
Article 204c
Article 204c
Contributions shall be paid from the European Parliament section of the budget. The appropriations set aside for independent external audit bodies or experts referred to in Article [19] of Regulation (EU) No [...] on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations* shall be charged directly to the budget of the European Parliament. Such bodies or experts shall be selected, mandated and paid by the European Parliament, without prejudice to Article [19] of that Regulation. __________________ * OJ L ...
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012
Article 204e – paragraph 5
Article 204e – paragraph 5
5. The authorising officer may be assisted by a committee to evaluate and establish the award decision. The authorising officer shall specify, with due regard to the principles of transparency and objectivity, the rules regarding the composition, appointment and functioning of such committee, and the rules to prevent any conflict of interests.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012
Article 204k – paragraph 3
Article 204k – paragraph 3
3. European political parties shall respect the maximum co-financing rate established in Regulation xx/xxxx. Remaining amounts of the previous two years' contributions may not be used to finance the part which European political parties must provide from their own resources. Contributions by third parties to joint events shall not be considered as part of the own resources of a European political party.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012
Article 204n – paragraph 2
Article 204n – paragraph 2
2. Administrative and financial penalties which are effective, proportionate and dissuasive may be imposed on applicants by the authorising officer, in accordance with Article 109 of this Regulation and with Article 22(3) of Regulation (EU) No [....] on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations*, without prejudice to Article 22(7) of Regulation (EU) No [….]. __________________ * OJ L ...