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7 Amendments of Andreas MÖLZER related to 2009/2134(INI)

Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. Parliament has been directly elected every five years since 1979 and has seen its powers and influence increase throughout this period, most notably as a result of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon,
2011/03/14
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. across the 27 States the minimum age for eligibility to stand as a candidate now varies between 18 and 25, and for eligibility to vote between 16 and 18; it is important to encourage young people to participate in elections,(Does not affect English version.)
2011/03/14
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. the number of women MEPs now stands at 35 per cent; measures should be taken to further reduce the gender imbalance in Parliament, especially in certain States and is showing a welcome upward trend,
2011/03/14
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. there remain a number of other issues that could be reviewed in respect of the elections, including the question of thresholds, the use of electronic polling,discussed and reviewed in future, such as the question of the verification of the credentials of MEPs andor the filling of vacancies,
2011/03/14
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital W
W. Parliament has previously resolved to study the possibility of electing some MEPs on transnational lists, considering that this wcould impart a genuine European dimension to the campaign, particularly by entrusting a central role to European political parties3. 1 Most recently in its above-mentioned resolution of 11 October 2007 (Lamassoure-Severin report). 2 Most recently in its above-mentioned resolution of 11 October 2007 (Lamassoure-Severin report). 3 Most recently in its above-mentioned resolution of 11 October 2007 (Lamassoure-Severin report).2. Or. de
2011/03/14
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Proposes that an additional 25 MEPs will be delected 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-balanced; 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 within a list); and seats will be allocated in accordance with the Sainte-Laguë 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;
2011/03/14
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Urges States and political parties to promote the better representation of women and ethnic minority candidates at both the EU and the national level;deleted
2011/03/14
Committee: AFCO