Activities of Jo LEINEN related to 2015/2035(INL)
Plenary speeches (4)
Reform of the electoral law of the EU (A8-0286/2015 - Danuta Maria Hübner, Jo Leinen) (vote)
Reform of the electoral law of the EU (debate) DE
Reform of the electoral law of the EU (debate) DE
Reform of the electoral law of the EU (debate) DE
Reports (1)
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Amendments (5)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council of 22 October 2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations1a , and in particular Articles 13, 21 and 31 thereof, __________________ 1a OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1.
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Proposes that the visibility of European political parties be enhanced by placing their names and logos on the ballot papers, and recommends that the same should also appear on posters and other material used in European election campaigns, especially their manifestos, since those measures would render European elections more transparent and improve the democratic manner in which they are conducted, as citizens will be able to clearly link their vote with the impact it has on the size of a European political group in the European Parliament;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages Member States to facilitate the participation of European political parties, as well as their lead candidates, in electoral campaigns, particularly on television and in other media;
Amendment 228 #
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Each Member State shall set a deadline for the establishment of electoral lists of at least 12 weeks before the start of the elections to the European Parliament in that Member State.
Amendment 237 #
Article 3 b (new)
Article 3b The ballot papers used in elections to the European Parliament shall give equal visibility to the names and logos of national parties and to those of any European political parties to which they are affiliated. Member States shall encourage and facilitate the provision of such information on electoral campaign materials.