12 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2012/0336(COD)
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012
Article 204a – paragraph 1
Article 204a – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of this Regulation, European political parties shall mean the entities constituted and registered as such in accordance with Regulation (EU) No [….] of the European Parliament and of the Council(*).
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 204 a – paragraph 2
Article 204 a – paragraph 2
2. Direct financial contributions from the budget may be awarded to European political parties in connection with their political work in Europe, primarily in view of their contribution to forming European political awareness and to organising and expressing the political will of the citizens of the Union, inter alia by conducting campaigns in conjunction with the elections to the European Parliament, referendums at European level or referendums at national and regional level concerning legal provisions of the Union or the modus operandi of a Union institution.
Amendment 14 #
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. CThe contributions referred to in Article 204a(2) shall only be used to reimburse a percentage of the operating costs of European political parties that are 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 party.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012
Article 204 b – paragraph 1
Article 204 b – paragraph 1
1. Contributions shallmay only be used to reimburse a percentage of the operating costs of European political parties directly linked to objectives of those parties and not going beyond the direct political purposes referred to in Article 204a(2). Contributions shallmay 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 party.
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 204 g – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 204 g – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) reimbursement of a percentage of the reimbursable expenditures actually incurred;
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012
Article 204g – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 204g – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) reimbursement of a percentage of the eligible expenditures actually incurred;
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012
Article 204 k – paragraph 2
Article 204 k – paragraph 2
2. Any part of the contribution not used within the financial year covered by this contribution shall be spent solely on any reimbursable expenditure incurred by 31 December of year n+2. The remaining part of the contribution that is not spent within the n+2 time limit shall be recovered in accordance with Chapter 5 of Part One.
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 204 k – paragraph 3
Article 204 k – 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. Services paid for or provided by third parties in the context of joint events may not be adduced for the purpose of calculating the own-resources share of European political parties.
Amendment 21 #
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 mayshall not be used to finance the part which European political parties must provide from their own resources. Furthermore, services provided or paid by third parties within the context of joint events shall not be taken into account when calculating the European political parties' share of own resources.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012
Article 204l – paragraph 1
Article 204l – paragraph 1
The European political party shall, in accordance with the conditions and time limits laid down in the call for contributions, submit annually to the authorising officer for approval a final report on the use of the contribution and its accounts.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012
Article 204 l – paragraph 1
Article 204 l – paragraph 1
The European political party shall, in accordance with the conditions and time limits laid down in the call for contributions, submit annually to the authorising officer for approval a final report on the use of the contribution and its accounts.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012
Article 204 o – paragraph 1
Article 204 o – paragraph 1
1. European political parties shall keep all records, and supporting documents, and other records pertinent to the contribution for five years following the submission of the final report and accounts referred to in Article 204l.