13 Amendments of Paulo RANGEL related to 0000/2013(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
having regard to Articles 11, 12(2) and 39 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
having regard to Council Directive 93/109/EC of 6 December 1993 laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
having regard to Council Directive 2013/1/EU of 20 December 2012 amending Directive 93/109/EC as regards certain detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the 2014 elections to the European Parliament will be the first to take place following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, providing a key opportunity to adopt measures to increase the transparency of said elections and strengthen their European dimension;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the major European political parties appear ready to nominate their own candidates for the Presidency of the Commission, in the expectation that those candidates will play a leading role in the parliamentary electoral campaign, in particular by personally presenting their political programme in all the EU Member States;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas electoral campaigns continue to focus primarily on national issues, pushing debate on specifically European issues into the background, which has a negative impact on the level of participation in elections to the European Parliament;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas perception of the European dimension of the elections to the European Parliament is obscured by the fact that they take place on different dates in the various Member States;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges Member States to see that the names and emblems of the European political parties appear on the ballot paper alongside their respective lists of candidates;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges political parties to include on their electoral lists European citizens of other nationalities residing in their Member State;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists that, pursuant to Article 10(2) of the Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, no result be published in any Member State until 20h00 CET on Sunday 25 May 2014, after all polling stations have closed in all the Member States;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the Member States to agree that the period during which the elections may take place, as defined under Article 10(2) of the Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, shall not be extended beyond 20h00 CET on Sunday 24 May 2014;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Considers it important, in order to create a genuinely European political environment, to set a common date for elections to the European Parliament, with all polling stations closing at the same time;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Urges the Member States to give immediate consideration to the possibility of setting a single date for the 2014 European elections;