Rule Book of the European Green Party Rules and Procedures Within the European Green Party

Rule Book of the European Green Party Rules and Procedures within the European Green Party Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 3 I. Membership ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Article 1 Membership Categories ..................................................................................................... 4 Article 2 Membership Criteria .......................................................................................................... 5 Article 3 Membership Rights ............................................................................................................. 7 Article 4 Membership Reporting ....................................................................................................... 8 Article 5 Procedure for admitting new Members ............................................................................. 8 Article 6 Membership Evaluation and Review ................................................................................... 9 II Council .............................................................................................................................................. 11 Article 7 Composition and powers ................................................................................................. 11 Article 8 Council meeting proceedings .......................................................................................... 12 Article 9 Quorums and votes ......................................................................................................... 13 Article 10 Allocation of Votes and Delegates ................................................................................. 13 Article 11 Guidelines for Delegates ................................................................................................ 14 III Congress .......................................................................................................................................... 15 Article 12 Composition and powers ............................................................................................... 15 Article 13 Allocation of delegates and votes .................................................................................. 16 IV Committee ....................................................................................................................................... 16 Article 14 Composition .................................................................................................................. 16 Article 15 General tasks and responsibilities .................................................................................. 17 Article 16 Secretary-General .......................................................................................................... 17 Article 17 Co-Chair ........................................................................................................................ 18 Article 18 Treasurer ....................................................................................................................... 19 Article 19 Election procedure of the Committee Members .......................................................... 19 Article 20 Allowances for Committee Members ............................................................................ 20 V Financial Regulations ......................................................................................................................... 21 Article 21 Finance Advisory Board ...................................................................................................... 21 VI Conflict Management ...................................................................................................................... 21 Article 22 Conciliation Panel ......................................................................................................... 21 VII Gender balance ............................................................................................................................... 22 Article 23 Gender balance .............................................................................................................. 22 VIII Decision making ............................................................................................................................ 23 Rule Book of the European Green Party / adopted at the EGP Council in Paris, 12 November 2011 As amended in Athens (11 November 2012) Page 1 Article 24 Decision-making process ............................................................................................... 23 IX Policy making ................................................................................................................................... 23 Article 25 Policy making .................................................................................................................. 23 Article 26 Resolutions ..................................................................................................................... 23 Article 27 Policy Papers .................................................................................................................. 24 X Common European Union Election Campaigns .............................................................................. 25 Article 28 European election campaign .......................................................................................... 25 Article 29 Common campaigns ....................................................................................................... 25 XI European Green Party Office ......................................................................................................... 26 Article 30 European Green Party organisational support .............................................................. 26 Article 31 Tasks and responsibilities ............................................................................................... 26 XII Working Groups and Networks ................................................................................................... 27 Article 32 Rights and obligations .................................................................................................... 27 Article 33 The European Green Party and individuals ................................................................... 28 Article 34 Regional Cooperation .................................................................................................... 29 Article 35 Broad European perspective .......................................................................................... 29 XIII External representation ................................................................................................................ 29 Article 36 European Partners ......................................................................................................... 29 Article 37 Global Greens (GG) ...................................................................................................... 31 XIV Election Procedures ................................................................................................................... 32 Article 38 Provisions for election procedures ................................................................................ 32 Article 39 Procedure for election to the General Assembly of the Green European Foundation 32 Article 40 Procedure for Election to Global Greens Coordination .............................................. 32 Annex A Format of the membership report ................................................................................... 33 Annex B Membership overview ...................................................................................................... 34 Annex C Criteria for Membership fees .......................................................................................... 38 Annex D Overview of the voting procedures ................................................................................ 41 Annex E List of the Working Groups and Networks, November 2011 ........................................ 42 Annex F Congress Rules ................................................................................................................. 43 Annex G European Green Party Organigramme ........................................................................... 45 Annex H European Green Party Office Organigramme ................................................................ 46 Annex I Agreement between the European Green Party and the Federation of Young European Greens ............................................................................................................................... 47 Annex J Reimbursement Guidelines for EGP Council .................................................................... 50 Annex K Financial Guidelines for Working Groups and Networks ............................................... 52 Annex L Overview of the Travel Reimbursement Rules ................................................................ 54 Annex M Allowances of the European Green Party Committee ................................................... 55 Annex N Donation policy ..............................................................................................................

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