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European Parliament 2019-2024

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

2020/2088(INI)

20.7.2020

AMENDMENTS 1 - 265

Draft report Pascal Durand (PE653.777v01-00)

Stocktaking of European elections (2020/2088(INI))

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PE655.711v01-00 2/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Amendment 1 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union, in particular articles 39 and 52(1) thereof,

Or. en

Amendment 2 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and in particular Article 21 thereof,

Or. fr

Amendment 3 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Citation 2 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and in particular Article 25 thereof,

Or. fr

AM\1210438EN.docx 3/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN Amendment 4 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Citation 2 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), and in particular Article 29 thereof,

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Amendment 5 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Citation 2 d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights, and in particular its principle 1,

Or. fr

Amendment 6 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Citation 2 e (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and in particular Article 21 thereof,

Or. fr

PE655.711v01-00 4/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Amendment 7 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Pedro Silva Pereira, Gabriele Bischoff, Raphaël Glucksmann

Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to its resolution of 13 February 2019 on the state of the debate on the future of Europe,

Or. en

Amendment 8 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Pedro Silva Pereira, Raphaël Glucksmann

Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to its decision of 18 June 2020 on setting up a special committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office;

Or. en

Amendment 9 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Judgement of the Court of the European Union (Grand Chamber) of 19 December 2019 on Case C-502/19 (preliminary ruling on

AM\1210438EN.docx 5/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN Junqueras i Vies case)

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Amendment 10 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to Petition 0563/2019 by R.S. (German) on the denial of the right to be included in the electoral roll,

Or. fr

Amendment 11 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Citation 16 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the European Economic and Social Committee's March 2019 information report on the reality of the right to vote in European elections for persons with disabilities1 a, ______1 a https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our- work/opinions-information- reports/information-reports/the-real- rights-of-persons-with-disabilities-to-vote- in-EP-elections-information-report

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Amendment 12 Leila Chaibi

PE655.711v01-00 6/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Citation 16 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the work of the Interparliamentary Union (IPU) on gender equality, in particular its Plan of Action for Gender-sensitive Parliaments1 a, ______1 a https://www.ipu.org/en/resources/publicat ions/reference/2016-07/plan-ofaction-for- gendersensitive-parliaments

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Amendment 13 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Citation 17

Motion for a resolution Amendment

— having regard to Rule 54 of its — having regard to its Rules of Rules of Procedure, Procedure, and in particular Rule 54 thereof,

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Amendment 14 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Recital A

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\1210438EN.docx 7/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN compared to 2014), sending a positive points compared to 2014), sending a signal that European citizens believe that positive signal that European citizens many of their concerns can be addressed at believe that many of their concerns can be EU level; addressed at EU level; whereas an election in which half the citizens voted is not satisfactory; whereas, moreover, that figure masks wide disparities between the Member States; whereas only 18% of those surveyed thought their vote could 'change things'1 a; whereas, therefore, a higher turnout should not be the only criterion taken into account; whereas the election also reflects the disillusionment of part of the population with the European integration process and current EU policies; ______1 a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/at- your-service/files/be- heard/eurobarometer/2019/post-election- survey-2019-complete-results/report/en- post-election-survey-2019-report.pdf

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Amendment 15 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Recital A

Motion for a resolution Amendment

A. whereas the 2019 European A. whereas the 2019 European elections registered the highest turnout of elections registered the highest turnout of the any elections to the European the any elections to the European Parliament in the last 20 years, with 50.2 Parliament in the last 20 years, with 50.2 %, ( an increase of eight percentage points %, (an increase of eight percentage points compared to 2014), sending a positive compared to 2014); signal that European citizens believe that many of their concerns can be addressed at EU level;

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PE655.711v01-00 8/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Amendment 16 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Pedro Silva Pereira, Gabriele Bischoff, Raphaël Glucksmann

Motion for a resolution Recital A

Motion for a resolution Amendment

A. whereas the 2019 European A. whereas the 2019 European elections registered the highest turnout of elections registered the highest turnout of the any elections to the European the any elections to the European Parliament in the last 20 years, with 50.2 Parliament in the last 20 years, with 50.2 %, ( an increase of eight percentage points %, ( an increase of eight percentage points compared to 2014), sending a positive compared to 2014), sending a positive signal that European citizens believe that signal that European citizens believe that many of their concerns can be addressed at many of their concerns can be addressed at EU level; EU level; whereas the 2019 turnout still remains low and more needs to be done to increase participation in EU elections;

Or. en

Amendment 17 Brice Hortefeux

Motion for a resolution Recital A

Motion for a resolution Amendment

A. whereas the 2019 European A. whereas the 2019 European elections registered the highest turnout of elections registered the highest turnout of the any elections to the European the any elections to the European Parliament in the last 20 years, with 50.2 Parliament in the last 20 years, with 50.6 %, ( an increase of eight percentage points %, (an increase of eight percentage points compared to 2014), sending a positive compared to 2014), sending a positive signal that European citizens believe that signal, given that it shows that European many of their concerns can be addressed citizens are taking an increasing interest at EU level; in developments at EU level and the impact that EU rules have on their daily lives;

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Amendment 18

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Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

A a. whereas results of the Eurobarometer survey commissioned by the European Parliament after the European elections shows that the state of the economy and the environment were the two main priorities for voters which clearly indicates that citizens who take part in European elections wish to have more action at the European level in these two policy fields of shared competence between the EU and the national level;

Or. en

Amendment 19 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

A a. whereas the right choice of an electoral system creates the right environment for citizens to believe in their basic democratic right to vote for their democratic representatives and at the same time for the political representatives to listen to their voters and represent their interest and as such creates a self-efficacy amongst citizens;

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Amendment 20 Leila Chaibi

PE655.711v01-00 10/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Recital B

Motion for a resolution Amendment

B. whereas the higher turnout was in B. whereas the higher turnout was in part due to the increased participation of part due to the increased participation of young people; young people, although people in the over-40 age group are still much more likely to vote; whereas more than 50% of young people vote out of a sense of civic duty and in response to the climate emergency1 a; ______1 a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/at- your-service/files/be- heard/eurobarometer/2019/post-election- survey-2019-complete-results/report/en- post-election-survey-2019-report.pdf

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Amendment 21 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Pedro Silva Pereira, Gabriele Bischoff, Raphaël Glucksmann

Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

B a. whereas the relentless engagement of civil society played a crucial role for a pro-European discourse ahead of the European elections;

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Amendment 22 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\1210438EN.docx 11/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN C. whereas the higher turnout was deleted ultimately linked to gains by Eurosceptics, which should be considered as a warning for European integration, especially in several founding Member States where far-right extremists and anti-European forces won the elections;

Or. es

Amendment 23 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Pedro Silva Pereira

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

C. whereas the higher turnout was deleted ultimately linked to gains by Eurosceptics, which should be considered as a warning for European integration, especially in several founding Member States where far-right extremists and anti-European forces won the elections;

Or. en

Amendment 24 Gilles Lebreton, Gunnar Beck, Gerolf Annemans, Laura Huhtasaari, Antonio Maria Rinaldi

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

C. whereas the higher turnout was C. whereas the higher turnout was ultimately linked to gains by Eurosceptics, ultimately linked to gains by Eurosceptics, which should be considered as a warning which should be considered as a warning for European integration, especially in for European integration; several founding Member States where far-right extremists and anti-European forces won the elections;

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PE655.711v01-00 12/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Amendment 25 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

C. whereas the higher turnout was C. whereas the higher turnout was ultimately linked to gains by Eurosceptics, linked to both gains by Eurosceptics, which should be considered as a warning which should be considered as a warning for European integration, especially in for European integration, especially in several founding Member States where far- several founding Member States where far- right extremists and anti-European forces right extremists and anti-European forces won the elections; won the elections and gains by pro- European parties receiving votes from younger generations;

Or. en

Amendment 26 Loránt Vincze

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

C. whereas the higher turnout was C. whereas the highest turnout in 20 ultimately linked to gains by Eurosceptics, years demonstrates a strong engagement which should be considered as a warning of citizens in shaping the future of the for European integration, especially in Union and can be pinned down to several founding Member States where multiple reasons, such as a rise in the far-right extremists and anti-European number of those voters who are in favour forces won the elections; of the EU or who believe that their voice can make things change in the EU1a; ______1a The 2019 post-electoral survey: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/at-your- service/files/be- heard/eurobarometer/2019/post-election- survey-2019-complete-results/report/en- post-election-survey-2019-report.pdf

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Amendment 27 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

C. whereas the higher turnout was C. whereas the higher turnout was ultimately linked to gains by Eurosceptics, ultimately linked to gains by Eurosceptics, which should be considered as a warning which should be considered as a warning for European integration, especially in for European integration, especially in several founding Member States where far- several founding Member States where the right extremists and anti-European forces far right won the elections; won the elections;

Or. fr

Amendment 28 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, Danuta Maria Hübner, Luděk Niedermayer

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

C. whereas the higher turnout was C. whereas the higher turnout should ultimately linked to gains by Eurosceptics, not divert our attention from the gains of which should be considered as a warning eurosceptic, populist and nationalist for European integration, especially in movements; whereas many of these several founding Member States where radical forces from left to right are far-right extremists and anti-European against the EU integration project; forces won the elections;

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Amendment 29 Brice Hortefeux

PE655.711v01-00 14/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ca. whereas the abstention rate in the 2019 European elections was still high, at 49.4%, and whereas the turnout varied significantly from Member State to Member State;

Or. fr

Amendment 30 Gilles Lebreton, Gunnar Beck, Gerolf Annemans, Laura Huhtasaari, Antonio Maria Rinaldi

Motion for a resolution Recital D

Motion for a resolution Amendment

D. whereas the higher turnout is also deleted a sign that EU citizens want the EU to act swiftly and effectively on important matters such as climate change, migration, protection of fundamental rights and democratisation;

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Amendment 31 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Recital D

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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Amendment 32 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, László Trócsányi

Motion for a resolution Recital D

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 33 Leila Chaibi, Helmut Scholz

Motion for a resolution Recital D

Motion for a resolution Amendment

D. whereas the higher turnout is also a D. whereas the higher turnout is also a sign that EU citizens want the EU to act sign that EU citizens want the EU to act swiftly and effectively on important swiftly, democratically and effectively on matters such as climate change, migration, important matters such as social dumping, protection of fundamental rights and climate change, migration, protection of democratisation; fundamental rights and democratisation;

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Amendment 34 Brice Hortefeux

Motion for a resolution Recital D

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D. whereas the higher turnout is also a D. whereas the higher turnout is also a sign that EU citizens want the EU to act sign that EU citizens want the EU to swiftly and effectively on important respond swiftly and effectively to their matters such as climate change, main concerns, namely employment, the migration, protection of fundamental cost of living, health, climate change and rights and democratisation; migration;

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Amendment 35 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, László Trócsányi, Danuta Maria Hübner, Luděk Niedermayer

Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

D a. Whereas we need to be more efficient and proactive in taking advantage of all means of communication, including digital technology, to foster a strong link between European political decisions and constituents’ sense of connection to EU institutions;

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Amendment 36 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Recital E

Motion for a resolution Amendment

E. whereas gender equality among deleted Members of the European Parliament has improved (41 % women in 2019, up from 37 % in 2014);

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Amendment 37 Leila Chaibi, Helmut Scholz

Motion for a resolution Recital E

Motion for a resolution Amendment

E. whereas gender equality among E. whereas gender equality among Members of the European Parliament has Members of the European Parliament has improved (41 % women in 2019, up from improved (41 % women in 2019, up from 37 % in 2014); 37 % in 2014); whereas this figure masks significant differences between Member States and the many challenges still to be overcome if gender parity is to be achieved, including in Parliament's committees; whereas only a few Member States make it a requirement for political parties to have gender-balanced lists in which men and women alternate;

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Amendment 38 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Pedro Silva Pereira, Raphaël Glucksmann

Motion for a resolution Recital E

Motion for a resolution Amendment

E. whereas gender equality among E. whereas gender equality among Members of the European Parliament has Members of the European Parliament has improved (41 % women in 2019, up from improved (41 % women in 2019, up from 37 % in 2014); 37 % in 2014); whereas Ursula von der Leyen is the first female President of the European Commission and her Commission has historically the largest share of female Commissioners, with 12 women Commissioners;

Or. en

PE655.711v01-00 18/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Amendment 39 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital E

Motion for a resolution Amendment

E. whereas gender equality among E. whereas the gender gap among Members of the European Parliament has Members of the European Parliament has improved (41 % women in 2019, up from been reduced (41 % women in 2019, up 37 % in 2014); from 37 % in 2014) without however reaching a gender balanced parliament;

Or. en

Amendment 40 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ea. whereas the Interparliamentary Union (IPU), of which the European Parliament is an associate member, is calling for women to be proportionally and fairly represented on all committees, not just on committees dealing with issues relating to women, childhood, gender equality, the family, health or education; whereas it is not a matter of incorporating a 'feminine sensibility' into these committees, but of encouraging women to occupy a place commensurate with their role in society and to share their expertise;

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Amendment 41 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

AM\1210438EN.docx 19/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

E a. whereas Europe´s diverse and multicultural society needs to be represented better in the European Parliament;

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Amendment 42 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Eb. whereas of the 20 European Parliament committees, only two have more women than men, the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (89 % women) and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs; whereas only the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety has the same number of men and women; whereas only 19.5 % of the members of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, only 24 % of the members of the Committee on Budgets and only 26 % of the members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs are women; whereas, lastly, these figures fail to take account of the split between full and substitute members, with women substitute members too often serving to make up the gender parity numbers;

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Amendment 43 Leila Chaibi

PE655.711v01-00 20/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ec. whereas only 5 % of the MEPs elected in the 2019 European elections were members of ethnic minorities, although these minorities make up 10 % of the European population; whereas, moreover, following the departure of the UK MEPs only 24 out of 705 MEPs are black, seven fewer than before1 a; ______1 a ENAR’s Election Analysis - other minorities in the new European Parliament 2019-2025 : https://www.enar- eu.org/ENAR-s-Election-Analysis-Ethnic- minorities-in-the-new-European- Parliament-2019.

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Amendment 44 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Recital E d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ed. whereas the Administration does not require elected representatives to provide details of their profession; whereas although elected representatives must provide details of the occupation they exercise in their declaration of financial interests, Parliament's Administration does not compile and publish this data; whereas the national parliaments make this information available; whereas it is therefore difficult to determine whether Parliament is representative of society; whereas it is a matter of public interest to compile and publish this information in an effort to ensure that all socio-professional

AM\1210438EN.docx 21/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN categories are properly represented in Parliament;

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Amendment 45 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Recital E e (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ee. whereas the use of English, without interpretation, in negotiation meetings involving Parliament's rapporteur and shadow rapporteurs and the late delivery or non-availability of translations of the documents issued by the EU institutions are additional obstacles to the more diverse and accurate representation of European societies in the European Parliament;

Or. fr

Amendment 46 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Recital F

Motion for a resolution Amendment

F. whereas 15 Member States still F. whereas 15 Member States still restrict voting rights for people with restrict voting rights for people with disabilities, thus preventing the meaningful disabilities, thus preventing the meaningful participation and representation of these participation and representation of these citizens in democratic processes; citizens in democratic processes; whereas it is important to guarantee the right to vote in law and in practice; whereas, according to the EESC, by virtue of the laws in force in their countries some 800 000 EU citizens in 16 Member States are denied the right to vote on the grounds of disability or mental health problems;

PE655.711v01-00 22/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN whereas many people with disabilities want to vote at a polling station even if other voting arrangements more suited to their circumstances are available; whereas in 12 Member States national rules do not make it possible to switch from the polling station assigned on the basis of place of residence to another which is more suitable in the light of a voter's disability; whereas, lastly, Article 29 of the UNCRPD explicitly stipulates that the States Parties undertake to ensure that persons with disabilities can effectively and fully participate in political and public life on an equal basis with others, directly or through freely chosen representatives;

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Amendment 47 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Pedro Silva Pereira, Gabriele Bischoff, Raphaël Glucksmann

Motion for a resolution Recital F

Motion for a resolution Amendment

F. whereas 15 Member States still F. whereas 15 Member States still restrict voting rights for people with restrict voting rights for people with disabilities, thus preventing the meaningful disabilities, thus preventing the meaningful participation and representation of these participation and representation of these citizens in democratic processes; citizens in democratic processes; whereas, due to national rules, an estimated 800 000 EU citizens were not able to exercise their right to vote in the last European elections because of their disabilities or mental health problems;1a ______1a European Economic and Social Committee's information report of 20 March 2019 on 'The real right of persons with disabilities to vote in European Parliament elections'

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Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Fa. whereas demographic change and the ageing of our societies are factors which will increase the number of people resident in long-term care establishments and hospitals; whereas the wider use of the specific, formal arrangements made for such people in many Member States should be encouraged;

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Amendment 49 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

F a. whereas on 14 June 2019, the Spanish Electoral Commission published a decision proclaiming the names of the elected Members of the European Parliament, 54 in total for Spain, and the name of Oriol Junqueras i Vies was on the list;

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Amendment 50 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new)

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F b. whereas, according to the Court of Justice of the European Union (C- 502/19), a person elected Member of European Parliament enjoys, as a result of and from the time of the declaration of the election results, the immunities guaranteed by Article 9 of the Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Union; whereas the primary objectives pursued by the Protocol consist of ensuring that the proper functioning and independence of the EU institutions are protected; whereas it is in the powers and prerogatives of the European Parliament to decide on the immunity of its Members;

Or. en

Amendment 51 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Fb. whereas the deadline for registering on the electoral roll varies greatly from one Member State to another, ranging from 90 days to 3 days prior to elections; whereas the EESC information report on the reality of the right to vote in European elections for persons with disabilities recommends that electoral rolls should be closed at the earliest two weeks before elections are held;

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Amendment 52 Leila Chaibi, Helmut Scholz

AM\1210438EN.docx 25/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Recital F c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Fc. whereas, according to the joint report drawn up by the European Federation of National Associations Working with the Homeless (Feantsa) and the Fondation Abbé-Pierre, there are 700 000 homeless people in the European Union and almost 11 million households live in severely inadequate housing; whereas in 10 years this figure has increased by 70 %; whereas it is very difficult for homeless people to vote;

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Amendment 53 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Recital G

Motion for a resolution Amendment

G. whereas the reform of the deleted Electoral Act of 1976, as adopted by the European Parliament in its legislative resolution of 4 July 2018 on the draft Council decision amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 197614, is still not fully ratified owing to the unwillingness of Germany, Spain and Cyprus to take the last necessary steps in their national legislation, and thereby blocking the evolution of the regulatory framework for European elections; ______14 J C 118, 8.4.2020, p. 246.

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Amendment 54 Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Giuliano Pisapia, Juan Fernando López Aguilar

Motion for a resolution Recital G

Motion for a resolution Amendment

G. whereas the reform of the Electoral G. whereas the reform of the Electoral Act of 1976, as adopted by the European Act of 1976, as adopted by the European Parliament in its legislative resolution of 4 Parliament in its legislative resolution of 4 July 2018 on the draft Council decision July 2018 on the draft Council decision amending the Act concerning the election amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 197614 , is still Euratom of 20 September 197614 , is still not fully ratified owing to the not fully ratified by three Member States; unwillingness of Germany, Spain and Cyprus to take the last necessary steps in their national legislation, and thereby blocking the evolution of the regulatory framework for European elections; ______14 J C 118, 8.4.2020, p. 246. 14 J C 118, 8.4.2020, p. 246.

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Amendment 55 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital G

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\1210438EN.docx 27/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 197614 , is still Euratom of 20 September 197614 , is still not fully ratified owing to the not fully ratified, which constitutes an unwillingness of Germany, Spain and opportunity to restart the negotiations and Cyprus to take the last necessary steps in improve the Electoral Act of 1976; their national legislation, and thereby blocking the evolution of the regulatory framework for European elections; ______14 J C 118, 8.4.2020, p. 246. 14 J C 118, 8.4.2020, p. 246.

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Amendment 56 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, László Trócsányi, Danuta Maria Hübner, Luděk Niedermayer

Motion for a resolution Recital H

Motion for a resolution Amendment

H. whereas the amended Electoral H. whereas the Parliament should Act, still pending ratification by some pursue its proposals for amendments to Member States, already requires further the Electoral Act, still pending ratification improvements (i.e. regarding parental by some Member States, with renewed leave for MEPs); vigour and to push for unified European electoral rules;

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Amendment 57 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital H

Motion for a resolution Amendment

H. whereas the amended Electoral Act, H. whereas the amended Electoral Act, still pending ratification by some Member still pending ratification by some Member States, already requires further States, already requires further

PE655.711v01-00 28/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN improvements (i.e. regarding parental leave improvements (i.e. regarding parental leave for MEPs); for MEPs and zip lists);

Or. en

Amendment 58 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Gabriele Bischoff

Motion for a resolution Recital H

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 59 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ha. whereas EU citizens resident in a Member State other than their own continue to encounter problems in voting, such as a lack of voting booths and staff in consulates, principally as a result of the austerity policies implemented by some Member States;

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Amendment 60 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

I. whereas the outcome of the 2019 deleted European elections fragmented political representation in Parliament, leading to increased complexity in the decision- making process;

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Amendment 61 Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Sabrina Pignedoli

Motion for a resolution Recital I

Motion for a resolution Amendment

I. whereas the outcome of the 2019 I. whereas the outcome of the 2019 European elections fragmented political European elections fragmented political representation in Parliament, leading to representation in Parliament, leading to increased complexity in the decision- increased complexity in the decision- making process; making process; whereas this problem could be remedied by introducing the possibility for European political parties and movements to form pre-electoral coalitions;

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Amendment 62 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Recital I

Motion for a resolution Amendment

I. whereas the outcome of the 2019 I. whereas the outcome of the 2019 European elections fragmented political European elections fragmented political representation in Parliament, leading to representation in Parliament, leading to increased complexity in the decision- increased democracy, parliamentary making process; dialogue and more meaningful negotiations, putting an end to the

PE655.711v01-00 30/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN duopoly enjoyed by the two largest groups;

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Amendment 63 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Recital I

Motion for a resolution Amendment

I. whereas the outcome of the 2019 I. whereas the outcome of the 2019 European elections fragmented political European elections fragmented political representation in Parliament, leading to representation in Parliament, which gives a increased complexity in the decision- boost to political pluralism, and has making process; weakened those political forces that would like to see further European integration;

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Amendment 64 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Recital I

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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Amendment 65 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Pedro Silva Pereira

Motion for a resolution Recital I

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I. whereas the outcome of the 2019 I. whereas the outcome of the 2019 European elections fragmented political European elections has led to the representation in Parliament, leading to emergence of a new parliamentary increased complexity in the decision- majority composed of different political making process; groups with a clear pro-European identity;

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Amendment 66 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

I a. whereas, despite the large turnover of Members and new parties joining the European Parliament, the European Parliament aggregates political positions efficiently, suggesting that no electoral thresholds do not impede the functioning of the policy-making process in the European Parliament;

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Amendment 67 Gabriele Bischoff

Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

I a. whereas European citizens who took part in the European elections believing that their vote could make a difference when it comes to the election of the President of the European Commission were disappointed by the dismissal of the Spitzenkandidat principle

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Amendment 68 Pedro Silva Pereira, Giuliano Pisapia

Motion for a resolution Recital J

Motion for a resolution Amendment

J. whereas the 2019 elections failed to J. whereas the 2019 elections failed to culminate in the choice of a Commission culminate in the choice of a Commission President from among the various President from among the various Spitzenkandidaten, resulting in a Spitzenkandidaten, whereas the election of backward step from the process which the Commission President depends on was established in 2014; securing the support of the majority of Members of the European Parliament;

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Amendment 69 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital J

Motion for a resolution Amendment

J. whereas the 2019 elections failed to J. whereas the 2019 elections failed to culminate in the choice of a Commission culminate in the choice of a Commission President from among the various President from among the various Spitzenkandidaten, resulting in a backward Spitzenkandidaten, resulting in a backward step from the process which was step from the process which was established in 2014; established in 2014 consequently reducing the trust in the process;;

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Amendment 70 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, László Trócsányi, Danuta Maria Hübner

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

J. whereas the 2019 elections failed to J. whereas the 2019 elections failed to culminate in the choice of a Commission culminate in the choice of a Commission President from among the various President from among the various Spitzenkandidaten, resulting in a Spitzenkandidaten; backward step from the process which was established in 2014;

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Amendment 71 Gilles Lebreton, Gunnar Beck, Gerolf Annemans, Laura Huhtasaari, Antonio Maria Rinaldi

Motion for a resolution Recital J

Motion for a resolution Amendment

J. whereas the 2019 elections failed to J. whereas the 2019 elections failed to culminate in the choice of a Commission culminate in the choice of a Commission President from among the various President from among the various Spitzenkandidaten, resulting in a backward Spitzenkandidaten, resulting in a departure step from the process which was from the process which was established in established in 2014; 2014;

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Amendment 72 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Recital K

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE655.711v01-00 34/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN States on transnational lists, allowing all European voters to choose and vote for their preferred Spitzenkandidat; whereas Parliament raised this issue in its decision of 7 February 2018 on the revision of the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission15; ______15 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0030.

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Amendment 73 Gilles Lebreton, Gunnar Beck, Gerolf Annemans, Laura Huhtasaari, Antonio Maria Rinaldi

Motion for a resolution Recital K

Motion for a resolution Amendment

K. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten deleted process has yet to be fully developed; whereas it lacks, among other things, the possibility for Spitzenkandidaten to stand as official candidates in all Member States on transnational lists, allowing all European voters to choose and vote for their preferred Spitzenkandidat; whereas Parliament raised this issue in its decision of 7 February 2018 on the revision of the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission15; ______15 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0030.

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Amendment 74 Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Sabrina Pignedoli, Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

K. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten K. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten process has yet to be fully developed; process has to be fully reformed; whereas whereas it lacks, among other things, the it lacks, among other things, the possibility possibility for Spitzenkandidaten to stand for Spitzenkandidaten to stand as official as official candidates in all Member States candidates in all Member States on on transnational lists, allowing all transnational lists, allowing all European European voters to choose and vote for voters to choose and vote for their their preferred Spitzenkandidat; whereas preferred Spitzenkandidat; whereas the Parliament raised this issue in its decision Spitzenkandidaten system and of 7 February 2018 on the revision of the transnational lists should be open to Framework Agreement on relations coalitions of European political parties or between the European Parliament and the movements, representing at least a European Commission15 ; quarter of Member States, or even to mixed coalitions of political parties and movements as long as they share a common political programme and a common Spitzenkandidat; whereas Parliament raised this issue in its decision of 7 February 2018 on the revision of the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission15 ; ______15 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0030. 15 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0030.

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Amendment 75 Loránt Vincze

Motion for a resolution Recital K

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE655.711v01-00 36/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Parliament raised this issue in its decision of 7 February 2018 on the revision of the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission15 ; ______15 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0030. 15 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0030.

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Amendment 76 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Recital K

Motion for a resolution Amendment

K. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten K. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten process has yet to be fully developed; process has yet to be fully developed; whereas it lacks, among other things, the whereas it lacks, among other things, the possibility for Spitzenkandidaten to stand possibility for Spitzenkandidaten to stand as official candidates in all Member States as official candidates in all Member States on transnational lists, allowing all on transnational lists, even if they do not European voters to choose and vote for belong to a European political party, but their preferred Spitzenkandidat; whereas are supported by a grouping of parties or Parliament raised this issue in its decision movements representing at least one- of 7 February 2018 on the revision of the quarter of the Member States, allowing all Framework Agreement on relations European voters to choose and vote for between the European Parliament and the their preferred Spitzenkandidat; whereas European Commission15; Parliament raised this issue in its decision of 7 February 2018 on the revision of the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission15; ______15 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0030. 15 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0030.

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Amendment 77 Pedro Silva Pereira

Motion for a resolution

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

K. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten K. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten process has yet to be fully developed; process has yet to be fully consolidated, in whereas it lacks, among other things, the line with the provisions of the Lisbon possibility for Spitzenkandidaten to stand Treaty; whereas Parliament raised this as official candidates in all Member issue in its decision of 7 February 2018 on States on transnational lists, allowing all the revision of the Framework Agreement European voters to choose and vote for on relations between the European their preferred Spitzenkandidat; whereas Parliament and the European Parliament raised this issue in its decision Commission15 ; of 7 February 2018 on the revision of the Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission15 ; ______15 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0030. 15 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0030.

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Amendment 78 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, Danuta Maria Hübner, Luděk Niedermayer

Motion for a resolution Recital K

Motion for a resolution Amendment

K. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten K. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten process has yet to be fully developed; process has yet to be improved, allowing whereas it lacks, among other things, the all European voters to know who are the possibility for Spitzenkandidaten to stand candidates to the presidency of the as official candidates in all Member European Commission and how they were States on transnational lists, allowing all chosen by European political parties; European voters to choose and vote for whereas Parliament raised this issue in its their preferred Spitzenkandidat; whereas decision of 7 February 2018 on the revision Parliament raised this issue in its decision of the Framework Agreement on relations of 7 February 2018 on the revision of the between the European Parliament and the Framework Agreement on relations European Commission15; between the European Parliament and the European Commission15 ;

PE655.711v01-00 38/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN ______15 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0030. 15 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0030.

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Amendment 79 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Recital L

Motion for a resolution Amendment

L. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten deleted system needs to be improved and formalised in the EU’s primary law after an in-depth institutional reflection; whereas this reflection should also include the de facto political role of the Commission and its President and any related changes to the decision-making process of the Union;

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Amendment 80 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Gabriele Bischoff

Motion for a resolution Recital L

Motion for a resolution Amendment

L. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten L. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten system needs to be improved and system needs to be urgently improved and formalised in the EU’s primary law after an formalised in the EU’s primary law after an in-depth institutional reflection; whereas in-depth institutional reflection, by taking this reflection should also include the de into account the proportional nature of facto political role of the Commission and the European electoral system, and to be its President and any related changes to the ready to be applied at the next European decision-making process of the Union; elections in 2024; whereas this reflection should also include the de facto political role of the Commission and its President and any related changes to the decision- making process of the Union;

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Amendment 81 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Recital L

Motion for a resolution Amendment

L. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten L. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten system needs to be improved and system needs to be overhauled and formalised in the EU’s primary law after formalised in the EU Treaties after an in- an in-depth institutional reflection; whereas depth institutional reflection as part of the this reflection should also include the de Conference on the Future of Europe; facto political role of the Commission and whereas this reflection should also include its President and any related changes to the the de facto political role of the decision-making process of the Union; Commission and its President and the need for them to be accountable to voters and the European Parliament and any related changes to the decision-making process of the Union;

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Amendment 82 Gilles Lebreton, Gunnar Beck, Gerolf Annemans, Laura Huhtasaari, Antonio Maria Rinaldi

Motion for a resolution Recital L

Motion for a resolution Amendment

L. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten L. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten system needs to be improved and system needs to be abandoned after an in- formalised in the EU’s primary law after depth institutional reflection; whereas this an in-depth institutional reflection; whereas reflection should also include the this reflection should also include the de excessively broad political role of the facto political role of the Commission and Commission and its President and any its President and any related changes to the related changes to the decision-making decision-making process of the Union; process of the Union;

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PE655.711v01-00 40/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Amendment 83 Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Sabrina Pignedoli

Motion for a resolution Recital L

Motion for a resolution Amendment

L. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten L. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten system needs to be improved and system needs to be reformed and formalised in the EU’s primary law after an formalised in the EU’s primary law after an in-depth institutional reflection; whereas in-depth institutional reflection; whereas this reflection should also include the de this reflection should also include the de facto political role of the Commission and facto political role of the Commission and its President and any related changes to the its President and any related changes to the decision-making process of the Union; decision-making process of the Union;

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Amendment 84 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, László Trócsányi, Danuta Maria Hübner, Luděk Niedermayer

Motion for a resolution Recital L

Motion for a resolution Amendment

L. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten L. whereas the Spitzenkandidaten system needs to be improved and system needs to be addressed and reflected formalised in the EU’s primary law after upon in the Conference for the Future of an in-depth institutional reflection; Europe; whereas this reflection should also whereas this reflection should also include include the de facto political role of the the de facto political role of the Commission and its President and any Commission and its President and any related changes to the decision-making related changes to the decision-making process of the Union; process of the Union;

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Amendment 85 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Raphaël Glucksmann

Motion for a resolution

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

L a. whereas the fact that only 8% of EU voters said to have voted in the last elections in order to influence the choice of the next President of the European Commission1a underlines that the process of the selection of the President of the European Commission needs to urgently be clarified and be made more transparent to the voters; ______1a Eurobarometer 91.5, September 2019

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Amendment 86 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Recital M

Motion for a resolution Amendment

M. whereas institutional deleted improvements such as transnational lists, as acknowledged by Parliament in its resolution of 7 February 2018 on the composition of the European Parliament, or the transformation of the Council into a second legislative chamber of the Union, as proposed in its resolution of 16 February 2017 on possible evolutions of and adjustments to the current institutional set-up of the European Union, would radically transform the European elections into one true European election, as opposed to the collection of 27 separate national elections that it is today;

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PE655.711v01-00 42/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Amendment 87 Pedro Silva Pereira

Motion for a resolution Recital M

Motion for a resolution Amendment

M. whereas institutional improvements M. whereas institutional improvements such as transnational lists, as such as the possible creation of acknowledged by Parliament in its transnational lists should be discussed in resolution of 7 February 2018 on the the Conference on the Future of Europe; composition of the European Parliament, or the transformation of the Council into a second legislative chamber of the Union, as proposed in its resolution of 16 February 2017 on possible evolutions of and adjustments to the current institutional set-up of the European Union, would radically transform the European elections into one true European election, as opposed to the collection of 27 separate national elections that it is today;

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Amendment 88 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, László Trócsányi, Luděk Niedermayer

Motion for a resolution Recital M

Motion for a resolution Amendment

M. whereas institutional improvements M. whereas institutional improvements such as transnational lists, as are needed in order to achieve a true acknowledged by Parliament in its European political sphere as opposed to resolution of 7 February 2018 on the the collection of 27 separate national composition of the European Parliament, debates that it is today; or the transformation of the Council into a second legislative chamber of the Union, as proposed in its resolution of 16 February 2017 on possible evolutions of and adjustments to the current

AM\1210438EN.docx 43/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN institutional set-up of the European Union, would radically transform the European elections into one true European election, as opposed to the collection of 27 separate national elections that it is today;

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Amendment 89 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital M

Motion for a resolution Amendment

M. whereas institutional improvements M. whereas institutional improvements such as transnational lists, as such as placing European political parties acknowledged by Parliament in its at the centre European elections, as resolution of 7 February 2018 on the intended in article 10(4) of the Treaty on composition of the European Parliament, European Union, transnational lists, as or the transformation of the Council into a acknowledged by Parliament in its second legislative chamber of the Union, as resolution of 7 February 2018 on the proposed in its resolution of 16 February composition of the European Parliament, 2017 on possible evolutions of and or the transformation of the Council into a adjustments to the current institutional set- second legislative chamber of the Union, as up of the European Union, would radically proposed in its resolution of 16 February transform the European elections into one 2017 on possible evolutions of and true European election, as opposed to the adjustments to the current institutional set- collection of 27 separate national elections up of the European Union, would radically that it is today; transform the European elections into one true European election, as opposed to the collection of 27 separate national elections that it is today;

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Amendment 90 Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Sabrina Pignedoli

Motion for a resolution Recital M

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE655.711v01-00 44/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN M. whereas institutional improvements M. whereas institutional improvements such as transnational lists, as such as transnational lists, as acknowledged by Parliament in its acknowledged by Parliament in its resolution of 7 February 2018 on the resolution of 7 February 2018 on the composition of the European Parliament, composition of the European Parliament, or the transformation of the Council into a or the transformation of the Council into a second legislative chamber of the Union, as second legislative chamber of the Union, as proposed in its resolution of 16 February proposed in its resolution of 16 February 2017 on possible evolutions of and 2017 on possible evolutions of and adjustments to the current institutional set- adjustments to the current institutional set- up of the European Union, would radically up of the European Union, or the transform the European elections into one introduction of the possibility for true European election, as opposed to the European political parties and movements collection of 27 separate national elections to form pre-electoral coalitions, would that it is today; radically transform the European elections into one true European election, as opposed to the collection of 27 separate national elections that it is today;

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Amendment 91 Loránt Vincze

Motion for a resolution Recital M

Motion for a resolution Amendment

M. whereas institutional M. whereas European elections are a improvements such as transnational lists, joint European exercise in democracy as acknowledged by Parliament in its where separate elections in Member resolution of 7 February 2018 on the States with national parties from pan- composition of the European Parliament, European political families lead to a or the transformation of the Council into common European result; whereas in the a second legislative chamber of the past Parliament has discussed various Union, as proposed in its resolution of 16 improvements to this exercise, such as in February 2017 on possible evolutions of its resolution of 7 February 2018 on the and adjustments to the current institutional composition of the European Parliament or set-up of the European Union, would in its resolution of 16 February 2017 on radically transform the European possible evolutions of and adjustments to elections into one true European election, the current institutional set-up of the as opposed to the collection of 27 separate European Union; national elections that it is today;

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AM\1210438EN.docx 45/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN Amendment 92 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa

Motion for a resolution Recital M

Motion for a resolution Amendment

M. whereas institutional improvements M. whereas institutional improvements such as transnational lists, as such as transnational lists, as acknowledged by Parliament in its acknowledged by Parliament in its resolution of 7 February 2018 on the resolution of 7 February 2018 on the composition of the European Parliament, composition of the European Parliament, or the transformation of the Council into a or the transformation of the Council into a second legislative chamber of the Union, as second legislative chamber of the Union, as proposed in its resolution of 16 February proposed in its resolution of 16 February 2017 on possible evolutions of and 2017 on possible evolutions of and adjustments to the current institutional set- adjustments to the current institutional set- up of the European Union, would radically up of the European Union, would help to transform the European elections into one transform the European elections into a true European election, as opposed to the single European election, as opposed to the collection of 27 separate national elections collection of 27 separate national elections that it is today; that it is today;

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Amendment 93 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Recital M

Motion for a resolution Amendment

M. whereas institutional improvements M. whereas institutional improvements such as transnational lists, as such as transnational lists, as acknowledged by Parliament in its acknowledged by Parliament in its resolution of 7 February 2018 on the resolution of 7 February 2018 on the composition of the European Parliament, composition of the European Parliament, or the transformation of the Council into a or the transformation of the Council into a second legislative chamber of the Union, as second legislative chamber of the Union, as proposed in its resolution of 16 February proposed in its resolution of 16 February 2017 on possible evolutions of and 2017 on possible evolutions of and adjustments to the current institutional set- adjustments to the current institutional set- up of the European Union, would radically up of the European Union, could radically transform the European elections into one transform the European elections into a key true European election, as opposed to the event, preceded by real debates and the collection of 27 separate national presentation of contrasting visions for the

PE655.711v01-00 46/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN elections that it is today; future of the European integration process;

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Amendment 94 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, László Trócsányi, Danuta Maria Hübner, Luděk Niedermayer

Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

M a. Whereas proposal such as the "transnational lists" or the transformation of the Council into a second legislative chamber are still under discussion; whereas none of them count currently with a majority support; Whereas the upcoming Conference on the Future of Europe provides a true opportunity to discuss these issues and other institutional reforms; Whereas the success of the Conference will crucially depend on the agenda, the involvement of the citizens and the European Council's willingness to implement results;

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Amendment 95 Loránt Vincze

Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

M a. whereas one of the ideas discussed concerned the creation of a joint constituency with transnational lists; whereas Parliament ultimately rejected the idea on 7 February 2018 based on

AM\1210438EN.docx 47/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN concerns that elections without a local constituency would not ensure accountability to voters, would weaken the link between Members and their electorate but would also favour large Member States; whereas the objective of the EU must be to be more democratic and accountable instead of more centralised and distant;

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Amendment 96 Gabriele Bischoff

Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

M a. whereas in the absence of a legally binding framework for the application of the Spitzenkandidat principle, other measures have to be taken into consideration in order to allow the Parliament to swiftly convene with newly elected Members after the European elections, while respecting national deadlines for the formal appointment of newly elected Members, in order to be able to position itself jointly in favour of one Spitzenkandidat

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Amendment 97 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Recital N

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE655.711v01-00 48/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN standing procedures such as the hearings of standing procedures such as the hearings of Commissioners-designate, with particular Commissioners-designate, with particular regard to the conditions for the legal regard to the conditions for the legal assessment of their applications (e.g. assessment of their applications (e.g. declarations of financial interests); declarations of financial interests); whereas the College of Commissioners should be appointed by means of an exemplary process, in keeping with the undertaking given in Article 17 of the Treaty on European Union; whereas the current procedure for scrutinising the financial interests of Commissioners- designate, which is carried out by the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI), makes it impossible to honour that undertaking; whereas in her mission letter Commissioner Jourova undertook to work with the European Parliament and the Council to set up an independent ethics watchdog for all the EU institutions; whereas the ethics watchdog must be set up in such a way as to provide sufficient guarantees of independence, starting with provision of the time and resources needed to exercise scrutiny, in keeping with the best practices employed in the Member States;

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Amendment 98 Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Sabrina Pignedoli

Motion for a resolution Recital N

Motion for a resolution Amendment

N. whereas the intensified political N. whereas the intensified political exchanges in Parliament have also exchanges in Parliament have also highlighted the shortcomings of several highlighted the shortcomings of several standing procedures such as the hearings of standing procedures such as the hearings of Commissioners-designate, with particular Commissioners-designate, with particular regard to the conditions for the legal regard to the conditions for the legal assessment of their applications (e.g. assessment of their applications (e.g. declarations of financial interests); declarations of financial interests); whereas, furthermore, such hearings are playing an increasing role in determining

AM\1210438EN.docx 49/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN the make-up of the European Commission, and whereas, therefore, at such hearings, pluralism and the participation of all political forces, including those that do not belong to political groups of the European Parliament, should be ensured as far as possible;

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Amendment 99 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital N

Motion for a resolution Amendment

N. whereas the intensified political N. whereas the intensified political exchanges in Parliament have also exchanges in Parliament have improved in highlighted the shortcomings of several comparison to previous iterations, but also standing procedures such as the hearings of highlighted the shortcomings of several Commissioners-designate, with particular standing procedures such as the hearings of regard to the conditions for the legal Commissioners-designate, with particular assessment of their applications (e.g. regard to the conditions for the legal declarations of financial interests); assessment of their applications (e.g. declarations of financial interests);

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Amendment 100 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Pedro Silva Pereira, Gabriele Bischoff

Motion for a resolution Recital N

Motion for a resolution Amendment

N. whereas the intensified political N. whereas the process of exchanges in Parliament have also examination of the declarations of highlighted the shortcomings of several interests and the hearings of the standing procedures such as the hearings designated European Commissioners by of Commissioners-designate, with the European Parliament was an particular regard to the conditions for the important step in increasing the

PE655.711v01-00 50/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN legal assessment of their applications (e.g. Commission’s accountability to the declarations of financial interests); European Parliament and the public in general; whereas this process can and should be further improved in the future;

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Amendment 101 Brice Hortefeux

Motion for a resolution Recital O

Motion for a resolution Amendment

O. whereas democratic processes at O. whereas democratic processes at both Member State and EU levels have both Member State and EU levels have been targeted by foreign powers in order to been targeted by foreign powers in order to influence the outcome of elections and influence the outcome of elections and weaken the Union; whereas the weaken the Union; whereas the mechanisms put in place by the European mechanisms put in place by the European institutions, such as the Code of Practice institutions, such as the Code of Practice against Disinformation and the Rapid Alert against Disinformation and the Rapid Alert System for elections contributed to the System for elections contributed to the mitigation of foreign interference during mitigation of foreign interference during the election campaign; the election campaign, but whereas, in the light of rapid developments in technologies and disinformation methods, constant vigilance and coordination among the Member States are essential;

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Amendment 102 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Recital O

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\1210438EN.docx 51/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN mechanisms put in place by the European mechanisms put in place by the European institutions, such as the Code of Practice institutions, such as the Code of Practice against Disinformation and the Rapid Alert against Disinformation and the Rapid Alert System for elections contributed to the System for elections put the right to mitigation of foreign interference during freedom of expression at risk, without any the election campaign; proof that they helped to mitigate foreign interference during the election campaign;

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Amendment 103 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Raphaël Glucksmann

Motion for a resolution Recital O

Motion for a resolution Amendment

O. whereas democratic processes at O. whereas democratic processes at both Member State and EU levels have both Member State and EU levels have been targeted by foreign powers in order to been targeted by foreign powers sometimes influence the outcome of elections and in connection with internal actors in order weaken the Union; whereas the to influence the outcome of elections and mechanisms put in place by the European weaken the Union; whereas the institutions, such as the Code of Practice mechanisms put in place by the European against Disinformation and the Rapid Alert institutions, such as the Code of Practice System for elections contributed to the against Disinformation and the Rapid Alert mitigation of foreign interference during System for elections contributed to the the election campaign; mitigation of foreign interference during the election campaign;

Or. en

Amendment 104 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital P

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE655.711v01-00 52/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN on Europe-wide political advertisements, on Europe-wide political advertisements, which is the only way for European which is the only way for European political parties to advertise during political parties to advertise during European election campaigns; whereas European election campaigns; whereas especially on that matter, the institutions especially on that matter, the institutions should develop an interinstitutional should develop an interinstitutional approach in order to have a positive impact approach in order to have a positive impact on the security and stability of the electoral on the security and stability of the electoral process; process; whereas the Code of Practice is purely voluntary and focuses on transparency rather than on actual limits like targeted political advertisement;

Or. en

Amendment 105 Brice Hortefeux

Motion for a resolution Recital P

Motion for a resolution Amendment

P. whereas the Commission’s requests P. whereas the Commission’s requests to social media platforms ahead of the to social media platforms ahead of the elections created confusion and had elections created confusion and had unintended consequences such as the ban unintended consequences such as the ban on Europe-wide political advertisements, on Europe-wide political advertisements, which is the only way for European which is the only way for European political parties to advertise during political parties to be identified and European election campaigns; whereas recognised by voters during European especially on that matter, the institutions election campaigns; whereas especially on should develop an interinstitutional that matter, the institutions should develop approach in order to have a positive impact an interinstitutional approach in order to on the security and stability of the electoral have a positive impact on the security and process; stability of the electoral process;

Or. fr

Amendment 106 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Recital P

AM\1210438EN.docx 53/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

P. whereas the Commission’s requests P. whereas the Commission’s requests to social media platforms ahead of the to social media platforms ahead of the elections created confusion and had elections created confusion and had unintended consequences such as the ban unintended consequences such as the ban on Europe-wide political advertisements, on Europe-wide political advertisements, which is the only way for European which is one of the ways for European political parties to advertise during political parties to advertise during European election campaigns; whereas European election campaigns; whereas especially on that matter, the institutions especially on that matter, the institutions should develop an interinstitutional should develop an interinstitutional approach in order to have a positive impact approach in order to have a positive impact on the security and stability of the electoral on the security and stability of the electoral process; process;

Or. fr

Amendment 107 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Pedro Silva Pereira

Motion for a resolution Recital P

Motion for a resolution Amendment

P. whereas the Commission’s requests P. whereas the Commission’s requests to social media platforms ahead of the to social media platforms ahead of the elections created confusion and had elections had unintended consequences unintended consequences such as the ban such as the ban on Europe-wide political on Europe-wide political advertisements, advertisements, which is an important which is the only way for European instrument that European political parties political parties to advertise during use to advertise during European election European election campaigns; whereas campaigns; whereas especially on that especially on that matter, the institutions matter, the institutions should develop an should develop an interinstitutional interinstitutional approach in order to have approach in order to have a positive impact a positive impact on the security and on the security and stability of the electoral stability of the electoral process; process;

Or. en

Amendment 108 Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Sabrina Pignedoli

Motion for a resolution

PE655.711v01-00 54/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Recital Q

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Q. whereas European political parties Q. whereas European political parties and foundations are the primary facilitators and foundations are the primary facilitators of a successful European political debate, of a successful European political debate, both during and beyond European both during and beyond European elections; elections; whereas, by virtue of this important role, the European political parties and political foundations should ensure maximum financial transparency on the funds they manage, particularly on funds from the EU budget;

Or. it

Amendment 109 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, László Trócsányi, Danuta Maria Hübner

Motion for a resolution Recital Q

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 110 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Recital Q

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Q. whereas European political parties Q. whereas national political parties and foundations are the primary facilitators and foundations are the primary facilitators

AM\1210438EN.docx 55/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN of a successful European political debate, of political debate; both during and beyond European elections;

Or. es

Amendment 111 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Recital Q

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Q. whereas European political parties Q. whereas European political parties and foundations are the primary facilitators and foundations are facilitators of a of a successful European political debate, successful European political debate, both both during and beyond European during and beyond European elections; elections;

Or. fr

Amendment 112 Gilles Lebreton, Gunnar Beck, Gerolf Annemans, Laura Huhtasaari, Antonio Maria Rinaldi

Motion for a resolution Recital Q

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. fr

Amendment 113 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

PE655.711v01-00 56/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Recital R

Motion for a resolution Amendment

R. whereas European political parties R. whereas European political parties face various restrictions to campaigning face various restrictions to campaigning during European elections and are during European elections, including the prohibited from campaigning in national limited possibility to finance campaigns referendums on European matters; and shared activities with their national member parties and are prohibited from campaigning in national referendums on European matters;

Or. en

Amendment 114 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital R a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

R a. whereas the European Parliament is composed of representatives of the Union's citizens; whereas the lack of a genuine European electoral law leads to differing electoral procedures and practices in different Member States, infringing on the principle of equal suffrage;

Or. en

Amendment 115 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital R b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

R b. whereas the emergence of new political parties and movements ahead of

AM\1210438EN.docx 57/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN the European elections has shown citizens´ interest in political innovation;

Or. en

Amendment 116 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital R c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

R c. whereas diverging national rules for establishing parties and accessing the European elections remain a significant obstacle for political innovation and for creating a true pan-European political debate;

Or. en

Amendment 117 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital R d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

R d. whereas conditioning the accession to the status of Member of the European Parliament to certain national procedures, such us swearing an oath on a national constitution, produces an unjustified distortion of the system of guarantees established by EU law;

Or. en

Amendment 118 Damian Boeselager

PE655.711v01-00 58/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital R e (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

R e. whereas it has been reported that due to the organization of the registration of voters in the United Kingdom, around a million European citizens were deprived of the possibility to exercise their right to vote in the European elections;

Or. en

Amendment 119 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Takes note of the higher turnout in 1. Takes note of the higher turnout in the 2019 European elections; considers the 2019 European elections; that this shows that an increasing proportion of citizens consider the EU to be the appropriate level at which to address the challenges of our time such as climate change and environmental concerns, social and gender inequalities, sustainable growth, and geopolitical concerns such as migration and foreign policy; urges all the European institutions, therefore, to take responsibility and to act upon the mandate they have been given, directly or indirectly, by the citizens; regrets both the lack of decisiveness by the Council and the lack of clear intent to achieve solutions based on a common approach;

Or. es

Amendment 120

AM\1210438EN.docx 59/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Pedro Silva Pereira, Gabriele Bischoff

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Takes note of the higher turnout in 1. Welcomes the higher turnout in the the 2019 European elections; considers that 2019 European elections, which this shows that an increasing proportion of demonstrates that the trend of decreasing citizens consider the EU to be the voter turnout in Europe can be reversed; appropriate level at which to address the recognizes the important role of challenges of our time such as climate campaigns led by the EU institutions and change and environmental concerns, social civil society organisations to increase the and gender inequalities, sustainable turnout, such as the ‘This Time I’m growth, and geopolitical concerns such as Voting’ campaign; considers that this migration and foreign policy; urges all the higher turnout shows that an increasing European institutions, therefore, to take proportion of citizens consider the EU to responsibility and to act upon the mandate be the appropriate level at which to address they have been given, directly or indirectly, the challenges of our time such as climate by the citizens; regrets both the lack of change and environmental concerns, social decisiveness by the Council and the lack of and gender inequalities, sustainable clear intent to achieve solutions based on a growth, and geopolitical concerns such as common approach; migration and foreign policy; underlines that the state of the economy and the environment were the two main priorities for voters clearly indicating that citizens who take part in European elections wish to have more action at the European level in these two policy fields of shared competence between the EU and the national level; urges all the European institutions, therefore, to take responsibility and to act upon the mandate they have been given, directly or indirectly, by the citizens; regrets both the lack of decisiveness by the Council and the lack of clear intent to achieve solutions based on a common approach;

Or. en

Amendment 121 Gilles Lebreton, Gunnar Beck, Gerolf Annemans, Antonio Maria Rinaldi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

PE655.711v01-00 60/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Takes note of the higher turnout in 1. Takes note of the higher turnout in the 2019 European elections; considers that the 2019 European elections; considers that this shows that an increasing proportion of this shows that an increasing proportion of citizens consider the EU to be the citizens consider the EU to be the appropriate level at which to address the appropriate level at which to address the challenges of our time such as climate challenges of our time such as climate change and environmental concerns, social change and environmental concerns; and gender inequalities, sustainable growth, and geopolitical concerns such as migration and foreign policy; urges all the European institutions, therefore, to take responsibility and to act upon the mandate they have been given, directly or indirectly, by the citizens; regrets both the lack of decisiveness by the Council and the lack of clear intent to achieve solutions based on a common approach;

Or. fr

Amendment 122 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Takes note of the higher turnout in 1. Takes note of the higher turnout in the 2019 European elections; considers that the 2019 European elections; notes that this shows that an increasing proportion of there are significant disparities between citizens consider the EU to be the Member States; considers that this shows appropriate level at which to address the that an increasing proportion of citizens challenges of our time such as climate consider that the EU must address the change and environmental concerns, social challenges of our time and amend its and gender inequalities, sustainable Treaties in order to tackle those growth, and geopolitical concerns such as challenges, such as climate change and migration and foreign policy; urges all the environmental concerns, social and gender European institutions, therefore, to take inequalities, sustainable growth, and responsibility and to act upon the mandate geopolitical concerns such as migration they have been given, directly or indirectly, and foreign policy; urges all the European by the citizens; regrets both the lack of institutions, therefore, to take responsibility decisiveness by the Council and the lack of and to act upon the mandate they have clear intent to achieve solutions based on a been given, directly or indirectly, by the common approach; citizens; regrets both the lack of decisiveness and transparency by the

AM\1210438EN.docx 61/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN Council and the lack of clear intent to achieve solutions based on a common approach;

Or. fr

Amendment 123 Brice Hortefeux

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Takes note of the higher turnout in 1. Takes note of the higher turnout in the 2019 European elections; considers that the 2019 European elections, but expresses this shows that an increasing proportion of disappointment at the continuing high citizens consider the EU to be the abstention rate; considers that the higher appropriate level at which to address the turnout shows that an increasing challenges of our time such as climate proportion of citizens are taking an change and environmental concerns, social interest in the EU and the role it can play and gender inequalities, sustainable in addressing the challenges of our time, growth, and geopolitical concerns such as such as unemployment and the cost of migration and foreign policy; urges all the living, improving the quality and European institutions, therefore, to take resilience of health systems, climate responsibility and to act upon the mandate change and environmental concerns, the they have been given, directly or indirectly, digital transition, social and gender by the citizens; regrets both the lack of inequalities, the economy and sustainable decisiveness by the Council and the lack growth, migration and demographics, of clear intent to achieve solutions based security and the EU's role in the world; on a common approach; urges all the European institutions, therefore, to take responsibility and to act upon the mandate they have been given, directly or indirectly, by the citizens;

Or. fr

Amendment 124 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE655.711v01-00 62/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN 1. Takes note of the higher turnout in 1. Takes note of the higher turnout in the 2019 European elections; considers that the 2019 European elections; considers that this shows that an increasing proportion of this shows that an increasing proportion of citizens consider the EU to be the citizens consider the EU to be the appropriate level at which to address the appropriate level at which to address the challenges of our time such as climate challenges of our time such as climate change and environmental concerns, social change and environmental concerns, social and gender inequalities, sustainable and gender inequalities, sustainable growth, and geopolitical concerns such as growth, and geopolitical concerns such as migration and foreign policy; urges all the migration and foreign policy; urges all the European institutions, therefore, to take European institutions, therefore, to take responsibility and to act upon the mandate responsibility and to act upon the mandate they have been given, directly or indirectly, they have been given, directly or indirectly, by the citizens; regrets both the lack of by the citizens; regrets both the lack of decisiveness by the Council and the lack of decisiveness by the Council on rules clear intent to achieve solutions based on a governing the European elections and the common approach; lack of clear intent to achieve solutions based on a common approach;

Or. en

Amendment 125 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, László Trócsányi, Luděk Niedermayer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Takes note of the higher turnout in 1. Takes note of the higher turnout in the 2019 European elections; considers that the 2019 European elections; considers that this shows that an increasing proportion of this shows that an increasing proportion of citizens consider the EU to be the citizens consider the EU to be the appropriate level at which to address the appropriate level at which to address the challenges of our time such as climate challenges of our time as economy and change and environmental concerns, social sustainable growth, public health, climate and gender inequalities, sustainable change and environmental protection, growth, and geopolitical concerns such as digital revolution, the promotion of migration and foreign policy; urges all the freedom, human rights and democracy, European institutions, therefore, to take social and gender inequalities, migration responsibility and to act upon the mandate and demography, security and the role of they have been given, directly or indirectly, the EU in the world; urges all the by the citizens; regrets both the lack of European institutions, therefore, to take decisiveness by the Council and the lack responsibility and to act upon the mandate of clear intent to achieve solutions based they have been given, directly or indirectly,

AM\1210438EN.docx 63/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN on a common approach; by the citizens;

Or. en

Amendment 126 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1 a. Is confident that the trend of growing voter turnout can be repeated, if the connection and the accountability between voters and candidates are strengthened and EU-wide challenges and political programmes are debated across Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 127 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Raphaël Glucksmann

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Welcomes the substantial increase 2. Welcomes the substantial increase of youth participation in the elections; of youth participation in the elections; reiterates its call on the Council and the however, expresses concern that only 42% Commission to take into account their of people aged 16/18 to 24 cast a ballot in concerns, which are critical for the lives of the2019 European elections;1a the next generations; recommends that Member States should consider ways to harmonise the minimum age of voters at 16, in order to further enhance the participation of young voters; reiterates its call on the Council and the Commission to take into account their concerns, which are critical for the lives of the next generations; expresses concern, however, that across the EU almost half of all eligible voters did not cast a vote;

PE655.711v01-00 64/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN stresses that more actions need to be undertaken at a local, regional, national, and European level to incentivise voters to participate in European elections; ______1a Eurobarometer 91.5, September 2019

Or. en

Amendment 128 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Welcomes the substantial increase 2. Welcomes the substantial increase of youth participation in the elections; of youth participation in the elections; reiterates its call on the Council and the reiterates its call on the Council and the Commission to take into account their Commission to take into account their concerns, which are critical for the lives of concerns, which are critical for the lives of the next generations; the next generations, by means of public consultation procedures and the Conference on the Future of Europe; calls for lots to be drawn in the Young Persons' Agora to be held as part of the Conference and for proper account to be taken of the results;

Or. fr

Amendment 129 Brice Hortefeux

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Welcomes the substantial increase 2. Welcomes the substantial increase of youth participation in the elections; of youth participation in the elections, but reiterates its call on the Council and the expresses disappointment at the Commission to take into account their continuing high abstention rate; calls on concerns, which are critical for the lives of the Council and Commission to take

AM\1210438EN.docx 65/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN the next generations; account of young people's concerns and the impact of EU rules on future generations, while taking heed of the message sent by those citizens who do not vote;

Or. fr

Amendment 130 Brice Hortefeux

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2a. Calls on the Commission to study electoral procedures, in particular the choice of national or territorial lists depending on the population of the Member States, and their impact on the representativeness of the MEPs elected;

Or. fr

Amendment 131 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3. Deplores the fact that the outcome deleted of the elections did not lead to genuine gender balance in Parliament; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with Parliament and other bodies such as the Venice Commission, to formulate recommendations to Member States with a view to increasing the representation of women in the European Parliament;

Or. es

PE655.711v01-00 66/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Amendment 132 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Gabriele Bischoff, Raphaël Glucksmann

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3. Deplores the fact that the outcome 3. Deplores the fact that the outcome of the elections did not lead to genuine of the elections did not lead to genuine gender balance in Parliament; calls on the gender balance in Parliament; recognizes Commission, in cooperation with that there are substantial differences Parliament and other bodies such as the between Member States, with some Venice Commission, to formulate electing more than 50% of women and recommendations to Member States with a others which did not elect a single female view to increasing the representation of Member of the European Parliament; women in the European Parliament; calls on Member States and the institutions of the Union to take all necessary measures to promote the principle of equality between men and women throughout the whole electoral process; emphasises in this connection the importance of gender-balanced electoral lists; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with Parliament and other bodies such as the Venice Commission, to formulate recommendations to Member States with a view to increasing the representation of women in the European Parliament by, for example, encouraging national parties to present list of candidates with an equal number of male and female candidates;

Or. en

Amendment 133 Leila Chaibi, Helmut Scholz

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\1210438EN.docx 67/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN Parliament and other bodies such as the Parliament and other bodies such as the Venice Commission, to formulate Venice Commission, to formulate recommendations to Member States with a recommendations to Member States with a view to increasing the representation of view to increasing the representation of women in the European Parliament; women in the European Parliament; calls on the Member States to consider incorporating into their national electoral law a general requirement for political parties to have fully gender-balanced lists of candidates in which men and women alternate; calls, further, on those Member States which have a preferential vote system to propose a preferential vote for an even number of candidates in order to guarantee parity;

Or. fr

Amendment 134 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 135 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, Luděk Niedermayer

PE655.711v01-00 68/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3. Deplores the fact that the outcome 3. Welcomes the fact that the gender of the elections did not lead to genuine balance in Parliament has improved over gender balance in Parliament; calls on the the last elections; Stresses however that Commission, in cooperation with there is still room for further Parliament and other bodies such as the improvements in order to achieve a Venice Commission, to formulate genuine gender-balanced Parliament; calls recommendations to Member States with a on the Commission, in cooperation with view to increasing the representation of Parliament and other bodies such as the women in the European Parliament; Venice Commission, to formulate recommendations to Member States with a view to increasing the representation of women in the European Parliament;

Or. en

Amendment 136 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3a. Calls for greater efforts to achieve parity in the European Parliament; considers that a few specific changes to its Rules of Procedure could do much to bring about greater parity, starting with the introduction of a parity rule in governing bodies; proposes, further, that the rule of the oldest be replaced by the rule of the youngest, so that in the event of a tie the youngest candidates are proclaimed elected, and not the oldest, as currently specified in the following rules: Rule 16 - Election of the President, Rule 17 - Election of the Vice-Presidents, Rule 29(2) - Conference of Committee Chairs, Rule 30(2) - Conference of Delegation Chairs, Rule 213 - Committee bureaux, Rule 231 - Election of the Ombudsman;

AM\1210438EN.docx 69/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN Or. fr

Amendment 137 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3 a. Considers that a 96% white Parliament cannot ensure a satisfactory representation of the plural and diverse European society; Deplores the fact that, while some groups experience structural racism on an everyday basis, no measure is being taken to improve the representation of racialized persons in the European Parliament; Believes that the elimination of exclusions and of intersectional discrimination is a duty that derives from EU values and from the Charter of fundamental rights; Calls on Member States and on political parties participating in European elections to adopt proactive policies to ensure equal opportunity and increase the representation of racialized persons and of all underrepresented and marginalized groups;

Or. en

Amendment 138 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Pedro Silva Pereira, Raphaël Glucksmann

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3 a. Notes that, despite representing approximately 10% of the EU’s population, only 5% of Members of the European Parliament belong to ethnic

PE655.711v01-00 70/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN minorities;1a stresses that more needs to be done at a national and European level in order to further increase the inclusion in electoral lists and election of ethnic minorities; ______1a Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee of 19 June 2020 'Report on the 2019 elections to the European Parliament', COM(2020)252 final

Or. en

Amendment 139 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3 b. Deplores that Oriol Junqueras was not able to take his rightful seat, thus leaving the European Parliament incomplete; reminds that the European Parliament is the only competent body to waive the immunity of its Members and that while doing so, it shall act in accordance with the Charter; therefore calls upon the European Parliament President in particular, to apply the Court of Justice of the European Union judgement (C-502/19), by asserting the immunity of Oriol Junqueras and therefore protecting the independence of the European Parliament;

Or. en

Amendment 140 Leila Chaibi

AM\1210438EN.docx 71/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3b. Proposes, in accordance with the Interparliamentary Union's (IPU) Plan of Action for Gender-sensitive Parliaments, that senior posts in parliamentary institutions, and in particular the post of President of the European Parliament, should be held jointly by a woman and a man;

Or. fr

Amendment 141 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3c. Proposes that a requirement to designate joint male and female chairs should be incorporated into Rule 33(5) of the European Parliament's Rules of Procedure as a condition for the establishment of a political group; emphasises that this change would simply entail the inclusion in the declaration of the establishment of the group of the names of the two co-chairs, in addition to the name of the group and the political declaration setting out the aims of the group, the names of its members and the names of the members of its bureau;

Or. fr

Amendment 142 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 d (new)

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3d. Calls on the Conference of Presidents, under the procedure set out in Rule 209(2) of the Rules of Procedure, to take the gender-parity criterion into account if the political groups fail to reach agreement on their proportional representation in one or more parliamentary committees;

Or. fr

Amendment 143 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 e (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3e. Suggests, as a transitional step towards a better gender balance, that consideration be given to introducing a quota in each European Parliament committee with a view to achieving a satisfactory gender mix;

Or. fr

Amendment 144 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Pedro Silva Pereira, Gabriele Bischoff, Raphaël Glucksmann

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4. Notes that similar recommendations 4. Notes that similar recommendations could be made concerning the exercise of could be made concerning the exercise of passive and active voting rights of citizens passive and active voting rights of citizens with disabilities; recalls with great concern with disabilities; recalls with great concern that in several Member States citizens with that in several Member States an estimated disabilities were not able to vote in 2019 800 000 citizens with disabilities were not

AM\1210438EN.docx 73/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN because of unsuitable electoral material or able to vote in 2019 because of unsuitable infrastructure at polling stations; electoral material or infrastructure at polling stations; calls on Member States to guarantee that all those who have the right to vote, including EU citizens living outside their country of origin and prisoners who are granted such a right in accordance with national laws, are able to exercise this right;

Or. en

Amendment 145 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4 a. Notes that diverging electoral cultures have resulted in a range of different electoral systems; recommends that clear regulations, recommendations and guidelines ensure an approximation of a unified electoral law and equality of the vote for European citizens, notably when it comes to the right register a party and to stand for elections, access to ballots, fielding candidates, accessibility, proxy or remote voting, and days of election;

Or. en

Amendment 146 Pedro Silva Pereira, Giuliano Pisapia

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4 a. Acknowledges the good organization of the electoral process in

PE655.711v01-00 74/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN the 2019 European elections despite of the uncertainty resulting from the departure of the UK from the EU; Highlights, in this context, the smooth recomposition of the European Parliament after Brexit due to the safeguard clause foreseen in its resolution of 7 February 2018 on the Composition of the European Parliament;

Or. en

Amendment 147 Leila Chaibi, Helmut Scholz

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4a. Welcomes the European Economic and Social Committee's March 2019 information report on the reality of the right to vote in European elections for persons with disabilities;

Or. fr

Amendment 148 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4 b. Notes that under Art. 223(1) TFEU, it is the Parliament’s prerogative to propose a change to the electoral law; notes that under Art. 223 (1) subparagrah 1 it is the Council’s prerogative to alter the proposed text; takes note of the Council Legal Service interpretation of Art. 223 (TFEU) from 2016; recommends that both institutions work together in an organized and collaborative spirit from

AM\1210438EN.docx 75/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN the beginning to come forward with the best solutions for the European elections and to implement the result in Member States ahead of the 2024 elections;

Or. en

Amendment 149 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4b. Points out that for voters with disabilities the practical voting arrangements are just as important as access to information or to the polling station; emphasises that for people who are blind, visually impaired or have problems using a pen with precision, the practice of asking voters to draw a circle, for example around a candidate's list number, or writing on the ballot paper a candidate's number or name or the name of a party, constitutes a significant obstacle;

Or. fr

Amendment 150 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4c. Calls on the Member States to step up exchanges of best practice in order to improve access to polling stations for persons with disabilities; urges the Member States to rent specially adapted private premises when suitable public facilities are not available;

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Amendment 151 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4d. Urges the Member States, ahead of the 2024 elections, to make more resources available in consulates so that checks can be stepped up and members of the public made aware that multiple voting is illegal;

Or. fr

Amendment 152 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 e (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4e. Calls on the Member States to improve their laws in order to make it easier for homeless people to vote; emphasises that insisting that people provide proof of address in order to vote, as laid down in Directive 93/109/EC, can serve to exclude homeless people in those countries where they cannot obtain an administrative address; urges that the requirement to provide proof of address be done away with, in order to make it easier for homeless people, who are full EU citizens, to vote;

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Amendment 153

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Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 f (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4f. Takes the view that the best way to ensure that all citizens can take part in elections is to guarantee inclusion and thus to put an end to homelessness; calls on the Commission to adopt as a matter of urgency an EU action plan to put an end to homelessness by 2030, to be implemented at national level by the Member States as part of their efforts to combat homelessness; notes, further, that the Commission's guidelines on combating the phenomenon of homelessness1 a date from 2013 and have still not been translated into the 23 Union languages; ______1 a https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/en/ALL/?uri=CELEX:52010DC0 245

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Amendment 154 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 g (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4g. Urges the Union and the Member States to step up awareness-raising campaigns for homeless people on the issue of voting with a view to giving them the means to take part in elections and discussing the importance of voting; urges that increased support be provided, in the form of dedicated funds, for training for the staff of centres for the homeless and local government officials;

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Amendment 155 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5. Is of the opinion that the reason 5. Is of the opinion that the why the Spitzenkandidaten process failed democratic process is completely secure in to produce a President of the European the Member States. Commission after the 2019 elections is because no improvements were made to it following the experience of 2014; intends to strengthen the democratic process for choosing the Commission President before the next European elections of 2024;

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Amendment 156 Pedro Silva Pereira

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5. Is of the opinion that the reason 5. Notes that the Spitzenkandidaten why the Spitzenkandidaten process failed process is an important tool to organize to produce a President of the European the european political debate during the Commission after the 2019 elections is electoral campaign; Believes that further because no improvements were made to it improvements and clarifications are following the experience of 2014; intends needed to strengthen the democratic to strengthen the democratic process for process for choosing the Commission choosing the Commission President before President before the next European the next European elections of 2024; elections of 2024; Notes, however, that the election of the Commission President always depends on securing the support of the majority of Members of the European Parliament so that the electoral results are fully taken into account, as foreseen in the Lisbon Treaty;

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Amendment 157 Gilles Lebreton, Gunnar Beck, Gerolf Annemans, Laura Huhtasaari, Antonio Maria Rinaldi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5. Is of the opinion that the reason 5. Is of the opinion that the reason why the Spitzenkandidaten process failed why the Spitzenkandidaten process failed to produce a President of the European to produce a President of the European Commission after the 2019 elections is Commission after the 2019 elections is because no improvements were made to it because the Member States do not want it; following the experience of 2014; intends calls for it to be abandoned once and for to strengthen the democratic process for all; choosing the Commission President before the next European elections of 2024;

Or. fr

Amendment 158 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, Luděk Niedermayer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5. Is of the opinion that the reason 5. Acknowledges that the why the Spitzenkandidaten process failed Spitzenkandidaten process failed to to produce a President of the European produce a President of the European Commission after the 2019 elections is Commission after the 2019 elections; because no improvements were made to it intends to strengthen the democratic following the experience of 2014; intends process for choosing the Commission to strengthen the democratic process for President before the next European choosing the Commission President before elections of 2024; the next European elections of 2024;

Or. en

PE655.711v01-00 80/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Amendment 159 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Gabriele Bischoff

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5. Is of the opinion that the reason 5. Is of the opinion that the reason why the Spitzenkandidaten process failed why the Spitzenkandidaten process failed to produce a President of the European to produce a President of the European Commission after the 2019 elections is Commission after the 2019 elections is because no improvements were made to it because no formally binding framework following the experience of 2014; intends for the application of the Spitzenkandidat to strengthen the democratic process for principle has been adopted since 2014; choosing the Commission President before intends to strengthen the democratic the next European elections of 2024; process for choosing the Commission President before the next European elections of 2024;

Or. en

Amendment 160 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5. Is of the opinion that the reason 5. Is of the opinion that the reason why the Spitzenkandidaten process failed why the Spitzenkandidaten process failed to produce a President of the European to produce a President of the European Commission after the 2019 elections is Commission after the 2019 elections is because no improvements were made to it because no improvements were made to it following the experience of 2014; intends following the experience of 2014 to strengthen the democratic process for stemming from the rejection by the choosing the Commission President before European Council; intends to strengthen the next European elections of 2024; the democratic process for choosing the Commission President before the next European elections of 2024;

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AM\1210438EN.docx 81/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN Amendment 161 Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Sabrina Pignedoli

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5. Is of the opinion that the reason 5. Is of the opinion that the reason why the Spitzenkandidaten process failed why the Spitzenkandidaten process failed to produce a President of the European to produce a President of the European Commission after the 2019 elections is Commission after the 2019 elections is because no improvements were made to it because no improvements were made to it following the experience of 2014; intends following the experience of 2014; intends to strengthen the democratic process for to reform the democratic process for choosing the Commission President before choosing the Commission President before the next European elections of 2024; the next European elections of 2024;

Or. it

Amendment 162 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5 a. Considers that an electoral threshold in the European elections is not required and that its introduction would decrease the representation of political forces that play a constructive and innovative role in European decision- making process;

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Amendment 163 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

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6. Welcomes the up-coming joint deleted declaration of the three European institutions on the Conference on the Future of Europe, recalls the commitment by the Commission President to address the issue of transnational lists and the Spitzenkandidaten process as the priority institutional issues during the Conference;

Or. es

Amendment 164 Gilles Lebreton, Gunnar Beck, Gerolf Annemans, Laura Huhtasaari, Antonio Maria Rinaldi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution Amendment

6. Welcomes the up-coming joint 6. Deplores the fact that the idea of declaration of the three European establishing transnational lists, rejected institutions on the Conference on the by the European Parliament in 2018, is Future of Europe, recalls the commitment being revived; calls for it to be abandoned by the Commission President to address once and for all; the issue of transnational lists and the Spitzenkandidaten process as the priority institutional issues during the Conference;

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Amendment 165 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, László Trócsányi, Luděk Niedermayer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\1210438EN.docx 83/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN 6. Welcomes the up-coming joint 6. Calls for the swift adoption of the declaration of the three European joint declaration of the three European institutions on the Conference on the institutions on the Conference on the Future of Europe, recalls the commitment Future of Europe; by the Commission President to address the issue of transnational lists and the Spitzenkandidaten process as the priority institutional issues during the Conference;

Or. en

Amendment 166 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Gabriele Bischoff, Raphaël Glucksmann

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution Amendment

6. Welcomes the up-coming joint 6. Welcomes the up-coming joint declaration of the three European declaration of the three European institutions on the Conference on the institutions on the Conference on the Future of Europe, recalls the commitment Future of Europe, recalls the commitment by the Commission President to address by the Commission President to address the issue of transnational lists and the the issue of transnational lists and the Spitzenkandidaten process as the priority Spitzenkandidaten process during the institutional issues during the Conference; Conference, in accordance with the decisions taken by the Conference itself on the list of priorities to be addressed, and in order to be applicable at the next European election in 2024;

Or. en

Amendment 167 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

6 a. Deplores that based on a lack of strong European election campaigns and

PE655.711v01-00 84/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN debate, the European Parliament was not able to build a constructive majority behind a leading candidate of a European political party for President of the Commission;

Or. en

Amendment 168 Vladimír Bilčík

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

6 a. Underlines the important role of the upcoming Conference on the Future of Europe in the debate related to institutional matters, in light of the outcome of the 2019 European elections;

Or. en

Amendment 169 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

6 b. Deplores that EU citizens cannot directly become members of European political parties and the limited resources for campaigning by European political parties that would be able to make leading candidates known in all Member States to strengthen the lead candidate principle and the European quality of debate and elections;

Or. en

AM\1210438EN.docx 85/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN Amendment 170 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

6 c. Deplores the limited campaign time horizon that candidates have to engage with the general public before the elections;

Or. en

Amendment 171 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7. Stresses that the election of the deleted Commission President depends on a majority of Parliament’s members, which de facto requires the formation of a coalition; recommends that the election procedure be reversed so that Parliament proposes and elects the President of the Commission, after obtaining the consent of the European Council;

Or. es

Amendment 172 Gilles Lebreton, Gunnar Beck, Gerolf Annemans, Laura Huhtasaari, Antonio Maria Rinaldi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7. Stresses that the election of the deleted

PE655.711v01-00 86/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Commission President depends on a majority of Parliament’s members, which de facto requires the formation of a coalition; recommends that the election procedure be reversed so that Parliament proposes and elects the President of the Commission, after obtaining the consent of the European Council;

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Amendment 173 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, László Trócsányi, Danuta Maria Hübner

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7. Stresses that the election of the 7. Recalls the commitment by the Commission President depends on a Commission President to address the issue majority of Parliament’s members, which of the Spitzenkandidaten process and de facto requires the formation of a transnational lists in the context of the coalition; recommends that the election Conference on the Future of Europe; procedure be reversed so that Parliament Stresses that the election of the proposes and elects the President of the Commission President depends on a Commission, after obtaining the consent majority of Parliament’s members, which of the European Council; de facto requires the formation of a coalition, as shown in the election of July 2019 of the von der Leyen Commission;

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Amendment 174 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7. Stresses that the election of the 7. Stresses that the election of the Commission President depends on a Commission President depends on a

AM\1210438EN.docx 87/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN majority of Parliament’s members, which majority of Parliament’s members, which de facto requires the formation of a de facto requires the formation of a coalition; recommends that the election coalition; recommends that Article 17(1) of procedure be reversed so that Parliament the Treaty on European Union be proposes and elects the President of the modified to reverse the election procedure Commission, after obtaining the consent of so that Parliament proposes and elects the the European Council; President of the Commission, after obtaining the consent of the European Council;

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Amendment 175 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Pedro Silva Pereira, Raphaël Glucksmann

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7. Stresses that the election of the 7. Stresses that the process of Commission President depends on a selection and election of the President of majority of Parliament’s members, which the European Commission should be de facto requires the formation of a consolidated, in line with the Lisbon coalition; recommends that the election Treaty’s provisions and based on the procedure be reversed so that Parliament Parliament’s requests to appoint as proposes and elects the President of the President of the Commission a candidate Commission, after obtaining the consent that can be backed by a majority of of the European Council; Parliament’s members, which de facto requires the formation of a programmatic agreement;

Or. en

Amendment 176 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7a. Points out that Article 17(7) of the Treaty on European Union confers the power to elect the President of the Commission on the European Council;

PE655.711v01-00 88/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN stresses that the latter body is required only to take account of the elections to the European Parliament and that there was therefore no hope, either in 2014 or 2019, of the informal Spitzenkandidaten process being upheld; calls, therefore, for the EU Treaties to be amended so that proper account is taken of the European elections when the Commission President is chosen;

Or. fr

Amendment 177 Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Sabrina Pignedoli

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7a. Takes the view that the democratic process of appointing a Spitzenkandidat could be facilitated by allowing European parties and movements to form coalitions ahead of the European elections, and so to put forward a joint programme and a single coalition Spitzenkandidat;

Or. it

Amendment 178 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7b. Proposes, with a view to increasing the influence exercised by EU citizens, that the Spitzenkandidaten process not be reserved for European political parties; calls for the Treaties and the electoral Act to be revised to enable a grouping of parties or movements representing at least

AM\1210438EN.docx 89/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN one-quarter of the Member States to propose a candidate for the post of Commission President;

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Amendment 179 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7c. Suggests that a rule be introduced stipulating that the candidates proposed by each European political party or each coalition of national parties or movements for the post of Commission President should be a male-female duo;

Or. fr

Amendment 180 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Considers that the outcome of the deleted European elections has reinforced the political dimension of the election of the European Commission, and therefore the need for more accurate and objective scrutiny of the declarations of interests of the Commissioners-designate; calls for the creation of an independent body, endowed with the appropriate means, to have this scrutiny included in its responsibilities;

Or. es

PE655.711v01-00 90/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Amendment 181 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Raphaël Glucksmann

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Considers that the outcome of the 8. Believes that the European European elections has reinforced the Parliament's examination of the political dimension of the election of the declaration of interests and hearings of European Commission, and therefore the the Commissioners-designate was a need for more accurate and objective necessary exercise that increased the scrutiny of the declarations of interests of democratic accountability of the the Commissioners-designate; calls for the Commission in front of the Parliament; creation of an independent body, endowed believes, however, that this process has with the appropriate means, to have this highlighted the need for a technical and scrutiny included in its responsibilities; super partes evaluation of the declarations of interests of the Commissioners- designate; calls, to this end, for the creation of an independent body, endowed with the appropriate means, to have the scrutiny of the declarations of interests of the Commissioners-designate included in its responsibilities; underlines, however, that the approval or rejection of each Commissioner-designate and of the College of Commissioners should ultimately be a political exercise firmly in the hands of the European Parliament;

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Amendment 182 Gabriele Bischoff

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\1210438EN.docx 91/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN creation of an independent body, endowed the importance of giving the Committee with the appropriate means, to have this for Legal Affairs sufficient time for a scrutiny included in its responsibilities; thorough examination of the Commissioners-designate; highlights that the examination of the Committee for Legal Affairs should not be limited to the declarations made by the Commissioners- designate but expanded to evidence that is available by other means, underlines that the examination of conflict of interests should not be limited to family members so that the same rules should be applied to spouses and to long-term partners of Commissioners-designate

Or. en

Amendment 183 Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Sabrina Pignedoli

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Considers that the outcome of the 8. Considers that the outcome of the European elections has reinforced the European elections has reinforced the political dimension of the election of the political dimension of the election of the European Commission, and therefore the European Commission, and therefore the need for more accurate and objective need for more accurate and objective scrutiny of the declarations of interests of scrutiny of the declarations of interests of the Commissioners-designate; calls for the the Commissioners-designate; calls for the creation of an independent body, endowed creation of an independent body, endowed with the appropriate means, to have this with the appropriate means, to support the scrutiny included in its responsibilities; relevant parliamentary committee in exercising the level of scrutiny required to check for any conflicts of interest or other impediments to a Commissioner's appointment;

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Amendment 184 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution

PE655.711v01-00 92/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Considers that the outcome of the 8. Considers that the outcome of the European elections has reinforced the European elections has reinforced the political dimension of the election of the political dimension of the election of the European Commission, and therefore the European Commission, and therefore the need for more accurate and objective need for more accurate and objective scrutiny of the declarations of interests of scrutiny of the declarations of interests of the Commissioners-designate; calls for the the Commissioners-designate; calls for the creation of an independent body, endowed creation of an independent body, endowed with the appropriate means, to have this with the appropriate investigative scrutiny included in its responsibilities; resources and sufficient time, to have this mandatory scrutiny included in its responsibilities, drawing on the best practices employed in the Member States;

Or. fr

Amendment 185 Pedro Silva Pereira

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Considers that the outcome of the 8. Considers that the outcome of the European elections has reinforced the European elections has reinforced the political dimension of the election of the political dimension of the election of the European Commission, and therefore the European Commission, and therefore the need for more accurate and objective need for more accurate and objective scrutiny of the declarations of interests of scrutiny of the declarations of interests of the Commissioners-designate; calls for the the Commissioners-designate; creation of an independent body, endowed with the appropriate means, to have this scrutiny included in its responsibilities;

Or. en

Amendment 186 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, László Trócsányi

AM\1210438EN.docx 93/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Considers that the outcome of the 8. Considers that the outcome of the European elections has reinforced the European elections has reinforced the political dimension of the election of the political dimension of the election of the European Commission, and therefore the European Commission, and therefore the need for more accurate and objective need for more accurate and objective scrutiny of the declarations of interests of scrutiny of the declarations of interests of the Commissioners-designate; calls for the the Commissioners-designate; calls for the creation of an independent body, endowed strengthening of this scrutiny before, with the appropriate means, to have this during and after the mandate of the scrutiny included in its responsibilities; Commissioners-designate by reinforcing the role of the already existing Independent Ethical Committee;

Or. en

Amendment 187 Gilles Lebreton, Gunnar Beck, Gerolf Annemans, Laura Huhtasaari, Antonio Maria Rinaldi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Considers that the outcome of the 8. Considers that the problems European elections has reinforced the encountered by the von der Leyen political dimension of the election of the Commission highlight the need for more European Commission, and therefore the accurate and objective scrutiny of the need for more accurate and objective declarations of interests of the scrutiny of the declarations of interests of Commissioners-designate; calls for the the Commissioners-designate; calls for the creation of an independent body, endowed creation of an independent body, endowed with the appropriate means, to have this with the appropriate means, to have this scrutiny included in its responsibilities; scrutiny included in its responsibilities;

Or. fr

Amendment 188 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

PE655.711v01-00 94/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Considers that the outcome of the 8. Considers that the outcome of the European elections has reinforced the European elections has reinforced the political dimension of the election of the political dimension of the election of the European Commission, and therefore the European Commission, and therefore the need for more accurate and objective need for more accurate and objective scrutiny of the declarations of interests of scrutiny of the declarations of interests of the Commissioners-designate; calls for the the Commissioners-designate; calls for the creation of an independent body, endowed creation of an independent ethics body, with the appropriate means, to have this endowed with the appropriate means, to scrutiny included in its responsibilities; have this scrutiny included in its responsibilities;

Or. en

Amendment 189 Pedro Silva Pereira

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution Amendment

9. Regrets that the attribution of deleted portfolios in the Commission follows solely a logic where national interests take priority over the European common interest;

Or. en

Amendment 190 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, László Trócsányi, Danuta Maria Hübner

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\1210438EN.docx 95/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN 9. Regrets that the attribution of deleted portfolios in the Commission follows solely a logic where national interests take priority over the European common interest;

Or. en

Amendment 191 Gilles Lebreton, Gunnar Beck, Gerolf Annemans, Laura Huhtasaari, Antonio Maria Rinaldi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution Amendment

9. Regrets that the attribution of deleted portfolios in the Commission follows solely a logic where national interests take priority over the European common interest;

Or. fr

Amendment 192 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution Amendment

9. Regrets that the attribution of deleted portfolios in the Commission follows solely a logic where national interests take priority over the European common interest;

Or. es

Amendment 193 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

PE655.711v01-00 96/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution Amendment

9. Regrets that the attribution of 9. Regrets that the attribution of portfolios in the Commission follows portfolios in the Commission follows solely a logic where national interests take solely a logic where national interests and priority over the European common representation take priority over the interest; European common interest and asks for a reflection of this process and a distribution based on expertise and political priorities; recalls that under Article 17 (TEU) the amount of portfolios should be dependent on principles of good governance.;

Or. en

Amendment 194 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Raphaël Glucksmann

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution Amendment

9. Regrets that the attribution of 9. Regrets that the attribution of portfolios in the Commission follows portfolios in the Commission follows solely a logic where national interests take solely a logic where national interests take priority over the European common priority over the European common interest; interest; recalls that Article 17(5) TEU provides for the limitation of the practice of having one Commissioner per Member State; calls on the Council to enact the Treaty provision under article 17(5) TEU;

Or. en

Amendment 195 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9

AM\1210438EN.docx 97/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. fr

Amendment 196 Vladimír Bilčík

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

9 a. Considers that portfolios of Commissioners should reflect the institutional and committee set-up of the European Parliament;

Or. en

Amendment 197 Gilles Lebreton, Gunnar Beck, Gerolf Annemans, Laura Huhtasaari, Antonio Maria Rinaldi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10. Insists that all European voters deleted should be allowed to vote for their preferred candidate for the President of the Commission; reiterates, therefore, that the Spitzenkandidaten should be able to stand as official candidates at the next elections in a joint European constituency across all Member States;

Or. fr

PE655.711v01-00 98/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Amendment 198 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. es

Amendment 199 Loránt Vincze

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 200 Pedro Silva Pereira

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\1210438EN.docx 99/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN 10. Insists that all European voters deleted should be allowed to vote for their preferred candidate for the President of the Commission; reiterates, therefore, that the Spitzenkandidaten should be able to stand as official candidates at the next elections in a joint European constituency across all Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 201 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10. Insists that all European voters 10. Insists that all European voters should be allowed to vote for their should be allowed to vote for their preferred candidate for the President of the preferred candidate for the President of the Commission; reiterates, therefore, that the Commission ; reiterates, therefore, that the Spitzenkandidaten should be able to stand Spitzenkandidaten should be able to stand as official candidates at the next elections as official candidates at the next elections in a joint European constituency across all in a joint European constituency across all Member States; Member States elected by a European Political Party or movement and standing for a unified European electoral program available in at least all official languages of the EU; believes a limited number of elected Members of the European Parliament in such European constituency would be likely candidates for the posts of Commission President, Commissioners and political group presidents or vice presidents with a high accountability towards all EU citizens, whereas a larger number of such representatives would likely strengthen the role of European political parties and establish a division of constituency responsibilities as is already today the case in bigger multi-person constituencies, assuring in either case the desirable accountability of elected representatives by citizens in their

PE655.711v01-00 100/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN constituencies;

Or. en

Amendment 202 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Gabriele Bischoff

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 203 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, Luděk Niedermayer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10. Insists that all European voters 10. Insists that all European voters should be allowed to vote for their should be allowed be allowed to know who preferred candidate for the President of the candidates to the presidency of the the Commission; reiterates, therefore, that European Commission are, giving them the Spitzenkandidaten should be able to the choice to vote for his or her political stand as official candidates at the next party; reiterates, that the Spitzenkandidaten elections in a joint European constituency should stand as official candidates in the

AM\1210438EN.docx 101/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN across all Member States; European Elections;

Or. en

Amendment 204 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Believes that granting European deleted voters a second vote for transnational lists in a joint European constituency, drawn up by European political parties and movements, would elevate the European elections above purely national campaigns based on national interests, particularly if such lists were headed by the respective Spitzenkandidaten;

Or. es

Amendment 205 Gilles Lebreton, Gunnar Beck, Gerolf Annemans, Laura Huhtasaari, Antonio Maria Rinaldi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. fr

PE655.711v01-00 102/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Amendment 206 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, László Trócsányi, Luděk Niedermayer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 207 Loránt Vincze

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 208 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Gabriele Bischoff, Raphaël Glucksmann

AM\1210438EN.docx 103/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Believes that granting European 11. Believes that granting European voters a second vote for transnational lists voters a vote for transnational lists in a in a joint European constituency, drawn up joint European constituency, drawn up by by European political parties and European political parties and movements, movements, would elevate the European would contribute to elevate the European elections above purely national campaigns elections above purely national campaigns based on national interests, particularly if based on national interests, particularly if such lists were headed by the respective such lists were headed by the respective Spitzenkandidaten; Spitzenkandidaten; calls on the Commission and Council, together with the Parliament and in line with the works of the Conference on the Future of Europe, to analyse the possibility of introducing a pan-European constituency for the elections of the European Parliament; stresses that the transnational lists should, if introduced, include rules that ensure gender equality and geographical balance;

Or. en

Amendment 209 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Believes that granting European 11. Believes that granting European voters a second vote for transnational lists voters a second vote for transnational lists in a joint European constituency, drawn up in a joint European constituency, drawn up by European political parties and by European political parties or movements, would elevate the European movements, would elevate the European elections above purely national campaigns elections above purely national campaigns based on national interests, particularly if based on national interests ultimately such lists were headed by the respective aiming to strengthen European political Spitzenkandidaten; parties to be able to present their own election lists for both the transnational and national constituencies, particularly if such lists were headed by the respective

PE655.711v01-00 104/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Spitzenkandidaten; Considers that rules concerning the constitution of these transnational lists can easily ensure geographical balance;

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Amendment 210 Pedro Silva Pereira

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Believes that granting European 11. Believes that the possible cration voters a second vote for transnational lists of transnational lists should be discussed in a joint European constituency, drawn in the Conference on the Future of up by European political parties and Europe; movements, would elevate the European elections above purely national campaigns based on national interests, particularly if such lists were headed by the respective Spitzenkandidaten;

Or. en

Amendment 211 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Believes that granting European 11. Believes that granting European voters a second vote for transnational lists voters a second vote for transnational lists in a joint European constituency, drawn up in a joint European constituency, drawn up by European political parties and by European political parties and movements, would elevate the European movements, would enhance democratic elections above purely national debate and the significance of the campaigns based on national interests, election, particularly if such lists were particularly if such lists were headed by the headed by the respective respective Spitzenkandidaten; Spitzenkandidaten;

Or. fr

AM\1210438EN.docx 105/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN Amendment 212 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12. Points out that the proposed deleted changes to the EU’s primary law within this report, which reflect the increased political role of the Commission within the EU framework, should also include the individual and collective responsibility of the Commission towards Parliament and the Council, as well as the transformation of the Council into a second legislative chamber of the Union;

Or. es

Amendment 213 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, László Trócsányi, Danuta Maria Hübner

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. en

PE655.711v01-00 106/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Amendment 214 Gilles Lebreton, Gunnar Beck, Gerolf Annemans, Laura Huhtasaari

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12. Points out that the proposed 12. Points out that the proposed changes to the EU’s primary law within changes to the EU’s primary law within this report, which reflect the increased this report should include the political role of the Commission within transformation of the Commission into a the EU framework, should also include the simple permanent technical Secretariat, individual and collective responsibility of with no policy-making role; the Commission towards Parliament and the Council, as well as the transformation of the Council into a second legislative chamber of the Union;

Or. fr

Amendment 215 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12. Points out that the proposed 12. Points out that the proposed changes to the EU’s primary law within changes to the EU Treaties within this this report, which reflect the increased report, which reflect the increased political political role of the Commission within the role of the Commission within the EU EU framework, should also include the framework, should also include the individual and collective responsibility of individual and collective responsibility of the Commission towards Parliament and the Commission towards Parliament and the Council, as well as the transformation the Council, as well as the transformation of the Council into a second legislative of the Council into a second legislative chamber of the Union; chamber of the Union;

Or. fr

Amendment 216 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

12 a. Proposes to reform the Electoral Law Act and the decision on the composition of the European Parliament, envisaging both immediate improvements for the upcoming elections as well as an agreed and obligatory roadmap of improvements beyond the upcoming elections;

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Amendment 217 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution Amendment

13. Acknowledges that despite the fact deleted that the agreed reform of the Electoral Law has not yet been ratified by some Member States, further improvements are required, such as provisions for remote voting operations in defined or exceptional circumstances, as well as on the elections in the joint European constituency;

Or. es

Amendment 218 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution Amendment

13. Acknowledges that despite the fact 13. Acknowledges that despite the fact

PE655.711v01-00 108/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN that the agreed reform of the Electoral Law that the agreed reform of the Electoral Law has not yet been ratified by some Member has not yet been ratified by some Member States, further improvements are required, States, further improvements are required, such as provisions for remote voting including provisions for remote voting operations in defined or exceptional operations in defined or exceptional circumstances, as well as on the elections circumstances, the insertion of provisions in the joint European constituency; for the elections in a joint European constituency, provisions to ensure parental leaves for Members, common election admission rules of candidates, common campaign and funding rules, as well as harmonised standards for passive and active voting rights across EU Member States, including by decreasing to 16 the minimum age of voters in all Member States;

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Amendment 219 Samira Rafaela, Sandro Gozi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution Amendment

13. Acknowledges that despite the fact 13. Acknowledges that despite the fact that the agreed reform of the Electoral Law that the agreed reform of the Electoral Law has not yet been ratified by some Member has not yet been ratified by some Member States, further improvements are required, States, further improvements are required, such as provisions for remote voting such as provisions for remote voting operations in defined or exceptional operations in defined or exceptional circumstances, as well as on the elections circumstances, the possibility for in the joint European constituency; temporary replacement of Members due to a period of absence in case of maternity, parental leave or severe illness, as well as on the elections in the joint European constituency;

Or. en

Amendment 220 Pascal Durand

Motion for a resolution

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

13. Acknowledges that despite the fact 13. Acknowledges that despite the fact that the agreed reform of the Electoral Law that the agreed reform of the Electoral Law has not yet been ratified by some Member has not yet been ratified by some Member States, further improvements are required, States, further improvements are required, such as provisions for remote voting such as provisions for remote voting operations in defined or exceptional operations in defined or exceptional circumstances, as well as on the elections circumstances, the possibility for in the joint European constituency; temporary replacement of Members to a period of absence in case of maternity, parental leave or severe illness, as well as on the elections in the joint European constituency;

Or. en

Amendment 221 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, László Trócsányi, Luděk Niedermayer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 222 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Pedro Silva Pereira, Raphaël Glucksmann

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

PE655.711v01-00 110/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

13. Acknowledges that despite the fact 13. Acknowledges that despite the fact that the agreed reform of the Electoral Law that the agreed reform of the Electoral Law has not yet been ratified by some Member has not yet been ratified by some Member States, further improvements are required, States, further improvements are required, such as provisions for remote voting such as provisions for alternative voting operations in defined or exceptional methods, including in defined or circumstances, as well as on the elections exceptional circumstances, in order to in the joint European constituency; incentivise voter turnout, as well as on the elections in the joint European constituency;

Or. en

Amendment 223 Loránt Vincze

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 224 Gilles Lebreton, Gunnar Beck, Gerolf Annemans, Laura Huhtasaari, Antonio Maria Rinaldi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution Amendment

13. Acknowledges that despite the fact 13. Acknowledges that despite the fact that the agreed reform of the Electoral Law that the agreed reform of the Electoral Law

AM\1210438EN.docx 111/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN has not yet been ratified by some Member has not yet been ratified by some Member States, further improvements are required, States, further improvements are required, such as provisions for remote voting such as provisions for remote voting operations in defined or exceptional operations in defined or exceptional circumstances, as well as on the elections circumstances; in the joint European constituency;

Or. fr

Amendment 225 Loránt Vincze

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

13 a. Regrets that while minorities make up about 10% of the overall EU population, their elected representatives represent only about 5% of the membership of the European Parliament 1a; points out in this regard the effective barrier that electoral thresholds represent for parties representing minority communities running in single national constituencies; points out several examples of good practice in this regard, where special thresholds apply for parties representing language communities or recognized linguistic or national minorities such as Italy or Belgium; is of the opinion that the EU institutions should issue recommendations to Member States in this regard; ______1a https://www.enar-eu.org/ENAR-s- Election-Analysis-Ethnic-minorities-in- the-new-European-Parliament-2019

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Amendment 226 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

PE655.711v01-00 112/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

13 a. Welcomes the grown participation of young voters in the 2019 European elections; deplores the average age of Members does not reflect yet fully this grown interest of young voters; encourages political parties to consider that the age of candidates should reflect the diversity of voters ; calls on those 13 Member States requiring a higher minimum age of candidates than 18 to lower this minimum age to 18;

Or. en

Amendment 227 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

13 b. Believes that the increase in young voter turnout, the emergence of new political debates, parties and movements requires the modernisation of the Electoral Law Act to facilitate access to the European elections without electoral thresholds thereby allowing for political innovation to take place also at a European level and offering more choice to voters in the European elections;

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Amendment 228 Loránt Vincze

Motion for a resolution

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

13 b. Strongly regrets that there are still Member States in the European Union whose election laws prohibit the use of mother tongue for national minorities in election campaigns; considers that such practices are discriminatory, create unjustified electoral barriers and limit access to voters and thus political participation in elections and beyond;

Or. en

Amendment 229 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

13 c. Recommends the establishment of a European Electoral Authority with a mandate to monitor the implementation of the guidelines and provisions related to the European electoral law, to register the lists running in the joint constituency and to monitor their compliance with the applicable rules; recommends further strengthening the exchange mechanisms between national electoral offices under the coordination of the European Electoral Office;

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Amendment 230 Loránt Vincze

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 c (new)

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13 c. Recalls the particular difficulties faced by Roma in the area of political participation, especially in what regards accessing voter registration procedures due among others to lacking identity documentation; calls on the Member States to strengthen Roma voter education and turnout;

Or. en

Amendment 231 Gilles Lebreton, Gunnar Beck, Gerolf Annemans, Laura Huhtasaari, Antonio Maria Rinaldi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Or. fr

Amendment 232 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\1210438EN.docx 115/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN 14. Takes note of the efforts by the 14. Takes note of the efforts by the Commission and other institutions to tackle Commission and other institutions to tackle foreign interference during the electoral foreign interference during the electoral campaign; points out, nevertheless, that the campaign; points out, nevertheless, that the financial and human resources needed to financial and human resources needed to counter these attacks on European counter these attacks on European democracy, including at national level, are democracy, including at national level, are many times superior to the combined many times superior to the combined designated European resources; urges the designated European resources; urges the Commission and the Member States to Commission and the Member States to raise significantly the financing they make raise significantly the financing they make available for the fight against foreign available to their national authorities for interference; the fight against foreign interference; stresses that priority must be given to improving the education children receive from a young age in media use and civics, in society as a whole and in schools, in order to develop people's ability to think critically and identify unsubstantiated information and links to verifiable information;

Or. fr

Amendment 233 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Pedro Silva Pereira, Raphaël Glucksmann

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14. Takes note of the efforts by the 14. Expresses deep concern about the Commission and other institutions to tackle fact that evidence of interferences and foreign interference during the electoral disinformation campaigns is continuously campaign; points out, nevertheless, that the coming to light, often with indications of financial and human resources needed to foreign influence, in the run-up to the counter these attacks on European 2019 European elections; takes note of the democracy, including at national level, are efforts by the Commission and other many times superior to the combined institutions to tackle foreign interference designated European resources; urges the during the electoral campaign; points out, Commission and the Member States to nevertheless, that the financial and human raise significantly the financing they make resources needed to counter these attacks available for the fight against foreign on European democracy, including at interference; national level, are many times superior to the combined designated European resources; urges the Commission and the Member States to raise significantly the

PE655.711v01-00 116/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN financing for the fight against foreign interference;

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Amendment 234 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14. Takes note of the efforts by the 14. Takes note of the efforts by the Commission and other institutions to tackle Commission and other institutions to tackle foreign interference during the electoral foreign interference during the electoral campaign; points out, nevertheless, that the campaign, notably through the EEAS' financial and human resources needed to East StratCom task force and the new counter these attacks on European Electoral Authority; points out, democracy, including at national level, are nevertheless, that the financial and human many times superior to the combined resources needed to counter these attacks designated European resources; urges the on European democracy, including at Commission and the Member States to national level, are many times superior to raise significantly the financing they make the combined designated European available for the fight against foreign resources; urges the Commission and the interference; Member States to raise significantly the financing they make available for the fight against foreign interference;

Or. en

Amendment 235 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, László Trócsányi, Danuta Maria Hübner

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14. Takes note of the efforts by the 14. Commends the efforts by the Commission and other institutions to tackle Commission and other institutions to tackle foreign interference during the electoral foreign interference during the electoral

AM\1210438EN.docx 117/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN campaign; points out, nevertheless, that the campaign; points out, nevertheless, that the financial and human resources needed to financial and human resources needed to counter these attacks on European counter these attacks on European democracy, including at national level, are democracy, including at national level, are many times superior to the combined many times superior to the combined designated European resources; urges the designated European resources; urges the Commission and the Member States to Commission and the Member States to raise significantly the financing they make raise significantly the financing they make available for the fight against foreign available for the fight against foreign interference; interference;

Or. en

Amendment 236 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14 a. Considers that illegitimate interference in electoral processes is not an exclusively foreign phenomenon; believes that the content promoting algorithms of social media platforms have to be scrutinised and, if necessary, regulated in order to ensure that the information available to citizens is not biased and protects their right to information during and beyond electoral campaigns;

Or. en

Amendment 237 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14 b. Believes that the difficulties

PE655.711v01-00 118/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN encountered with political advertisement on social media platforms demonstrate the need to harmonize campaign rules throughout the Union, especially while the European elections de facto lead to pan-European campaigns where the need to comply with 27 different legal regimes in a digital space creates hurdles and legal uncertainty for political parties and movements;

Or. en

Amendment 238 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Urges the Commission and the deleted Council to consider, in accordance with the work of Parliament’s Special Committee on Foreign interference and Disinformation, the urgent creation of a European organisation dedicated to the fight against foreign interference; encourages the Commission and the Council to work much more closely with Parliament on these matters, as the protection of our democratic institutions is a core competence of the European Parliament;

Or. es

Amendment 239 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Urges the Commission and the 15. Urges the Commission and the

AM\1210438EN.docx 119/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN Council to consider, in accordance with the Council to consider, in accordance with the work of Parliament’s Special Committee work of Parliament’s Special Committee on Foreign interference and on Foreign interference and Disinformation, the urgent creation of a Disinformation, the urgent creation of a European organisation dedicated to the European organisation dedicated to the fight against foreign interference; fight against foreign interference; encourages the Commission and the encourages the Commission and the Council to work much more closely with Council to work much more closely with Parliament on these matters, as the Parliament on these matters, as the protection of our democratic institutions is protection of our democratic institutions is a core competence of the European a core competence of the European Parliament; Parliament; emphasises that setting up EU agencies to address every new problem which arises is not a panacea and that in this instance urging GAFAM to introduce safeguards, for example in the form of transparency labels, would be much more effective;

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Amendment 240 Gilles Lebreton, Gunnar Beck, Gerolf Annemans, Laura Huhtasaari, Antonio Maria Rinaldi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Urges the Commission and the 15. Encourages the Commission and Council to consider, in accordance with the Council to work much more closely the work of Parliament’s Special with Parliament on these matters of Committee on Foreign interference and interference, as the protection of our Disinformation, the urgent creation of a democratic institutions is a core European organisation dedicated to the competence of the European Parliament; fight against foreign interference; encourages the Commission and the Council to work much more closely with Parliament on these matters, as the protection of our democratic institutions is a core competence of the European Parliament;

Or. fr

PE655.711v01-00 120/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Amendment 241 Gabriele Bischoff

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Urges the Commission and the 15. Encourages the Commission and Council to consider, in accordance with the Council to work much more closely the work of Parliament’s Special with Parliament on the fight against Committee on Foreign interference and foreign interference, as the protection of Disinformation, the urgent creation of a our democratic institutions is a core European organisation dedicated to the competence of the European Parliament; fight against foreign interference; encourages the Commission and the Council to work much more closely with Parliament on these matters, as the protection of our democratic institutions is a core competence of the European Parliament;

Or. en

Amendment 242 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Pedro Silva Pereira, Raphaël Glucksmann

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Urges the Commission and the 15. Urges the Commission and the Council to consider, in accordance with Council to take all necessary measures to the work of Parliament’s Special combat foreign interference effectively, Committee on Foreign interference and and to implement the recommendations Disinformation, the urgent creation of a made by the European Parliament's European organisation dedicated to the special committee on foreign interference fight against foreign interference; in all democratic processes in the encourages the Commission and the European Union, including Council to work much more closely with disinformation, as soon as its conclusions Parliament on these matters, as the are delivered and before the next protection of our democratic institutions European elections; is a core competence of the European Parliament;

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AM\1210438EN.docx 121/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN Amendment 243 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, László Trócsányi, Danuta Maria Hübner, Luděk Niedermayer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Urges the Commission and the 15. Urges the Commission and the Council to consider, in accordance with Council to fully engage with the the work of Parliament’s Special Parliament’s new Special Committee on Committee on Foreign interference and Foreign interference and Disinformation Disinformation, the urgent creation of a and take into consideration the outcome European organisation dedicated to the of its work; encourages the Commission fight against foreign interference; and the Council to work much more encourages the Commission and the closely with Parliament on these matters, Council to work much more closely with as the protection of our democratic Parliament on these matters, as the institutions is a core competence of the protection of our democratic institutions is European Parliament; a core competence of the European Parliament;

Or. en

Amendment 244 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Urges the Commission and the 15. Urges the Commission and the Council to consider, in accordance with the Council to consider, in accordance with the work of Parliament’s Special Committee work of Parliament’s Special Committee on Foreign interference and on Foreign interference and Disinformation, the urgent creation of a Disinformation, the urgent creation of a European organisation dedicated to the strong European Electoral fight against foreign interference; Authority dedicated to the fight against encourages the Commission and the foreign interference; encourages the Council to work much more closely with Commission and the Council to work much Parliament on these matters, as the more closely with Parliament on these

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Amendment 245 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16. Recognises the important role of deleted European political parties and foundations in fostering a European political debate; points out, however, that owing to restrictive measures at European and national levels, European political parties cannot fully participate in European election campaigns; stresses, moreover, that they are not allowed to campaign in referendums that concern European matters, including international trade agreements or the UK’s 2016 referendum on EU membership;

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Amendment 246 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Pedro Silva Pereira

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\1210438EN.docx 123/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN election campaigns; stresses, moreover, election campaigns; stresses, moreover, that they are not allowed to campaign in that they are not allowed to campaign in referendums that concern European referendums that concern European matters, including international trade matters, including international trade agreements or the UK’s 2016 referendum agreements or the UK’s 2016 referendum on EU membership; on EU membership; calls for a further alignment of national and EU level legislation in order to level the playing field across the EU for the European elections; 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 all materials used in European election campaigns;

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Amendment 247 Brice Hortefeux

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16. Recognises the important role of 16. Recognises the important role of European political parties and foundations European political parties and foundations in fostering a European political debate; in fostering a European political debate; points out, however, that owing to points out, however, that owing to restrictive measures at European and restrictive measures at European and national levels, European political parties national levels, European political parties cannot fully participate in European cannot fully participate in European election campaigns; stresses, moreover, election campaigns; stresses, moreover, that they are not allowed to campaign in that they are not allowed to campaign in referendums that concern European referendums that concern European matters, including international trade matters; agreements or the UK’s 2016 referendum on EU membership;

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Amendment 248 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

PE655.711v01-00 124/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16. Recognises the important role of 16. Recognises the important role of European political parties and foundations European political parties, political in fostering a European political debate; movements and foundations in fostering a points out, however, that owing to European political debate; points out, restrictive measures at European and however, that owing to restrictive measures national levels, European political parties at European and national levels, European cannot fully participate in European political parties cannot fully participate in election campaigns; stresses, moreover, European election campaigns; stresses, that they are not allowed to campaign in moreover, that they are not allowed to referendums that concern European campaign in referendums that concern matters, including international trade European matters such as international agreements or the UK’s 2016 referendum trade agreements or the UK’s 2016 on EU membership; referendum on EU membership;

Or. en

Amendment 249 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, László Trócsányi, Danuta Maria Hübner, Luděk Niedermayer

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16 a. Considers European political parties' manifestos should be known before the elections, which requires clear and transparent rules on campaigning; underlines the European election rules shall promote European party democracy, including by making obligatory for parties running in European elections and the European party logo appear (next to the national one) on the ballot sheet;

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Amendment 250

AM\1210438EN.docx 125/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution Amendment

17. Proposes to amend Regulation deleted (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations16to allow European political parties and foundations to fully participate in the European political space while at the same time increasing the transparency of their funding, especially when funding comes from member parties outside the EU; ______16 OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1.

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Amendment 251 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution Amendment

17. Proposes to amend Regulation (EU, 17. Proposes to amend Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political statute and funding of European political parties and European political parties and European political foundations foundations16 to allow European political to allow European political parties and parties and foundations to fully participate foundations to fully participate in the in the European political space while at the European political space, to campaign and same time increasing the transparency of be able to receive campaign funds across their funding, especially when funding borders and stand in European elections, comes from member parties outside the to increase the transparency of their EU; funding, especially when funding comes from member parties outside the EU and to prohibit donations from legal entities;

PE655.711v01-00 126/134 AM\1210438EN.docx EN stresses nonetheless that membership fees from parties from third countries should be allowed in view of fostering bonds with national parties from current and future candidate countries; ______16 OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1.

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Amendment 252 Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Sabrina Pignedoli

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution Amendment

17. Proposes to amend Regulation (EU, 17. Proposes to amend Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political statute and funding of European political parties and European political parties and European political foundations16to allow European political foundations16 to allow European political parties and foundations to fully participate parties and foundations to fully participate in the European political space while at the in the European political space while at the same time increasing the transparency of same time increasing the transparency of their funding, especially when funding their funding, especially as regards the comes from member parties outside the management of funds from the European EU; budget and when funding comes from member parties outside the EU; ______16 OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1. 16 OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1.

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Amendment 253 Gerolf Annemans, Gilles Lebreton

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17

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AM\1210438EN.docx 127/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN 17. Proposes to amend Regulation (EU, 17. Proposes to amend Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political statute and funding of European political parties and European political parties and European political foundations16to allow European political foundations16 to allow European political parties and foundations to fully participate parties and foundations to increase the in the European political space while at transparency of their funding, especially the same time increasing the transparency when funding comes from member parties of their funding, especially when funding outside the EU; comes from member parties outside the EU; ______16 OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1. 16 OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1.

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Amendment 254 Loránt Vincze

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new)

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17 a. Points out that European parties' manifestos were still not a relevant part of the political debate ahead of the elections; strongly regrets instances when such debate instead of EU matters were focused on national topics without any direct link to EU policy-making; considers that the European dimension of elections can most significantly be enhanced through more information provided to citizens on the decisions taken by the EU and the impact of such decisions on their daily lives;

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Amendment 255 Gerolf Annemans, Gilles Lebreton

Motion for a resolution

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17a. Emphasises, nevertheless, that this 2014 regulation has already been modified twice1 a; expresses concern at the fact that the most recent modification was made only two months prior to the May 2019 European elections, in a breach of the recommendations issued by the Venice Commission2 b; points out that a further revision would do nothing to strengthen public confidence in the European parties and foundations; ______1 a OJ L 114l, 4.5.2018, p. 1. 1. OJ L 85I, 27.3.2019, p. 7. 2 b 'Stability of the law is a crucial element for the credibility of electoral processes. It is therefore important that stability of electoral law be ensured in order to protect it against political manipulation.' Joint Guidelines for preventing and responding to the misuse of administrative resources during electoral processes, Study 778/2014 of the Venice Commission - Strasbourg, Warsaw, 14 March 2016

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Amendment 256 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven Simon, Mairead McGuinness, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Ivan Štefanec, László Trócsányi, Danuta Maria Hübner

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new)

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17 a. Is of the opinion that the introduction of an annual European Week taking place simultaneously in all national parliaments, with debates between MPs, European Commissioners,

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Amendment 257 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new)

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17 a. Calls for a coordinated strategy at European level to ensure media coverage of the European elections, notably by ensuring that the political platforms of the different European political forces are debated, that candidates standing for the European elections in different Member States are invited and that campaign events are covered;

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Amendment 258 Damian Boeselager on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new)

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17 b. Encourages public broadcasters to host and broadcast debates between leading candidates as well as between candidates running for the European Parliament as part of their mandate to inform the public;

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Amendment 259 Giuliano Pisapia, Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Pedro Silva Pereira, Gabriele Bischoff, Raphaël Glucksmann

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution Amendment

18. Considers that the outcome of the 18. Considers that the outcome of the European elections is a clear signal for an European elections is a clear signal for an in-depth institutional reflection that will in-depth institutional reflection that will allow citizens, civil society and their allow citizens, civil society and their representatives to shape the future of the representatives to shape the future of the Union; calls, therefore, on all institutional Union; underlines that the outbreak of partners to assume their responsibility and Covid-19 increased the urgency of an deliver an ambitious Conference on the institutional reform process on the Future of Europe; European level; calls, therefore, on all institutional partners to assume their responsibility and deliver an ambitious framework for the Conference on the Future of Europe, and to follow up on its conclusions in order to achieve significant and tangible changes in the policies and institutional architecture of the EU; considers that following the Covid-19 crisis the Conference on the Future of Europe will represent an opportunity for a deep reflection on the European recovery, notably on the need to readdress the European socio-economic model towards solidarity and cohesion;

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Amendment 260 Jorge Buxadé Villalba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

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18. Considers that the outcome of the 18. Considers that the outcome of the

AM\1210438EN.docx 131/134 PE655.711v01-00 EN European elections is a clear signal for an European elections is a clear signal for an in-depth institutional reflection that will in-depth institutional reflection that will allow citizens, civil society and their allow citizens, civil society and their representatives to shape the future of the representatives to shape the future of the Union; calls, therefore, on all institutional Union; stresses that Parliament's current partners to assume their responsibility and composition shows that many Member deliver an ambitious Conference on the State citizens believe that the answer to Future of Europe; their problems is not further European integration but joint, efficient action, when it provides European added value; calls, therefore, on all institutional partners, following the coronavirus crisis, to pursue a Conference on the Future of Europe without predetermined positions and at which all ideas can be debated freely;

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Amendment 261 Leila Chaibi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution Amendment

18. Considers that the outcome of the 18. Considers that the outcome of the European elections is a clear signal for an European elections is a clear signal for an in-depth institutional reflection that will in-depth institutional reflection that will allow citizens, civil society and their allow citizens, civil society and their representatives to shape the future of the representatives, through national Union; calls, therefore, on all institutional democratic consultation processes, to partners to assume their responsibility and shape the future of the Union; calls, deliver an ambitious Conference on the therefore, on all institutional partners to Future of Europe; assume their responsibility and deliver an ambitious Conference on the Future of Europe and leave open all options for addressing the crucial challenges facing the EU, such as social dumping, inequality and climate change;

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Amendment 262 Esteban González Pons, Paulo Rangel, Vladimír Bilčík, Roberta Metsola, Vangelis Meimarakis, József Szájer, Andrius Kubilius, Karlo Ressler, Brice Hortefeux, Sven

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Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

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18. Considers that the outcome of the 18. Considers that the outcome of the European elections is a clear signal for an European elections presents an in-depth institutional reflection that will opportunity for an in-depth reflection allow citizens, civil society and their about the future of the Union; calls, representatives to shape the future of the therefore, on all institutional partners to Union; calls, therefore, on all institutional assume their responsibility and deliver an partners to assume their responsibility and ambitious, interactive and inclusive deliver an ambitious Conference on the Conference on the Future of Europe open Future of Europe; to citizens, civil society and their representatives, and which can strengthen representative democracy as well as EU's resilience by delivering tangible results for its citizens, including on health protection and security

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Amendment 263 Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Sabrina Pignedoli

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

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Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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Amendment 265 Gilles Lebreton, Gunnar Beck, Gerolf Annemans, Laura Huhtasaari, Antonio Maria Rinaldi

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

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