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Committee on Constitutional Affairs

19.9.2007 PE394.063v01-00

AMENDMENTS 1-96

Draft report (PE392.381v01-00) Alain Lamassoure, Adrian Severin Proposed amendment of the provisions of the Treaty concerning the composition of the European Parliament (2007/2169(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Amendment by Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann

Amendment 1 Citation 1 a (new)

 having regard to Article 20(1) of the Treaty of 29 October 2004 establishing a Constitution for Europe and Protocol No 34 to that Treaty1,

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Amendment by Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann

Amendment 2 Citation 2 a (new)

 having regard to Article 1(15) of the draft Treaty amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community (reform treaty)2,

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1 OJ C 310 , 16.12.2004. 2 CIG 1/07, 23 July 2007.

AM\684940EN.doc PE 394.063v01-00 EN EN Amendment by Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann

Amendment 3 Recital A

A. whereas, at its meeting of 21 and 22 June 2007, the European Council asked the European Parliament to submit by October 2007 a draft initiative for a decision on the future composition of the European Parliament as provided for by Protocol 34 approved at the 2004 Intergovernmental Conference,

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Amendment by Bernard Wojciechowski

Amendment 4 Recital D

D. whereas the principle of degressive proportionality must be defined in the treaty (deletion) in order to serve as a guideline for the distribution of seats in the European Parliament,

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Amendment by Bernard Wojciechowski

Amendment 5 Recital E

E. whereas (deletion) the principle of degressive proportionality, when properly defined and enshrined in primary legislation, will serve as a parameter for assessing the compliance of the applicable rules with the decisions of the institutions competent to establish the composition of the European Parliament (deletion),

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Amendment by Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann

Amendment 6 Recital E

E. whereas such a definition of the principle of degressive proportionality (deletion) will serve as a parameter for assessing whether the decision on the composition of the

PE 394.063v01-00 2/31 AM\684940EN.doc EN European Parliament complies with the principle of degressive proportionality, which is enshrined in primary legislation,

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Amendment by Ingo Friedrich

Amendment 7 Recital G deleted

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Amendment by Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann

Amendment 8 Recital G deleted

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Amendment by Bernard Wojciechowski

Amendment 9 Recital G

G. whereas none of the Member States should accept (deletion) further reductions in seats so that the Member States may properly represent their nations,

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Amendment by Ingo Friedrich

Amendment 10 Recital H

H. whereas a clear, comprehensible and transparent system must also be applicable to future changes in the size of the populations of the Member States without substantial new negotiations,

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AM\684940EN.doc 3/31 PE 394.063v01-00 EN Amendment by Bernard Wojciechowski

Amendment 11 Recital H

H. whereas (deletion) future enlargements (deletion) cannot be judged in advance, nevertheless their possible consequences can be taken into account in the relevant acts of accession, including a temporary increase over and above the ceiling of 750 seats (deletion),

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Amendment by Mikel Irujo Amezaga

Amendment 12 Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas, however, at the time of any future enlargements, the principle of degressive proportionality must not further penalise the most populous Member States and must not therefore further aggravate differences in ratios between the population and the number of seats of each Member State,

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Amendment by Mikel Irujo Amezaga

Amendment 13 Recital H b (new)

Hb. Teniendo en cuenta que parte de la dificultad del presente ejercicio radica en los agravios comparativos derivados de la defensa a ultranza de intereses estatales, y considerando que merecería especial atención la creación de circunscripciones electorales de ámbito europeo que atiendan, más allá de las fronteras estatales, a realidades nacionales, políticas y culturales,

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PE 394.063v01-00 4/31 AM\684940EN.doc EN Amendment by Cristiana Muscardini, Brian Crowley, Roberta Angelilli

Amendment 14 Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas European citizenship is defined in Article 2 of the Treaty, which explicitly refers to the rights and interests of the citizens of the Member States of the Union,

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Amendment by Ingo Friedrich

Amendment 15 Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas such a system must also be applicable to future enlargements,

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Amendment by Ingo Friedrich

Amendment 16 Recital H b (new)

Hb. whereas a departure from its previous decisions to impose a ceiling of 700 on the number of seats in Parliament can only be considered if it is now decided to adopt on a long-term basis a clear, comprehensible and transparent system and to lay down that the figure of 750 Members may only be exceeded, temporarily, in the case of new Members from an accession country until the next new elections to the European Parliament,

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Amendment by Ingo Friedrich

Amendment 17 Recital H c (new)

Hc. whereas a just, comprehensible and lasting system for the distribution of seats in the European Parliament will increase the democratic legitimacy of the representation of the people and is a precondition for the European Parliament's performance of its role and for its participation in the process of European opinion-forming and legislation,

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Amendment by Cristiana Muscardini, Brian Crowley, Roberta Angelilli

Amendment 18 Recital H b (new)

Hb. whereas the population figures for the Member States do not coincide with the actual number of citizens of those states,

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Amendment by Ingo Friedrich

Amendment 19 Recital H d (new)

Hd. whereas the present numbers of seats in the European Parliament make it seem not only appropriate but also justifiable to decide numbers of seats for the Parliament to be elected in 2009 which entail a transition from the present situation to the figures which would follow from the system to be adopted,

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Amendment by Andreas Mölzer

Amendment 20 Paragraph 1

1. Does not share the European Council's desire to reach without further ado a political agreement enabling the composition of the European Parliament to be adjusted in accordance with the letter and the spirit of the new treaty, as this new treaty is merely the 'old' Constitution which was rejected by referendum in France and Holland and it would at all events be necessary, under the law in force in those countries, to hold fresh referendums in order for this so-called new treaty to enter into force, and whereas this agreement can therefore only enter into force after the legally necessary referendums, and there is reason to doubt whether this will be possible before the 2009 elections;

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PE 394.063v01-00 6/31 AM\684940EN.doc EN Amendment by Bernard Wojciechowski

Amendment 21 Paragraph 1

1. Shares the European Council's desire to reach (deletion) a political agreement enabling the composition of the European Parliament (deletion) in accordance with the letter and the spirit of the new treaty and to formalise this agreement (deletion) after the entry into force of the new treaty (deletion) before the 2009 elections;

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Amendment by Brian Crowley

Amendment 22 Paragraph 1

1. Shares the European Council's desire to reach without further ado a political agreement enabling the composition of the European Parliament to be adjusted in accordance with the letter and the spirit of former Treaty negotiations, where clear links have been made between Council votes, MEP seats and Commissioner numbers, in addition to the new treaty and to formalise this agreement immediately after the entry into force of the new treaty in good time before the 2009 elections;

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Amendment by Klaus Hänsch

Amendment 23 Paragraph 1

Does not affect the English version.

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Amendment by Bernard Wojciechowski

Amendment 24 Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the (deletion) new composition for the European Parliament (deletion) corresponds to the populations of the respective European nations and that the composition should therefore reflect the democratic legitimacy of the European Parliament even at a time when it will have to carry out the added responsibilities

AM\684940EN.doc 7/31 PE 394.063v01-00 EN entrusted to it by the new treaty when adopted by the Member States;

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Amendment by Bernard Wojciechowski

Amendment 25 Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the definition of a new composition for the European Parliament which corresponds (deletion) to demographic realities (deletion) will increase the democratic legitimacy of the European Parliament at a time when it will have to carry out the added responsibilities entrusted to it by the new treaty;

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Amendment by Riccardo Ventre

Amendment 26 Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the definition of a new composition for the European Parliament which corresponds more closely to the demographic realities of the citizens of the Union and better reflects European citizenship will increase the democratic legitimacy of the European Parliament at a time when it will have to carry out the added responsibilities entrusted to it by the new treaty;

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Amendment by Mauro Zani, Lapo Pistelli, Luisa Morgantini, Roberto Musacchio

Amendment 27 Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the definition of a new composition for the European Parliament which corresponds more closely to demographic realities of the citizens of the Union and better reflects European citizenship will increase the democratic legitimacy of the European Parliament at a time when it will have to carry out the added responsibilities entrusted to it by the new treaty;

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PE 394.063v01-00 8/31 AM\684940EN.doc EN Amendment by Cristiana Muscardini, Brian Crowley, Roberta Angelilli

Amendment 28 Paragraph 2

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Amendment by Klaus Hänsch

Amendment 29 Paragraph 3 deleted

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Amendment by Bernard Wojciechowski

Amendment 30 Paragraph 3

3. Notes that (deletion) the composition of the European Parliament as provided for in the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania will have to be altered when the provisions envisaged in Article 9a of the Treaty on European Union as incorporated in the draft reform treaty enter into force;

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Amendment by Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann

Amendment 31 Paragraph 3

3. Notes that, at all events, the composition of the European Parliament as provided for in the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania will have to be altered immediately after the reform treaty enters into force;

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AM\684940EN.doc 9/31 PE 394.063v01-00 EN Amendment by Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann

Amendment 32 Paragraph 4

deleted

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Amendment by Bernard Wojciechowski

Amendment 33 Paragraph 4

4. Notes that this Article 9a provides for a framework comprising an overall ceiling of 750, a maximum of 94 for the most populous Member State and a minimum of 6 for the least populous Member State, and that it lays down the principle of representation of European citizens in accordance with degressive proportionality (deletion);

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Amendment by Bernard Wojciechowski

Amendment 34 Paragraph 4

4. Notes that this Article 9a provides for a framework comprising an overall ceiling of 750, a maximum of 94 for the most populous Member State and a minimum of 6 for the least populous Member State, and that it lays down the principle of representation of European nations in accordance with degressive proportionality as precisely defined;

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Amendment by Bernard Wojciechowski

Amendment 35 Paragraph 5

5. Observes that this framework makes it possible to combine (deletion) efficiency, by imposing a ceiling on the number of Members at a level which is still compatible with the role of a legislative assembly, (deletion) plurality, by allowing the main

PE 394.063v01-00 10/31 AM\684940EN.doc EN constituents of the spectrum of political opinion in each Member State - particularly the majority and the opposition - to be represented, and (deletion) solidarity, whereby the more populous States agree to be under-represented in order to allow the less populous States to be represented better;

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Amendment by Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann

Amendment 36 Paragraph 5

5. Observes that the framework of Article 9a of the Treaty on European Union as provided for in the draft reform treaty makes it possible to combine the principle of efficiency, by imposing a ceiling on the number of Members at a level which is still compatible with the role of a legislative assembly, the principle of plurality, by allowing the main constituents of the spectrum of political opinion in each Member State - particularly the majority and the opposition - to be represented, and the principle of solidarity, whereby the more populous States agree to be under- represented in order to allow the less populous States to be represented better;

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Amendment by Bernard Wojciechowski

Amendment 37 Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Takes the view that the definition of a more populous State' and a less populous State' is relative and arbitrarily accepted without any objectively specified reasons;

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Amendment by Cristiana Muscardini, Roberta Angelilli

Amendment 38 Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that a calculation of the number of citizens of a Member State should take into account those residing in a different Member State who continue to vote for candidates in their country of origin;

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AM\684940EN.doc 11/31 PE 394.063v01-00 EN Amendment by Monica Frassoni

Amendment 39 Paragraph 6

6. Considers that the principle of degressive proportionality means that the ratio between the number of citizens and the number of seats of each Member State must vary in relation to the respective number of citizens in such a way that each Member from a more populous Member State represents more citizens than each Member from a less populous Member State and conversely, but also that no less populous Member State has more seats than a more populous Member State;

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Amendment by Cristiana Muscardini, Roberta Angelilli

Amendment 40 Paragraph 6

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Amendment by Riccardo Ventre

Amendment 41 Paragraph 6

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PE 394.063v01-00 12/31 AM\684940EN.doc EN Amendment by Mauro Zani, Lapo Pistelli, Luisa Morgantini, Roberto Musacchio

Amendment 42 Paragraph 6

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Amendment by Bernard Wojciechowski

Amendment 43 Paragraph 6

6. Considers that the principle of degressive proportionality means that the ratio between the population and the number of seats of each Member State must vary in relation to their respective populations in such a way that each Member from a more populous Member State represents more citizens than each Member from a less populous Member State and conversely, (deletion) no less populous Member State has more seats than a more populous Member State;

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Amendment by Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann

Amendment 44 Paragraph 6

6. Considers that the principle of degressive proportionality means that the ratio between the population and the number of seats of each Member State must vary in relation to their respective populations in such a way that each Member from a more populous Member State represents more citizens than each Member from a less populous Member State (deletion), but also that no less populous Member State has more seats than a more populous Member State;

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AM\684940EN.doc 13/31 PE 394.063v01-00 EN Amendment by Brian Crowley

Amendment 45 Paragraph 6

6. Considers that the principle of degressive proportionality means that the ratio between the population and the number of seats of each Member State must vary in relation to their respective populations, as recorded on 30 June of the previous year on the basis of the data of each Member State's central statistic office, which shall be authoritative, and Eurostat, in such a way that each Member from a more populous Member State represents more citizens than each Member from a less populous Member State and conversely, but also that no less populous Member State has more seats than a more populous Member State;

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Amendment by Ingo Friedrich

Amendment 46 Paragraph 6

6. Considers that the principle of degressive proportionality means that the ratio between the population and the number of seats of each Member State must vary in relation to their respective populations in such a way that each Member from a more populous Member State represents more citizens than each Member from a less populous Member State where this does not, in borderline cases, follow from the calculation system;

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Amendment by Alain Lamassoure, Adrian Severin

Amendment 47 Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses that, in relation to the population of each Member State, it is necessary to refer to the figures supplied by the Statistical Office of the European Union, which are those used by the Council of the European Union when it has occasion to verify the percentage of the total population of the Union in cases where decisions are taken by a qualified majority;

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PE 394.063v01-00 14/31 AM\684940EN.doc EN Amendment by Riccardo Ventre

Amendment 48 Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Points out that several countries may have the same number of seats, even though they have different numbers of citizens;

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Amendment by Mauro Zani, Lapo Pistelli, Luisa Morgantini, Roberto Musacchio

Amendment 49 Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Points out that several countries may have the same number of seats, even though they have different numbers of citizens;

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Amendment by Cristiana Muscardini, Brian Crowley, Roberta Angelilli

Amendment 50 Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Considers that all those who are citizens of a Member State should be recognised as having the status of European citizen;

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Amendment by Cristiana Muscardini, Brian Crowley, Roberta Angelilli

Amendment 51 Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Considers that the concept of residence in a Member State should not replace or be put on the same footing as the concept and status of European citizen;

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Amendment 52 Paragraph 7

deleted

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Amendment by Klaus Hänsch

Amendment 53 Paragraph 7

7. Considers it desirable, at this point in the European integration process, not to propose any reduction in the number of seats assigned to any Member State by the treaty on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania, with the exception of the reduction in the number of seats for the most populous Member State, Germany, from 99 to 96 provided for in the mandate for the reform treaty (deletion);

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Amendment by Riccardo Ventre

Amendment 54 Paragraph 8

deleted

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Amendment by Mauro Zani, Lapo Pistelli, Luisa Morgantini, Roberto Musacchio

Amendment 55 Paragraph 8

deleted

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PE 394.063v01-00 16/31 AM\684940EN.doc EN Amendment by Klaus Hänsch

Amendment 56 Paragraph 8

8. Considers at the same time that, under the present conditions, the number of seats in the European Parliament and hence the representation of European citizens in the EU should not be reduced in advance of future enlargements whose date it is as yet quite impossible to foresee;

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Amendment by Bernard Wojciechowski

Amendment 57 Paragraph 8

8. Considers at the same time that, under the present conditions, it would not be appropriate to deprive the citizens of the Member States of the European Union of part of the number of elected representatives to which they can aspire, purely in order to take account of future accessions neither whose date nor whose number can be prejudged;

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Amendment by Ingo Friedrich

Amendment 58 Paragraph 9

9. Proposes therefore that the seats in the future European Parliament be divided on the basis of 750 Members, and considers that the future accession of Member States could - without prejudice to the general rules for the calculation of their number of seats - be accompanied by a temporary increase over and above this ceiling, as was done for Bulgaria and Romania under terms which were satisfactory for all, followed by a return to the established system at the time of the first European elections after enlargement;

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AM\684940EN.doc 17/31 PE 394.063v01-00 EN Amendment by Klaus Hänsch

Amendment 59 Paragraph 9

9. Proposes therefore that the seats in the future European Parliament be divided on the basis of 750 Members, and considers that future accessions could result in a temporary increase over and above this ceiling until the end of the parliamentary term in progress, as was done for Bulgaria and Romania (deletion), followed by an overall revision of the distribution of seats for the European elections following the enlargement;

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Amendment by Mauro Zani, Lapo Pistelli, Luisa Morgantini, Roberto Musacchio

Amendment 60 Paragraph 9

9. (deletion) considers that future accessions may be accompanied by a temporary increase over and above this ceiling, as was done for Bulgaria and Romania under terms which were satisfactory for all, followed by an overall revision of the composition of the European Parliament at the time of the first European elections following each enlargement;

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Amendment by Riccardo Ventre

Amendment 61 Paragraph 9

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PE 394.063v01-00 18/31 AM\684940EN.doc EN Amendment by Andreas Mölzer

Amendment 62 Paragraph 9

9. Proposes therefore that the seats in the future European Parliament be divided on the basis of 750 Members, and considers that future accessions may be accompanied by a temporary increase over and above this ceiling, as was done for Bulgaria and Romania under terms which were satisfactory for all, followed by an overall revision of the composition of the European Parliament at the time of the first European elections following each enlargement; considers, however, that with few exceptions, such accessions should be assigned the lowest priority, in order to promote orderly integration of the newest Member States over the next few decades;

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Amendment by Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann

Amendment 63 Paragraph 10 deleted

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Amendment by Klaus Hänsch

Amendment 64 Paragraph 10 deleted

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Amendment by Cristiana Muscardini, Roberta Angelilli

Amendment 65 Paragraph 10

10. Recalls that failure to respect the principles of Article 9a of the Treaty on European Union as set out in the draft reform Treaty, in particular the principle of citizen representation, could in future result in penalisation by the Court of Justice, once the act defining the composition of the European Parliament becomes a secondary legislative instrument which must comply with the limits and principles laid down in

AM\684940EN.doc 19/31 PE 394.063v01-00 EN the treaty;

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Amendment by Mauro Zani, Lapo Pistelli, Luisa Morgantini, Roberto Musacchio

Amendment 66 Paragraph 10

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Amendment by Monica Frassoni

Amendment 67 Paragraph 10

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Amendment by Riccardo Ventre

Amendment 68 Paragraph 10

PE 394.063v01-00 20/31 AM\684940EN.doc EN Or. it

Amendment by Bernard Wojciechowski

Amendment 69 Paragraph 10

10. Recalls that failure to respect the as yet not defined principle of degressive proportionality (deletion) could in future result in penalisation by the Court of Justice, once the act defining the composition of the European Parliament becomes a secondary legislative instrument which must comply with the limits and principles laid down in the treaty;

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Amendment by Klaus Hänsch

Amendment 70 Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Intergovernmental Conference to incorporate the annexed draft decision of the European Council establishing the composition of the European Parliament in a declaration on Article 9a(2) of the Treaty on European Union in the final act with the proviso that its formal adoption will be initiated in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9a(2) immediately after the entry into force of the reform treaty so that the Member States can adopt in sufficient time the necessary domestic provisions for the organisation of the elections to the European Parliament for the 2009-2014 parliamentary term;

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Amendment by Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann

Amendment 71 Paragraph 11

11. Announces that, as soon as the reform treaty enters into force, it will submit to the European Council an initiative for a decision on the composition of the European Parliament, on the basis of the draft (deletion) annexed to this resolution, and calls on the European Council then immediately to adopt the decision thus proposed; urges that political agreement on this should already be indicated in the form of a declaration annexed to the final act of the intergovernmental conference currently in progress;

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Amendment by Alain Lamassoure, Adrian Severin

Amendment 72 Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the European Council, as soon as the new treaty enters into force, to adopt the decision which the latter requires concerning the new composition of the European Parliament, on the basis of the draft decision of the European Council annexed to this resolution and in the light of the explanations contained in the aforementioned report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, in accordance with the procedure currently provided for in Article 9a of the draft reform treaty; undertakes, for its part, to act without delay following the entry into force of the reform treaty; stresses that the political agreement of the European Council should already be indicated in the form of a declaration annexed to the final act of the intergovernmental conference currently in progress;

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Amendment by Klaus Hänsch

Amendment 73 Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Draws attention to the politically inseparable connection between the proposed new distribution of seats in accordance with the principle of degressive proportionality and the overall reform package for the institutions of the Union, particularly the 'double majority' principle for the definition of a majority in the Council (Article 9c(4) of the draft Treaty on European Union) and the composition of the Commission (Article 9d(5) of the draft Treaty on European Union);

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Amendment by Klaus Hänsch

Amendment 74 Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Agrees that the reform of majority voting in the Council and of the composition of the Commission should enter into force only in 2014, but that the new distribution of seats in Parliament should already enter into force in 2009;

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PE 394.063v01-00 22/31 AM\684940EN.doc EN Amendment by Klaus Hänsch

Amendment 75 Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Reserves the right, however, to assess its consent to the European Council decision pursuant to Article 9a of the Treaty on European Union on the new distribution of seats in the European Parliament in the light of the reforms of the EU institutions definitively laid down in the reform treaty;

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Amendment by Ingo Friedrich

Amendment 76 Paragraph 12

12. proposes to the Council, in objective application of the provisions of the new treaty, a distribution system which first, in advance, assigns each Member State 6 seats and then assigns each Member State up to a ceiling of 90 further seats using the d'Hondt system, so that a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 96 seats would apply, with the proviso that seats which were unavailable to a Member State because of the ceiling would be distributed among the remaining Member States using the d'Hondt system;

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Amendment by Klaus Hänsch

Amendment 77 Paragraph 12

12. Is aware that the proposed composition of the European Parliament (deletion) may possibly in future require adjustment, firstly because of future accessions and secondly in order to take account of any demographic changes;

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AM\684940EN.doc 23/31 PE 394.063v01-00 EN Amendment by Cristiana Muscardini, Roberta Angelilli

Amendment 78 Paragraph 12

12. Is aware that the composition of the European Parliament proposed in this way is an (deletion) application of the provisions of the new treaty but will in future require adjustment in order to meet the new challenges which will arise in the long term, particularly at the time of future accessions; considers that, in the context of this effort, corrections to any existing imperfections which have arisen for historical reasons should be considered;

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Amendment by Mauro Zani, Lapo Pistelli, Luisa Morgantini, Roberto Musacchio

Amendment 79 Paragraph 12

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Amendment by Riccardo Ventre

Amendment 80 Paragraph 12

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PE 394.063v01-00 24/31 AM\684940EN.doc EN Amendment by Bernard Wojciechowski

Amendment 81 Paragraph 12

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Amendment by Johannes Voggenhuber

Amendment 82 Paragraph 12

12. Is aware that the composition of the European Parliament proposed in this way is an objective application of the provisions of the new treaty but will in future require adjustment in order to meet the new challenges which will arise in the long term, particularly at the time of future accessions; considers that, as part of such a future reform, any existing inequalities which have arisen for historical reasons should at all events also be corrected;

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Amendment by Bernard Wojciechowski

Amendment 83 Paragraph 12

12. Is aware that the composition of the European Parliament proposed in this way is an objective application of the provisions of the new treaty but will in future require adjustment in order to meet the new challenges which will arise in the long term, particularly at the time of future accessions; considers that, in the context of this effort, corrections to any existing imperfections and possible inconsistencies or errors which have arisen for historical reasons should be considered;

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AM\684940EN.doc 25/31 PE 394.063v01-00 EN Amendment by Andreas Mölzer

Amendment 84 Paragraph 12

12. Is aware that the composition of the European Parliament proposed in this way is an objective application of the provisions of the new treaty but will in future require adjustment in order to meet the new challenges which will arise in the long term, particularly at the time of future accessions; considers that, in the context of this effort, corrections to any existing imperfections which have arisen for historical reasons should be considered; takes the view that these existing imperfections should first be specifically defined and their historical roots indicated;

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Amendment by Klaus Hänsch

Amendment 85 Paragraph 13

deleted

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Amendment by Ingo Friedrich

Amendment 86 Paragraph 13

13. Proposes to the Council that it should, by the end of the second calendar year before each European election examine, jointly with the European Parliament, the population figures as at the end of the third calendar year before each European election and establish them as a basis for calculation;

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Amendment by Bernard Wojciechowski

Amendment 87 Paragraph 13

PE 394.063v01-00 26/31 AM\684940EN.doc EN system of representation of nations in the European Parliament which can avoid the traditional political horse-trading between Member States at the time of each accession and which will establish a closer relationship between demographic realities, aspects arising from the principle of degressive proportionality and the number of seats assigned to each Member State; does not exclude the possibility, when the time comes, of considering a change in the degree to which the citizen and national dimensions are taken into account in the two arms of the legislative authority; considers that, at all events, the system must provide for periodic revision procedures which make it possible to take due account of any demographic changes;

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Amendment by Bernard Wojciechowski

Amendment 88 Paragraph 13

13. Recommends that, in the light of the application of the new treaty and looking forward to the entry into force in 2014 of other institutional innovations for which it provides, thought should be given to the establishment of a more equitable and more stable system of representation of citizens in the European Parliament which can avoid the traditional political horse-trading between Member States at the time of each accession and which will establish a closer relationship between demographic realities, aspects arising from the principle of degressive proportionality and the number of seats assigned to each Member State; does not exclude the possibility, when the time comes, of considering a change in the degree to which the citizen and national dimensions are taken into account in the two arms of the legislative authority; (deletion)

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Amendment by Bernard Wojciechowski

Amendment 89 Paragraph 13

13. Recommends that, in the light of the application of the new treaty and looking forward to the entry into force in 2014 of other institutional innovations for which it provides, thought should be given to the establishment of a more equitable and more stable system of representation of citizens in the European Parliament which can avoid the traditional political horse-trading between Member States at the time of each accession and which will establish a (deletion) relationship between demographic (deletion) aspects, the principle of (deletion) proportionality and the number of seats assigned to each Member State; does not exclude the possibility, when the time

AM\684940EN.doc 27/31 PE 394.063v01-00 EN comes, of considering a change in the degree to which the citizen and national dimensions are taken into account in the two arms of the legislative authority; considers that, at all events, the system must provide for periodic revision procedures which make it possible to take due account of any demographic changes;

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Amendment by Cristiana Muscardini, Brian Crowley, Roberta Angelilli

Amendment 90 Paragraph 13

13. Recommends that, in the light of the application of the new treaty and looking f