Rule Book of the European Green Party Rules and Procedures within the European Green Party Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 3 I. Membership ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Article 1 Membership Categories ..................................................................................................... 4 Article 2 Membership Criteria .......................................................................................................... 5 Article 3 Membership Rights ............................................................................................................. 7 Article 4 Membership Reporting ...................................................................................................... 8 Article 5 Procedure for admitting new Members ............................................................................. 8 Article 6 Membership Evaluation and Review .................................................................................. 9 II Council .............................................................................................................................................. 11 Article 7 Composition and powers ................................................................................................ 11 Article 8 Council meeting proceedings .......................................................................................... 12 Article 9 Quorums and votes ......................................................................................................... 13 Article 10 Allocation of Votes and Delegates ................................................................................. 13 Article 11 Guidelines for Delegates ................................................................................................ 14 III Congress .......................................................................................................................................... 15 Article 12 Composition and powers ............................................................................................... 15 Article 13 Allocation of delegates and votes .................................................................................. 16 IV Committee ...................................................................................................................................... 16 Article 14 Composition .................................................................................................................. 16 Article 15 General tasks and responsibilities .................................................................................. 17 Article 16 Secretary-General .......................................................................................................... 18 Article 17 Co-Chair ........................................................................................................................ 18 Article 18 Treasurer ....................................................................................................................... 19 Article 19 Election procedure of the Committee Members .......................................................... 19 Article 20 Allowances for Committee Members ........................................................................... 20 V Financial Regulations ......................................................................................................................... 21 Article 21 Finance Advisory Board ...................................................................................................... 21 VI Conflict Management ....................................................................................................................... 21 Article 22 Conciliation Panel ......................................................................................................... 21 VII Gender balance ............................................................................................................................... 22 Article 23 Gender balance .............................................................................................................. 22 VIII Decision making ............................................................................................................................ 23 Rule Book of the European Green Party / adopted at the EGP Council in Paris, 12 November 2011 As amended in Athens (11 November 2012) Page 1 Article 24 Decision-making process ............................................................................................... 23 IX Policy making ................................................................................................................................... 23 Article 25 Policy making .................................................................................................................. 23 Article 26 Resolutions ..................................................................................................................... 23 Article 27 Policy Papers .................................................................................................................. 24 X Common European Union Election Campaigns .............................................................................. 25 Article 28 European election campaign .......................................................................................... 25 Article 29 Common campaigns ....................................................................................................... 26 XI European Green Party Office ......................................................................................................... 26 Article 30 European Green Party organisational support .............................................................. 26 Article 31 Tasks and responsibilities ............................................................................................... 26 XII Working Groups and Networks ................................................................................................... 27 Article 32 Rights and obligations .................................................................................................... 27 Article 33 The European Green Party and individuals ................................................................... 28 Article 34 Regional Cooperation .................................................................................................... 29 Article 35 Broad European perspective .......................................................................................... 29 XIII External representation ................................................................................................................ 29 Article 36 European Partners ......................................................................................................... 29 Article 37 Global Greens (GG) ...................................................................................................... 31 XIV Election Procedures ................................................................................................................... 32 Article 38 Provisions for election procedures ............................................................................... 32 Article 39 Procedure for election to the General Assembly of the Green European Foundation ......................................................................................................................................................... 32 Article 40 Procedure for Election to Global Greens Coordination .............................................. 32 Annex A Format of the membership report .................................................................................. 33 Annex B Membership overview ...................................................................................................... 34 Annex C Criteria for Membership fees .......................................................................................... 37 Annex D Overview of the voting procedures ................................................................................ 40 Annex E List of the Working Groups and Networks, November 2011 ........................................ 41 Annex F Congress Rules ................................................................................................................. 42 Annex G European Green Party Organigramme ........................................................................... 44 Annex H European Green Party Office Organigramme ................................................................ 45 Annex I Agreement between the European Green Party and the Federation of Young European Greens ............................................................................................................................... 46 Annex J Reimbursement Guidelines for EGP Council .................................................................... 49 Annex K Financial Guidelines for Working Groups and Networks .............................................. 51 Annex L Overview of the Travel Reimbursement Rules ............................................................... 53 Annex M Allowances of the European Green Party Committee ..................................................