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DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (recast)

(COM(2021)0734 – C90432/2021 – 2021/0375(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure – recast)

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2021)0734),

– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 224 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 106a of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C90432/2021),

– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

– having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors of 7 April 2022,

– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of ...,

– having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 28 April 2022,

– having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 28 November 2001 on a more structured use of the recasting technique for legal acts,

– having regard to the letter of 16 June 2022 sent by the Committee on Legal Affairs to the Committee on Constitutional Affairs in accordance with Rule 110(3) of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to Rules 110 and 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Budgets,

– having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A9-0223/2022),

A. whereas, according to the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, the Commission proposal does not include any substantive amendments other than those identified as such in the proposal and whereas, as regards the codification of the unchanged provisions of the earlier acts together with those amendments, the proposal contains a straightforward codification of the existing texts, without any change in their substance;

1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out, taking into account the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission;

2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

Amendment 1

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 2 a (new)

Amendment 2

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 3 a (new)

Amendment 3

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 12 a (new)

Amendment 4

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 23

Amendment 5

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 38

Amendment 6

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 39

Amendment 7

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 41

Amendment 8

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 50

Justification

This change aims at aligning the recital with Annex II - paragraph 1 - indent 2 regarding the disclosure of the actual amounts. In addition, other own resources are a new source of funding and should be reported, along with contributions, association fees, donations and benefits in kinds. The proposed terms “association fees” and “other own resources” apply throughout the text. Adopting the amendment will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.

Amendment 9

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 61

Justification

Regular meetings will help strengthening cooperation between Member States and the Authority and contribute to a better flow of information at European level.

Amendment 10

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 11

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 12

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 13

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 14

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 15

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 16

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Amendment 17

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16

Amendment 18

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17

Amendment 19

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18

Amendment 20

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d

Amendment 21

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e

Amendment 22

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

Amendment 23

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d

Amendment 24

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i

Amendment 25

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point j

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 26

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 a (new)

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 27

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 2

Amendment 28

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 3

Amendment 29

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 6

Amendment 30

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 31

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 5

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 32

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 6

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 33

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – title

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 34

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 35

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 2

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 36

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 37

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 38

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 39

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 40

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 5

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 41

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 42

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 43

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 44

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 45

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 5

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 46

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 6

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 47

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 a (new)

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 48

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 b (new)

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 49

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 50

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 4

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 51

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 5

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 52

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 1

Amendment 53

Proposal for a regulation

Article 19 – paragraph 1

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 54

Proposal for a regulation

Article 19 – paragraph 2

Justification

Proposal consolidates the rules, which were laid down in Article 11(6) of the proposal and Article 19(2), point (b), of the proposal, since it applies to all cases where a European political party to which the European political foundation is affiliated is removed from the Register according to revised Article 19(1) proposal. This amendment is required by pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text.

Amendment 55

Proposal for a regulation

Article 19 – paragraph 3

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 56

Proposal for a regulation

Article 19 – paragraph 4

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 57

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 – paragraph 1

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 58

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 59

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 – paragraph 5

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 60

Proposal for a regulation

Article 21 – paragraph 1

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 61

Proposal for a regulation

Article 21 – paragraph 2

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 62

Proposal for a regulation

Article 21 – paragraph 3

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 63

Proposal for a regulation

Article 21 – paragraph 4

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 64

Proposal for a regulation

Article 21 – paragraph 5

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 65

Proposal for a regulation

Article 21 – paragraph 7

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 66

Proposal for a regulation

Article 23 – title

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 67

Proposal for a regulation

Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 68

Proposal for a regulation

Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 69

Proposal for a regulation

Article 23 – paragraph 3

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 70

Proposal for a regulation

Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 71

Proposal for a regulation

Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 72

Proposal for a regulation

Article 23 – paragraph 6 – point a

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 73

Proposal for a regulation

Article 23 – paragraph 6 – point d

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 74

Proposal for a regulation

Article 23 – paragraph 8

Amendment 75

Proposal for a regulation

Article 23 – paragraph 9

Amendment 76

Proposal for a regulation

Article 23 – paragraph 9 a (new)

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 77

Proposal for a regulation

Article 23 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 78

Proposal for a regulation

Article 23 – paragraph 10 a (new)

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 79

Proposal for a regulation

Article 23 – paragraph 12

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 80

Proposal for a regulation

Article 23 – paragraph 13

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 81

Proposal for a regulation

Article 24 – paragraph 2

Amendment 82

Proposal for a regulation

Article 25 – paragraph 1

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 83

Proposal for a regulation

Article 25 – paragraph 2

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 84

Proposal for a regulation

Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 - introductory part

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 85

Proposal for a regulation

Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 - point c

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 86

Proposal for a regulation

Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 87

Proposal for a regulation

Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 88

Proposal for a regulation

Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 89

Proposal for a regulation

Article 30 – paragraph 1

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 90

Proposal for a regulation

Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 91

Proposal for a regulation

Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii a (new)

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 92

Proposal for a regulation

Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii b (new)

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 93

Proposal for a regulation

Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii c (new)

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 94

Proposal for a regulation

Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a – point viii

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 95

Proposal for a regulation

Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ix

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 96

Proposal for a regulation

Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 97

Proposal for a regulation

Article 30 – paragraph 4 – introductory part

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 98

Proposal for a regulation

Article 30 – paragraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 99

Proposal for a regulation

Article 30 – paragraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 2

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 100

Proposal for a regulation

Article 30 – paragraph 5 a (new)

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 101

Proposal for a regulation

Article 33 – paragraph 1

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 102

Proposal for a regulation

Article 33 – paragraph 2

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 103

Proposal for a regulation

Article 33 – paragraph 3

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 104

Proposal for a regulation

Article 34 – title

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 105

Proposal for a regulation

Article 34 – paragraph 1

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 106

Proposal for a regulation

Article 34 – paragraph 2

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 107

Proposal for a regulation

Article 34 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 108

Proposal for a regulation

Article 34 a (new)

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 109

Proposal for a regulation

Article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 110

Proposal for a regulation

Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point f

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 111

Proposal for a regulation

Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 112

Proposal for a regulation

Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 113

Proposal for a regulation

Article 36 – paragraph 2

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 114

Proposal for a regulation

Article 37 – paragraph 8

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 115

Proposal for a regulation

Article 44 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Amendment 116

Proposal for a regulation

Article 45 – paragraph 1

Justification

This amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Amendment 117

Proposal for a regulation

Annex II – Part 2 – indent 5 a (new)

ANNEX: LETTER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AFFAIRS

16.6.2022

Mr Antonio Tajani

Chair

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

BRUSSELS

Subject: Opinion on a Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (recast) (COM(2021)0734 – C90432/2021 – 2021/0375(COD))

Dear Chair,

The Committee on Legal Affairs has examined the proposal referred to above pursuant to Rule 110 on Recasting of Parliament's Rules of Procedure.

Paragraph 3 of that Rule reads as follows:

“If the committee responsible for legal affairs considers that the proposal does not entail any substantive changes other than those identified as such in the proposal, it shall inform the committee responsible for the subject matter thereof.

In such a case, over and above the conditions laid down in Rules 180 and 181, amendments shall be admissible within the committee responsible for the subject-matter only if they concern those parts of the proposal which contain changes.

However, amendments to parts of the proposal which remain unchanged may, by way of exception and on a case-by-case basis, be accepted by the Chair of the committee responsible for the subject matter if he or she considers that this is necessary for pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text or because the amendments are inextricably linked to other admissible amendments. Such reasons must be stated in a written justification to the amendments.”

Following the here attached opinion of the Consultative Working Party of the Legal Services of the Parliament, the Council and the Commission, which has examined the recast proposal, and in keeping with the recommendations of the Rapporteur, the Committee on Legal Affairs considers that the proposal in question does not include any substantive changes other than those identified as such and that, as regards the codification of the unchanged provisions of the earlier act with those substantive amendments, the proposal contains a straightforward codification of the existing text, without any change in its substance.

In conclusion, at its meeting of 14 June 2022, the Committee on Legal Affairs, with 19 votes in favour, 3 votes against and no abstentions, decided to recommend that the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO), as the committee responsible, proceed to examine the above proposal in accordance with Rule 110.

Yours sincerely,

Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA

Annex

ANNEX: OPINION OF THE CONSULTATIVE WORKING PARTY OF THE LEGAL SERVICES OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION

GROUPE CONSULTATIF

DES SERVICES JURIDIQUES

Brussels, 11 MAI 2022

OPNION

FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

THE COUNCIL

THE COMMISSION

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (recast)

COM(2021) 734 of 25.11.2021 - 2021/0375 (COD)

Having regard to the Inter-institutional Agreement of 28 November 2001 on a more structured use of the recasting technique for legal acts, and in particular to point 9 thereof, the Consultative Working Party consisting of the respective legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission met on 12 and 14 January 2022 for the purpose of examining the aforementioned proposal submitted by the Commission.

At those meetings1, an examination of the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council recasting Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations resulted in the Consultative Working Party’s establishing, by common accord, as follows.

1. The following should have been marked with the grey-shaded type generally used for identifying substantive amendments:

- in Article 10(3), the adding of the words 'and (e)' and 'and (d)';

- in Article 21(3), the replacement of the words 'in a clearly visible and user-friendly manner’ with the words 'in accordance with Article 4(1), point (i)';

- in Article 23(7), second subparagraph, the replacement of the reference to 'Articles 78 and 79 of the Financial Regulation' currently contained in Article 20(6), point (b), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, with a reference to 'Articles 98 to 100 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046’,

- in Article 33(1), the words 'the Authority’s',

- in Article 33(3), the words 'to (f)'

- in Annex I, the adding of the words 'and (e)’ and 'and (d)’.

2. In recital 22, the words 'the new procedure' should be replaced by the words 'the verification procedure'.

3. In Article 6(1), point (c), the reference to 'point (5)' should be replaced by a reference to 'point (4)'.

4. In Article 23(11), the reference to 'paragraphs 8 and 9’ should be replaced by a reference to 'paragraphs 9 and 10’.

5. In Article 31, point (b), the reference to 'Article 27(2), point (a)(vi)’ should be replaced by a reference to 'Article 30(2), point (a)(vi)’.

In consequence, examination of the proposal has enabled the Consultative Working Party to conclude, without dissent, that the proposal does not comprise any substantive amendments other than those identified as such. The Working Party also concluded, as regards the codification of the unchanged provisions of the earlier act with those substantive amendments, that the proposal contains a straightforward codification of the existing legal text, without any change in its substance.

F.DREXLER T. BLANCHET D. CALLEJA CRESPO

Jurisconsult Jurisconsult Director-General

18.5.2022

OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGETS

for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs

on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (recast)

(COM(2021)0734 – C90432/2021 – 2021/0375(COD))

Rapporteur for opinion: Nils Ušakovs

SHORT JUSTIFICATION

Your rapporteur welcomes the Commission’s proposal to recast Regulation 1141/2014 (the ‘Regulation’) on the statute and funding of European political parties (EUPPs) and European political foundations (EUPFs) in order to improve the legislative framework of the EUPPs and EUPFs ahead of the 2024 elections to the European Parliament. This Regulation will enable EUPPs/Fs to continue building EU political awareness, ensuring political diversity while respecting sound financing management and increasing transparency as regards EUPF/F’s activities and spending.

He welcomes the introduction of own resources as new category of revenues as this will capture the EUPPs’ actual sources of revenues and guarantee the completeness of their reporting. He also welcomes the lowering of the co-financing rate for EUPPs from 10% to 5% in line with the current rate applied for ~~EUPFs and the lowering to 0% during the year of the elections to the European Parliament that will safeguard the pluralism of EUPPs.~~EUPFs. He believes that it is necessary to enable countries outside the EU to contribute to EUPPs/Fs but at the same time calls for prudence in order to avoid unwanted political interference. He agrees that funds from the EU budget could be used to finance national referendum campaigns for issues directly related to the European Union.

He supports the amendments to strengthen the reporting and controls mechanisms aiming at protecting the financial interest of the EU and ensuring that EUPPs/Fs respect the values on which the EU is funded. He therefore welcomes the new common repository for the disclosures of European political parties, including on political advertising. He advocates that the financing of such repository should be borne by the budget of the Authority and not by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme as indicated by the Commission in its proposal. He calls for prudent budgetary approach when allocating human and financial resources to the Authority during the budgetary annual procedure, while ensuring that it has sufficient resources to fulfil its mission. He agrees with the abolition of the 3-month period between a de-registration decision by the Authority and its entry into force.

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 8

Justification

The recast expands and clarifies the Authority's responsibilities and thus leads to a need of the Authority to have adequate human resources.

Amendment 2

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 12 a (new)

~~Or. en~~

Justification

To concretize the requests from paragraphs 19 and 33 of the European Parliament resolution of 11 November 2021 on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations and allow specific and sui generis type of research partnerships, like for instance with internationally wide known researchers not acting on behalf of any organization.

Amendment 23

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 34

Justification

A 0% co-financing rate during an election year could proof to have a detrimental impact on midterm financial planning of parties, in particular the year 2025, as they might underestimate the efforts to ensure a 5% co-financing the following year.

Amendment 4

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 37

~~Or. en~~

Justification

The proposal to add an income source category called association fees for partners allows for a distinction between members and partners outside the Union, ensures legal certainty and creates transparency about the different types of payments. Not all countries ~~that are~~ members of the Council of Europe ~~fully~~ share the EU ~~values;~~values, ~~this~~which is even more important during ~~the~~ elections campaigns to avoid unwanted political interference. Monitoring and control by the Authority for EUPP/F is needed to prevent, dissuade and sanction foreign interference.

Amendment 35

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 38

Justification

The amendment wishes to clarify the type of revenue EPP/Fs can generate to establish transparency.

Amendment 6

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 40 a (new)

~~Or. en~~

Justification

This change aims at aligning the names of European political parties with the names of political groups of the European parliament during the European political campaigns. This will avoid that funds spent for the visibility of the European political parties during the European political campaigns is lost in case the name of that political party changes after being elected to the European Parliament. It should also aim at the increased participation of the citizens in the decision-making.

Amendment 47

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 41

~~Or. en~~

Justification

~~Amendment 5~~

Individual members and staff of political parties and foundations should unrestrictedly participate in party events and educational events. European political parties and foundations shall have the option to organise joint events with clear financial accountability and transparency between national and European parties.

Amendment 8

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 49

Amendment 9

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 50

~~Or. en~~

Justification

This change aims at aligning the recital with Annex II - paragraph 1 - indent 2 regarding the disclosure of the actual amounts. ~~Own~~In addition, other own resources are a new source of funding and should be reported, along with contributions, association fees, donations and benefits in kinds. The proposed terms “association fees” and “other own resources” apply throughout the text. Adopting the amendment will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.

Amendment 610

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 55

Justification

In order to facilitate processes within the Authority, documents submitted to the Authority shall be easy to process.

Amendment 11

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 61

Justification

Regular meetings will help strengthening cooperation between Member States and the Authority and contribute to a better flow of information at European level.

Amendment 12

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point d

~~Or. en~~

Justification

Amendment 713

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Justification

Bank transfer is the most common way to transfer donations and contributions to a EUPP/F. The introduction of a new category "association fees" requires its listing under Article 2 and creates transparency by listing all transfers from a partner (party or organisations associated to a EUPP/F, which have their seat outside the Union). The term "own resources" is misleading and should be replaced by “other own resources” throughout the text.

Amendment 14

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8

Justification

Bank transfer is the most common way to transfer donations and contributions to a EUPP/F.

Amendment 15

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)

Justification

The introduction of a new category "association fees" requires its listing under Article 2 and creates transparency by listing all transfers from a partner (party or organisations associated to a EUPP/F, which have their seat outside the Union).

Amendment 16

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Justification

The term "own resources" is misleading and should be replaced by “other own resources”. This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.

Amendment 17

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10

~~Or. en~~

Justification

~~Amendment 8~~

Individual members and staff of political parties and foundations should unrestrictedly participate in party events and educational events. Membership in the party should not lead to additional payment obligations as a result of election or appointment to a public position. European political parties and foundations shall have the option to organise joint events with clear financial accountability and transparency between national and European parties.

Amendment 18

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 2

Amendment 19

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 1

~~Or. en~~

Justification

This change is to ensure that contrary to what the Commission proposes, funds to procure a pilot of the Repository wont be financed by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme, but will be made available in the dedicated budgetary line of the Authority, under Title 5 of the European Parliament’s budget.

Amendment 920

Proposal for a regulation

Article ~~23 –paragraph 5~~13 – ~~subparagraph~~paragraph 1

~~Or. en~~

Justification

~~The proposed threshold would put on the European Political Parties and Foundations an excessive administrative burden.~~

The proposal wants to ensure that the Authority does not conduct political work, but instead increases transparency by releasing the report in its entireness.

Amendment 1021

Proposal for a regulation

Article 23 – title

Justification

Amendment to update the wording following the new proposal for income source category "association fees" and replacement of the term own resources by “other own resources”.

Amendment 22

Proposal for a regulation

Article 23 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

Justification

The rules shall apply to any income beyond donations such as association fees and other own resources to create the highest possible level of transparency.

Amendment 23

Proposal for a regulation

Article 23 – paragraph 5 – introductory part

Amendment 24

Proposal for a regulation

Article 23 – paragraph 9

~~Or. en~~

Justification

Not all countries ~~that are~~ members of the Council of Europe ~~fully~~ share ~~the~~ EU ~~values;~~values, ~~this~~which is even more important during ~~the~~ elections campaigns to avoid ~~unwanted~~foreign interference. Adding an income source category "association fees" for partner political ~~interference.~~parties and foundations would allow for a distinction between members and partners outside the Union, ensure legal certainty and create transparency about the different types of payments. The proposed terms “association fees” and “partners” apply throughout the text. Adopting the amendment will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.

Amendment 1125

Proposal for a regulation

Article 23 – paragraph 10 – ~~subparagraph~~introductory 1part

~~Or. en~~

Justification

Amendment 1226

Proposal for a regulation

Article 23 – paragraph 13

Justification

The proposal shall ensure consistency of the approach to name such revenue "other own resources".

Amendment 27

Proposal for a regulation

Article 24 – paragraph 2

~~Or. en~~

Amendment 28

~~Amendment 13~~

Proposal for a regulation

Article 25 – paragraph 1

~~Or. en~~

Justification

As a matter of coherence, the exceptions introduced by the European Commission to the benefit of European political foundations or relating to the common interest, in the articles 2 (4) b and 2 (10) respectively, should also apply to European Political parties.

The proposal seeks to ensure that funding of European political parties cannot be used to finance activities of entities or individuals based outside of the Union.

Amendment 29

Proposal for a regulation

Article 25 – paragraph 2

Justification

As a matter of coherence, the exceptions introduced by the European Commission to the benefit of European political foundations or relating to the common interest, in the articles 2(4)b and 2(10) respectively, should also apply to European political parties.

Amendment 30

Proposal for a regulation

Article 26 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Justification

In order to streamline processes and manage the human resources capacities of the Authority, data readability must be facilitated.

Amendment 31

Proposal for a regulation

Article 30 – paragraph 4 – point b – paragraph 1

Justification

The application shall include go beyond donations and contributions to ensure consistency with the introduction of additional categories.

Amendment 32

Proposal for a regulation

Article 32 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Justification

The proposal wishes to strengthen the relations between the Authority and Member States to ensure a common understanding at EU level.

Amendment 33

Proposal for a regulation

Article 32 – paragraph 4

Justification

In order to avoid conflicting situations and avoid overlapping responsibilities, thus taking into account staff capacity, the Authority shall take decisions on sanctions alone.

Amendment 34

Proposal for a regulation

Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

Justification

Transparency rules must apply to every category of revenue including other own resources.

Amendment 35

Proposal for a regulation

Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)

Justification

Transparency rules must apply to every category of revenue including association fees.

Amendment 36

Proposal for a regulation

Article 45 – paragraph 1

Justification

The proposal intents to ensure that any previously taken decision or ongoing procedure remains applicable and is not impaired by the recast.

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