On the proposal for a Council directive laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (recast)
A-10-2025-0090
Committee on Constitutional Affairs · Rapporteur: Sven Simon
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Parliament approves the Council draft on the directive for EU citizens voting in European Parliament elections in their member state of residence, as adapted to legal service recommendations.¶ It regrets the Council's lack of substantive engagement with Parliament's opinion and calls for constructive cooperation.¶ It asks the Council to notify and re-consult Parliament if it intends to depart from or substantially amend the approved text.¶¶
Committee position. The Committee on Constitutional Affairs proposes approving the Council draft with no amendments.¶
Key points
- Approves the Council draft as adapted to the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the legal services.¶
- Regrets that the Council has not engaged with the substance of Parliament's opinion and notes a wider trend of non-cooperation.¶
- Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament.¶
- Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the text approved by Parliament.¶