Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States

14.1.2026 A10-0252/1

Amendment 1

Stanisław Tyszka

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0252/2025

Borja Giménez Larraz

Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States

(2025/2028(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

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Amendment

H. whereas despite several reforms, European elections are still mostly governed by national laws, electoral campaigning remains to a large extent national, and European political parties are unable to sufficiently fulfil their constitutional mandates and ‘contribute to forming European political awareness and to expressing the will of citizens of the Union’, as required by Article 10(4) TEU; whereas the recast of the regulation on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations7 has brought a level of clarity in that respect;

H. whereas European elections are mostly governed by national laws, electoral campaigning remains national, and European political parties are composed of national political parties;

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7 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, (OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/1141/oj).

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14.1.2026 A10-0252/2

Amendment 2

Sarah Knafo, Milan Uhrík

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0252/2025

Borja Giménez Larraz

Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States

(2025/2028(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3a. Considers that differences in the implementation of Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2018/994 reflect legitimate constitutional choices made by Member States in accordance with their democratic processes; stresses that the absence of uniform transposition cannot be interpreted as a lack of commitment to democracy, but rather as an expression of the pluralism inherent to the Union;

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14.1.2026 A10-0252/3

Amendment 3

Stanisław Tyszka

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0252/2025

Borja Giménez Larraz

Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States

(2025/2028(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Recalls that the deadlines for finalising electoral lists ahead of European elections vary greatly among Member States, currently ranging from 21 days to 90 days, placing candidates and voters across the EU in an unequal position when it comes to the time available to campaign or to reflect on their voting choice;

4. Recalls that the deadlines for finalising electoral lists ahead of European elections vary greatly among Member States; underlines, however, that each Member State has a right to establish their own rules within the existing framework when it comes to the European elections;

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14.1.2026 A10-0252/4

Amendment 4

Sarah Knafo, Milan Uhrík

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0252/2025

Borja Giménez Larraz

Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States

(2025/2028(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5a. Stresses that any measures aimed at increasing the visibility of European political parties or facilitating voting methods must fully respect Member States’ competences over electoral organisation, campaign rules and voting modalities, and must not undermine integrity, security or public trust in national electoral systems;

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14.1.2026 A10-0252/5

Amendment 5

Stanisław Tyszka

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0252/2025

Borja Giménez Larraz

Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States

(2025/2028(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12a. Emphasises that political systems and electoral regulations remain a competence of the Member States; stresses that, while Parliament can suggest harmonisation of certain regulations, it remains the sovereign decision of each EU Member State whether such a measure fits and should be implemented within its political system;

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