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Laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections by Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (recast)

Parliament is consulted: it gives an opinion and can propose amendments, but the Council takes the decision and need not follow them.

Where it stands: Parliament gave its opinion on 14 February 2023. The Council takes the final decision.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 27 January 2022
  2. ✓ Committee work
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Voted 14 February 2023
  5. 5 Adopted by the Council
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The Council takes the final decision, and the act is published in the Official Journal.

The text, version by version

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA9-0038/2023 14 February 2023 ✦ Parliament approved the Commission's proposal for a Council directive on voting and standing as a candidate in municipal elections by Union citizens living in another member state, as amended.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A9-0005/2023 23 January 2023 ✦ Parliament's amended version of the proposed Council directive on the right of non-national Union citizens to vote and stand in municipal elections. It approves the Commission proposal with amendments and calls for changes.

Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.

Timeline

  1. Plenary stage
  2. 14 February 2023 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 14 February 2023 📄 Adopted text TA9-0038/2023📄 Council / Commission text C9-0022/2022📄 Report A9-0005/2023
  3. 13 February 2023 Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 13 February 2023 📄 Council / Commission text C9-0021/2022📄 Council / Commission text C9-0022/2022📄 Report A9-0005/2023📄 Report A9-0297/2022
  4. Committee stage
  5. 27 January 2022 Referred to committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.