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

Tabled by Stanisław Tyszka

H. whereas Removed: despite several reforms, European elections are Removed: still mostly governed by national laws, electoral campaigning remains Removed: to a large extent national, and European political parties are Removed: 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; 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). Added: composed of national political parties;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE782.003v01-00