An EU constituency for the European Parliament?

The The EU’s directly elected legislative body comprised of 705 members. It is involved in policymaking but it does not have the power to propose new legislation. European Parliament’s Constitutional Affairs Committee wants to transform the EU’s electoral law by replacing the current European Electoral Act from 1976. Their main transformative idea: electing some of the A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a representative in the European Parliament. MEPs in the EU Parliament through transnational lists.

The proposal foresees that in The EU’s directly elected legislative body comprised of 705 members. It is involved in policymaking but it does not have the power to propose new legislation. European Parliament elections, voters should have two votes, one for electing A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a representative in the European Parliament. MEPs of their own The 27 countries that are part of the EU. See the list of all members here. Member States (from national lists) and one cross for their preferred A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a representative in the European Parliament. MEP from any country in the EU, running for the EU-wide constituency.

In the Parliament, 28 A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a representative in the European Parliament. MEPs would be elected from the transnational lists. Though this initiative supports the EU’s original idea of transcending national ways of thinking, 28 out of 705 A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a representative in the European Parliament. MEPs being elected this way is still a careful step in this direction.

The initiative proposes that transnational lists can be created by coalitions of different EU national parties and/or associations of voters or European parties. Geographical representation will be taken into account so as to not disadvantage candidates from smaller The 27 countries that are part of the EU. See the list of all members here. Member States.

To oversee this new process of voting, a European Electoral Authority would be created to register the lists.

Beyond the transnational lists – transforming Europe’s electoral standards

The Committee came with more ideas than just the transnational lists.

For instance, it wants to set a minimum standard for elections in the EU: the proposal includes giving every EU citizen above 18 years old the possibility to run as a candidate, and introducing an electoral threshold of minimum 3.5% in large constituencies with 60+ seats. 

Currently, although any EU citizen is technically able to run as a candidate for the The EU’s directly elected legislative body comprised of 705 members. It is involved in policymaking but it does not have the power to propose new legislation. European Parliament in a host country, some The 27 countries that are part of the EU. See the list of all members here. Member States require a minimum period of residence in the host country before the foreign citizen is able to stand as a candidate. The current Electoral Act (including its amendments from 2002 and 2018) further establishes a mandatory electoral threshold between 2-5% in constituencies with over 35 seats, but it varies between The 27 countries that are part of the EU. See the list of all members here. Member States. 

Additionally, the Committee proposes 9 May, the EU’s ‘Europe Day’ to celebrate peace and unity in Europe, as a common voting day to be used in all The 27 countries that are part of the EU. See the list of all members here. Member States.

Further, the Committee states that The 27 countries that are part of the EU. See the list of all members here. Member States should give equal visibility to European electoral entities as to national parties, referring for instance to visibility on ballot papers of names, acronyms, and logos.

Postal voting should be accessible in all The 27 countries that are part of the EU. See the list of all members here. Member States to promote greater inclusion of people with disabilities.

Lastly, the Committee demands that it should be made mandatory that lists of candidates have gender equality.

The way forward

The legislative initiative was adopted by the The EU’s directly elected legislative body comprised of 705 members. It is involved in policymaking but it does not have the power to propose new legislation. European Parliament’s Constitutional Affairs Committee on Monday, 28 March, with 19 votes in favour and nine against. It will now have to be voted on in the The EU’s directly elected legislative body comprised of 705 members. It is involved in policymaking but it does not have the power to propose new legislation. European Parliament’s plenary, possibly as early as at the start of May.

Before the new European Electoral Act would enter into force, the An institution representing the Member States’ interests. Either comprised of the heads of government (European Council) or more frequently the ministers (Council of the EU) meeting in different constellations depending on the policy area. Involved in policy-making, often together with the European Parliament. Council will have to adopt it unanimously, the Parliament must consent and all The 27 countries that are part of the EU. See the list of all members here. Member States have to approve it taking into account their own constitutional requirements.

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