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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)

Reference
2021/0373(CNS) Consultation procedure · consultation
Where it stands
Parliament gave its opinion on 14 February 2023. The Council takes the final decision.
Stage
First reading
More facts (2)
Decisions in plenary
None yet
Versions
2 versions

Where it stands

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  1. Referred to committee (done) 27 January 2022
  2. Committee work (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary (done)
  4. Plenary vote (done) Voted 14 February 2023
  5. Adopted by the Council (to come)

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

People

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Decisions in plenary, 0

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Versions, 2

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  1. Adopted by Parliament14 Feb 2023

    Adopted text TA9-0038/2023 TA-9-2023-0038

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  2. Tabled for plenary23 Jan 2023

    Report A9-0005/2023 A-9-2023-0005

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  • Adopted text TA9-0038/2023: 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.
  • Report A9-0005/2023: 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.

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Timeline, 3

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Plenary stage 2 steps · 13 Feb 2023–14 Feb 2023
  1. 14 February 2023

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 14 Feb 2023 Adopted text TA9-0038/2023Council / Commission text C9-0022/2022Report A9-0005/2023

  2. 13 February 2023

    Debated in plenary

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

    Sitting of 13 Feb 2023 Council / Commission text C9-0021/2022Council / Commission text C9-0022/2022Report A9-0005/2023Report A9-0297/2022

Committee stage 1 step · 27 Jan 2022
  1. 27 January 2022

    Referred to committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

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European Parliament (2026). “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)”. Dossier. reference 2021/0373(CNS). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2021-0373 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Legislative Observatory (OEIL), 2021/0373(CNS), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2021%2F0373(CNS). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-dossier-2021-0373,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{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)}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2021-0373}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2021-0373},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. reference 2021/0373(CNS). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2021\%2F0373(CNS). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}