Changes from report parliamentary committee draft to plenary report

RemovedArticle 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1: For donations and contributions from natural persons the value of which exceeds EUR 1 500 and is below or equal to EUR 3 000, the European political party or European political foundation concerned shall indicate whether the corresponding natural persons have given their prior written consent to publication in accordance with Article 36(1), point (e).

AddedThis amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

RemovedThis amendment is required by pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text.

AddedArticle 23 – title: Donations, contributions, association fees and ancillary own resources

RemovedArticle 23 – paragraph 5 – introductory part: 5. For all donations the cumulated annual value of which exceeds EUR 3 000 from the same donor, European political parties and European political foundations shall request donors to provide the necessary information for their proper identification. European political parties and European political foundations shall transmit the information received to the Authority upon its request.

AddedThis amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

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RemovedArticle 23 – paragraph 10 – introductory part: 10. Contributions from members of a European political foundation that have their seat in, or are citizens of, a Member State or from member organisations that have their seat in a country belonging to the Council of Europe, and from the European political party with which it is affiliated, shall be permitted. The total value of contributions from members shall not exceed 40 % of the annual budget of a European political foundation and shall not derive from funds received by a European political party pursuant to this Regulation from the general budget of the European Union. The value of contributions from member organisations that have their seat in a country outside the Union shall not exceed 20 % of the total contributions from members.

AddedThis amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

RemovedArticle 23 – paragraph 13: 13. The value of ancillary own resources of a European political party or of a European political foundation generated from own economic activities shall not exceed 5 % of the generated by contributions of that European political party or European political foundation.

AddedArticle 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2: For donations and contributions from natural persons the value of which exceeds EUR 1 500 and is below or equal to EUR 3 000, the European political party or European political foundation concerned shall indicate whether the corresponding natural persons have given their prior written consent to publication in accordance with Article 36(1), point (e).

Removed5% of the annual budget represents the co-financing level required in the funding procedure (95% by EU funding). This is covered by contributions plus donations plus ancillary own resources. Therefore to relate only the ancillary own resources to this percentage is not coherent

AddedThis amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

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ChangedArticle 2523 – paragraph 1: 1. Notwithstanding Article3: 24(1),3. theDonations fundingreceived ofby European political parties from the general budget of theand European Union or frompolitical anyfoundations otherwithin sourcesix shallmonths notprior beto usedelections forto the direct or indirect funding of otherEuropean politicalParliament entities,shall andbe inreported particularon nationala partiesweekly orbasis candidates.to Thosethe nationalAuthority politicalin partieswriting and candidates shall continue to bein governedaccordance bywith nationalparagraph rules.2.

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RemovedThis amendment is justified by pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text. A strict application of the definition of a political party in article 2(1) would mean that this prohibition applies only for funding parties from EU. In practice, European parties have joint projects also with parties from non-EU countries. This prohibition should clearly apply to them too.

AddedThis amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

RemovedArticle 26 – paragraph 1 – introductory part: 1. At the latest within six months following the end of the financial year, European political parties and European political foundations shall submit to the Authorising Officer of the European Parliament with a copy to the Authority and to the competent National Contact Point of the Member State of their seat:

AddedArticle 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1: 5. In respect of all donations from a single donor with a cumulative annual value of more than EUR 3 000, European political parties and European political foundations shall request that such donors provide the necessary information so that they can be properly identified. European political parties and European political foundations shall transmit the information received to the Authority upon its request.

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ChangedThis amendment is justifiednecessary byfor pressing reasons relatingrelated to the internal logic of the text.text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

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RemovedArticle 27 – paragraph 2 – introductory part: 2. The Authority shall control compliance by European political parties and European political foundations with their obligations under this Regulation, in particular in relation to Article 3, Article 4(1), points (a), (b), (d), (e) and (f), Article 6(1), points (a) to (e) and (g), Article 10(5) and (6), and Article 23.

AddedArticle 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2: The Authority shall establish a form to be used for the purpose of identifying the donors referred to in the first subparagraph.

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ChangedThis amendment is requirednecessary byfor pressing reasons relatingrelated to the internal logic of the text.text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

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RemovedArticle 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1: The Authorising Officer of the European Parliament shall control compliance by European political parties and European political foundations with the obligations relating to Union funding under this Regulation and under Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 . In carrying out such controls, the European Parliament shall take the necessary measures in the fields of the prevention of and the fight against fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union.

AddedArticle 23 – paragraph 6 – point a: (a) anonymous donations, contributions or association fees;

RemovedThis amendment is required by pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text. This modification clarifies that the European Parliament does not only control the obligations of this Regulation in the light of the Financial Regulation, but controls both, the obligations emanating from this Regulation as well as those emanating from the Financial Regulation.

AddedThis amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

AddedArticle 23 – paragraph 6 – point d: (d) donations from any private entities based outside the Union or from individuals from outside the Union who are not entitled to vote in elections to the European Parliament.

AddedThis amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

AddedArticle 23 – paragraph 8: 8. The Authority shall carry out checks where it has grounds to believe that any donation has been accepted in breach of this Regulation. It may for that purpose request additional information from the European political party or European political foundation and its donors.

AddedArticle 23 – paragraph 9: 9. The total value of the contributions to a European political party shall not exceed 40 % of its annual budget.

AddedArticle 23 – paragraph 9 a (new): 9a. The total value of association fees to a European political party shall not exceed 20 % of the total value of contributions to that party. Any payment of association fees can be made only within the framework of generally applicable rules and rates established by the European political party.

AddedThis amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

AddedArticle 23 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1: 10. The total value of the contributions to European political foundations from members and financing by the European political party to which it is affiliated shall not exceed 40 % of the annual budget of a European political foundation and shall not derive from funds received by a European political party pursuant to this Regulation from the general budget of the European Union.

AddedThis amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

AddedArticle 23 – paragraph 10 a (new): 10a. The total value of association fees to a European political foundation shall not exceed 20 % of the total contributions to that foundation.

AddedThis amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

AddedArticle 23 – paragraph 12: 12. Any contribution or association fee that is not permitted under this Regulation shall be returned in accordance with paragraph 7.

AddedThis amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

AddedArticle 23 – paragraph 13: 13. The value of ancillary own resources of a European political party or of a European political foundation generated from own economic activities shall not exceed 10 % of the amount generated by contributions to, and association fees of, that European political party or European political foundation.

AddedThis amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

AddedArticle 24 – paragraph 2: 2. The funding of European political parties from the general budget of the European Union or from any other source may be used to finance referendum campaigns when those campaigns concern issues directly related to the European Union.

AddedArticle 25 – paragraph 1: 1. Notwithstanding Article 23(10) and Article 24(1), the funding of European political parties from the general budget of the European Union or from any other source shall not be used for the direct or indirect funding of other political entities, and in particular national parties or candidates. Those national political parties and candidates shall continue to be governed by national rules.

AddedThis amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

AddedArticle 25 – paragraph 2: 2. The funding of European political foundations from the general budget of the European Union or from any other source shall not be used for any other purpose than for financing their tasks as listed in Article 2, point (4), and to meet expenditure directly linked to the objectives set out in their statutes in accordance with Article 6. It shall in particular not be used for the direct or indirect funding of elections, political parties, or candidates in the six months before national or European elections or of other foundations.

AddedThis amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

AddedArticle 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 - introductory part: 1. At the latest within six months following the end of the financial year, European political parties and European political foundations shall submit to the Authorising Officer of the European Parliament, in an open, machine readable format, the following:

AddedThis amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

AddedArticle 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 - point c: (c) the list of donors and contributors and their corresponding donations, contributions or association fees reported in accordance with Article 23(2), (3) and (4).

AddedThis amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

AddedArticle 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new): The European political parties and European political foundations shall also send a copy of any submission referred to in the first subparagraph to the Authority and to the competent national contact point of the Member State of their seat. That copy shall be in an open and machine readable format.

AddedThis amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

AddedArticle 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1: 2. The Authority shall control compliance by European political parties and European political foundations with their obligations under this Regulation, in particular in relation to Article 3, Article 4(1), points (a), (b), (d), (e), (f) and (h), Article 4a, Article 5, Article 6(1), points (a) to (e) and (g), Article 10(5) and (6), and Article 23. In cases where no funding from the general budget of the European Union is involved, it shall also control compliance by European political parties with their obligations under Article 25(1).

AddedThis amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

AddedArticle 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2: The Authorising Officer of the European Parliament shall control compliance by European political parties and European political foundations with the obligations relating to Union funding under this Regulation and under Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 . In carrying out such controls, the European Parliament shall take the necessary measures in the fields of the prevention of and the fight against fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union.

AddedThis amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

Article 30 – paragraph 1: deleted / (deleted) / (deleted) / (deleted) / (deleted)

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RemovedArticle 30(1) of the proposal should be deleted as de-registration decisions should not be qualified as ‘sanctions’. The legal bases for all de-registration decisions have been consolidated in the revised Article 19(1) and (2).

AddedThis amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.

AddedArticle 30 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii: (ii) in the event of non-compliance with the commitments entered into and the information provided by a European political party or European political foundation in accordance with Article 4(1), points (a), (b), (d), (e), (f) and (h), and with Article 6(1), points (a), (b), (d) and (e);

AddedThis amendment is necessary for pressing reasons related to the internal logic of the text in order to ensure its legal consistency.