# Proposal for a Council Regulation on the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, repealing Council Decision (76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom) and the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage annexed to that decision

European Parliament procedure 2020/2220(INL) (INL - Legislative initiative procedure, 9th term, committee AFCO). Stage: Procedure completed. 731 committee amendments tabled by 34 Members between 2021-11-11 and 2021-11-11.

## What the amendments focus on

A legislative-initiative proposal for a Council Regulation on the election of members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, repealing the earlier Council Decision and annexed Act. The amendments redefine actors such as political party, political movement, electoral association, political alliance, European political party, European political movement and European electoral coalition, with references to registration thresholds across Member States and the Union-wide constituency.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian BOESELAGER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 169 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197439.md |
| Sven SIMON | Germany | PPE | 74 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197426.md |
| Leila CHAIBI | France | GUE/NGL | 71 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197529.md |
| Gerolf ANNEMANS | Belgium | PfE | 66 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124973.md |
| Laura HUHTASAARI | Finland | ID | 66 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197594.md |
| Gilles LEBRETON | France | ID | 66 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124738.md |
| Antonio Maria RINALDI | Italy | ID | 66 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197787.md |
| Angel DZHAMBAZKI | Bulgaria | ECR | 64 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124873.md |
| Nathalie COLIN-OESTERLÉ | France | PPE | 54 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197536.md |
| Sandro GOZI | France | RE | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204419.md |
| Loránt VINCZE | Romania | PPE | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/98582.md |
| Helmut SCHOLZ | Germany | GUE/NGL | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96646.md |
| Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI | Finland | S&D | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124735.md |
| Gabriele BISCHOFF | Germany | S&D | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197435.md |
| Domènec RUIZ DEVESA | Spain | S&D | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/127096.md |

## Official source documents

- PE699.299: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-699299_EN.pdf
- PE699.325: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-699325_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2020-2220-INL · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2020-2220-INL.json

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