The Constitutional Affairs Committee proposes a reform of the European Electoral Act defining common minimum electoral standards and a Union-wide constituency.

With 19 votes to 9 and without any abstentions, the EP Committee on Constitutional Affairs backed on 29 March a legislative initiative to replace the current European Electoral Act that defines how Members are elected to the European Parliament.

European political parties were established before the first direct European elections and have since gradually developed their infrastructure and influence. They represent transnational political federations of national political parties from several Member States sharing a political affiliation.

Since 2004, European parties have been entitled to funding from the EU general budget&nbsp;to finance their activities, albeit under strict conditions.

In September 2020, the Commission&nbsp;announced the revision of the Regulation on the statute and funding of the European political parties and European political foundations as one of the key initiatives in 2021.&nbsp;

According to&nbsp;its Communication&nbsp;on the European democracy action plan, Commission will propose a review of the legislation on the funding of European political parties with a&nbsp;view to addressing the financing of European political parties from outside the EU, revising the audit requirements, strengthening the links between European financing and national&nbsp;campaigns, and facilitating transparency and auditing. The goal is to have the new rules in&nbsp;place in sufficient time ahead of the May 2024 European Parliament elections.

In November Parliament proposed several ways to strengthen European democracy in a report assessing the existing rules on the statute and funding of European political parties.&nbsp;MEPs suggest improved donation monitoring, withholding funds when member parties do not comply with EU values, and reducing unnecessary administrative obstacles.

Funding of European political parties

EP plenary session - European political parties - report 2021

European political parties – report 2021: closing statements by Vĕra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency and by Charles GOERENS (Renew, LU) and by Rainer WIELAND (EPP, DE), co-rapporteurs

European political parties – report 2021: opening statements by Charles GOERENS (Renew, LU), Rainer WIELAND (EPP, DE), co-rapporteurs and by Vera JOUROVA, European Commissioner for Values and Transparency

European political parties – report 2021: MEPs debate

Press conference by Sandro GOZI (Renew, FR), rapporteur on the final vote on Transparency and targeting of political advertising

Transparency and targeting of political advertising: Closing statements by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency and Sandro GOZI, Rapporteur

EP Plenary session - Transparency and targeting of political advertising

Transparency and targeting of political advertising: Opening statements by Sandro GOZI, Rapporteur, Věra JOUROVÁ, VP of the EC, Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), Anna Júlia DONÁTH (Renew, HU), Angelika NIEBLER (EPP, DE), and Daniel FREUND (Greens/EFA, DE)

Transparency and targeting of political advertising: extracts from the debate (01/02) and the votes

Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations: closing statements by Rainer WIELAND (EPP, DE), Charles GOERENS (Renew, LU), Rapporteurs, and by Vera JOUROVA, European Commissioner for Values and Transparency

Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations: MEPs debate

EP Plenary session - Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations

Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations: opening statements by Rainer WIELAND (EPP, DE), Charles GOERENS (Renew, LU), Rapporteurs and by Vera JOUROVA, European Commissioner for Values and Transparency

The funding of European political parties: statement by Charles GOERENS (Renew, LU), co-rapporteur - AFCO Committee

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