EN Official Journal of the European Union C 120/8

Decision of the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations

of 12 January 2018

to register Alliance of European National Movements

(Only the English text is authentic)

(2018/C 120/06)

THE AUTHORITY FOR EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND EUROPEAN POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (1), in particular Article 9 thereof,

Having regard to the application received from Alliance of European National Movements,

Whereas:

(1) The Authority for European political parties and European political foundations (‘Authority’) received an application for registration as a European political party under Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 from Alliance of European National Movements (the ‘applicant’) on 20 September 2017.

(2) On 27 September 2017, the Authority informed the applicant, pursuant to Article 9(2), third subparagraph, of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, that its application was incomplete and set out the documents and information needed to complete the application.

(3) The applicant filed an additional submission supplementing its application on 29 September 2017.

(4) On 3 October 2017, the Authority informed the applicant that its application was still incomplete and reiterated that additional documents and information were necessary to complete the application.

(5) The Authority received additional documents and information supplementing the application on 3 and 4 October 2017. The applicant also filed a further submission supplementing its application on 5 October 2017.

(6) On 5 October 2017, the Authority asked the applicant formally to submit certain outstanding documents and information.

(7) The applicant filed a further submission supplementing its application on 12 October 2017. The Authority also received additional documents and information supplementing the application on 18 October 2017.

(8) On 19 October 2017, the Authority met with Mr Robert Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, Member of the European Parliament, to verify his membership to the applicant.

(9) On 10 November 2017, the Authority sent the applicant a preliminary assessment under Article 34 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, referring to the first subparagraph of Article 3(1)(b) of that Regulation.

(10) The applicant filed a further submission supplementing its application on 24 November 2017.

(11) On 30 November 2017, the Authority met with Mr Francesco Graglia, Member of the Regional Council of Piedmont (Italy), to verify his membership to the applicant.

(12) The applicant submitted a revised version of its statutes on 14 December 2017, as adopted by its General Assembly on 6 December 2017. The applicant also filed a final submission supplementing its application on 10 January 2018, thereby providing all documents and information necessary for completeness.

(13) The applicant submitted documents proving that it satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 and, in particular, demonstrating its representation in at least one quarter of the Member States by at least the following members of the European Parliament, of national parliaments, of regional parliaments or of regional assemblies: Mr Krasimir Iliev Bogdanov (Bulgaria), Mr Linos Papayiannis (Cyprus), Ms Marguerite Lussaud (France), Mr Eleftherios Synadinos (Greece), Mr Béla Kovács (Hungary), Mr Francesco Graglia (Italy) and Mr Robert Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (Poland), who are all members to the applicant directly.

(14) The applicant submitted the declaration in the form set out in the Annex to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, and its statutes, containing the provisions required by Article 4 of that Regulation.

(15) The applicant submitted additional documents in accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2401 (2).

(16) Pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, the Authority has examined the application and supporting documentation submitted and considers that the applicant satisfies the conditions for registration laid down in Article 3 of that Regulation and that the statutes contain the provisions required by Article 4 of that Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Alliance of European National Movements is hereby registered as a European political party.

It shall acquire European legal personality on the date of the publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to

Alliance of European National Movements 11 rue de Wissembourg 67000 Strasbourg FRANCE

Done at Brussels, 12 January 2018. For the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations The Director M. ADAM

(1) OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1.

(2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2401 of 2 October 2015 on the content and functioning of the Register of European political parties and foundations (OJ L 333, 19.12.2015, p. 50).