P7_TA(2014)0421 Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations ***I European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 April 2014 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (COM(2012)0499 — C7-0288/2012 — 2012/0237(COD)) P7_TC1-COD(2012)0237 Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 16 April 2014 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No …/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations
Date: 2014-04-16
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: European legal status, European party, foundation, freedom of association, freedom of expression, party financing








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22.12.2017   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 443/952





P7_TA(2014)0421
Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 April 2014 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (COM(2012)0499 — C7-0288/2012 — 2012/0237(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
(2017/C 443/94)

The European Parliament,






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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2012)0499),










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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 224 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7-0288/2012),










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having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










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having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors of 7 February 2013 (1),










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having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee of 13 February 2013 (2),










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having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 31 January 2013 (3),










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having regard to its resolution of 6 April 2011 on the application of Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding (4),










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having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 5 March 2014 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










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having regard to Rule 55 of its Rules of Procedure,










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having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Legal Affairs (A7-0140/2013),












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Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;












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Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text;












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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.






(1)  OJ C 67, 7.3.2013, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 133, 9.5.2013, p. 90.

(3)  OJ C 62, 2.3.2013, p. 77.

(4)  OJ C 296 E, 2.10.2012, p. 46.


P7_TC1-COD(2012)0237
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 16 April 2014 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No …/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014.)