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

Added:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3: (3) ‘European political party’ means a political alliance which pursues political objectives, which aims to pursue those objectives across the Union, and of which a majority of its member parties are either recognised by, or established in accordance with, the legal order of at least one Member State, and have their seat within the European Union, and which is registered with the Authority for European political parties and foundations referred to in Article 7, in accordance with this Regulation;

Removed:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3: (3) ‘European political party’ means a political alliance which pursues political objectives, which aims to pursue those objectives across the Union, and of which a majority of its member parties are either recognised by or established in accordance with the legal order of at least one Member State and have their seat within the European Union, and is registered with the Authority for European political parties and foundations referred to in Article 7, in accordance with this Regulation;

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

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

Added:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8: (8) 'contribution' means any payment, except where it is clearly indicated that the contribution comes from the general budget of the European Union, including membership fees, or any contribution in kind, or the provision below market value of any goods, services (including loans) or works, and any other transaction which constitutes an economic advantage for the European political party or the European political foundation concerned, when provided to that European political party or to that European political foundation by one of its members that has its seat or his or her place of residence within the Union, with the exception of usual political activities carried out on a voluntary basis by individual members;

Removed:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8: (8) 'contribution' means any payment, except where it is clearly indicated that the contribution comes from the general budget of the European Union, including membership fees, or any contribution in kind, or the provision below market value of any goods, services (including loans) or works, and any other transaction which constitutes an economic advantage for the European political party or the European political foundation concerned, when provided to that European political party or to that European political foundation by one of its members that have their respective seats or places of residence within the Union, with the exception of usual political activities carried out on a voluntary basis by individual members;

Added:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new): (8 a) 'association fees' means any payment provided to the European political party or European political foundation by one of its member parties or member organisations that has its seat in a third country that belongs to the Council of Europe and has full rights of representation therein.

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

Removed:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new): (8 a) 'association fees' means any payment provided to the European political party or European political foundation by one of its member parties or member organisations, which have their seat in a third country that belongs to the Council of Europe and has full rights of representation therein.

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

Changed:Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point j: (j) its own internal rules regarding gender balance.equality.

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

Added:Article 4 a (new): Article 4a / Transparency obligations with regard to use of logos, publication of political programme and gender balance / 1. Each European political party shall ensure that member parties publish on their websites the political programme and logo of the European political party. The European political party’s logo shall be displayed in the top section of the front page of the member party’s website, in a clearly visible manner. / 2. Each European political party and its member parties shall publish on their websites information on the gender balance among the candidates at the elections to the European Parliament that take place after ...[date of entry into force of this Regulation], along with updated information on gender representation among their Members of the European Parliament. Each European political party shall ensure that its member parties publish such information concerning their respective candidates in the European elections and concerning their Members of European Parliament on their websites.

Removed:Article 4 a (new): Article 4a / Transparency obligations with regard to use of logos, publication of political programme and gender balance / 1. Each European political party shall ensure that member parties publish on their websites the political programme and logo of the European political party. The European political party’s logo shall be displayed in the top section of the front page of the member party’s website, in a clearly visible manner. / 2. Each European political party and its member parties shall publish on their websites information on the gender balance among the candidates at the elections to the European Parliament following the entry into force of this Regulation along with updated information on gender representation among their Members of the European Parliament. Each European political party shall ensure that its member parties publish such information concerning their respective candidates in the European elections and concerning their Members of European Parliament on their websites.

Added:Article 5 – paragraph 2: 2. Each European political party shall transmit to the Authority information concerning each political advertisement that it sponsors or publishes directly to enable the wider context and objectives of the political advertisement to be understood by citizens. That information shall include at least the information listed in point 1 of Annex II. The information shall be provided to the Authority in a form which is easily accessible and which uses plain language.

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

Removed:Article 5 – paragraph 2: 2. Each European political party shall transmit to the Authority information concerning each political advertisement that it sponsors or publishes directly to enable the wider context and objectives of the political advertisement to be understood by citizens. That information shall include at least the information listed in point 1 of Annex II. The information shall be provided to the Authority in a form which is easily accessible and using plain language.

Added:Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new): (ia) its own internal rules regarding gender equality.

Added:Article 6 a (new): Article 6a / Requirements for gender equality rules / 1. Collegiate governing bodies of European political parties and European political foundations shall be gender-balanced. / 2. European political parties and European political foundations shall adopt a gender equality plan including mechanisms to ensure the active participation of women in all their diversity and European political parties shall invite their member parties to do the same. / 3. European political parties and European political foundations shall have a protocol to prevent, detect and combat sexual harassment and harassment on the grounds of gender. They shall ensure the independence and expertise of the experts conducting investigations and shall take appropriate measures towards perpetrators of those acts. European political parties and European political foundations shall incorporate the prohibition of acts of sexual harassment and harassment on the grounds of gender into their internal rules.

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

Added:Article 11 – paragraph 2: 2. Where, following a verification conducted under paragraph 1 of this Article, the Authority considers that one of the grounds for deregistration under Article 19(1), point (a)(i) or (ii), might apply to a European political party or European political foundation, the Authority shall, without undue delay, inform the European political party or European political foundation concerned thereof. / Where the Authority has knowledge of circumstances indicating that one of the grounds for deregistration under Article 19(1), point (a), or under Article 19(2) might apply to a European political party or European political foundation, the Authority shall without undue delay inform the European political party or European political foundation concerned thereof. / When informing a European political party or European political foundation in accordance with the first or second subparagraph, the Authority shall invite that European political party or European political foundation to submit its observations within one month from receipt of the information concerned.

Removed:Article 11 – paragraph 2: 2. The Authority shall, without undue delay, inform the European political party or European political foundation of the grounds for deregistration that might apply in the event that either of the following occurs: / (a) following a verification conducted under paragraph 1 of this Article, the Authority considers that one of the grounds for deregistration under Article 19(1), point (a)(i) or (ii), might apply to a European political party or European political foundation; or / (b) the Authority has knowledge of circumstances indicating that one of the grounds for deregistration under Article 19(1), point (a), or under Article 19(2) might apply to a European political party or European political foundation. / The Authority shall invite the European political party or European political foundation concerned to submit observations within one month of the date of receipt of the information referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph.

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

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

Added:Article 11 a (new): Article 11a / Verification of the registration conditions relating to the values upon which the Union is founded / 1. The European Parliament, acting on its own initiative or following a reasoned request from a group of citizens, submitted in accordance with the relevant provisions of its Rules of Procedure, or the Council or the Commission, may lodge with the Authority a request to verify whether a specific European political party or European political foundation complies with the conditions laid down in Article 3(1), points (d) and (e), and Article 3(2), points (c) and (d). In such cases, and in the cases referred to in Article 11b(2), the Authority shall inform the European political party or European political foundation concerned without undue delay, invite it to submit its observations and give it the opportunity to introduce measures to remedy the situation within one month. / The period may be extended by the Authority upon the reasoned request of the European political party or European political foundation concerned if an extension is necessary and appropriate with regard to the corrective measures envisaged by the European political party or European political foundation. / Upon the expiry of the period mentioned in the first and second subparagraphs or upon receipt of any observations and information concerning corrective measures from the European political party or European political foundation concerned within that period, the Authority shall submit the observ…

Removed:Article 11 a (new): Article 11a / Verification of the registration conditions relating to the values upon which the Union is founded / 1. The European Parliament, acting on its own initiative or following a reasoned request from a group of citizens, submitted in accordance with the relevant provisions of its Rules of Procedure, or the Council or the Commission, may lodge with the Authority a request to verify whether a specific European political party or European political foundation complies with the conditions laid down in Article 3(1), points (d) and (e), and Article 3(2), points (c) and (d). In such cases, and in the cases referred to in Article 11b(2), the Authority shall inform the European political party or European political foundation concerned without undue delay, invite it to submit its observations and give it the opportunity to introduce measures to remedy the situation within one month. / The deadline may be extended by the Authority upon the reasoned request of the European political party or European political foundation concerned if and in so far as such an extension is necessary and appropriate with regard to the corrective measures envisaged by the European political party or European political foundation. / Upon the expiry of the deadline mentioned in the first and second subparagraphs or upon receipt of any observations and information concerning corrective measures from the European political party or European political foundation concerned within that deadline, the Autho…

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

Changed:Article 19 – paragraph 1: 1. A European political party or a European political foundation shall lose its European legal personality upon its removal from the Register by a decision of the Authority: / (a) if, in the context of the procedure laid down in Article 11, the Authority finds that / (i) one of the conditions for registration laid down in Article 3(1), point (a),(b), (c), (f) or (g), or in Article 3(2), point (a), (b), (e), (f) or (g), is not complied with by the European political party or European political foundation in question; / (ii) one of the governance provisions set out in Article 4(1), point (a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (h), (i) or (j),(i), or in Article 6(1), points (a) to (e) or (g), is not complied with by the European political party or European political foundation in question; / (iii) the European political party or European political foundation in question is in one of the exclusion situations referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046; / (iv) the decision to register the European political party or European political foundation in question is based on information of a decisive nature for the registration decision that was incorrect or misleading or the decision was obtained by deceit; / (b) if, in the context of the procedure laid down in Article 11a, the Authority finds that the conditions for registration laid down in Article 3(1), point (d) or (e), or Article 3(2), point (c) or (d), concerning respect for the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU, have been …mani…

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

Added:Article 34 – title: Termination of a funding decision with future effect

Removed:Article 34 – title: Withdrawal of a funding decision with effect for the future

Added:Article 34 – paragraph 1: 1. The Authorising Officer of the European Parliament shall terminate an ongoing funding decision addressed to a European political party or aEuropean political foundation with future effect on the basis of the following grounds: / (a) a decision by the Authority to remove the party or foundation from the Register, with the exception of a decision based on the ground for deregistration laid down in Article 19(1), point (a) (iv); / (b) a sanction decision based on Article 30(1), points (a)(v) and (vi). / Other grounds for the termination of a funding decision with future effect may be provided for in the contribution or grant agreement.

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

Added:Article 34 – paragraph 2: 2. A decision to terminate the funding decision with future effect shall take effect on the day specified in the decision to terminate or, if no day is specified therein, on the day on which the decision to terminate is notified to the European political party or European political foundation. / (deleted) / (deleted)

Changed:Article 34 – paragraph 1:2 1.a (new): 2a. The termination of the funding decision with future effect shall have the following consequences: / (a) the contribution or grant agreement shall be terminated from the date referred to in paragraph 2; / (b) payments by the Authorising Officer of the European Parliament shall withdrawbe anlimited ongoingto fundingthe decisionreimbursable addressedexpenditure toactually aincurred by the European political party or Europeanthe politicaleligible foundationcosts withactually effectincurred forby the futureEuropean onpolitical thefoundation basisup ofto the followingdate grounds:referred /to (a)in aparagraph decision2; by/ the(c) Authorityexpenditure toor removecosts incurred by the European political party or European political foundation from the Register,day withreferred theto exceptionin ofparagraph a2 decisionshall basedbe onqualified as non-reimbursable expenditure or ineligible costs; / (d) the groundAuthorising forOfficer deregistrationof laidthe downEuropean inParliament Articleshall 19(1),recover pointall (a)Union (iv);funds unduly paid, including: / (b)(i) aUnion sanctionfunds decisionthat basedhave onbeen Articlespent 30(1),for pointsnon-reimbursable (a)(v)expenditure andor (vi).ineligible costs; and / Other(ii) groundsany forunused Union pre-financing that has not been spent before the withdrawaldate ofreferred ato fundingin decisionparagraph with2, effectincluding forunspent Union funds from previous years; and / (e) the futureAuthorising mayOfficer beof providedthe forEuropean Parliament shall recover any amounts unduly paid from a natural person in therespect contributionof orwhom granta agreement.decision pursuant to Article 31 has been taken.

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

Added:Article 34 a (new): Article 34a / Withdrawal of the funding decision with retroactive effect / 1. On the basis of a decision taken by the Authority removing a European political party or European political foundation from the Register, based on the ground for deregistration laid down in Article 19(1), point (a)(iv), the Authorising Officer of the European Parliament shall withdraw funding decisions addressed to the European political party or European political foundation concerned with retroactive effect from the date of the adoption of those decisions. / 2. The withdrawal of the funding decision with retroactive effect shall have the following consequences: / (a) the contribution or grant agreement shall be terminated from the day of the notification of that termination to the European political party or European political foundation concerned; / (b) all expenditure or costs incurred by the European political party or European political foundation shall be qualified as non-reimbursable expenditure or ineligible costs; and / (c) any amount paid under the contribution or grant agreement, along with any unspent Union funds from previous years, shall be considered to be undue payments and shall be recovered under Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046.

Removed:Article 34 – paragraph 2: 2. A decision to withdraw the funding decision with effect for the future shall take effect on the day specified in the withdrawal decision or, if no day is specified therein, on the day on which the withdrawal decision is notified to the European political party or European political foundation. / (deleted) / (deleted)

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

Removed:Article 34 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. The withdrawal of the funding decision with effect for the future shall have the following consequences: / (a) the contribution or grant agreement shall be terminated from the day that the withdrawal decision takes effect; / (b) payments by the Authorising Officer of the European Parliament shall be limited to the reimbursable expenditure actually incurred by the European political party or the eligible costs actually incurred by the European political foundation up to the date when the withdrawal decision takes effect; / (c) expenditure or costs incurred by the European political party or European political foundation from the day that the withdrawal of the funding decision takes effect shall be qualified as non-reimbursable expenditure or ineligible costs; / (d) the Authorising Officer of the European Parliament shall recover all Union funds unduly paid, including: / (i) Union funds that have been spent for non-reimbursable expenditure or ineligible costs; and / (ii) any unused Union pre-financing that has not been spent before the date on which the withdrawal decision takes effect, including unspent Union funds from previous years; and / (e) the Authorising Officer of the European Parliament shall recover any amounts unduly paid from a natural person in respect of whom a decision pursuant to Article 34 has been taken.

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

Removed:Article 34 a (new): Article 34a / Retroactive withdrawal of the funding decision / 1. On the basis of a decision taken by the Authority removing a European political party or European political foundation from the Register, based on the ground for deregistration laid down in Article 19(1), point (a)(iv), the Authorising Officer of the European Parliament shall withdraw funding decisions addressed to the European political party or European political foundation concerned with retroactive effect from the date of the adoption of those decisions. / 2. The retroactive withdrawal of the funding decision shall have the following consequences: / (a) the contribution or grant agreement shall be terminated from the day of the notification of that termination to the European political party or European political foundation concerned; / (b) all expenditure or costs incurred by the European political party or European political foundation shall be qualified as non-reimbursable expenditure or ineligible costs; and / (c) any amount paid under the contribution or grant agreement, along with any unspent Union funds from previous years, shall be considered to be undue payments and shall be recovered under Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046.

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

Removed:This change aims at aligning the recital with Annex II - paragraph 1 - indent 2 regarding the disclosure of the actual amounts. In addition, other own resources are a new source of funding and should be reported, along with contributions, association fees, donations and benefits in kinds. The proposed terms “association fees” and “other own resources” apply throughout the text. Adopting the amendment will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.

Removed:Regular meetings will help strengthening cooperation between Member States and the Authority and contribute to a better flow of information at European level.

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

Changed:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16: (16) ‘political advertising’ means advertising‘advertising' as defined in Article 2, point (2), of Regulation (EU) 2022/xx [on the transparency and targeting of political advertising];

Changed:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17: (17) ‘political advertisement’ means advertisement‘advertisement’ as defined in Article 2, point (3), of Regulation (EU) 2022/xx [on the transparency and targeting of political advertising];

Changed:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18: (18) ‘political advertising services’ means services‘services’ as defined in Article 2, point (5), of Regulation (EU) 2022/xx [on the transparency and targeting of political advertising].

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Removed:Proposal consolidates the rules, which were laid down in Article 11(6) of the proposal and Article 19(2), point (b), of the proposal, since it applies to all cases where a European political party to which the European political foundation is affiliated is removed from the Register according to revised Article 19(1) proposal. This amendment is required by pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Removed:This 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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Changed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d: (d) it observes , in particular in its programme and in its activities, the values on which the Union is founded, as expressed in Article 2 TEU, namely respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality,equality and the rule of lawlaw, andas well as respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, and it provides a written declaration to that effect in the form of the template in Annex I ;

Changed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e: (e) it ensures that its member parties havingwhich have their seat in the Union observe the values expressed in Article 2 TEU and that its member parties which have their seat in a third country that belongs to the Council of Europe and has full rights of representation therein observe equivalent values, and it provides a written declaration to that effect in the form of the template in Annex I;

Changed:Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d: (d) it also ensures that its member organisations havingwhich have their seat in the Union observe the values expressed in Article 2 TEU and that its member organisations, which have their seat in a third country that belongs to the Council of Europe and has full rights of representation therein, observe equivalent values, and it provides a written declaration to that effect in the form of the template in Annex I;

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Added:Article 10 – paragraph 5: 5. Any amendments to the documents or statutes submitted as part of the application for registration in accordance with Article 9(2) shall be notified to the Authority within two months. The Authority shall update the registration in the light of such amendments, applying the procedures set out in Article 18(2) and (4) mutatis mutandis.

Removed:Article 10 – paragraph 5: 5. Any amendments to the documents or statutes submitted as part of the application for registration in accordance with Article 9(2) shall be notified within two months to the Authority, which shall update the registration in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 18(2) and (4), mutatis mutandis.

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

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

Added:Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1: 4. Upon the expiry of the periods referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, or upon receipt of any observations or information concerning corrective measures from the European political party or European political foundation concerned within that period, the Authority shall, without undue delay and in the light of any such observations submitted by the European political party or European political foundation, assess whether any of the grounds for deregistration under Article 19(1), point (a), or under Article 19(2), apply to the European political party or European political foundation.

Removed:Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1: 4. Upon the expiry of the deadline referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, or upon receipt of any observations and information concerning corrective measures from the European political party or European political foundation concerned within that deadline, the Authority shall, without undue delay and in the light of any such observations submitted by the European political party or European political foundation, assess whether any of the grounds for deregistration under Article 19(1), point (a), or under Article 19(2), applies to the European political party or European political foundation.

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

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

Added:Article 20 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new): Direct membership of the European Parliament shall be accepted in cases where a Member of the European Parliament is not a member of a national or regional party affiliated to a European political party.

Removed:Article 20 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new): Direct membership of the European Parliament shall be accepted in cases where a Member of the European Parliament is not member of a national or regional party affiliated to a European political party.

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

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

Added:Article 21 – paragraph 7: 7. The Authorising Officer of the European Parliament shall adopt a decision within three months after closure of the call for contributions from the general budget of the European Union or the call for proposals, and shall authorise and manage the corresponding appropriations in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046.

Removed:Article 21 – paragraph 7: 7. The Authorising Officer of the European Parliament shall adopt a decision within three months after closure of the call for contributions from the general budget of the European Union or call for proposals, and shall authorise and manage the corresponding appropriations in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046.

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

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

Added:Article 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.

Removed:Article 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.

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