Changes between two versions
What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text
From · plenary report· 27 Jul 2022
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 (recast)
To · adopted text· 15 Sept 2022
Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations ***I
AI:What changed, in short
Adds extensive gender equality requirements: internal rules, plans, protocols, and transparency obligations for parties and foundations.131618 Introduces a new verification procedure for compliance with EU values, allowing Parliament, Council, or Commission to request checks.32 Clarifies rules on indirect funding, including participation in foundation events and a ban on training candidates before elections.4 Restructures funding decision termination and withdrawal, distinguishing between future effect and retroactive effect with detailed consequences.828384 Other changes are formal or wording: updates to references, punctuation, and rephrasing without altering substance.2567
15 changes of substance · 68 formal · 8 of wording only
Written by AI from the two texts only · read the changes before relying on it · 4 Sept 2026 · Report a problem
+24 added · −127 removed · 12 changed paragraphs, packaging included.
Part 3 of 5: Paragraphs 121–180
Article 13 – paragraph 1: The Authority shall annually prepare and publish a report on the political advertising activity of European political parties. This report shall include the reports for the relevant reporting year published by European political parties in accordance with Article 5(4).
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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…
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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.
Article 19 – paragraph 2: 2. If the Authority decides to remove a European political party from the Register, it shall also remove a European political foundation affiliated to it from the Register. / (deleted) / (deleted) / (deleted) / (deleted)
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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.
Article 19 – paragraph 3: 3. The Authority’s decision to remove a European political party or European political foundation from the Register shall be addressed, and notified, to the European political party or European political foundation concerned. The decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. / (deleted) / (deleted) / (deleted) / (deleted)
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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.
Article 19 – paragraph 4: deleted
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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.
Article 20 – paragraph 1: 1. A European political party which is registered in accordance with the conditions and procedures laid down in this Regulation, which is represented in the European Parliament by at least one of its members, and which is not in one of the situations of exclusion referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 may apply for funding from the general budget of the European Union, in accordance with the terms and conditions published by the Authorising Officer of the European Parliament in a call for contributions from the general budget of the European Union.
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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 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.
Article 20 – paragraph 5: 5. Within the limits set out in Articles 24 and 25, the expenditure reimbursable through a financial contribution from the general budget of the European Union shall include administrative expenditure and expenditure linked to technical assistance, meetings, research, cross-border events, studies, information and publications, as well as expenditure linked to campaigns.
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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.
Article 21 – paragraph 1: 1. In order to receive funding from the general budget of the European Union, a European political party or European political foundation which satisfies the conditions of Article 20(1) or (2) shall file an application with the European Parliament following a call for contributions from the general budget of the European Union or a call for proposals.
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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.
Article 21 – paragraph 2: 2. The European political party and the European political foundation shall , at the time of its application, comply with the obligations listed in Article 26. From the date of its application until the end of the financial year or of the action covered by the contribution or grant from the general budget of the European Union, it shall remain registered in the Register and shall not be the subject of any of the sanctions provided for in Article 30(1) and in Article 30(2), points (a) (v) and (vi).
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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.
Article 21 – paragraph 3: deleted
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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.
Article 21 – paragraph 4: deleted
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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.
Article 21 – paragraph 5: deleted
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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 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.
Article 23 – title: Donations, contributions, association fees and ancillary own resources
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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.
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1: 2. European political parties and European political foundations shall, at the time of the submission of their annual financial statements in accordance with Article 26, also transmit a list of all donors with their corresponding donations, indicating both the nature and the value of the individual donations. This paragraph shall also apply to contributions and association fees made by member parties of European political parties and member organisations of European political foundations and to contributions exceeding EUR 1 500 made by individual members of European political parties and European political foundations.
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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.
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2: For donations and contributions from natural persons the value of which exceeds EUR 1 500 and is below or equal to EUR 3 000, the European political party or European political foundation concerned shall indicate whether the corresponding natural persons have given their prior written consent to publication in accordance with Article 36(1), point (e).
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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.
Article 23 – paragraph 3: 3. Donations received by European political parties and European political foundations within six months prior to elections to the European Parliament shall be reported on a weekly basis to the Authority in writing and in accordance with paragraph 2.
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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.
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1: 5. In respect of all donations from a single donor with a cumulative annual value of more than EUR 3 000, European political parties and European political foundations shall request that such donors provide the necessary information so that they can be properly identified. European political parties and European political foundations shall transmit the information received to the Authority upon its request.
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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.
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2: The Authority shall establish a form to be used for the purpose of identifying the donors referred to in the first subparagraph.
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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.
Article 23 – paragraph 6 – point a: (a) anonymous donations, contributions or association fees;
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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.
Article 23 – paragraph 6 – point d: (d) donations from any private entities based outside the Union or from individuals from outside the Union who are not entitled to vote in elections to the European Parliament.
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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.
Article 23 – paragraph 8: 8. The Authority shall carry out checks where it has grounds to believe that any donation has been accepted in breach of this Regulation. It may for that purpose request additional information from the European political party or European political foundation and its donors.
Article 23 – paragraph 9: 9. The total value of the contributions to a European political party shall not exceed 40 % of its annual budget.
Article 23 – paragraph 9 a (new): 9a. The total value of association fees to a European political party shall not exceed 20 % of the total value of contributions to that party. Any payment of association fees can be made only within the framework of generally applicable rules and rates established by the European political party.
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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.
Article 23 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1: 10. The total value of the contributions to European political foundations from members and financing by the European political party to which it is affiliated shall not exceed 40 % of the annual budget of a European political foundation and shall not derive from funds received by a European political party pursuant to this Regulation from the general budget of the European Union.
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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.
Article 23 – paragraph 10 a (new): 10a. The total value of association fees to a European political foundation shall not exceed 20 % of the total contributions to that foundation.
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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.
Article 23 – paragraph 12: 12. Any contribution or association fee that is not permitted under this Regulation shall be returned in accordance with paragraph 7.
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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.
Article 23 – paragraph 13: 13. The value of ancillary own resources of a European political party or of a European political foundation generated from own economic activities shall not exceed 10 % of the amount generated by contributions to, and association fees of, that European political party or European political foundation.
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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.
Article 24 – paragraph 2: 2. The funding of European political parties from the general budget of the European Union or from any other source may be used to finance referendum campaigns when those campaigns concern issues directly related to the European Union.
Article 25 – paragraph 1: 1. Notwithstanding Article 23(10) and Article 24(1), the funding of European political parties from the general budget of the European Union or from any other source shall not be used for the direct or indirect funding of other political entities, and in particular national parties or candidates. Those national political parties and candidates shall continue to be governed by national rules.
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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.