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Adopted text, 21 October 2025

Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations

Document TA-10-2025-0239 · P10_TA(2025)0239 · PE719.606

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation on the statute and funding of European political parties and foundations lays down rules for their registration, governance, funding and spending. It sets conditions for registration, including respect for EU values, and requires parties and foundations to comply with transparency and accountability standards. The text also regulates donations, contributions and expenditure, and provides for supervision and sanctions by an independent authority.

Key points

  1. European political parties and foundations must respect EU values and be registered to receive funding.
  2. They must have a statute and programme, and their members must be EU citizens or residents.
  3. Funding rules cover donations from individuals and legal entities, with limits and transparency requirements.
  4. Expenditure is restricted to activities within the EU's objectives, and accounts must be audited.
  5. An independent authority monitors compliance and can impose sanctions, including fines or deregistration.
  6. The regulation also addresses the use of EU funds and the prohibition of funding for illegal activities.

Who is affected

  • European political parties and foundations seeking EU funding.
  • National authorities responsible for registration and oversight.
  • Donors and contributors to European political entities.

Legal basis. Article 224 and Article 294(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 106a of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community

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Committee on Constitutional Affairs

European Parliament legislative resolution of 21 October 2025 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) (COM(2021)0734 – C9-0432/2021 – 2021/0375(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure – recast)

The European Parliament,

–having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2021)0734),

–having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 224 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 106a of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C90432/2021),

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

–having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors of 7 April 2022,

–having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 23 February 2022,

–having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 28 April 2022,

–having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 28 November 2001 on a more structured use of the recasting technique for legal acts,

–having regard to the letter of 16 June 2022 from the Committee on Legal Affairs to the Committee on Constitutional Affairs in accordance with Rule 113(3) of its Rules of Procedure,

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–having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 75(4) of its Rules of Procedure, and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 9 July 2025 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–having regard to Rules 113 and 60 of its Rules of Procedure,

–having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Budgets,

–having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A9-0223/2022),

A.whereas, according to the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, the Commission proposal does not include any substantive amendments other than those identified as such in the proposal and whereas, as regards the codification of the unchanged provisions of the earlier acts together with those amendments, the proposal contains a straightforward codification of the existing texts, without any change in their substance;

1.Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out, taking into account the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission;

2.Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

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

P10_TC1-COD(2021)0375

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 21 October 2025 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2025/… of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (recast)

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2025/2445.)