European political parties and political foundations – Statute and funding

‘EU Legislation in Progress’ briefings aim to provide Members of the European Parliament with systematic and automatic analysis on all substantial proposals for EU legislation at every stage of the legislative procedure. Each contains an account of the purpose, content and legal aspects of the legislation proposed, in particular analysing what the legislation would change, as well as any previous legislation and the background. An overview of stakeholders’ views is also provided, as well as the opinions of national parliaments and the two advisory committees.

They are all made publicly available for stakeholders and the public.

The briefings are continuously updated as they pass through the policy making process and the source url hyperlink above should take you to the latest available version.

Titles in the series since 2016 offer expanded information under the following headings:

Background
+ Introduction
+ Context
+ Existing situation

Proposal
+ The changes the proposal would bring

Views
+ Advisory committees
+ National parliaments
+ Stakeholders’ views

Legislative process
+ European Parliament
+ Council

References
+ EP supporting analysis
+ Other sourcesOn 13 September 2017, the European Commission adopted a proposal to amend the rules on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations. The proposal aims to revise the existing, 2014, regulation ahead of the 2019 European elections, to address specific loopholes.

The proposed amendments focus on providing more transparency, improving democratic legitimacy and strengthening enforcement. Stakeholders shared the view that the 2014 regulation needed revising in advance of the 2019 European elections. Furthermore, the proposal came as a direct response to the European Parliament resolution of 15 June 2017, which called for the revision of the current legislation.

Given the tight timetable for its adoption (so it can be in place a year before the 2019 elections), the proposal focused on only a limited number of targeted amendments. However, a more thorough revision would be considered at a later date.

Author: Kristina Grosek

EP: EPRS: Briefing: EU Legislation in Progress http://epthinktank.eu/eu-legislation-in-progress/

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