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Reform des Wahlrechts der EU
Das Europäische Parlament wird auf seiner Juli-Tagung voraussichtlich dem Entwurf eines Beschlusses des Rates zur Änderung des Wahlakts von 1976 zur Festlegung gemeinsamer Vorschriften für die Wahl zum Europäischen Parlament zustimmen. Unter anderem sind in den neuen Vorschriften Prozenthürden von 2 % bis 5 % für Wahlkreise vorgesehen, in denen mehr als 35 Sitze vergeben werden.
The Reform of the Electoral Law of the European Union: European Added Value Assessment accompanying the legislative own-initiative Report (Co-Rapporteurs Danuta Hübner and Jo Leinen)
The legislative initiative report on the "Reform of the Electoral Law of the European Union", drawn-up by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs calls for amendment of the Act concerning the election of Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage. In this report, the Co-Rapporteurs Danuta Hübner and Jo Leinen propose a number of measures with the aim of enhancing the democratic nature of the European elections; reinforcing the legal status of citizenship of the Union; improving ...
2014 European elections: national rules
This InfoGraphic looks at the forthcoming European elections, comparing key data for each Member State. The elections to the next European Parliament will be held in all EU Member States between 22 and 25 May 2014. Election day is set by each Member State according to its own traditions; in some, voting at European elections is compulsory. The EP currently, and temporarily, has 766 MEPs. After the 2014 elections, this will be reduced to 751 MEPs. The map provides information on the number of Members ...