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An electoral threshold for the allocation of seats is the minimum percentage of votes that a political party or a coalition is required to collect in order to gain a seat in the legislative assembly. Thresholds are said to enable a better balance between governability and representativeness, by favouring the formation of stable majorities and avoiding excessive fragmentation of the legislative assembly. Thresholds are sometimes imposed by law, but in the absence of an explicit legal requirement, ...

In the context of on-going discussions to strengthen the European Parliament's integrity, independence and accountability, this is one in a set of publications in which the European Parliamentary Research Service will analyse relevant international and European standards relating to parliamentary ethics, as well as the rules and practices put in place in selected EU Member States to promote the principles of transparency, accountability and integrity within their national parliaments. Various international ...

Committees of inquiry in the European Parliament

Analisi approfondita 26-05-2023

The European Parliament has been trying to strengthen its powers to conduct in-depth investigations into contraventions or maladministration in the implementation of European Union law since 2012, but has so far failed to gain the consent of the Commission or the Council for the modification of the legal framework applicable to its committees of inquiry. These powers were also discussed as part of the Conference on the Future of Europe. This paper updates a 2021 EPRS publication on the European Parliament's ...

2023 World Press Freedom Day

In sintesi 28-04-2023

In 1993, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly declared 3 May World Press Freedom Day, acting on a recommendation adopted by UNESCO's General Conference in 1991. This year will mark the 30th anniversary of the day, with UNESCO and other international partners organising special events around the world.

Political advertising is central to informing and influencing how people vote, and may affect citizens' perceptions of the legitimacy of their own political system, particularly when published in the run-up to elections. Rules governing political advertising are therefore key to guaranteeing citizens' fundamental rights and the integrity of democratic processes. Rules governing political propaganda during electoral periods are naturally therefore a focal point of electoral law. Traditional rules ...

Durante la tornata di febbraio I, il Parlamento dovrebbe votare la relazione sulla proposta di adozione di un regolamento relativo alla trasparenza e al targeting della pubblicità politica. Presentata dalla Commissione nell'ambito del pacchetto legislativo del novembre 2021 per rafforzare la democrazia e garantire l'integrità delle elezioni, la relazione è stata approvata dalla commissione per il mercato interno e la protezione dei consumatori (IMCO) il 24 gennaio 2023.

There is a broad consensus about the deterioration of democracy and human rights across the world due, among other things, to growing authoritarianism, the coronavirus pandemic, deepening economic inequalities, new trends in artificial intelligence, and increasingly severe conflicts. This deterioration has taken place amidst rising impunity, i.e. the impossibility of bringing the perpetrators of violations to account. Tackling impunity globally is therefore an urgent task, as highlighted in several ...

In May 2022, the European Parliament adopted a draft legislative act proposing to repeal the 1976 European Electoral Act and replace it with a new Council regulation on the election of the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) by direct universal suffrage. The aim is to harmonise a number of rules applicable to European elections, which are currently a combination between the common principles under the European Electoral Act and the different national rules implementing them. Harmonisation would ...

Durante la tornata di settembre 2022, il Parlamento dovrebbe discutere e votare sulla relazione riguardante la proposta della Commissione riguardante la rifusione del regolamento relativo allo statuto e al finanziamento dei partiti politici europei e delle fondazioni politiche europee. La relazione è stata approvata dalla commissione per gli affari costituzionali (AFCO), il 13 luglio 2022, con 18 voti a favore, 4 voti contrari e 2 astensioni, e include 36 emendamenti alla proposta iniziale.

Le norme applicabili alle elezioni europee non sono uniformi in tutta l'Unione. Gli Stati membri applicano norme elettorali nazionali diverse, anche se tutti devono rispettare i principi comuni stabiliti nell'Atto elettorale europeo del 1976. Il Parlamento prevede di sottoporre a votazione nella tornata di maggio I un'iniziativa legislativa che propone di abrogare l'atto elettorale europeo con un nuovo regolamento del Consiglio che armonizza ulteriormente le norme applicabili alle elezioni europee ...