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on "Independent candidates in national and European elections"

 
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Decision on the composition of Parliament

AFCO adopted at an extraordinary meeting on Monday 10 June in Strasbourg a recommendation on the decision of the European Council on the composition of the Parliament by 16 votes for and 2 against.

 
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Location of the seats of the European institutions

AFCO will draw up an initiative report on the location of the seats of the European institutions. The rapporteurs Ashley FOX (ECR, UK) and Gerald HÄFNER (GREENS, D) presented their draft report on 18 June. The deadline for amendments is 28 June.

 
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Organization of European elections

The draft report by Andrew DUFF (ALDE, UK) on improving the organization of the elections to the European Parliament in 2014 was adopted in AFCO on 28/05 with 20 votes for and 4 against. His report deals with the modalities of the coming European elections and aims at giving more visibility to the European political parties.

 
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Make European elections more European, says Constitutional Affairs Committee
AFCO 28-05-2013 - 12:19  

Ballot papers for the 2014 European elections should list European political parties as well as national ones, said the Constitutional Affairs Committee on Tuesday. European parties should name their candidates for European Commission President well in advance, to allow themselves time to run an EU-wide campaign on EU issues. National parties should also say which European party they belong to and who they back for Commission President, it added.

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Committee responsible for:
 
1.    the institutional aspects of the European integration process, in particular in the framework of the preparation and proceedings of conventions and intergovernmental conferences;
2.    the implementation of the EU Treaty and the assessment of its operation;
3.    the institutional consequences of enlargement negotiations of the Union;
4.    interinstitutional relations, including, in view of their approval by Parliament, examination of interinstitutional agreements pursuant to Rule 127(2) of the Rules of Procedure;
5.    uniform electoral procedure;
6.    political parties at European level, without prejudice to the competences of the Bureau;
7.    the determination of the existence of a serious and persistent breach by a Member State of the principles common to the Member States;
8.    the interpretation and application of the Rules of Procedure and proposals for amendments thereto.
 
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Welcome to the webpage of the Constitutional Affairs' Committee (AFCO)
 
Carlo Casini ©European Parliament  
 

On these pages you will find up-to-date information on the activities of our Committee as well as documents that have been discussed earlier.
 
The Constitutional Affairs Committee deals with the development of the European Treaties and their implementation; with relations between the different European institutions and between the European Parliament and national parliaments; with European political parties; and Parliament's own Rules of Procedure.
 
During this legislature, 2009-2014, the Committee has many important tasks in relation to implementing the Treaty of Lisbon - especially regarding the parts which aim to bring the Union closer to its citizens.
 
In addition to its monthly ordinary and occasional extraordinary meetings, the Committee organises public hearings or workshops on specific subjects. We can also commission studies, when our Members want more detailed information on a particular item. You'll find information on all of this on these pages.
 
The list of our Members can be found on this page as well as the contact address for the secretariat. If you have any specific questions concerning the work of our Committee, feel free to contact us.
 
Carlo Casini, Chair