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This project is

co-funded by the

European Commission

A project implemented by

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V.

and the partnersAlfred Mozer Stichting

CEVRO

Eduardo Frei StichtingFondation Jean-Jaurès

Fondazione Magna CartaFriedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung

Hanns-Seidel-StiftungHeinrich Böll StiftungISTAME Institute for

Strategic and Development Studies

LIBERALES

Politische AkademieRosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung

And by the associate:Catdem Fundació

Catalanista i Demòcrata

2014 European Parliament Elections

22-25 May 2014

EUROPE MATTERS, VOTE FOR IT!

An initiative of the ENoP Working Group Citizenship

Outline

About the European Parliament (EP) EP after the Lisbon Treaty: “more power,

more responsibility” Your Voice & the EP Political Groups of the European Parliament -

7th legislature Voting Rights and Eligibility. Voting abroad ENoP information campaign towards 2014 EP

elections

About theEuropean Parliament (EP)

1. What is the EP?2. Main functions3. Organisation and work

Europe mattersHow EP elections impact our

lives?- ERASMUS+ programme aimed at funding over 4 million young people to train or study abroad in the EU

- Regulation on roaming on public mobile communications networks within the EU

- European Health Insurance Card giving access to state-provided healthcare during a temporary stay in the EU, Iceland, Lichtenstein,Norway and Switzerland

Your Voice & the EP

1) European Ombudsman-Complaints to the work of EC, EPSO, EP, etc.

2) Petitions

- ACTA

3) European citizens' initiative

- Right2Water!

• What are political foundations?

• What are their activities?

• What is their role in relation to the European Parliament elections?

The role of Political Foundations

Political Groups of the European Parliament - 7th legislature

The composition of the European Parliament after the 2009 elections

Seats: 766 MEPs

European People's Party (265) Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (184) Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (84) European Greens–European Free Alliance (55) European Conservatives and Reformists (54) European United Left–Nordic Green Left (35) Europe of Freedom and Democracy (32) Non-Inscrits (27)

Group of the European People's Party - EPP (Christian Democrats)

MEPs: 265 (2009)Score: 36 %

Official Website:www.eppgroup.eu

Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European

Parliament(S & D)

MEPs: 184 (2009)

Score: 25 %

Official Website:

www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)

Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance

(the GREENS/EFA)

MEPs: 55 (2009)Score: 7,5 %

Official Website: http://www.greens-efa.eu

The European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR)

MEPs: 54 (2009)Score: 7.3 %

Official website: http://ecrgroup.eu/

Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left

(GUE/NGL)

MEPs: 35 (2009)Score: 4.8 %

Official website:www.guengl.eu/

Europe of Freedom and Democracy (EFD)

MEPs: 32 (2009)Score: 4.3 %

Official website:www.efdgroup.eu

Voting Rights and Eligibility. Voting abroad

• EU citizens may exercise their right to vote and to stand as a candidate either in the EU country of residence or in their home country (Act: Council Directive 93/109/EC of 6 December 1993).

• It is ultimately a matter for each EU country to determine which persons are its nationals.

• No one may vote more than once or stand as a candidate in more than one EU country.

• To prevent double voting and double candidacy, EU countries must exchange information on citizens registered to vote or to stand as a candidate.

Voting Rights and Eligibility

• To have the choice of voting in more than one EU member state

• Getting on the electoral roll

• Conditions to vote

• Standing as a candidate

• Conditions to stand as a candidate

• Compulsory voting: Belgium, Cyprus, Greece and Luxembourg

THANK YOUTHANK YOU!

Presentation by ENoP Working Group Citizenship

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