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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

Análisis en profundidad 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

De un vistazo 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 ...

Regulación de la publicidad política

De un vistazo 30-01-2023

Durante el período parcial de sesiones de febrero I, se espera que el Parlamento vote el informe sobre la propuesta de adoptar un Reglamento sobre la transparencia y la segmentación de la publicidad política. Presentado por la Comisión como parte del paquete legislativo de noviembre de 2021 para reforzar la democracia y garantizar la integridad de las elecciones, el informe fue aprobado por la Comisión de Mercado Interior y Protección del Consumidor (IMCO) el 24 de enero de 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 el período parcial de sesiones de septiembre 2022, está previsto que el Parlamento debata y vote el informe relativo a la propuesta de la Comisión de refundición del Reglamento sobre el estatuto y la financiación de los partidos políticos europeos y las fundaciones políticas europeas. La Comisión de Asuntos Constitucionales (AFCO) aprobó el informe el 13 de julio de 2022 (por 18 votos a favor, 4 en contra y 2 abstenciones), que incluye 36 enmiendas a la propuesta original.

Las normas aplicables a las elecciones europeas no son uniformes en toda la Unión. Los Estados miembros aplican normas electorales nacionales diferentes, aunque todos deben cumplir los principios comunes establecidos en el Acta Electoral Europea de 1976. Durante el período parcial de sesiones de mayo I, se espera que el Parlamento vote una iniciativa legislativa que propone derogar el Acta Electoral Europea con un nuevo Reglamento del Consejo que armonice en mayor medida las normas aplicables a las ...