Reforming the European Electoral Law: Options for Establishing Transnational Lists
Online Workshop on Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 6.00 p.m.
Dear federalist friends,
We would like to remind you to join our next online event “Reforming the European Electoral Law: Options for Establishing Transnational Lists”.
In the evening following the Constitutional Affairs Committee’s decision on its report on transnational lists, we invite you to an online workshop on the reform of the European electoral law. The event is organised by the “Political Commission 1” of the Union of European Federalists in cooperation with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung EU-Office Brussels and the University of Passau. It will discuss the current state of negotiations in the European Parliament: How does its proposal for transnational lists look like? Does it have a chance of finding a majority within the Parliament and later on in the Council?
The workshop will also consider the impact of the current proposals. Expectations include that transnational lists will lead to truly European electoral campaigns, strengthen European political parties and a European public sphere. Does the current proposal have the potential to strengthen European democracy this way? Which changes would be useful to fully exploit the potential of transnational lists for European democracy?
These and further questions from participants will be discussed with distinguished speakers.
AGENDA
Welcome
- Sandro GOZI, President of UEF; Member of the European Parliament
- Julian PLOTTKA, Chair of PC 1, Union of European Federalists; University of Passau
Panelists
- Sandro GOZI, President of UEF; Member of the European Parliament
- Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Vice-President of UEF; Member of the European Parliament (tbc)
- Dr. Thu NGUYEN, Jacques Delors Centre/Hertie School
- Dr. Manuel MÜLLER, University of Duisburg-Essen
Moderator
- Prof. Dr. Giulia ROSSOLILLO, Rapporteur of PC 1, Union of European Federalists; Università di Pavia
If you like to read more about the topic of transnational lists and UEF’s position on strengthening European democracy, we recommend to you:
- Thu Nguyen: The holy trinity of EU elections: Transnational lists, Spitzenkandidaten procedure and a stronger European Parliament, Jacques Delors Centre: Policy Paper, December 2021, available here.
- Manuel Müller: Making the Most of Transnational Lists. Electoral Equality at EU Level Through Proportional Compensation, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, available here.
- Union of European Federalists: Resolution of the UEF Federal Committee on a Declaration on the Conference on the Future Of Europe, November 2019, available here.
- The Procedure File on Reforming the European electoral law, including the draft committee report, is available here.
Looking forward to the discussion!
With federalist regards,
Anna Echterhoff
UEF Secretary General
