Timeline European political party

1 timeline

1.1 1992
1.2 1997
1.3 2001
1.4 2003
1.5 2007
1.6 2014

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1992

section 41 of treaty of maastricht added article 138a treaty of rome. article 138a (later renumbered article 191) stated political parties @ european level important factor integration within union. contribute forming european awareness , expressing political of citizens of union. concept of political party @ european level born.

1997

article j.18 , article k.13 of treaty of amsterdam established should pay expenditure authorised article 138/191 within areas. provided mechanism whereby europarties paid out of european budget, , europarties started spend money. such expenditure included funding national parties, outcome not intended.

2001

article 2, section 19 of treaty of nice added second paragraph article 191 of treaty of rome. paragraph stated council, acting in accordance procedure referred in article 251, shall lay down regulations governing political parties @ european level , in particular rules regarding funding. reference article 251 refers co-decision, meant european parliament had involved. europarty funding had regulated council , european parliament, acting together.

2003

regulation (ec) no 2004/2003 of european parliament , of council of 4 november 2003 defined political party @ european level , specified funding should not go national parties, either directly or indirectly. meant european money should stay @ europarty level and, result, nascent europarties started organise on more european basis instead of acting mechanism funding national parties.

2007

that regulation later heavily amended decision of bureau of european parliament of 29 march 2004 , other amendments, latest of regulation (ec) no 1524/2007 of european parliament , of council of 18 december 2007 these amendments tightened procedures , funding , provided earlier-floated concept of political foundation @ european level . meant europarties can set , fund legally separate affiliated think-tanks (the eurofoundations) aid them, although funding national parties remains forbidden. revised regulation gives europarties exclusive responsibility campaign european elections , can use funds purpose (their corresponding political groups of european parliament strictly forbidden campaign).

2014

regulation (eu, euratom) no 1141/2014 of european parliament , of council of 22 october 2014 overhauled existing framework european political parties , foundations, including giving them legal status, , establishes authority purpose of registering, controlling , imposing sanctions on european political parties , european political foundations. authority body of european union.

this regulation repealed regulation (ec) no 2004/2003, provisions of regulation shall continue apply 2014, 2015, 2016 , 2017 budget years. although came force on 24 november 2014, regulations shall apply 1 january 2017. authority shall set 1 september 2016. european political parties , european political foundations registered after 1 january 2017 may apply funding under regulation activities starting in 2018 budget year or thereafter.