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"European Parliament elections should become more democratic. EU citizens should be given the opportunity to vote not only for national, but for European lists. European political parties and political foundations are gaining increasing importance in the political life of the European Union. However, it is still difficult for them to acquire more popularity and support because they are merely umbrella organisations for national parties and not directly in touch with the electorate in the Member States. We must improve the conditions in which European political parties operate, because this would equate to an improvement in the EU’s representative government and the strengthening of democracy. I voted in favour of this report because I believe that it is an important step – probably the first one – towards strengthening political parties at European level. I agree with the rapporteur that we need to establish a legal framework for the activities of European political parties as a matter of urgency. The funding of European political parties’ work must be transparent. To ensure this, it should be made possible to carry out checks on funding."@en1
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