New statute for EU parties: hardened fro • Table.Briefings

Trilogue on its own business: The European Parliament sees demands by the Council on the party statute as an attack on the EU parties’ right to self-determination. Money and political freedom of movement are at stake.

The trilogue negotiations on the statute and financing of European parties are in danger of collapsing. The biggest point of contention is the membership of parties from non-EU countries in the European party families. The Council presidency is demanding that no party based in a non-EU country be allowed to be a member of the European party families. The European Parliament regards this as an affront

New statute for EU parties: hardened fronts

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