European Union

IFES: Election Law Compendium of Central and Eastern Europe (2002)

The Election Law Compendium of Central and Eastern Europe compiled by IFES (www.ifes.org)with the objective to provide a comprehensive collection of the election laws of developing democracies in Central and Eastern Europe.

Lost Voters: Participation in EU elections and the case for compulsory voting, CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies)

An article by Anthoula Malkopoulpou, analyzing the trend of declining voter participation in the context of European Parliament elections. The paper explores compulsory voting systems in a number of developed democracies worldwide and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of introducing such a measure in the EU.

European Parliament: Expert group report, elections to the European Parliament of June 4 to 7, OSCE/ODIHR (2009)

 

European Parliament: Exploratory mission report, elections to the European Parliament of June 4 to 7, OSCE/ODIHR (2009)

 

European Parliament: Pre-election overview, elections to the European Parliament of June 10 to 13, OSCE/ODIHR (2004)

 

European Union: Handbook for Electoral Observation, Second Edition (2008)

This handbook gives information on the areas of assessment, the observation methodology, the elections standards and the roles or the observers in regard to the EU electoral observation missions.

European Union, Treaty of Lisbon (2007)

This treaty is the international legal text regulating the relations between the countries part of the European Union.

European Union: Reporting Guidelines (2007)

This document contains the reporting guidelines for the European Union electoral observation missions.

Guidebook, Workshop on Effective Electoral Assistance, Joint Task Force on Electoral Assistance (2011)

This guidebook was given to the participants of the Workshop on Effective Electoral Assistance in Brussels in May 2011. The document was written by UNDP, the European Commission and International IDEA.

European Union: Communication from the Commission on EU Election Assistance and Observation (2000)

This document outlines the lessons learnt from the past EU election assistance and observation missions, the new framework for the operations and the EU strategies regarding electoral assistance and observation.

European Union: European Commission Methodogical Guide on Electoral Assistance (2008)

This document explains the framework, the present activities implementation process and the internal procedures for programming, identification implementation of European Commission Electoral Assistance projects.

The European Parliament - Electoral Procedures (2014)

A fact sheet of basic electoral procedure of the European Union's MEPs. Created for 2014.

European Union: Consolidated versions of the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

This publication contains the consolidated versions of the Treaty on European Union and of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, together with the annexes and protocols thereto, as they result from the amendments introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon, which was signed on 13 December 2007 in Lisbon and which entered into force on 1 December 2009. It also contains the declarations annexed to the Final Act of the Intergovernmental Conference which adopted the Treaty of Lisbon. In addition, this publication contains an amendment effected by the Protocol amending the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community. This publication also contains the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union which was proclaimed at Strasbourg on 12 December 2007 by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission (OJ C 303, 14.12.2007, p. 1). This text repeats and adapts the Charter proclaimed on 7 December 2000, and replaces it with effect from 1 December 2009, the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon. By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 6(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the Charter proclaimed in 2007 has the same legal value as the Treaties. This publication has been produced for documentary purposes and does not involve the responsibility of the institutions of the European Union. Taken from the "Official Journal of the European Union," Volume 55, 26 October 2012. In English

European Union: REGULATION (EC) No 1049/2001 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents

Legislation concerning access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents. In English

European Parliament: Rules governing public access to European Parliament documents (2001)

Rules governing public access to European Parliament documents, with regard to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents and, in particular, to Articles 11, 12 and 18. In English.

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European Union: Guide to the Obligations of officials and other servants of the European Parliament (2008)

Code of Conduct for MEPs and other EU servants. 7 July 2008. In English.

European Union: List of Parliament's documents directly accessible to public