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European Parliament Resolution on the adoption of a draft convention introducing elections to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (14 January 1975)
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European Parliament, Resolution on the adoption of a draft convention introducing elections to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (14 January 1975), in Official Journal of the European Communities (OJEC). 11.02.1975, No C 32, p. 15.
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composition of parliament, European election, European electoral system, European Parliament, universal suffrage
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European Parliament Resolution of 14 January 1975 on the adoption of a draft convention introducing elections to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage. This text replaces the draft text of 17 May 1960.
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EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS >> European Union >> The EU institutions >> European Parliament >> Composition >> Election of Members
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European Parliament Resolution on the adoption of a draft convention introducing elections to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (14 January 1975)
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The European Parliament, — having regard to the report of its Political Affairs Committee (Doc. 368/74), — reaffirms its conviction that the process of European unification cannot succeed without the direct participation of the peoples affected, — therefore considers a European Parliament elected by direct universal suffrage as an indispensable element in achieving further progress towards integration and establishing a better equilibrium between the Community institutions on a democratic basis, — in pursuance of the task assigned to it by the Treaties establishing the European Communities, — having regard to the need to adapt the draft convention of 1960 to the changed circumstances as they now exist, — replaces the draft convention it adopted on 17 May 1960 ( 1 ) by the following; DRAFT CONVENTION ON THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT BY DIRECT UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, — resolved to take the freely expressed will of the peoples of the Member S (...) Read more in ENA |
| See also |
The election of Members of the European Parliament
European electoral systems (Elections June 1999)
European electoral systems (Elections June 2004)
Cartoon by Gibbard on the United Kingdom and the first elections to the European Parliament by universal suffrage (8 June 1979)
Direct elections to the European Parliament (1979_2009)
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