New rules to boost profile of European political parties

The European Commission adopted on the 12 September 2012 a proposal to strengthen the ability of European political parties to form a truly European public sphere and express the will of EU citizens, by increasing their visibility, recognition, effectiveness, transparency and accountability.

The proposal provides European-level legal status for European political parties and their affiliated foundations, tackling the most important obstacle they face when operating in and across Member States. Most are currently registered as Belgian non-profit making associations, or 'asbl'.

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EurActiv, 12.9.12: European political parties to get higher profile http://www.euractiv.com/future-eu/european-political-parties-get-n-news-514730

European Commission: RAPID: Press Release, IP/12/951: Commission proposal boosts European political parties' ability to represent EU citizens, strengthens democracy http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/951&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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