Annexes to COM(2021)733 - Arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in municipal elections by citizens residing in a country of which they are not nationals (recast)

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document COM(2021)733 EN
date November 25, 2021
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(4) EUR-Lex - 32018R1724 - EN - EUR-Lex (europa.eu) . 
(5) EUR-Lex - 52021DC0101 - EN - EUR-Lex (europa.eu) .
(6) See also UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to which the EU and the Member States are party.
(7) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the European democracy action plan, COM/2020/790 final.
(8) Report on the application of Directive 94/80/EC on the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections (COM/2018/044 final); EU Citizenship Report 2017 (COM(2017) 30 final); Report on the application of Directive 94/80/EC on the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections by citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (COM(2012) 99 final). The Directive has also been amended on four occasions (Council Directive 96/30/EC of 13 May 1996, Council Directive 2006/106/EC of 20 November 2006, Commission Implementing Decision of 19 July 2012, Council Directive 2013/19/EU of 13 May 2013) to implement changes necessary following an act of accession to the Union.
(9) Study conducted in 2021 to support the preparation of an impact assessment on a potential EU policy initiative to support broad and inclusive participation of mobile EU citizens in European Parliament elections and in municipal elections in Europe https://ec.europa.eu/info/files/study-preparation-impact-assessment-electoral-directives  and its Annexes https://ec.europa.eu/info/files/annexes-study-preparation-impact-assessment-electoral-directives  
(10) https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12684-Inclusive-EUParliament-elections-supporting-EU-citizens-right-to-vote-and-stand-as-candidates-in-another-EU-country/public-consultation_en  
(11) Political participation of Mobile EU Citizens-Insights from pilot studies on Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland and Poland”.
(12) Study conducted in 2021 to support the preparation of an impact assessment on a potential EU policy initiative to support broad and inclusive participation of mobile EU citizens in European Parliament elections and in municipal elections in Europe https://ec.europa.eu/info/files/study-preparation-impact-assessment-electoral-directives and its Annexes https://ec.europa.eu/info/files/annexes-study-preparation-impact-assessment-electoral-directives
(13) To support the study, a targeted online survey of mobile EU citizens was carried out to evaluate the experiences of mobile EU citizens in participating politically in their Member State of residence, as well as the variety of factors that influence their participation.
(14) https://ec.europa.eu/info/files/terms-reference-european-cooperation-network-elections_en .
(15) https://ec.europa.eu/justice/grants1/programmes-2014-2020/rec/index_en.htm .
(16) https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/justice-and-consumers/justice-and-consumers-funding-tenders/funding-programmes/previous-programmes-2014-2020/europe-citizens-efc_en .
(17) The Expert group on electoral matters was established in 2005. Its mission is to: establish close cooperation between Member States bodies and the Commission on issues relating to elections; to help the Commission by providing information and advice on the situation of electoral rights within the EU and its Member States; and to facilitate the exchange of information, experiences and good practices in this area. See more at Register of Commission expert groups and other similar entities (europa.eu) .
(18) The European cooperation network on elections was set up in 2019. It brings together representatives of Member States’ authorities responsible for electoral matters, and is a forum for concrete and practical exchanges on a range of topics relevant to ensuring free and fair elections, including data protection, cyber-security, transparency and awareness raising. See more at European cooperation network on elections | European Commission (europa.eu)
(19) Commission v Belgium, C-543/17.
(20) See judgments in Cases Commission v Romania, C-549/18 and Commission v Ireland, C-550/18.
(21) Council Directive 94/80/EC of 19 December 1994 laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections by citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (OJ L 368, 31.12.1994, p. 38).
(22) EU Citizenship Report 2020 Empowering citizens and protecting their rights, COM/2020/730 final.
(23) Council Directive 93/109/EC of 6 December 1993 laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (recast).
(24) OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
(25) Council Decision 2010/48/EC of 26 November 2009 concerning the conclusion, by the European Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (OJ L 23, 27.1.2010, p. 35).
(26) Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1).
(27) Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39–98)
(28) Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 October 2018 establishing a single digital gateway to provide access to information, to procedures and to assistance and problem-solving services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 1–38)