Rechtlicher Hintergrund

Article 6(1) of Regulation No 1141/2014 establishes the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations. The Authority has legal personality. It is independent and exercises its functions in full compliance with Regulation 1141/2014.

The Authority decides on the registration and de-registration of European Political Parties and European Political Foundations in accordance with the procedures and conditions laid down in Regulation No 1141/2014. In addition, the Authority verifies regularly that the registration conditions and governance provisions set out in Regulation No 1141/2014 continue to be complied with by registered European Political Parties and European Political Foundations.

The Authority manages a Register of European Political Parties and European Political Foundations.

The Authority also verifies compliance by European Political Parties and European Political Foundations with a number of obligations laid down in Regulation No 1141/2014, including obligations relating to donations, contributions and use of funding from the general budget of the European Union or any other source.

The funding of European Political Parties shall not be used for the direct or indirect funding of other political parties, and in particular national parties or candidates.

The funding of European Political Foundations shall not be used for any other purpose than for financing their tasks and to meet expenditure directly linked to the objectives set out in their statutes. It shall in particular not be used for the direct or indirect funding of elections, political parties, or candidates or other foundations.

The funding of European Political Parties and European Political Foundations shall not be used to finance referendum campaigns.

In its decisions, the Authority gives full consideration to the fundamental right of freedom of association and to the need to ensure pluralism of political parties in Europe.

The Authority is represented by its Director who takes all decisions of the Authority on its behalf.

The Authority applies the office closing days applicable to staff in Belgium of the European Parliament [2024][2025].

Die Behörde erfasst und verarbeitet personenbezogene Daten nur in dem Umfang, in dem dies zur Erfüllung ihrer Aufgaben als Einrichtung der Union erforderlich ist, die in der Verordnung (EU, Euratom) Nr. 1141/2014 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 22. Oktober 2014 über das Statut und die Finanzierung europäischer politischer Parteien und europäischer politischer Stiftungen dargelegt sind.

Alle personenbezogenen Daten werden im Einklang mit den Bestimmungen und Anforderungen der Verordnung (EU) 2018/1725 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 23. Oktober 2018 zum Schutz natürlicher Personen bei der Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten durch die Organe, Einrichtungen und sonstigen Stellen der Union und zum freien Datenverkehr verarbeitet.