DRAFT REPORT on the reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States

European Parliament 2024-2029 Committee on Constitutional Affairs 10.6.2025 DRAFT REPORT 2025/2028(INI) on the reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States (2025/2028(INI)) Committee on Constitutional Affairs Rapporteur: Borja Giménez Larraz EN United in diversity EN PR_INI_ImplReport CONTENTS Page EXPLANATORY STATEMENT - SUMMARY OF FACTS AND FINDINGS .....................3 MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION...........................................11 EXPLANATORY STATEMENT - SUMMARY OF FACTS AND FINDINGS 1. Introduction On 15 January 2025, the rapporteur was entrusted with the task of preparing a report on the implementation of the Reform of the European Electoral law. Since his appointment, the rapporteur has collected information on the topic by various means, including: A study on ‘Europeanising the elections of the European Parliament’, by the Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs, June 2021. A European Parliament Research Service document on the ‘Ratification status of the Council Decision (EU) 2018/994 modifying the 1976 European Electoral Act’, February 2025. On 19 and 20 May 2025, he took part in an official Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) mission to Madrid, Spain. The AFCO delegation held several exchanges of views with civil servants at the Ministry of Interior, the Chair and Spokespersons of the Constitutional Committee of the...