Source: European Parliament
Council Decision (EU) 2018/994, amending the 1976 European Electoral act is not yet in force. According to Article 223 TFEU, Parliament has the exclusive right to propose amendments to the electoral rules, while the Council adopts them unanimously after Parliament’s consent. Moreover, Member States must approve those adopted rules in accordance with their constitutional requirements. However, not all Member States have ratified the Council’s 2018 decision.