Translation of "campagne référendaire " (French → English) :

Contributions shall not be used to fund directly or indirectly national, regional or local elections, candidates or referendum campaigns, except as provided for in paragraph 1 for referendum campaigns relating to Union legislation, Union institutions or changes to Union treaties.

Such reimbursable costs shall include administrative expenditure and expenditure linked to, inter alia, technical assistance, meetings, events, including cross-border events and joint events with political groups in the European Parliament, information, publications, research and studies, campaigns conducted in the context of elections to the European Parliament, and referendum campaigns at a European level.

understands why the proposal also aims to prohibit the use of European funding for national, regional or local referendum campaigns (for example those relating to a treaty amendment), but recommends that it should be allowed for European funds to be used for referendum campaigns or popular initiatives at European level;

25. Points out that since 2008 European political parties have been entitled to use sums received as grants for ‘financing campaigns conducted .in the context of the elections to the European Parliament’ (Article 8, third paragraph, of the Funding Regulation); also points out, however, that they are prohibited from using these sums for financing ‘referendum campaigns’; believes, however, that if European political parties are to play a political role at EU level, they should have the right to participate in such campaigns as long as the subject of the referendum has a direct link with issues concerning the European Union;

25. Points out that since 2008 European political parties have been entitled to use sums received as grants for ‘financing campaigns conducted .in the context of the elections to the European Parliament’ (Article 8, third paragraph, of the Funding Regulation); also points out, however, that they are prohibited from using these sums for financing ‘referendum campaigns’; believes, however, that if European political parties are to play a political role at EU level, they should have the right to participate in such campaigns as long as the subject of the referendum has a direct link with issues concerning the European Union;

25. Points out that since 2008 European political parties have been entitled to use sums received as grants for ‘financing campaigns conducted .in the context of the elections to the European Parliament’ (Article 8, third paragraph, of the Funding Regulation); also points out, however, that they are prohibited from using these sums for financing ‘referendum campaigns’; believes, however, that if European political parties are to play a political role at EU level, they should have the right to participate in such campaigns as long as the subject of the referendum has a direct link with issues concerning the European Union;