"The aim of the EP's majority, through the reform of the European electoral law, should be to bring the European dimension closer to the citizens, starting from the European elections: it is not clear how the introduction of a European constituency and transnational lists would contribute to this purpose.

The aim of the EP's majority, through the reform of the European electoral law, should be to bring the European dimension closer to the citizens, starting from the European elections: it is not clear how the introduction of a European constituency and transnational lists would contribute to this purpose. An Italian, French or German citizen cannot be represented by a candidate from another Member State, who is not familiar with the territory and its needs.

The proposal also includes the establishment of a new European Electoral Authority, resulting in another waste of taxpayers' money at a time when resources should be spent on other urgent priorities.

This is another inexplicable proposal by the majority groups in this Parliament: they continue to make the same mistake, being distant from the real world and unable to understand the real needs and expectations of citizens, that are certainly not interested in transnational lists or being represented by unknown candidates."