<hidden onHidden=“M10 ⇲” onVisible=“M10 ⇱” initialState=“visible”> Change of Statutes
Proposals for modifications of the Statutes may be introduced by the Board, Ordinary Member Parties, Associated Member Parties or by the PIRATES Group at the European Parliament.
Proposals must be presented in writing by any means (electronic, paper or otherwise) to the Secretary General who will transmit them to the Members of the Council for deliberation at least four weeks prior to the meeting at which the Council will deliberate and decide on those proposals. The proposed amendments to the Articles of Association must be attached to the notice calling the meeting of the Congress. A reference to a website displaying the proposed changes of the Statutes would also be sufficient.
An attendance quorum of at least two-thirds of the members entitled to vote are present or represented is required for decisions regarding amendments to the Statutes. Where this quorum is not reached, a new meeting of the Council shall be called no earlier than 15 calendar days after the first meeting. The second meeting of the Council shall be entitled to take valid decisions irrespective of the number of members with voting rights present or represented.
Decisions regarding amendments to the Statutes shall be taken with a majority of two-thirds of the votes cast, except for decisions on the Principles (Art. 7) and Objectives (Art. 8) and Art. X, X and X. where consent of the Ordinary Council Members is necessary.
Any decision amending the Statutes shall be submitted to the Belgian Minister of Justice and published in the Annexes to the Belgian Official Gazette.
Art. X – Change of the Common Manifesto
The Common Manifesto combines the identified common policies of the member parties entitled to vote in a document representing the common policies of the Association adopted by the Council with a two-third majority.
Any changes to the Common Manifesto will be following the same procedure as those to the Statutes. </hidden>