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A European political party, or formally a '''political party at European level''', is a type of Political Party organization in the European Union , eligible to receive funding from the Union. Article 191 of the Treaty Of Maastricht says 'Political parties at European level are important as a factor for integration within the Union. They contribute to forming a European awareness and to expressing the political will of the citizens of the Union.' {Link without Title} This is also codified in the draft Treaty Establishing A Constitution For Europe which states in Article 45(4) that 'Political parties at European level contribute to forming European political awareness and to expressing the will of Union citizens.' {Link without Title} Stemming from this provision, '' Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 '' lays out the regulations governing 'political parties at European level' and the rules regarding their funding. {Link without Title} By 2006 ten (10) European political parties that are eligible for EP funding have been created, based on Europe-wide party alliances. Within the European Parliament these parties often express themselves in affiliation with Groups In The European Parliament which may be alliances of more than one European political parties, or possibly alliances between parties and nominally independents. CONTROVERSY There has been controversy over the proposed petitioned the European Court Of Justice , arguing that this directive contravened the EU's stated values of pluralism and democracy. However, the case was rejected after eighteen months {Link without Title} . THE PARTIES
OTHER PAN-EUROPEAN POLITICAL ORGANISATIONS
MEMBERSHIP OF PAN-EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS ''See: Table Of Political Parties In Europe By Pancontinental Organisation '' SEE ALSO
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