In order to improve the collection of data for elections to the European Parliament, it is necessary to introduce regular monitoring and reporting of implementation by Member States. The Commission supports such monitoring and reporting, including by circulating, sufficiently in advance of the date of the elections to the European Parliament, a questionnaire to Member States on the participation of Union citizens in the elections. That questionnaire is prepared in cooperation with the members of the European Cooperation Network on Elections. In parallel, the Commission should assess the application of this Directive, and submit a report including the results of that assessment to the European Parliament and to the Council, after each election to the European Parliament.
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