Uniform electoral procedure

At its meeting of 3 and 4 September 1997, the Commission on Institutional Affairs, on the basis of its latest deliberations, drew up a list of subjects which should facilitate the implementation of the Treaty of Amsterdam after its ratification. An amended version of Article 138(3) provides that the European Parliament shall draw up proposals for elections by direct universal suffrage in accordance with a uniform procedure in all Member States or in accordance with principles common to all the Member States.�