The perspective of a transnational constituency for the European Parliament and its effects on the verification of credentials

The essay analyses the impact that the introduction of a Union-wide electoral constituency would have on the verification of credentials of MEPs. The case law of the CJEU confirms that verification of credentials of members of the legislature has to be considered as an integral part of electoral rights. However, although addressed also by EU law and CFREU, the protection of these rights has been so far entirely left to the Member States. The claim is that the introduction of a Union-wide electoral constituency would impress a decisive shift in the protection of electoral rights in the European Union, dwelling on the powers that would fall to the future European Electoral Authority.