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2017/0900(NLE) Composition of the European Parliament − 2019-2024 parliamentary term

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead AFCO HÜBNER Danuta Maria (icon: PPE PPE), SILVA PEREIRA Pedro (icon: S&D S&D) VERHOFSTADT Guy (icon: ALDE ALDE), DURAND Pascal (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE), CASTALDO Fabio Massimo (icon: EFDD EFDD), ANNEMANS Gerolf (icon: ENF ENF)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
Treaty on European Union TEU 14-p2

Events

2018/07/02
   Final act published in Official Journal
Details

PURPOSE: to establish the composition of the European Parliament.

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: European Council Decision (EU) 2018/937 establishing the composition of the European Parliament.

CONTENT: the first subparagraph of Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) lays down the criteria for the composition of the European Parliament, namely:

that representatives of the Union's citizens are not to exceed 750 in number, plus the President ; that representation is to be degressively proportional, with a minimum threshold of six members per Member State , and that no Member State is to be allocated more than 96 seats .

Pursuant to this European Council Decision, the number of elected representatives in the European Parliament is reduced from 751 to 705 for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term .

The number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term as follows:

Belgium : 21 Bulgaria : 17 Czech Republic : 21 Denmark : 14 Germany : 96 Estonia : 7 Ireland : 13 Greece : 21 Spain: 59 France : 79 Croatia : 12 Italy: 76 Cyprus: 6 Latvia: 8 Lithuania : 11 Luxembourg : 6 Hungary : 21 Malta: 6 Netherlands : 29 Austria : 19 Poland : 52 Portugal : 21 Romania : 33 Slovenia: 8 Slovakia : 14 Finland: 14 Sweden : 21

However, the Decision stipulates that, in the event that the United Kingdom is still a Member State of the Union at the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term, the number of representatives in the European Parliament per Member State taking up office shall be that provided for in Article 3 of European Council Decision 2013/312/EU until the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union becomes legally binding.

Sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2024-2029 parliamentary term, the European Parliament shall submit to the European Council a proposal for an updated allocation of seats in the European Parliament.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 3.7.2018.

Documents
Decision 2018/937
OJ L 165 02.07.2018, p. 0001
2018/06/29
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2018/06/28
   EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
Details

Act adopted by the European Council after consultation of Parliament

2018/06/26
   CSL - Council Meeting
2018/06/13
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2018/06/13
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 566 votes to 94, with 31 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft European Council decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament.

Parliament has given its consent to the draft European Council decision to reduce the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected for the 2019-2014 term from 751 to 705 .

However, it is foreseen that, in the event that the United Kingdom is still a Member State of the Union at the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term, the number of representatives in the European Parliament per Member State taking up office shall be the one provided for in Article 3 of European European Council Decision 2013/312/EU until the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union becomes legally binding.

Documents
T8-0249/2018
2018/06/11
   EP - Vote in committee
2018/06/11
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Details

The Constitutional Affairs Committee adopted the report by Danuta Maria HÜBNER (EPP, PL) and Pedro SILVA PEREIRA (S&D, PT) on the draft European Council decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament.

The committee recommended that the European Parliament give its consent to the draft European Council decision.

Documents
A8-0207/2018
2018/05/31
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2018/05/28
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
PE622.273
2018/05/24
   EP - HÜBNER Danuta Maria (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in AFCO
2018/05/24
   EP - SILVA PEREIRA Pedro (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in AFCO
2018/04/13
   CSL - Legislative proposal
Details

PURPOSE: to establish the composition of the European Parliament.

PROPOSED ACT: European Council Decision.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.

BACKGROUND: the first subparagraph of Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) lays down the criteria for the composition of the European Parliament, namely that representatives of the Union's citizens are not to exceed 750 in number, plus the President, that representation is to be degressively proportional, with a minimum threshold of six members per Member State, and that no Member State is to be allocated more than 96 seats .

CONTENT: in the application of Article 14(2) TEU, it is proposed to set the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term as follows:

Belgium : 21 Bulgaria : 17 Czech Republic : 21 Denmark : 14 Germany : 96 Estonia : 7 Ireland : 13 Greece : 21 Spain: 59 France : 79 Croatia : 12 Italy: 76 Cyprus: 6 Latvia: 8 Lithuania : 11 Luxembourg : 6 Hungary : 21 Malta: 6 Netherlands : 29 Austria : 19 Poland : 52 Portugal : 21 Romania : 33 Slovenia: 8 Slovakia : 14 Finland: 14 Sweden : 21

However, it is foreseen that, in the event that the United Kingdom is still a Member State of the Union at the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term, the number of representatives in the European Parliament per Member State taking up office shall be the one provided for in Article 3 of European Council Decision 2013/312/EU until the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union becomes legally binding.

Documents
00007/2018
2018/04/12
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to establish the composition of the European Parliament.

PROPOSED ACT: European Council Decision.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.

BACKGROUND: the first subparagraph of Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) lays down the criteria for the composition of the European Parliament, namely that representatives of the Union's citizens are not to exceed 750 in number, plus the President, that representation is to be degressively proportional, with a minimum threshold of six members per Member State, and that no Member State is to be allocated more than 96 seats .

CONTENT: in the application of Article 14(2) TEU, it is proposed to set the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term as follows:

Belgium : 21 Bulgaria : 17 Czech Republic : 21 Denmark : 14 Germany : 96 Estonia : 7 Ireland : 13 Greece : 21 Spain: 59 France : 79 Croatia : 12 Italy: 76 Cyprus: 6 Latvia: 8 Lithuania : 11 Luxembourg : 6 Hungary : 21 Malta: 6 Netherlands : 29 Austria : 19 Poland : 52 Portugal : 21 Romania : 33 Slovenia: 8 Slovakia : 14 Finland: 14 Sweden : 21

However, it is foreseen that, in the event that the United Kingdom is still a Member State of the Union at the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term, the number of representatives in the European Parliament per Member State taking up office shall be the one provided for in Article 3 of European Council Decision 2013/312/EU until the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union becomes legally binding.

Documents
00007/2018

Documents

Votes

A8-0207/2018 - Danuta Maria Hübner et Pedro Silva Pereira - Approbation 13/06/2018 13:03:51.000 #

2018/06/13 Outcome: +: 566, -: 94, 0: 31
DE IT ES FR RO SE GB AT HU CZ PL PT BG BE EL HR LT SI SK FI LU LV EE MT IE DK NL CY ??
Total
92
61
50
67
28
20
66
17
17
20
47
20
16
21
17
11
11
8
13
11
6
8
5
5
10
10
25
6
1
icon: PPE PPE
205

Germany PPE

33

Italy PPE

11

Spain PPE

17

France PPE

19

Romania PPE

12

Sweden PPE

4

United Kingdom PPE

2

Austria PPE

5

Hungary PPE

11

Czechia PPE

7

Poland PPE

21

Portugal PPE

7

Bulgaria PPE

6

Belgium PPE

Abstain (1)

Pascal ARIMONT
4

Greece PPE

3

Croatia PPE

5

Lithuania PPE

3

Slovenia PPE

5

Slovakia PPE

6

Finland PPE

3

Luxembourg PPE

3

Latvia PPE

4

Estonia PPE

For (1)

Tunne KELAM
1

Malta PPE

3

Ireland PPE

4

Netherlands PPE

5

Cyprus PPE

1
icon: S&D S&D
173

Germany S&D

26

Italy S&D

26

Spain S&D

13

France S&D

12

Romania S&D

12

Sweden S&D

6

United Kingdom S&D

19

Austria S&D

5

Hungary S&D

3

Czechia S&D

4

Poland S&D

5

Portugal S&D

8

Bulgaria S&D

4

Belgium S&D

4

Greece S&D

4

Croatia S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

Tanja FAJON
1

Slovakia S&D

Abstain (1)

Monika BEŇOVÁ
4

Finland S&D

1

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

Mady DELVAUX
1

Latvia S&D

1

Estonia S&D

For (1)

Ivari PADAR
1

Malta S&D

2

Ireland S&D

For (1)

Nessa CHILDERS
1

Denmark S&D

2

Netherlands S&D

Against (2)

Agnes JONGERIUS, Paul TANG
2

Cyprus S&D

2
icon: ALDE ALDE
63

Germany ALDE

4

Spain ALDE

6

France ALDE

7

Romania ALDE

3

Sweden ALDE

3

United Kingdom ALDE

Abstain (1)

Catherine BEARDER
1

Austria ALDE

For (1)

Angelika MLINAR
1

Czechia ALDE

4

Portugal ALDE

1

Bulgaria ALDE

4

Belgium ALDE

6

Croatia ALDE

2

Lithuania ALDE

3

Slovenia ALDE

For (1)

Ivo VAJGL
1

Finland ALDE

3

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

Latvia ALDE

1

Estonia ALDE

2

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

Denmark ALDE

2

Netherlands ALDE

7
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
47

Germany Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Klaus BUCHNER
12

Italy Verts/ALE

For (1)

Marco AFFRONTE
1

Spain Verts/ALE

5

France Verts/ALE

4

Sweden Verts/ALE

4

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

5

Austria Verts/ALE

2

Hungary Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Croatia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Davor ŠKRLEC
1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

For (1)

Bronis ROPĖ
1

Slovenia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Igor ŠOLTES
1

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

Heidi HAUTALA
1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

Claude TURMES
1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Estonia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Indrek TARAND
1

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2
icon: EFDD EFDD
40

Germany EFDD

Against (1)

Jörg MEUTHEN
1

Italy EFDD

Abstain (1)

Giulia MOI
13

France EFDD

Against (1)

Joëlle BERGERON

Abstain (1)

Bernard MONOT
5

Sweden EFDD

2

United Kingdom EFDD

16

Czechia EFDD

For (1)

Jiří PAYNE
1

Poland EFDD

1

Lithuania EFDD

For (1)

Rolandas PAKSAS
1
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
46

Germany GUE/NGL

7

Italy GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Eleonora FORENZA
3

Spain GUE/NGL

9

France GUE/NGL

4

Sweden GUE/NGL

For (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Martina ANDERSON
1

Czechia GUE/NGL

2

Portugal GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Marisa MATIAS
4

Greece GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Nikolaos CHOUNTIS
4

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

Ireland GUE/NGL

4

Denmark GUE/NGL

For (1)

Rina Ronja KARI
1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

3

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2
icon: NI NI
18

Germany NI

Against (1)

Udo VOIGT
2

France NI

Against (1)

Bruno GOLLNISCH
1

United Kingdom NI

Against (2)

Diane DODDS, Steven WOOLFE

Abstain (2)

Diane JAMES, James CARVER
4

Hungary NI

For (1)

Zoltán BALCZÓ
1

Poland NI

Against (1)

Dobromir SOŚNIERZ

Abstain (1)

Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI
3

Greece NI

5

Denmark NI

1

NI

For (1)

David BORRELLI
1
icon: ENF ENF
32

Germany ENF

Against (1)

Marcus PRETZELL
1

Italy ENF

5

France ENF

15

United Kingdom ENF

Against (1)

Janice ATKINSON
1

Austria ENF

4

Poland ENF

Against (1)

Michał MARUSIK
1

Belgium ENF

Against (1)

Gerolf ANNEMANS
1

Netherlands ENF

4
icon: ECR ECR
65

Germany ECR

6

Italy ECR

2

Romania ECR

For (1)

Monica MACOVEI
1

United Kingdom ECR

17

Czechia ECR

2

Poland ECR

16

Bulgaria ECR

2

Belgium ECR

4

Greece ECR

Against (1)

Notis MARIAS
1

Croatia ECR

For (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Lithuania ECR

Abstain (1)

Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI
1

Slovakia ECR

3

Finland ECR

2

Latvia ECR

Against (1)

Roberts ZĪLE
1

Denmark ECR

3

Netherlands ECR

2

Cyprus ECR

Abstain (1)

Eleni THEOCHAROUS
1

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  • date: 2018-05-28T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE622.273 title: PE622.273 type: Committee draft report body: EP
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  • date: 2018-04-13T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=0007%2F18&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 00007/2018 summary: PURPOSE: to establish the composition of the European Parliament. PROPOSED ACT: European Council Decision. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act. BACKGROUND: the first subparagraph of Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) lays down the criteria for the composition of the European Parliament, namely that representatives of the Union's citizens are not to exceed 750 in number, plus the President, that representation is to be degressively proportional, with a minimum threshold of six members per Member State, and that no Member State is to be allocated more than 96 seats . CONTENT: in the application of Article 14(2) TEU, it is proposed to set the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term as follows: Belgium : 21 Bulgaria : 17 Czech Republic : 21 Denmark : 14 Germany : 96 Estonia : 7 Ireland : 13 Greece : 21 Spain: 59 France : 79 Croatia : 12 Italy: 76 Cyprus: 6 Latvia: 8 Lithuania : 11 Luxembourg : 6 Hungary : 21 Malta: 6 Netherlands : 29 Austria : 19 Poland : 52 Portugal : 21 Romania : 33 Slovenia: 8 Slovakia : 14 Finland: 14 Sweden : 21 However, it is foreseen that, in the event that the United Kingdom is still a Member State of the Union at the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term, the number of representatives in the European Parliament per Member State taking up office shall be the one provided for in Article 3 of European Council Decision 2013/312/EU until the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union becomes legally binding.
  • date: 2018-05-31T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2018-06-11T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2018-06-11T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A8-2018-0207&language=EN title: A8-0207/2018 summary: The Constitutional Affairs Committee adopted the report by Danuta Maria HÜBNER (EPP, PL) and Pedro SILVA PEREIRA (S&D, PT) on the draft European Council decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament. The committee recommended that the European Parliament give its consent to the draft European Council decision.
  • date: 2018-06-13T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=31267&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2018-06-13T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2018-0249 title: T8-0249/2018 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 566 votes to 94, with 31 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft European Council decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament. Parliament has given its consent to the draft European Council decision to reduce the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected for the 2019-2014 term from 751 to 705 . However, it is foreseen that, in the event that the United Kingdom is still a Member State of the Union at the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term, the number of representatives in the European Parliament per Member State taking up office shall be the one provided for in Article 3 of European European Council Decision 2013/312/EU until the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union becomes legally binding.
  • date: 2018-06-28T00:00:00 type: Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament body: EP/CSL summary: Act adopted by the European Council after consultation of Parliament
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  • date: 2018-07-02T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal summary: PURPOSE: to establish the composition of the European Parliament. NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: European Council Decision (EU) 2018/937 establishing the composition of the European Parliament. CONTENT: the first subparagraph of Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) lays down the criteria for the composition of the European Parliament, namely: that representatives of the Union's citizens are not to exceed 750 in number, plus the President ; that representation is to be degressively proportional, with a minimum threshold of six members per Member State , and that no Member State is to be allocated more than 96 seats . Pursuant to this European Council Decision, the number of elected representatives in the European Parliament is reduced from 751 to 705 for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term . The number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term as follows: Belgium : 21 Bulgaria : 17 Czech Republic : 21 Denmark : 14 Germany : 96 Estonia : 7 Ireland : 13 Greece : 21 Spain: 59 France : 79 Croatia : 12 Italy: 76 Cyprus: 6 Latvia: 8 Lithuania : 11 Luxembourg : 6 Hungary : 21 Malta: 6 Netherlands : 29 Austria : 19 Poland : 52 Portugal : 21 Romania : 33 Slovenia: 8 Slovakia : 14 Finland: 14 Sweden : 21 However, the Decision stipulates that, in the event that the United Kingdom is still a Member State of the Union at the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term, the number of representatives in the European Parliament per Member State taking up office shall be that provided for in Article 3 of European Council Decision 2013/312/EU until the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union becomes legally binding. Sufficiently far in advance of the beginning of the 2024-2029 parliamentary term, the European Parliament shall submit to the European Council a proposal for an updated allocation of seats in the European Parliament. ENTRY INTO FORCE: 3.7.2018. docs: title: Decision 2018/937 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32018D0937 title: OJ L 165 02.07.2018, p. 0001 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2018:165:TOC
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  • PURPOSE: to establish the composition of the European Parliament.

    PROPOSED ACT: European Council Decision.

    ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act. 

    BACKGROUND: the first subparagraph of Article 14(2) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) lays down the criteria for the composition of the European Parliament, namely that representatives of the Union's citizens are not to exceed 750 in number, plus the President, that representation is to be degressively proportional, with a minimum threshold of six members per Member State, and that no Member State is to be allocated more than 96 seats.

    CONTENT: in the application of Article 14(2) TEU, it is proposed to set the number of representatives in the European Parliament elected in each Member State for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term as follows:

    • Belgium : 21
    • Bulgaria : 17
    • Czech Republic : 21
    • Denmark : 14
    • Germany : 96
    • Estonia : 7
    • Ireland : 13
    • Greece : 21
    • Spain: 59
    • France : 79
    • Croatia : 12
    • Italy: 76
    • Cyprus: 6
    • Latvia: 8
    • Lithuania : 11
    • Luxembourg : 6
    • Hungary : 21
    • Malta: 6
    • Netherlands : 29
    • Austria : 19
    • Poland : 52
    • Portugal : 21
    • Romania : 33
    • Slovenia: 8
    • Slovakia : 14
    • Finland: 14
    • Sweden : 21

    However, it is foreseen that, in the event that the United Kingdom is still a Member State of the Union at the beginning of the 2019-2024 parliamentary term, the number of representatives in the European Parliament per Member State taking up office shall be the one provided for in Article 3 of European Council Decision 2013/312/EU until the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union becomes legally binding.
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