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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.

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
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
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
2018/05/31
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2018/05/28
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
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
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

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

United Kingdom PPE

2

Belgium PPE

Abstain (1)

4

Luxembourg PPE

3

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Cyprus PPE

1
icon: S&D S&D
173
3

Croatia S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

1

Slovakia S&D

Abstain (1)

4

Finland S&D

1

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1

Latvia S&D

1

Estonia S&D

For (1)

1

Malta S&D

2

Ireland S&D

For (1)

1

Denmark S&D

2

Netherlands S&D

Against (2)

2

Cyprus S&D

2
icon: ALDE ALDE
63

Romania ALDE

3

United Kingdom ALDE

Abstain (1)

1

Austria ALDE

For (1)

1

Portugal ALDE

1

Croatia ALDE

2

Slovenia ALDE

For (1)

1

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

1

Latvia ALDE

1

Estonia ALDE

2

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

1

Denmark ALDE

2
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
47

Italy Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

5

Austria Verts/ALE

2

Hungary Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Croatia Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Slovenia Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Estonia Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2
icon: EFDD EFDD
40

Germany EFDD

Against (1)

1

France EFDD

Against (1)

Abstain (1)

5

Sweden EFDD

2

Czechia EFDD

For (1)

1

Poland EFDD

1

Lithuania EFDD

For (1)

1
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
46

Italy GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

3

Sweden GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

Against (1)

1

Czechia GUE/NGL

2

Portugal GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

4

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Ireland GUE/NGL

4

Denmark GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

3

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2
icon: NI NI
18

Germany NI

Against (1)

2

France NI

Against (1)

1

United Kingdom NI

Against (2)

Abstain (2)

4

Hungary NI

For (1)

1

Poland NI

Against (1)

Abstain (1)

3

Denmark NI

1

NI

For (1)

1
icon: ENF ENF
32

Germany ENF

Against (1)

1

United Kingdom ENF

Against (1)

1

Poland ENF

Against (1)

1

Belgium ENF

Against (1)

1

Netherlands ENF

4
icon: ECR ECR
65

Italy ECR

2

Romania ECR

For (1)

1

Czechia ECR

2

Bulgaria ECR

2

Greece ECR

Against (1)

1

Croatia ECR

For (1)

1

Lithuania ECR

Abstain (1)

1

Slovakia ECR

3

Finland ECR

2

Latvia ECR

Against (1)

1

Netherlands ECR

2

Cyprus ECR

Abstain (1)

1

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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.
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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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Act adopted by the European Council after consultation of Parliament

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    Composition of the European Parliament − 2019-2024 parliamentary term
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    NLE - Non-legislative enactments
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    8.40.01 European Parliament