Author (Corporate) | European Council |
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Series Title | Official Journal of the European Union |
Series Details | L 238, Pages 114-116 |
Publication Date | 27/09/2023 |
Content Type | Legislation, News, Policy-making |
Summary:Decision (EU) 2023/2061 - adopted by the European Council on 22 September 2023 - establishing the composition of the European Parliament. Further information:This Decision sets out the number of representatives in each Member State of the European Union (EU) to be elected to the European Parliament (EP) for the 2024-2029 parliamentary term. The Decision sets the number of EP seats at 720 in view of the demographic changes in EU Member States. Additional seats have been allocated to: Belgium (+1), Denmark (+1), Ireland (+1), Spain (+2), France (+2), Latvia (+1), Netherlands (+2), Austria (+1), Poland (+1), Slovenia (+1), Slovakia (+1), Finland (+1). According to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), the number of Members of the European Parliament cannot exceed seven hundred and fifty (750), plus the President (+1). It provides for representation to be degressively proportional, with a minimum threshold of six (6) members per member state, and with no member state allocated more than ninety-six (96) seats. |
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Source Link | http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2061/oj |
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Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
Subject Tags | European Parliament |
International Organisations | European Union [EU] |