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Parliament wants to increase the number of MEPs to reflect demographic changes since 2019, EU affairs .

716: the number of seats MEPs are proposing for the next parliamentary term  

In June 2023, a year ahead of the European elections planned for 6-9 June 2024, MEPs proposed the allocation of seats for each country in the next Parliament.

The proposal is to increase the number of MEPs, from the current 705 to 716.

Proposed seats per country for the 2024 elections to the European Parliament

Distribution of seats in the European Parliament

Proposed seats per country for the 2024 elections

CountriesCurrent number of MEPsProposed number of MEPs in 2024Comparison between both columns
DE96                                                                                                 96                                                                                                 Unchanged
FR79                                                                                79                                                                                Unchanged
IT76                                                                             76                                                                             Unchanged
ES59                                                            61                                                              +2
PL52                                                     52                                                     Unchanged
RO33                                  33                                  Unchanged
NL29                              31                                +2
BE21                      21                      Unchanged
EL21                      21                      Unchanged
CZ21                      21                      Unchanged
SE21                      21                      Unchanged
PT21                      21                      Unchanged
HU21                      21                      Unchanged
AT19                    20                     +1
BG17                  17                  Unchanged
DK14               15                +1
FI14               15                +1
SK14               15                +1
IE13              14               +1
HR12             12             Unchanged
LT11            11            Unchanged
SI8         9          +1
LV8         9          +1
EE7        7        Unchanged
CY6       6       Unchanged
LU6       6       Unchanged
MT6       6       Unchanged
Total705716

What's next?

It is up to the European Council to decide on the proposal. The decision must be unanimous.

How is the number of MEPs per country decided?

EU law allows for a maximum of 750 MEPs, plus the President. The number of seats per country is decided before each European election.

The distribution of seats takes into account the size of the population of member states as well as the need for a minimum level of representation for European citizens from smaller countries. This principle of “degressive proportionality”, which is enshrined in the Treaty on the European Union, means that while smaller countries have fewer MEPs than bigger countries, MEPs from larger countries represent more people than their counterparts from smaller countries.

The minimum number of seats per country is six and the maximum is 96.

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