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