The tenth European Parliament was elected during the 2024 elections and is slated to remain in session until the forthcoming 2029 elections.[1]
| 10th European Parliament | |
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| 16 July 2024 – TBD | |
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| President (1st Half) |  Roberta Metsola (EPP, ML) |
| Vice-Presidents | |
| Commission | von der Leyen I von der Leyen II |
| Political groups | |
| MEPs | 720 |
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| Elections | June 2024 (Union) |
| Treaty on European Union Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union[a 1] | |
| Website | Official website |
Major events
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- 6–9 June 2024: Elections to the 10th European Parliament
- 16–19 July 2024: Constitutive plenary session of the European Parliament
- 16 July: Roberta Metsola (EPP, ML) is elected President of the Parliament with 562 votes, together with vice-presidents and quaestors.
- 18 July: Ursula von der Leyen (EPP, DE) is elected President of the European Commission with 401 votes.
- 16–19 September 2024: Plenary session
- 17 September: Mario Draghi, former President of the European Central Bank, addressed the parliament on the Draghi report about the future of EU competitiveness, followed by a debate with MEPs.[2]
Major resolutions
edit- 17 July 2024: The need for the EU's continuous support for Ukraine[3] 2024/2721(RSP)
Groups and parties summary
editCurrent composition
edit| Political groups and affiliated European political parties |
MEPs | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| EPP Group | Group of the European People's Party European People's Party |
188 / 720 (26%)
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| S&D | Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Party of European Socialists |
136 / 720 (19%)
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| PfE | Patriots for Europe Patriots.eu European Christian Political Movement |
86 / 720 (12%)
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| ECR | European Conservatives and Reformists Group European Conservatives and Reformists Party European Christian Political Movement |
80 / 720 (11%)
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| Renew | Renew Europe Group Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party European Democratic Party |
77 / 720 (11%)
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| Greens/EFA | Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance European Green Party European Free Alliance |
53 / 720 (7%)
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| The Left | The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL Party of the European Left |
46 / 720 (6%)
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| ESN | Europe of Sovereign Nations Group Europe of Sovereign Nations |
25 / 720 (3%)
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| NI | Non-attached Members | 28 / 720 (4%)
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| Vacant | 1 / 720
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Historical composition
editThe table below lists the history of the composition of the groups during the Tenth European Parliament.[4][5][6]
| Date | Group | Total | Vacant | Ref | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | S&D | Greens/EFA | Renew | EPP | ECR | Patriots | ESN | NI | ||||
| 16 Jul 2024 (constitutive plenary session) |
46 | 136 | 53 | 77 | 188 | 78 | 84 | 25 | 32 | 719 | 1 | [7][8] |
| 23 Aug 2024 | 46 | 135 | 53 | 77 | 188 | 78 | 84 | 25 | 32 | 718 | 2 | [9] |
| 31 Jul 2024 | 46 | 135 | 53 | 77 | 188 | 78 | 83 | 25 | 32 | 717 | 3 | [10] |
| 1 Sep 2024 | 46 | 135 | 53 | 77 | 188 | 78 | 82 | 25 | 32 | 716 | 4 | [11] |
| 5 Sep 2024 | 46 | 136 | 53 | 77 | 188 | 78 | 82 | 25 | 32 | 717 | 3 | [12] |
| 22 Sep 2024 | 46 | 136 | 53 | 77 | 188 | 78 | 83 | 25 | 32 | 718 | 2 | [13] |
Members
editEuropean Parliament Bureau
editThe President of the European Parliament, together with fourteen Vice Presidents and 5 Quaestors are chosen through the votes of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) serving a term lasting 2.5 years, with the option for re-election.[14]
First half of the term
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| President | EPP | Roberta Metsola | MLT
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| Vice Presidents | EPP | Sabine Verheyen |  GER
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| EPP | Ewa Kopacz |  POL
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| EPP | Esteban González Pons |  SPA
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| S&D | Katarina Barley | GER
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| S&D | Pina Picierno |  ITA
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| S&D | Victor Negrescu |  ROM
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| RENEW | Martin Hojsík |  SVK
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| S&D | Christel Schaldemose |  DEN
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| S&D | Javi López | SPA
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| RENEW | Sophie Wilmès |  BEL
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| G/EFA | Nicolae Ștefănuță | ROM
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| ECR | Roberts Zīle |  LAT
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| ECR | Antonella Sberna | ITA
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| THE LEFT | Younous Omarjee |  FRA
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| Quaestors | EPP | Andrey Kovatchev |  BGR
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| S&D | Marc Angel |  LUX
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| EPP | Miriam Lexmann | SVK
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| RENEW | Fabienne Keller | FRA
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| ECR | Kosma Złotowski | POL
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Committees
editStanding committees
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Leadership statistics
editChairs
No chairpeople: PfE and ESN (due to cordon sanitaire)
No chair-people: Sweden, Estonia, Netherlands, Hungary, Slovakia, Luxembourg, Denmark, Croatia, Lithuania, Portugal, Austria, Latvia, Slovenia, Malta, Cyprus
Vice-Chairs
No vice-chairpeople: PfE and ESN (due to cordon sanitaire)
No vice-chairpeople: Slovenia, Malta, Cyprus, Finland
European Commission formation
editElection of president
editEuropean Council proposed on 27 June 2024 Ursula von der Leyen as a candidate for a second term as President of the European Commission.[16] European Parliament's secret vote took place on 18 July 2024.[17]
| Candidate | Members | Voting | Majority | In favor | Against | Blank | Void | |||
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| Ursula von der Leyen | Germany
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EPP | 719 | 707 | 360 | 401 | 284 | 15 | 7 | |
| Source: European Parliament[17] | ||||||||||
Hearings of commissioner candidates
editPresident-elect of the Commission will propose to the European Parliament candidates for members of the Commission.[17]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ The Treaty of Rome and the Treaty of Maastricht as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon and all preceding amending treaties.
References
edit- ^ "The European Parliament begins its tenth term". European Parliament. 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Draghi to MEPs: "Europe faces a choice between exit, paralysis, or integration"". European Parliament. 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Newly elected Parliament reaffirms its strong support for Ukraine". European Parliament. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "MEPs by Member State and political group". European Parliament.
- ^ "Outgoing Members". European Parliament.
- ^ "Incoming Members". European Parliament.
- ^ "MEPs Full list". European Parliament. 16 July 2024. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024.
- ^ "MEPs by Member State and political group". European Parliament. 16 July 2024. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Predrag Fred MATIĆ - 10th parliamentary term". European Parliament. 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Martin HLAVÁČEK - 10th parliamentary term". European Parliament. 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Balázs GYŐRFFY - 10th parliamentary term". European Parliament. 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Marko VEŠLIGAJ - 10th parliamentary term". European Parliament. 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Csaba DÖMÖTÖR - 10th parliamentary term". European Parliament. 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Parliament's new Bureau elected". European Parliament. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs elected". European Parliament. 22 July 2024.
- ^ "European Council - Consilium".
- ^ a b c "Ursula von der Leyen is re-elected European Commission president". euronews. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.