13 Sep 2023
12 countries receive 15 additional seats in European Parliament
The European Parliament has approved the European Council’s decision to increase the number of seats in the European Parliament for the next legislative term from 705 to 720. The European Council’s proposal was based on Parliament’s report of June 2023, which started the process and was prompted by demographic changes in the EU since the 2019 elections. Additional seats will be allocated as follows:
- Belgium +1 [22]
- Denmark +1 [15]
- Ireland +1 [14]
- Spain +2 [61]
- France +2 [81]
- Latvia +1 [9]
- Netherlands +2 [31]
- Austria +1 [20]
- Poland +1 [53]
- Finland +1 [15]
- Slovenia +1 [9]
- Slovakia +1 [15]
Parliament consented to the legislative decision with 515 votes in favour, 74 against, and 44 abstentions. The upcoming elections (6-9 June 2024) will take place with the new number of seats in Parliament.
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