Tenth European Parliament

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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
16 July 2024 – TBD
The logo of the European Parliament
President (1st Half)Malta Roberta Metsola (EPP, ML)
Vice-Presidents
First Vice-President:
1st Half:
Germany Sabine Verheyen (EPP, DE)
Commissionvon der Leyen I
von der Leyen II
Political groups
  •   EPP Group (188)
  •   S&D (136)
  •   PfE (86)
  •   ECR (78)
  •   Renew (77)
  •   Greens/EFA (53)
  •   The Left (46)
  •   ESN (25)
  •   NI (30)
  •   Vacant (1)
MEPs720
ElectionsJune 2024 (Union)
Treaty on European Union
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union[a 1]
WebsiteOfficial website

Major events

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Roberta Metsola during the first session of the tenth term of the European Parliament
 
Ursula von der Leyen during her statement for the candidacy of Commission President
 
Mario Draghi during his statement on the Draghi report

Major resolutions

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Groups and parties summary

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Current composition

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Political groups
and affiliated European political parties
MEPs
EPP Group Group of the European People's Party
European People's Party
188 / 720 (26%)
S&D Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
Party of European Socialists
136 / 720 (19%)
PfE Patriots for Europe
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European Christian Political Movement
86 / 720 (12%)
ECR European Conservatives and Reformists Group
European Conservatives and Reformists Party
European Christian Political Movement
78 / 720 (11%)
Renew Renew Europe Group
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
European Democratic Party
77 / 720 (11%)
Greens/EFA Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
European Green Party
European Free Alliance
53 / 720 (7%)
The Left The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL
Party of the European Left
46 / 720 (6%)
ESN Europe of Sovereign Nations Group
Europe of Sovereign Nations
25 / 720 (3%)
NI Non-attached Members
30 / 720 (4%)
Vacant
1 / 720

Historical composition

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The table below lists the history of the composition of the groups during the Tenth European Parliament.[4][5][6]

History of the composition of the groups
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

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European Parliament Bureau

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The 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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Bureau of the European Parliament (1st Half of the term)
President EPP Roberta Metsola   MLT
Vice Presidents EPP Sabine Verheyen   GER
EPP Ewa Kopacz   POL
EPP Esteban González Pons   SPA
S&D Katarina Barley   GER
S&D Pina Picierno   ITA
S&D Victor Negrescu   ROM
RENEW Martin Hojsík   SVK
S&D Christel Schaldemose   DEN
S&D Javi López   SPA
RENEW Sophie Wilmès   BEL
G/EFA Nicolae Ștefănuță   ROM
ECR Roberts Zīle   LAT
ECR Antonella Sberna   ITA
THE LEFT Younous Omarjee   FRA
Quaestors EPP Andrey Kovatchev   BGR
S&D Marc Angel   LUX
EPP Miriam Lexmann   SVK
RENEW Fabienne Keller   FRA
ECR Kosma Złotowski   POL

Committees

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Standing committees

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Committee President Vice-Presidents Group Coordinators
Foreign Affairs AFET   David McAllister (EPP)
Human Rights (AFET Subcommittee) DROI   Mounir Satouri (G/EFA)
Security and Defence (AFET Subcommittee) SEDE   Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (Renew)
Employment and Social Affairs EMPL   Li Andersson (The Left)
Culture and Education CULT   Nela Riehl (G/EFA)
Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety ENVI   Antonio Decaro (S&D)
Public Health (ENVI Subcommittee) SANT   Adam Jarubas (EPP)
Legal Affairs JURI   Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Renew)
Industry, Research and Energy ITRE   Borys Budka (EPP)
Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs LIBE   Javier Zarzalejos (EPP)
Development DEVE   Barry Andrews (Renew)
Internal Market and Consumer Protection IMCO   Anna Cavazzini (G/EFA)
Constitutional Affairs AFCO   Sven Simon (EPP)
International Trade INTA   Bernd Lange (S&D)
Transport and Tourism TRAN   Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi (EPP)
Women's Rights and Gender Equality FEMM   Lina Gálvez (S&D)
Budgets BUDG   Johan Van Overtveldt (ECR)
Regional Development REGI   Dragoș Benea (S&D)
Petitions PETI   Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)
Budgetary Control CONT   Niclas Herbst (EPP)
Agriculture and Rural Development AGRI   Veronika Vrecionová (ECR)
Economic and Monetary Affairs ECON   Aurore Lalucq (S&D)
Tax Matters (ECON Subcommittee) FISC   Pasquale Tridico (The Left)
Fisheries PECH   Carmen Crespo Díaz (EPP)
Source: European Parliament[15]

Leadership statistics

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Chairs

No chairpeople: PfE and ESN (due to cordon sanitaire)

Germany
7
Poland, Spain
3
France, Italy
2
Finland, Bulgaria, Ireland, Greece, Belgium, Romania, Czechia
1

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)

Italy
13
Germany
10
Spain, Romania
7
Sweden
6
Poland, France
5
Greece
4
Estonia, Netherlands, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia
3
Luxembourg, Denmark, Croatia, Belgium, Lithuania
2
Portugal, Austria, Latvia, Czechia, Ireland
1

No vice-chairpeople: Slovenia, Malta, Cyprus, Finland

European Commission formation

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Election of president

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European 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
Ursula von der Leyen   Germany EPP 719 707 360 401 284 15 7
Source: European Parliament[17]

Hearings of commissioner candidates

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President-elect of the Commission will propose to the European Parliament candidates for members of the Commission.[17]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Treaty of Rome and the Treaty of Maastricht as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon and all preceding amending treaties.

References

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  1. ^ "The European Parliament begins its tenth term". European Parliament. 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Draghi to MEPs: "Europe faces a choice between exit, paralysis, or integration"". European Parliament. 17 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Newly elected Parliament reaffirms its strong support for Ukraine". European Parliament. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ^ "MEPs by Member State and political group". European Parliament.
  5. ^ "Outgoing Members". European Parliament.
  6. ^ "Incoming Members". European Parliament.
  7. ^ "MEPs Full list". European Parliament. 16 July 2024. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024.
  8. ^ "MEPs by Member State and political group". European Parliament. 16 July 2024. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Predrag Fred MATIĆ - 10th parliamentary term". European Parliament. 23 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Martin HLAVÁČEK - 10th parliamentary term". European Parliament. 31 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Balázs GYŐRFFY - 10th parliamentary term". European Parliament. 31 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Marko VEŠLIGAJ - 10th parliamentary term". European Parliament. 5 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Csaba DÖMÖTÖR - 10th parliamentary term". European Parliament. 5 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Parliament's new Bureau elected". European Parliament. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs elected". European Parliament. 22 July 2024.
  16. ^ "European Council - Consilium".
  17. ^ a b c "Ursula von der Leyen is re-elected European Commission president". euronews. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.