Tenth European Parliament
Incumbent session of the European Parliament from 2024 to 2029
| 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 |
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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]
Major events
- 6–9 June 2024
- 16–19 July 2024
- Constitutive plenary session of the European Parliament
- Roberta Metsola (EPP, ML) elected President of the Parliament with 562 votes, together with vice-presidents and quaestors
- Ursula von der Leyen (EPP, DE) elected President of the European Commission with 401 votes
- Constitutive plenary session of the European Parliament
Major resolutions
- 17 July 2024: The need for the EU's continuous support for Ukraine[2] 2024/2721(RSP)
Groups and parties summary
Current composition
| Political group 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 Identity and Democracy Party European Conservatives and Reformists Party European Christian Political Movement | 84 / 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 European Pirate Party Volt Europa | 53 / 720 (7%) | |
| The Left | The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL Party of the European Left Nordic Green Left Alliance Now the People Animal Politics EU | 46 / 720 (6%) | |
| ESN | Europe of Sovereign Nations Identity and Democracy Party | 25 / 720 (3%) | |
| NI | Non-attached Members | 32 / 720 (4%) | |
| Vacant | 1 / 720 | ||
Historical composition
| Date | Group | Total | Vacant | Ref | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | S&D | Greens/EFA | Renew | EPP | ECR | Patriots | ESN | NI | ||||
| 16 July 2024 (constitutive plenary session) | 46 | 136 | 53 | 77 | 188 | 78 | 84 | 25 | 32 | 719 | 1 | [3][4] |
European Parliament Bureau
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.[5]
First 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
Standing committees
| Committee | President | Vice-Presidents | Group Coordinators | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Affairs | AFET | David McAllister (EPP) | List | List | |
| Human Rights (AFET Subcommittee) | DROI | Mounir Satouri (G/EFA) | List | List | |
| Security and Defence (AFET Subcommittee) | SEDE | Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (Renew) | List | ||
| Employment and Social Affairs | EMPL |  Li Andersson (The Left) | List | ||
| Culture and Education | CULT | Nela Riehl (G/EFA) | List | ||
| Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety | ENVI | Antonio Decaro (S&D) | List | ||
| Public Health (ENVI Subcommittee) | SANT | Adam Jarubas (EPP) | List | ||
| Legal Affairs | JURI | Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Renew) | List | List | |
| Industry, Research and Energy | ITRE | Borys Budka (EPP) | List | List | |
| Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs | LIBE | Javier Zarzalejos (EPP) | List | List | |
| Development | DEVE |  Barry Andrews (Renew) | List | List | |
| Internal Market and Consumer Protection | IMCO | Anna Cavazzini (G/EFA) | List | ||
| Constitutional Affairs | AFCO | Sven Simon (EPP) | List | List | |
| International Trade | INTA | Bernd Lange (S&D) | List | List | |
| Transport and Tourism | TRAN |  Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi (EPP) | List
| List | |
| Women's Rights and Gender Equality | FEMM | Lina Gálvez (S&D) | List | List | |
| Budgets | BUDG | Johan Van Overtveldt (ECR) | List | List | |
| Regional Development | REGI | Dragoș Benea (S&D) | List | ||
| Petitions | PETI | Bogdan Rzońca (ECR) | List | List | |
| Budgetary Control | CONT | Niclas Herbst (EPP) | List | List | |
| Agriculture and Rural Development | AGRI |  Veronika Vrecionová (ECR) | List | List | |
| Economic and Monetary Affairs | ECON | Aurore Lalucq (S&D) | List | ||
| Tax Matters (ECON Subcommittee) | FISC | Pasquale Tridico (The Left) | List | List
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| Fisheries | PECH | Carmen Crespo Díaz (EPP) | List | List | |
| Source: European Parliament[6] | |||||
Leadership statistics
Chairs
By Group
No chairpeople: PfE and ESN (due to cordon sanitaire)
By Member State
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No chair-people: Sweden, Estonia, Netherlands, Hungary, Slovakia, Luxembourg, Denmark, Croatia, Lithuania, Portugal, Austria, Latvia, Slovenia, Malta, Cyprus
Vice-Chairs
By Group
No vice-chairpeople: PfE and ESN (due to cordon sanitaire)
By Member State
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No vice-chairpeople: Slovenia, Malta, Cyprus, Finland
Members
European Commission formation
Election of president
European Council proposed on 27 June 2024 Ursula von der Leyen as a candidate for a second term as President of the European Commission.[7] European Parliament's secret vote took place on 18 July 2024.[8]
| 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[8] | ||||||||||
Hearings of commissioner candidates
President-elect of the Commission will propose to the European Parliament candidates for members of the Commission.[8]
See also
- 2024 European Parliament election
- European Parliament
- Political groups of the European Parliament
- Institutions of the European Union
Notes
- ^ The Treaty of Rome and the Treaty of Maastricht as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon and all preceding amending treaties.
References
- ^ "The European Parliament begins its tenth term". European Parliament. 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Newly elected Parliament reaffirms its strong support for Ukraine". European Parliament. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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