How does Europe affect our everyday lives? How does it impact our jobs, our families, our health care, our hobbies, our journeys, our security, our consumer choices and our social rights? And how is Europe present in our towns, cities and regions? As European citizens, no matter where we live ...
The European Commission is the EU’s executive branch, responsible for proposing and implementing EU law and the day-to-day running of the EU. The European Parliament, representing the interests of EU citizens, and the Council, representing the interests of the countries, shape Commission proposals and, if they agree on them, adopt ...
The elected MEPs work to form political groups. At its first plenary session where all MEPs meet, the new Parliament elects a President. In a subsequent session, Parliament will elect the new President of the European Commission and later will examine and approve the entire College of Commissioners.
he election results will be reported live on election results website.
MEPs sit in political groups based on shared ideals. Each group has a minimum of 23 MEPs from at least a quarter of EU countries. There are seven groups in the current Parliament.
Elections are contested by national political parties but once MEPs are elected, most opt to become part of transnational political groups. Most national parties are affiliated to a European-wide political party.
Here is the number of MEPs to be elected in each country in the 2024 European elections: The number of MEPs elected from each EU country is agreed before each election and is based on the principle of degressive proportionality, which means each MEP from a larger country represents more ...
A total of 720 MEPs will be elected in June 2024, 15 more compared to the previous elections. As a general rule, the number of MEPs is decided before each election. The total cannot exceed 750 plus the president.
It is up to each country to manage the election, but there are some common principles they must apply. Find out how the European elections are organised in your country.