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The 2019 European Parliament election was held in the European Union (EU) between 23 and 26 May 2019. It was the ninth parliamentary election since the first direct elections in 1979. A total of 751 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were elected to represent more than 512 million people from 28 member states.
The apportionment of seats within the European Parliament to each member state of the European Union is set out by the EU treaties. According to European Union treaties, the distribution of seats is "degressively proportional" to the population of the member states, with negotiations and agreements between member states playing a role. [1]
Below is a list of members of the European Parliament serving in the eighth term (2014–2019). It is sorted by an English perception of surname treating all variations of de/di/do, van/von, Ó/Ní, and so forth as part of the collation key, even if this is not the normal practice in a member's own country.
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions.Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts European legislation, following a proposal by the European Commission.
The United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union, subsequently resulting in a reduction in the number of seats in the European Parliament from 751 to 705. 12 November 2020 Roberta Metsola (EPP) of Malta is elected First Vice-President, replacing Mairead McGuinness who has taken the role of European Commissioner. 16 December 2020
Germany has 96 of the new European Parliament’s 720 seats. Of those, 29 went to the Union, 15 to Alternative for Germany, 14 to the Social Democrats, 12 to the Greens, five to the Free Democrats ...
The 54 members of the European Parliament allocated to Spain as per the Treaty of Lisbon [a] [3] [4] were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with no electoral threshold being applied in order to be entitled to enter seat distribution.
Jean-Claude Juncker (to 30 November 2019) Ursula von der Leyen (from 1 December 2019) Council Presidency. Romania (Jan – Jun 2019) Finland (July – Dec 2019) Parliament President. Antonio Tajani (to 3 July 2019) David Sassoli (from 3 July 2019) High Representative. Federica Mogherini (to 30 November 2019) Josep Borrell (from 1 December 2019)