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The national parliaments of the European Union are those legislatures responsible for each member state of the European Union (EU). They have a certain degree of institutionalised influence which was expanded under the Treaty of Lisbon to include greater ability to scrutinise proposed European Union law .
Below is a list of members of the European Parliament serving in the ninth term (2019–2024). It is sorted by list position or in cases of multiple constituencies, an English perception of surname treating all variations of de/di/do, van/von, Ó/Ní/Uí, and so forth as part of the collation key, even if this is not the normal practice in a member's own country.
Below is a list of members of the European Parliament serving in the tenth term (2024–2029). The term began on 16 July 2024. The term began on 16 July 2024. In the preceding European Parliament election , 720 MEPs were elected, up from 705 after reallocating seats which were freed up after Brexit .
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.
On gender balance, some 37 percent of MEPs were women in the 2014-19 Parliament and 40 percent in the 2019-24 Parliament, a greater proposition than in most national Parliaments in Member States [53] In January 2019, MEPs supported proposals to boost opportunities for women and tackle sexual harassment in the European Parliament. [54]
On May 3, 2022, the European Parliament passed (323 votes to 262) a "legislative resolution on the reform of European electoral law". [4] Among the proposals is the creation of a 28-member pan-Union constituency elected by party-list proportional representation on a list separate from elections for regional constituencies. [ 5 ]
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The European Parliament is one of three legislative institutions of the EU, which together with the Council of the European Union is tasked with amending and approving the European Commission's proposals. 705 members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are directly elected by EU citizens every five years on the basis of proportional representation.