The tenth European Parliament was elected during the 2024 elections and is slated to remain in session until the forthcoming 2029 elections.
| 10th European Parliament | |
|---|---|
| 16 July 2024 – TBD | |
| President (1st Half) | Roberta Metsola (EPP) |
| Vice-Presidents | |
| Commission | von der Leyen I von der Leyen II |
| Political groups |
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| MEPs | 720 |
| Elections | June 2024 (Union) |
| Treaty on European Union Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | |
| Website | Official website |
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Major events
- 6–9 June 2024: Elections to the 10th European Parliament
- 16–19 July 2024: Constitutive plenary session of the European Parliament
- 16–19 September 2024: Plenary session
- 17 September: Mario Draghi, former President of the European Central Bank, addressed the parliament on the Draghi report about the future of EU competitiveness, followed by a debate with MEPs.
Major resolutions
- 17 July 2024: The need for the EU's continuous support for Ukraine 2024/2721(RSP)
Groups and parties summary
Current composition
| Political group | European political party | MEPs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| European People's Party Group (EPP Group) | European People's Party (EPP) European Christian Political Party (ECPP) | 188 / 720 (26%) | |
| Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) | Party of European Socialists (PES) | 136 / 720 (19%) | |
| Patriots for Europe (PfE) | Patriots.eu | 85 / 720 (12%) | |
| European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR Group) | European Conservatives and Reformists Party (ECR) European Free Alliance (EFA) European Christian Political Party (ECPP) | 79 / 720 (11%) | |
| Renew Europe (Renew) | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE Party) European Democratic Party (EDP) | 75 / 720 (10%) | |
| Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) | European Green Party (EGP) European Free Alliance (EFA) | 53 / 720 (7%) | |
| The Left in the European Parliament (The Left) | European Left Alliance for the People and the Planet (ELA) Party of the European Left (PEL) | 46 / 720 (6%) | |
| Europe of Sovereign Nations Group (ESN) | Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) | 27 / 720 (4%) | |
| Non-attached members (Non-Inscrits) | 30 / 720 (4%) | ||
| Vacant | 1 / 720 | ||
Historical composition
The table below lists the history of the composition of the groups during the Tenth European Parliament.
| 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 | |
| 23 Aug 2024 | 46 | 135 | 53 | 77 | 188 | 78 | 84 | 25 | 32 | 718 | 2 | |
| 31 Jul 2024 | 46 | 135 | 53 | 77 | 188 | 78 | 83 | 25 | 32 | 717 | 3 | |
| 1 Sep 2024 | 46 | 135 | 53 | 77 | 188 | 78 | 82 | 25 | 32 | 716 | 4 | |
| 5 Sep 2024 | 46 | 136 | 53 | 77 | 188 | 78 | 82 | 25 | 32 | 717 | 3 | |
| 22 Sep 2024 | 46 | 136 | 53 | 77 | 188 | 78 | 83 | 25 | 32 | 718 | 2 | |
Members
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.
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) | |||
| 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 | |||||
Leadership statistics
Chairs
No chairpeople: PfE and ESN (due to cordon sanitaire)
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)
No vice-chairpeople: Slovenia, Malta, Cyprus, Finland
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. European Parliament's secret vote took place on 18 July 2024.
| 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 | ||||||||||
Hearings of commissioner candidates
President-elect of the Commission will propose to the European Parliament candidates for members of the Commission.
See also
Notes
- The Treaty of Rome and the Treaty of Maastricht as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon and all preceding amending treaties.
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