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Tenth European Parliament

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
The logo of the European Parliament
President (1st Half)Malta Roberta Metsola (EPP, ML)
President (2nd Half)TBD
Vice-Presidents
First Vice-President:
1st Half:
Germany Sabine Verheyen (EPP, DE)
Commissionvon der Leyen (until 30 November 2024)
Political groups
  •   EPP (188)
  •   S&D (136)
  •   PfE (84)
  •   ECR (78)
  •   Renew (77)
  •   Greens/EFA (53)
  •   The Left (46)
  •   ESN (25)
  •   NI (32)
MEPs720
ElectionsJune 2024 (Union)
Treaty on European Union
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union[a 1]
WebsiteOfficial website

Major events

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Political groups and parties

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Political group
and affiliated European political parties 		MEPs
EPP Group of the European People's Party
European People's Party
188 / 720
S&D Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
Party of European Socialists
136 / 720
PfE Patriots for Europe
Identity and Democracy Party
European Conservatives and Reformists Party
European Christian Political Movement
84 / 720
ECR European Conservatives and Reformists Group
European Conservatives and Reformists Party
European Christian Political Movement
78 / 720
Renew Renew Europe Group
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
European Democratic Party
77 / 720
Greens/EFA Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
European Green Party
European Free Alliance
European Pirate Party
Volt Europa
53 / 720
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
ESN Europe of Sovereign Nations
Identity and Democracy Party
25 / 720
NI Non-attached Members
33 / 720

Leadership

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Further information: President of the European Parliament and Vice-President of the European Parliament

The President of the European Parliament is chosen through the votes of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and serves a term lasting 2.5 years, with the option for re-election. The responsibilities of the president encompass a diverse array of functions, including presiding over debates and representing the European Parliament in its interactions with other institutions within the European Union.

Fourteen Vice Presidents are elected through a single ballot process, requiring an absolute majority of cast votes for their selection. In situations where the number of successful candidates falls below 14, a second round of voting is conducted to allocate the remaining positions following identical conditions. Should a third round of voting become necessary, a simple majority suffices to occupy the remaining seats. The precedence of Vice Presidents is established by the order in which they are elected, and in cases of a tie, seniority is determined by age. During each round of voting, MEPs have the capacity to cast votes for as many candidates as there are available seats for that particular round. However, they are obligated to vote for more than half of the total positions to be filled.

Election of the President

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Roberta Metsola (EPP, ML), President of the European Parliament (1st Half of the term)

First half of the term

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Candidate Votes
Roberta Metsola   Malta EPP 562
Irene Montero   Spain The Left 61
Voted 699
Votes cast 623
Blank or void 76
Votes needed for election 312
Source: The European Parliament

Election of Vice-Presidents

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First half of the term

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Candidate Votes
1st Ballot 2nd Ballot
Sabine Verheyen (elected First Vice-President)   Germany EPP 604
Ewa Kopacz   Poland EPP 572
Esteban González Pons   Spain EPP 478
Katarina Barley   Germany S&D 450
Pina Picierno   Italy S&D 405
Victor Negrescu   Romania S&D 394
Martin Hojsík   Slovakia Renew 393
Christel Schaldemose   Denmark S&D 378
Javi López   Spain S&D 377
Sophie Wilmès   Belgium Renew 371
Nicolae Ştefănuță   Romania G/EFA 347
Roberts Zīle   Latvia ECR 306 490
Antonella Sberna   Italy ECR 323 314
Younous Omarjee   France The Left 272 311
Klára Dostálová   Czechia PfE 214 177
Fabrice Leggeri   France PfE 209 116
Ewa Zajaczkowska-Hernik   Poland ESN 102 46
Voted 701 674
Votes cast 665 609
Blank or void 36 65
Votes needed for election 333 305
Source [1] [2]


Election of Quaestors

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First half of the term

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Candidate Votes
1st Ballot
Marc Angel   Luxembourg S&D
Fabienne Keller   France Renew
Andrey Kovatchev   Bulgaria EPP
Miriam Lexmann   Slovakia EPP
Pál Szekeres   Hungary PfE
Kosma Złotowski   Poland ECR
Voted
Votes cast
Blank or void
Votes needed for election
Source:[3]


List of MEPs

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List of members

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Main article: List of members of the European Parliament (2024–2029)

MEPs that previously served as head of state or government:


MEPs that previously served as presiding officer of national parliament:


MEPs that previously served as member of the European Commission:


MEPs that previously served as minister of foreign and/or European affairs:

European Commission formation

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Election of president

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European Council proposed on 27 June 2024 Ursula von der Leyen as a candidate for a second term as President of the European Commission.[4] European Parliament's secret vote will take place on 18 July 2024.

Candidate Present In favor Against Invalid
Ursula von der Leyen   Germany EPP
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Hearings of commissioner candidates

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President-elect of the Commission will propose to the European Parliament candidates for members of the Commission.

The list of candidates that are expected to be nominated by the members states is below:

Candidate Member state Party/Group Previous positions Ref
Kaja Kallas   Estonia Renew
  • Prime Minister (2021-Incumbent)
  • MEP (2014-2018)
 [4]
Henna Virkkunen   Finland EPP
  • MEP (2014-Incumbent)
  • Minister of Transport (2014)
  • Minister of Public Administration and Local Government (2011-2014)
  • Minister of Education (2008-2011)
 [5]
Valdis Dombrovskis   Latvia EPP
  • Executive Vice-President of the Commission (2019-Incumbent)
  • European Commissioner fot Trade (2020-Incumbent)
  • European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union (2016-2020)
  • Prime Minister of Latvia (2009-2014)
  • Minister of Finance (2002-2004)
 [6]
Maroš Šefčovič   Slovakia PES
  • Executive Vice-President of the Commission (2023-Incumbent)
  • European Commissioner for Interinstitutional Relations and Administration (2010-2014, 2019-Incumbent)
  • Vice-President of the Commission (2010-2023)
  • European Commissioner for Energy (2014-2019)
  • European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth (2009-2010)
  • Permanent Representative of the Slovak Republic to the European Union (2004–2009)
 [7]
Tomaž Vesel   Slovenia Renew
  • President of the Court of Audit of Slovenia (2013-2022)
 [8]
Teresa Ribera   Spain PES
  • Deputy Prime Minister of Spain (2020-Incumbent)
  • Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (2020-Incumbent)
  • Minister for the Ecological Transition (2018-2020)
 [9]
Jessika Roswall   Sweden EPP
  • Minister for European Union Affairs (2022-Incumbent)
  • Minister for Nordic Cooperation (2022-Incumbent)
 [10]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Treaty of Rome and the Treaty of Maastricht as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon and all preceding amending treaties.

References

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  1. ^ "Priority information | Plenary | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  2. ^ "Priority information | Plenary | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  3. ^ "Priority information | Plenary | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  4. ^ a b "European Council, 27 June 2024".
  5. ^ "Virkkunen gets the nod as Finland's next European Commissioner". News. 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  6. ^ "The waltz of European commissioners nominated by EU governments". 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  7. ^ "Slovakia confirms Šefčovič as EU Commissioner candidate". 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  8. ^ R, L. M. , M. (2024-06-26). "Vlada začela postopek imenovanja Tomaža Vesela za evropskega komisarja". N1 (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2024-07-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Kurmayer, Nikolaus J. (2024-04-24). "Madrid endorses Ribera to become Spanish Commissioner". www.euractiv.com. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  10. ^ Regeringskansliet, Regeringen och (2024-07-09). "Swedish Government nominates Jessika Roswall as new European Commissioner". Regeringskansliet. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
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