European Parliament to grow by 15 seats in 2024
The European Parliament will grow by 15 seats following the EU’s elections next June, increasing the total number of parliamentarians to 720.
The 15 extra seats are to be divided among 12 different EU member countries, European Union lawmakers decided on Wednesday in Strasbourg, France.
France, the Netherlands, and Spain will receive two more seats each.
Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Latvia, Austria, Poland, Finland, Slovenia, and Slovakia would each receive one additional mandate.
The extra seats are meant to reflect demographic changes in the population of the EU since the last European elections were held in 2019.
(dpa/NAN)
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