The tenth European Parliament was elected during the 2024 elections and is slated to remain in session until the forthcoming 2029 elections.
Major events
6–9 June 2024: Elections to the 10th European Parliament 16–19 July 2024: Constitutive plenary session of the European Parliament 16 July: Roberta Metsola (EPP, ML) is elected President of the Parliament with 562 votes, together with vice-presidents and quaestors. 18 July: Ursula von der Leyen (EPP, DE) is elected President of the European Commission with 401 votes. 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 groupEuropean political partiesMEPsEuropean People's Party Group (EPP Group)European People's Party (EPP)European Christian Political Party (ECPP)Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)Party of European Socialists (PES)Patriots for Europe (PfE)Patriots.euEuropean Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR Group)European Conservatives and Reformists Party (ECR)European Free Alliance (EFA)European Christian Political Party (ECPP)Renew Europe (Renew)Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE Party)European Democratic Party (EDP)Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)European Green Party (EGP)European Free Alliance (EFA)The Left in the European Parliament (The Left)European Left Alliance for the People and the Planet (ELA)Party of the European Left (PEL)Europe of Sovereign Nations Group (ESN)Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) Non-attached members (Non-Inscrits) Vacant
Historical composition The table below lists the history of the composition of the groups during the Tenth European Parliament. +History of the composition of the groupsDateGroupTotalVacantRefThe LeftS&DGreens/EFA RenewEPPECRPatriotsESNNI16 Jul 2024(constitutive plenary session)46136537718878842532719123 Aug 202446135537718878842532718231 Jul 20244613553771887883253271731 Sep 20244613553771887882253271645 Sep 202446136537718878822532717322 Sep 2024461365377188788325327182
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
+PresidentRoberta MetsolaVice PresidentsSabine VerheyenEwa KopaczEsteban González PonsKatarina BarleyPina PiciernoVictor NegrescuMartin HojsíkChristel SchaldemoseJavi LópezSophie WilmèsNicolae ȘtefănuțăRoberts ZīleAntonella SbernaYounous OmarjeeQuaestorsAndrey KovatchevMarc AngelMiriam LexmannFabienne KellerKosma Złotowski
Committees Standing committees +CommitteePresidentVice-PresidentsGroup CoordinatorsForeign AffairsAFET 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 AffairsEMPL Li Andersson (The Left)Culture and EducationCULT Nela Riehl (G/EFA)Environment, Public Health, and Food SafetyENVI Antonio Decaro (S&D)Public Health (ENVI Subcommittee)SANT Adam Jarubas (EPP)Legal AffairsJURI Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Renew)Industry, Research and EnergyITRE Borys Budka (EPP)Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home AffairsLIBE Javier Zarzalejos (EPP)DevelopmentDEVE Barry Andrews (Renew)Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionIMCO Anna Cavazzini (G/EFA)Constitutional AffairsAFCO Sven Simon (EPP)International TradeINTA Bernd Lange (S&D)Transport and TourismTRAN Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi (EPP)Women's Rights and Gender EqualityFEMM Lina Gálvez (S&D)BudgetsBUDG Johan Van Overtveldt (ECR)Regional DevelopmentREGI Dragoș Benea (S&D)PetitionsPETI Bogdan Rzońca (ECR)Budgetary ControlCONT Niclas Herbst (EPP)Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentAGRI Veronika Vrecionová (ECR)Economic and Monetary AffairsECON Aurore Lalucq (S&D)Tax Matters (ECON Subcommittee)FISC Pasquale Tridico (The Left)FisheriesPECH 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. +CandidateMembersVotingMajorityIn favorAgainstBlankVoid Ursula von der Leyen Germany719707360401284157Source: 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 2024 European Parliament election European Parliament Political groups of the European Parliament Institutions of the European Union
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