Tenth European Parliament

10th European Parliament
10th European Parliament
16 July 2024 – TBD
President (1st Half)	Roberta Metsola (EPP, ML)
President (2nd Half)	TBD
Vice-Presidents	First Vice-President:; 1st Half:; Sabine Verheyen (EPP, DE);
Commission	von 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);
MEPs	720
Elections	June 2024 (Union)
	Treaty on European Union; Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Website	Official website
	← Ninth; Eleventh →;

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
- The constitutive plenary session of the European Parliament
  - Presiding Officer: Roberta Metsola (EPP, ML; outgoing President) and Pina Picierno (S&D, IT; outgoing Vice-President - for election of the President)
  - Roberta Metsola (EPP, ML) elected President of the Parliament with 562 votes

Political groups and 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

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

First half of the term


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

First half of the term

Candidate			Votes
Candidate			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

First half of the term

Candidate			Votes
Candidate			1st Ballot	2nd Ballot
Andrey Kovatchev	Bulgaria	EPP	559
Marc Angel	Luxembourg	S&D	461
Miriam Lexmann	Slovakia	EPP	459
Fabienne Keller	France	Renew	398
Kosma Złotowski	Poland	ECR	260	335
Pál Szekeres	Hungary	PfE	174	130

Voted			669	612
Votes cast			641	465
Blank or void			28	147
Votes needed for election			321	233
Source:^[3]

List of MEPs

List of members

MEPs that previously served as head of state or government:

Elio Di Rupo (S&D), Prime Minister of Belgium (2011-2014)
Ewa Kopacz (EPP), Prime Minister of Poland (2014-2015)
Vilis Krištopāns (NI), Prime Minister of Latvia (1998-1999)
Andrius Kubilius (EPP), Prime Minister of Lithuania (1999-2000, 2008-2012)
Ľudovít Ódor (Renew), Prime Minister of Slovakia (2023)
Jüri Ratas (EPP), Prime Minister of Estonia (2016-2021)
Beata Szydło (ECR), Prime Minister of Poland (2015-2017)
Marjan Šarec (Renew), Prime Minister of Slovenia (2018-2020)
Mihai Tudose (S&D), Prime Minister of Romania (2017-2018)
Sophie Wilmès (Renew), Prime Minister of Belgium (2019-2020)

MEPs that previously served as presiding officer of national parliament:

Eero Heinäluoma (S&D), Speaker of Parliament of Finland (2011-2015)
Ewa Kopacz (EPP), Marshal of the Sejm (2011-2014)
Vangelis Meimarakis (EPP), President of the Boule of the Hellenes (2012-2015)
Nikola Minchev (Renew), Chairperson of the National Assembly of Bulgaria (2021-2022)
Jüri Ratas (EPP), President of the Riigikogu (2021-2023)
Matej Tonin (EPP), President of the National Assembly of Slovenia (2018)

MEPs that previously served as member of the European Commission:

Vytenis Andriukaitis (S&D), European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety (2014-2019)
Sandra Kalniete (EPP), European Commissioner for Agriculture and Fisheries (2004)
Janusz Lewandowski (EPP), European Commissioner for Financial Programming and the Budget (2010-2014)
Virginijus Sinkevičius (G/EFA), European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries (2019-2024)
Adina-Ioana Vălean (S&D), European Commissioner for Transport (2019-2024)

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

Marina Kaljurand (S&D), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2015-2016)
Nathalie Loiseau (Renew), Minister of European Affairs (2017-2019)
Sven Mikser (S&D), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2016-2019)
Urmas Paet (Renew), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2005-2014)
Tonino Picula (S&D), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2000-2003)
Davor Ivo Stier (EPP), Minister of Foreign and European Affairs (2016-2017)
Villy Søvndal (G/EFA), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2011-2013)
Kristian Vigenin (S&D), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2013-2014)
Alexandr Vondra (ECR), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006-2007)
Sophie Wilmès (Renew), Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs (2020-2022)

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.^[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
Source:

Hearings of commissioner candidates

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		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]

Notes

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

References

^ "Priority information | Plenary | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
^ "Priority information | Plenary | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
^ "Priority information | Plenary | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
^ ^a ^b "European Council, 27 June 2024".
^ "Virkkunen gets the nod as Finland's next European Commissioner". News. 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
^ "The waltz of European commissioners nominated by EU governments". 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
^ "Slovakia confirms Šefčovič as EU Commissioner candidate". 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
^ 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)
^ Kurmayer, Nikolaus J. (2024-04-24). "Madrid endorses Ribera to become Spanish Commissioner". www.euractiv.com. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
^ Regeringskansliet, Regeringen och (2024-07-09). "Swedish Government nominates Jessika Roswall as new European Commissioner". Regeringskansliet. Retrieved 2024-07-11.

[NB08-1] The Treaty of Rome and the Treaty of Maastricht as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon and all preceding amending treaties.

[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 2024-07-16.

[4] "Priority information | Plenary | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-07-17.

[:0-5] "European Council, 27 June 2024".

[6] "Virkkunen gets the nod as Finland's next European Commissioner". News. 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2024-07-11.

[7] "The waltz of European commissioners nominated by EU governments". 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-07-11.

[8] "Slovakia confirms Šefčovič as EU Commissioner candidate". 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2024-07-11.

[9] 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)

[10] Kurmayer, Nikolaus J. (2024-04-24). "Madrid endorses Ribera to become Spanish Commissioner". www.euractiv.com. Retrieved 2024-07-11.

[11] Regeringskansliet, Regeringen och (2024-07-09). "Swedish Government nominates Jessika Roswall as new European Commissioner". Regeringskansliet. Retrieved 2024-07-11.

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Tenth European Parliament

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Major events

Political groups and parties