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</a> </div> </div> <figcaption class="ep_text"> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_legend"> <span class="ep_name">Caption: How many MEPs will each country have after Brexit?</span> <span class="ep_icon"> </span> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product" data-view1200="6" data-view1020="6" data-view750="10" data-view640="6" data-view480="8" data-view320="4"> <div class="ep_gridcolumn-content"> <div class="ep-a_text ep-layout_chapo"> <p>As of 1 February, the number and distribution of seats in the Parliament changes following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. </p> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product" data-view1200="6" data-view1020="6" data-view750="10" data-view640="6" data-view480="8" data-view320="4"> <div class="ep_gridcolumn-content" > <div class="ep-a_text"><p class="ep-wysiwig_paragraph">From 1 February, the European Parliament will have 705 seats, compared with 751 (the maximum allowed under the EU treaties) before the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on 31 January 2020.</p> <p class="ep-wysiwig_paragraph"></p> <p class="ep-wysiwig_paragraph">Of the UK’s 73 seats, 27 have been redistributed to other countries, while the remaining 46 will be kept in reserve for potential future enlargements.</p> <p class="ep-wysiwig_paragraph"></p> <p class="ep-wysiwig_paragraph"><strong>Who are the new MEPs?</strong></p> <p class="ep-wysiwig_paragraph"></p> <p class="ep-wysiwig_paragraph">All new MEPs were elected at the <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/election-results-2019/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">May 2019 European Elections</a>. Depending on national rules, some names have already been confirmed, while others are still pending. You can find all current MEPs on <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the European Parliament’s dedicated webpage</a>.</p> <br /> <p class="ep-wysiwig_paragraph"></p> <br /> <p class="ep-wysiwig_paragraph"></p> <p class="ep-wysiwig_paragraph"><br /><br /></p> <p class="ep-wysiwig_paragraph"></p> <br /> <p class="ep-wysiwig_paragraph"></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product" data-view1200="6" data-view1020="6" data-view750="10" data-view640="6" data-view480="8" data-view320="4"> <div class="ep_gridcolumn-content"> <div class="ep-a_media"> <figure> <div class="ep_media ep-layout_image"> <div class="ep-p_image ep-layout_original"> <a href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/resources/library/images/20200131PHT71531/20200131PHT71531-pl.png" title="Open in a new window" target="_blank"> <div class="ep_image"> <img src="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/resources/library/images/20200131PHT71531/20200131PHT71531-cl.png" alt="EP Brexit"/> <span class="ep_small" style="background-image:url(https://www.europarl.europa.eu/resources/library/images/20200131PHT71531/20200131PHT71531-cs.png);"> </span> <span class="ep_medium" style="background-image:url(https://www.europarl.europa.eu/resources/library/images/20200131PHT71531/20200131PHT71531-cm.png);"> </span> <span class="ep_large" style="background-image:url(https://www.europarl.europa.eu/resources/library/images/20200131PHT71531/20200131PHT71531-cl.png);"> </span> <span class="ep_icon"> </span> </div> </a> </div> </div> <figcaption class="ep_text"> <div class="ep-p_text ep-layout_legend"> <span class="ep_name">Seat distribution estimates based on results of May 2019 European Elections and current political affiliations to which the new MEPs belong</span> <span class="ep_icon"> </span> </div> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product" data-view1200="6" data-view1020="6" data-view750="10" data-view640="6" data-view480="8" data-view320="4"> <div class="ep_gridcolumn-content" > <div class="ep-a_text"><p class="ep-wysiwig_paragraph"><strong>Distribution of seats: no losers</strong></p> <br /> <p class="ep-wysiwig_paragraph">The redistribution of seats ensures that no EU country loses any seats, while some gain from one to five seats to address under-representation following demographic changes.</p> <br /> <p class="ep-wysiwig_paragraph">The new distribution takes into account the size of the population of member states as well as the need for a minimum level of representation for European citizens in the smaller ones.</p> <br /> <p class="ep-wysiwig_paragraph">This principle of “degressive proportionality” means that smaller countries have fewer MEPs than bigger countries, but also that MEPs from a larger country represent more people than their counterparts from smaller countries.</p> <br /> <p class="ep-wysiwig_paragraph"><strong>Next steps</strong></p> <br /> <p class="ep-wysiwig_paragraph">Parliament will continue to influence the EU-UK negotiations on the future relationship, while Brexit will also affect the composition of committees and interparliamentary delegations. 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