A newly formed European Parliament emerged&nbsp;from the EU of June 2024 across the member states. 720 Members of the Parliament were elected by the European citizens. As the legislative powerhouse of the European Union, the Parliament and its Members will hold a pivotal role in shaping policies and making legislation that transcend borders, on a variety of issues ranging from climate action to economic strength in order to address the pressing global geopolitical challenges.

The European Parliament was officially constituted on Tuesday 16/7 in Strasbourg, following the European elections on 6-9 June.&nbsp;

MEPs re-elected Roberta Metsola (EPP, MT) as President of the European Parliament until 2027, with 562 votes in the first round. Roberta Metsola won the election in the first round of voting, where she received an absolute majority of 562 votes cast out of 699 by secret paper ballot, among two candidates. She will continue to lead Parliament for the first two and a half years of the 10th legislative term.

MEPs elected 14 Vice-Presidents and five Quaestors, as established through rules 16, 17, and 18 of the EP Rules of Procedure. MEPs also vote on the numerical composition of Parliament’s standing committees and subcommittees, based on a proposal from the Conference of Presidents (CoP). The decision on which MEPs go to each committee is taken by the political groups and the non-attached members (rules 212 and 216 of the Rules of Procedure). This is expected to be announced to plenary during the July session.

In its tenth term, the European Parliament will have 720 seats, 15 more than at the end of the previous legislature. 54% of MEPs are newly-elected (in 2019 the share of newcomers was 61%) and the share of women is 39% (it was 40% in 2019). Lena Schilling (Greens/EFA) from Austria (23 years old) is the youngest MEP, while Leoluca Orlando (Greens/EFA) from Italy (77 years old) is the oldest. The average age of MEPs is 50. At the beginning of the tenth term, there are eight political groups, one more than in the previous legislature. 33 MEPs remain non-attached.

New European Parliament (2024-2029)

Raising ceremony of the European flag for the beginning of the 10th legislative term in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg

Raising ceremony of the European flag for the beginning of the 10th legislature, in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Meeting of the Conference of Presidents (02/07): arrivals and roundtable

Meeting of the EP Conference of President with the participation of Charles MICHEL, President of the European Council

Conference of Presidents (CoP) following the European Elections 2024: arrivals and roundtable

Constitutive meetings of the Committees (AFET, LIBE, ITRE, ECON, ENVI, DEVE and AGRI): extracts

Vote on the numerical strenght of interparliamentary delegations

Vote on the numerical strenght of standing committees

Elections of the Quaestors of the Parliament - First Ballot

10th Legislative term - European Elections 2024 Final results - Graphics

Order or business

Election of the Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament - Second ballot: Announcement of the results of the second ballot

European Parliament Stockshots 10th legislative term: timelapse of the first plenary sitting in Strasbourg

10th Legislative term - Composition of the European Parliament: Graphics

Election of the President of the European Parliament: Statement by Roberta METSOLA re-elected EP President

Press conference by Roberta METSOLA, re-elected President of the European Parliament

Election of the President of the European Parliament: atmosphere shots from the voting session

Election of the President of the European Parliament: announcement of the results of the first ballot

Election of the President of the European Parliament: extracts of the presentations by the candidates for election to the office of the President

Election of the new EP President: Opening of the first ballot - MEPs voting

Opening of the 10th legislative term: arrival of the new MEPs at the European Parliament in Strasbourg and opening of the first sitting

Election of the new EP President: Opening of the sitting

Election of the President of the European Parliament: ambiance shots in the chamber

Election of the President of the European Parliament: announcement of the final results and extracts from the speech by Roberta METSOLA, newly elected President of the European Parliament

Election of the Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament - First ballot: Announcement of the results of the first ballot

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