European 2024, 12 countries to vote for more MEPs

Brussels – Elections kick off, as is now tradition, but with some changes. The Dutch, the first, by the official calendar, to go to the polls today (June 6), know it well. For them, the 2024 European elections mean voting to elect two more MEPs than five years ago. As a result of Brexit, the European Parliament has decided to reallocate to member states part of the seats left empty by the British. More than 12 EU member states have gained seats.

There are 15 more MEPs than the composition with which the EU Parliament worked until last month. Benefiting most from the reorganization of the Parliament are France, Spain, and the Netherlands, which, compared to the legislature that has just come to an end, gain two MEPs each. The remaining nine “extra” seats have been allocated, one each, to Belgium, Austria, Poland, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Slovakia, and Slovenia.

Therefore, there is one more reason to go to the polls for the European citizens of the member states affected by the reform. Increasing the number of eligible MEPs increases the country’s representation in Europe and the possibility of making the citizens’ voices heard more and better on the old and new issues that the new institution will have to handle after the European elections.

English version by the Translation Service of Withub