# Tenth European Parliament

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 group | European political party | MEPs |
| EPP | European People's Party | 188 / 720 (26%) |
| S&D | Party of European Socialists | 136 / 720 (19%) |
| PfE | Patriots.eu | 86 / 720 (12%) |
| ECR | European Conservatives and Reformists Party European Christian Political Movement | 80 / 720 (11%) |
| Renew | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party European Democratic Party | 75 / 720 (10%) |
| Greens/EFA | European Green Party European Free Alliance | 53 / 720 (7%) |
| The Left | European Left Alliance for the People and the Planet Party of the European Left | 46 / 720 (6%) |
| ESN | Europe of Sovereign Nations | 26 / 720 (4%) |
| Non-attached members | Non-attached members | 29 / 720 (4%) |
| Vacant | Vacant | 1 / 720 |

### 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 groups :
| Date | Group | Group | Group | Group | Group | Group | Group | Group | Group | Total | Vacant | Ref |
| Date | The Left | S&D | Greens/EFA | Renew | EPP | ECR | Patriots | ESN | NI | Total | Vacant | Ref |
| 16 Jul 2024 (constitutive plenary session) | 46 | 136 | 53 | 77 | 188 | 78 | 84 | 25 | 32 | 719 | 1 | |
| 23 Aug 2024 | 46 | 135 | 53 | 77 | 188 | 78 | 84 | 25 | 32 | 718 | 2 | |
| 31 Jul 2024 | 46 | 135 | 53 | 77 | 188 | 78 | 83 | 25 | 32 | 717 | 3 | |
| 1 Sep 2024 | 46 | 135 | 53 | 77 | 188 | 78 | 82 | 25 | 32 | 716 | 4 | |
| 5 Sep 2024 | 46 | 136 | 53 | 77 | 188 | 78 | 82 | 25 | 32 | 717 | 3 | |
| 22 Sep 2024 | 46 | 136 | 53 | 77 | 188 | 78 | 83 | 25 | 32 | 718 | 2 | |

## 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

| President | EPP | Roberta Metsola | MLT |
| Vice Presidents | EPP | Sabine Verheyen | GER |
| Vice Presidents | EPP | Ewa Kopacz | POL |
| Vice Presidents | EPP | Esteban González Pons | SPA |
| Vice Presidents | S&D | Katarina Barley | GER |
| Vice Presidents | S&D | Pina Picierno | ITA |
| Vice Presidents | S&D | Victor Negrescu | ROM |
| Vice Presidents | RENEW | Martin Hojsík | SVK |
| Vice Presidents | S&D | Christel Schaldemose | DEN |
| Vice Presidents | S&D | Javi López | SPA |
| Vice Presidents | RENEW | Sophie Wilmès | BEL |
| Vice Presidents | G/EFA | Nicolae Ștefănuță | ROM |
| Vice Presidents | ECR | Roberts Zīle | LAT |
| Vice Presidents | ECR | Antonella Sberna | ITA |
| Vice Presidents | THE LEFT | Younous Omarjee | FRA |
| Quaestors | EPP | Andrey Kovatchev | BGR |
| Quaestors | S&D | Marc Angel | LUX |
| Quaestors | EPP | Miriam Lexmann | SVK |
| Quaestors | RENEW | Fabienne Keller | FRA |
| Quaestors | ECR | Kosma Złotowski | POL |

## Committees
### Standing committees

| Committee | Committee | Committee | President | Vice-Presidents | Group Coordinators |
| Foreign Affairs | Foreign Affairs | AFET | David McAllister (EPP) | List Hana Jalloul (S&D) Urmas Paet (Renew) Alberico Gambino (ECR) Ioan-Rareş Bogdan (EPP) | List Michael Gahler (EPP) Nacho Sánchez Amor (S&D) Hilde Vautmans (Renew) |
| | Human Rights (AFET Subcommittee) | DROI | Mounir Satouri (G/EFA) | List Marta Temido (S&D) Łukasz Kohut (EPP) | List Isabel Wiseler-Lima (EPP) Francisco Assis (S&D) Bernard Guetta (Renew) |
| | Security and Defence (AFET Subcommittee) | SEDE | Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (Renew) | List Christophe Gomart (EPP) Mihai Tudose (S&D) Alberico Gambino (ECR) Riho Terras (EPP) | List Nicolás Pascual de la Parte (EPP) Sven Mikser (S&D) Nathalie Loiseau (Renew) |
| Employment and Social Affairs | Employment and Social Affairs | EMPL | Li Andersson (The Left) | List Johan Danielsson (S&D) Jagna Marczułajtis-Walczak (EPP) Katrin Langensiepen (G/EFA) | List Dennis Radtke (EPP) Estelle Ceulemans (S&D) Jana Toom (Renew) |
| Culture and Education | Culture and Education | CULT | Nela Riehl (G/EFA) | List Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski (EPP) Emma Rafowicz (S&D) Diana Riba i Giner (G/EFA) Hristo Petrov (Renew) | List Zoltán Tarr (EPP) Hannes Heide (S&D) Laurence Farreng (Renew) |
| Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety | Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety | ENVI | Antonio Decaro (S&D) | List Esther Herranz García (EPP) Pietro Fiocchi (ECR) Anja Hazekamp (The Left) András Tivadar Kulja (EPP) | List Peter Liese (EPP) Tiemo Wölken (S&D) Pascal Canfin (Renew) |
| | Public Health (ENVI Subcommittee) | SANT | Adam Jarubas (EPP) | List Tilly Metz (G/EFA) Stine Bosse (Renew) Romana Jerković (S&D) Emmanouil Fragkos (ECR) | List Tomislav Sokol (EPP) Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (S&D) Vlad Voiculescu (Renew) |
| Legal Affairs | Legal Affairs | JURI | Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Renew) | List Marion Walsmann (EPP) Mario Mantovani (ECR) Lara Wolters (S&D) Emil Radev (EPP) | List Axel Voss (EPP) René Repasi (S&D) Dainius Žalimas (Renew) |
| Industry, Research and Energy | Industry, Research and Energy | ITRE | Borys Budka (EPP) | List Tsvetelina Penkova (S&D) Elena Donazzan (ECR) Giorgio Gori (S&D) Yvan Verougstraete (Renew | List Christian Ehler (EPP) Dan Nica (S&D) Christophe Grudler (Renew) |
| Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs | Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs | LIBE | Javier Zarzalejos (EPP) | List Marina Kaljurand (S&D) Charlie Weimers (ECR) Alessandro Zan (S&D) Estrella Galán (The Left) | List Lena Düpont (EPP) Birgit Sippel (S&D) Fabienne Keller (Renew) |
| Development | Development | DEVE | Barry Andrews (Renew) | List Isabella Lövin (G/EFA) Hildegard Bentele (EPP) Abir Al-Sahlani (Renew) Robert Biedroń (S&D) | List Lukas Mandl (EPP) Udo Bullmann (S&D) Charles Goerens (Renew) |
| Internal Market and Consumer Protection | Internal Market and Consumer Protection | IMCO | Anna Cavazzini (G/EFA) | List Christian Doleschal (EPP) Nikola Minchev (Renew) Maria Grapini (S&D) Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz (EPP) | List Andreas Schwab (EPP) Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Renew) |
| Constitutional Affairs | Constitutional Affairs | AFCO | Sven Simon (EPP) | List Gabriele Bischoff (S&D) Adrián Vázquez Lázara (EPP) Charles Goerens (Renew) Péter Magyar (EPP) | List Loránt Vincze (EPP) Juan Fernando López Aguilar (S&D) Sandro Gozi (Renew) |
| International Trade | International Trade | INTA | Bernd Lange (S&D) | List Manon Aubry (The Left) Iuliu Winkler (EPP) Karin Karlsbro (Renew) Kathleen Van Brempt (S&D) | List Jörgen Warborn (EPP) Brando Benifei (S&D) Marie-Pierre Vedrenne (Renew) |
| Transport and Tourism | Transport and Tourism | TRAN | Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi (EPP) | List Virginijus Sinkevičius (G/EFA) Sophia Kircher (EPP) Elena Kountoura (The Left) Matteo Ricci (S&D) | List Jens Gieseke (EPP) Johan Danielsson (S&D) Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Renew) |
| Women's Rights and Gender Equality | Women's Rights and Gender Equality | FEMM | Lina Gálvez (S&D) | List Dainius Žalimas (Renew) Irene Montero (The Left) Rosa Estaràs (EPP) Predrag Fred Matić (S&D) | List Eleonora Meleti (EPP) Abir Al-Sahlani (Renew) |
| Budgets | Budgets | BUDG | Johan Van Overtveldt (ECR) | List Monika Hohlmeier (EPP) Giuseppe Lupo (S&D) Janusz Lewandowski (EPP) Lucia Yar (Renew) | List Karlo Ressler (EPP) Jean-Marc Germain (S&D) Lucia Yar (Renew) |
| Regional Development | Regional Development | REGI | Dragoș Benea (S&D) | List Gabriella Gerzsenyi (EPP) Nora Mebarek (S&D) Francesco Ventola (ECR) Ľubica Karvašová (Renew) | List Andrey Novakov (EPP) Marcos Ros Sempere (S&D) Ľubica Karvašová (Renew) Vladimir Prebilič (G/EFA) |
| Petitions | Petitions | PETI | Bogdan Rzońca (ECR) | List Dolors Montserrat (EPP) Fredis Beleris (EPP) Nils Ušakovs (S&D) Cristina Guarda (G/EFA) | List Alma Ezcurra Almansa (EPP) Sandra Gómez López (S&D) Michał Kobosko (Renew) |
| Budgetary Control | Budgetary Control | CONT | Niclas Herbst (EPP) | List Caterina Chinnici (EPP) Cristian Terheș (ECR) Claudiu Manda (S&D) Georgios Aftias (EPP) | List Tomáš Zdechovský (EPP) Carla Tavares (S&D) Olivier Chastel (Renew) |
| Agriculture and Rural Development | Agriculture and Rural Development | AGRI | Veronika Vrecionová (ECR) | List Daniel Buda (EPP) Norbert Lins (EPP) Éric Sargiacomo (S&D) | List Herbert Dorfmann (EPP) Dario Nardella (S&D) Elsi Katainen (Renew) |
| Economic and Monetary Affairs | Economic and Monetary Affairs | ECON | Aurore Lalucq (S&D) | List Damian Boeselager (G/EFA) Ľudovít Ódor (Renew Luděk Niedermayer (EPP) Marlena Maląg (ECR) | List Markus Ferber (EPP) Jonás Fernández Álvarez (S&D) Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Renew) |
| | Tax Matters (ECON Subcommittee) | FISC | Pasquale Tridico (The Left) | List Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (G/EFA) Regina Doherty (EPP) Markus Ferber (EPP) Matthias Ecke (S&D) | List Fernando Navarrete Rojas (EPP) Bruno Gonçalves (S&D) Ľudovít Ódor (Renew) |
| Fisheries | Fisheries | PECH | Carmen Crespo Díaz (EPP) | List Sander Smit (EPP) Giuseppe Milazzo (ECR) Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Renew) Jessica Polfjärd (EPP) | List Gabriel Mato (EPP) André Rodrigues (S&D) Emma Wiesner (Renew) |
| Source: European Parliament ||||||

#### Leadership statistics

Chairs
No chairpeople: PfE and ESN (due to cordon sanitaire)
Germany
7
Poland, Spain
3
France, Italy
2
Finland, Bulgaria, Ireland, Greece, Belgium, Romania, Czechia
1 :
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)
Italy
13
Germany
10
Spain, Romania
7
Sweden
6
Poland, France
5
Greece
4
Estonia, Netherlands, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia
3
Luxembourg, Denmark, Croatia, Belgium, Lithuania
2
Portugal, Austria, Latvia, Czechia, Ireland
1 :
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.
| Candidate | Candidate | Candidate | Candidate | Members | Voting | Majority | In favor | Against | Blank | Void |
| Ursula von der Leyen | Germany | | EPP | 719 | 707 | 360 | 401 | 284 | 15 | 7 |
| Source: European Parliament |||||||||||

### Hearings of commissioner candidates

President-elect of the Commission will propose to the European Parliament candidates for members of the Commission.