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submitted 1 year ago by NorskSud@lemmy.pt to c/europe@feddit.de

Spain, Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Slovakia, Ireland, Slovenia, and Latvia would elect additional MEPs next year

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[-] zosu@vlemmy.net 3 points 1 year ago

won't that reduce the voting power of the MEPs companies bought? sounds like extortion

[-] animist@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

Nah next election each multinational will get 100 MEPs for every one that a country gets

[-] randomaccount43543@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Additional seats:

Spain +2 [61]

Netherlands +2 [31]

Austria +1 [20]

Denmark +1 [15]

Finland +1 [15]

Slovakia +1 [15]

Ireland +1 [14]

Slovenia +1 [9]

Latvia +1 [9]

[-] HansSlonzok@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

why more? why not less for others?

[-] NorskSud@lemmy.pt 5 points 1 year ago

there was a reduction on the total number after brexit, so this is an easy way to reflect demographic changes without reducing representativity to any country

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