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The European Parliament has a high turnover of members compared to some national parliaments. After every recent election, just over half of elected members had not been members in the previous parliament. Elmar Brok served the longest continuous term from the first elections in 1980 until 2019 (39 years).
Parliament's work comprises two main stages: Committees - to prepare legislation. The Parliament numbers 20 committees and three subcommittees, each handling a particular policy area. The committees examine proposals for legislation, and MEPs and political groups can put forward amendments or propose to reject a bill.
Juan FRAILE CANTÓN. Geneviève FRAISSE. Armando FRANÇA. Gaston FRANCO. Dimitrios FRANGOS. Tomasz FRANKOWSKI. Cindy FRANSSEN. Otmar FRANZ. List of all Members of the European Parliament of previous and the current legislative term.
The European Parliament consists of 705 members (MEPs) elected in all 27 EU countries. MEPs are elected for a five-year term. Elections are by proportional representation, and seats are based on the population of each country.The European Parliament holds its committee meetings in Brussels and its plenary sessions in Brussels and Strasbourg.
The European Parliament is an important forum for political debate and decision-making at the EU level. The Members of the European Parliament are directly elected by voters in all Member States to represent people’s interests with regard to EU law-making and to make sure other EU institutions are working democratically.
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Renew Europe Group Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance European Conservatives and Reformists Group Identity and Democracy Group The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL Non-attached Members
Since it became an elected body, the membership of the European Parliament has expanded when new nations have joined (the membership was also adjusted upwards in 1994 after German reunification). Following this, the Treaty of Nice imposed a cap on the number of members to be elected: 732, later raised to 751 by the Treaty of Lisbon.
