Briefing - 15-18 December 2008 - Strasbourg plenary session
[Europa]
The Week Ahead 15-21 December 2008: Plenary Session in Strasbourg
[Europa]
Lisbon deal could change size of European Parliament
"French proposal would result in a Parliament with 754 MEPs from 2010; deal also outlines means of managing transition to new form of presidency. Part of an emerging deal triggered by efforts to convince the Irish to approve the Treaty of Lisbon by October 2009 is a plan that would leave the European Parliament with fewer MEPs than it currently has but more than currently envisaged in the Lisbon treaty.
EU leaders are today discussing the offer of a set of guarantees that it hopes will help the Irish government convince its electorate to adopt the reform treaty, but the most likely timeline for a referendum – by October 2009 – would mean that the European Parliament elections in June would be held under rules set out in the Treaty of Nice. Those stipulate that the number of MEPs should be cut from the current 785 to 736. If the Lisbon treaty were in force by then, the assembly would have 751 members." [EuropeanVoice]
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