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Euroopan parlamentti: Faktatietoja
Tämä on Euroopan parlamentin tutkimuspalvelun julkaisema katsaus, jossa tarjotaan laaja valikoima faktatietoja Euroopan parlamentista. Katsauksen grafiikoista saa käsityksen parlamentin jäsenistöstä sekä toimielimen rakenteista ja toiminnasta nykyiseltä vaalikaudelta (heinäkuu 2024 – kesäkuu 2029) ja edellisiltä viisivuotiskausilta kesäkuussa 1979 pidetyistä välittömistä vaaleista alkaen.
Euroopan parlamentin jäsenet 2024–2029
EU‑vaalit pidettiin kesäkuussa 2024. Kansalaiset valitsivat edustajansa Euroopan parlamenttiin seuraaviksi viideksi vuodeksi puolustamaan etujaan EU:ssa. Äänestysprosentti oli 51,1. Se on hieman korkeampi kuin vuonna 2019 pidetyissä edellisissä vaaleissa (50,7 %). Poliittisten ryhmien määrä kasvoi seitsemästä kahdeksaan uuden vaalikauden alussa. Puolet valituista jäsenistä ovat uusia Euroopan parlamentin jäseniä. Naisten osuus kaikista parlamentin jäsenistä on nyt 38,5 prosenttia. Se on 2,1 prosenttiyksikköä ...
Committees of inquiry in the European Ϸվ
Ϸվ has been trying to strengthen its powers to conduct in-depth investigations into contraventions or maladministration in the implementation of European Union law since 2012, but has so far failed to gain the consent of the Commission or the Council for the modification of the legal framework applicable to its committees of inquiry. These powers were also discussed as part of the Conference on the Future of Europe. This paper updates a 2021 EPRS publication on the European Ϸվ's ...
Vacancy for a Ϸվ vice-president
In the context of ongoing investigations by Belgian authorities for alleged wrongdoing, on 13 December 2022 the European Ϸվ voted by an overwhelming majority to strip Eva Kaili of her post as vice-president. Ϸվ is expected to vote on the election of a new vice-president during its first plenary session of 2023.
Handbook on the incompatibilities and immunity of the Members of the European Ϸվ
Upon request by the Committee on Legal Affairs, this handbook, provided by the Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs, summarises, in its first part, the EU legal framework on the incompatibilities and immunity of Members of the European Ϸվ. Based on national reports, the second part of the handbook gives an overview, for each EU Member State, of the relevant national provisions on the composition of national governments and parliaments as well as those on national ...
Handbook on the incompatibilities and immunity of the Members of the European Ϸվ
Upon request by the Committee on Legal Affairs, this handbook, provided by the Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs, summarises, in its first part, the EU legal framework on the incompatibilities and immunity of Members of the European Ϸվ. Based on national reports, the second part of the handbook gives an overview, for each EU Member State, of the relevant national provisions on the composition of national governments and parliaments as well as those on national ...
Ϸվary Immunity in a European Context
This in-depth analysis was commissioned by the policy department on citizens' rights and constitutional affairs at the request of the JURI committee. It examines the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union on the matter of parliamentary immunity. From this case law, it derives the conclusion that both courts are developing a ‘functional approach’ towards parliamentary immunity. It explains the meaning of this approach both for national systems ...
Ϸվary Immunity in Italy
This in-depth analysis was commissioned by the policy department on citizens' rights and constitutional affairs at the request of the JURI committee. It proposes to view the legal basis and practical developments of parliamentary privilege in Italy, providing an insight into the peculiarities of the country’s experience, with reference also to recent cases.
Ϸվary Immunity in Poland
Upon request by the JURI Committee, this in-depth analysis examines the immunity of Polish parliamentarians, i.e. Deputies to the Sejm and Senators. It describes forms of immunity, their scopes, taking into account the jurisprudence of the Polish Supreme Court and the Polish Constitutional Tribunal, as well as parliamentary procedures regarding waiving or defending the immunities. It also includes a description of legal and practical problems related to an ordinary application of immunity rules. ...
Immunity of Members of the European Ϸվ
The note provides an overview of the legal framework governing MEPs immunity and outlines the main diferences between absolute and relative immunities as regards the scope and procedures.