European Parliament constituency European Parliament constituency Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are elected by the population of the member states of the European Union (EU), divided into constituencies. Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom are respectively divided into 3, 8, 3, 5, 13 and 12 constituencies, while the other member states have a single national constituency. In Germany, political parties are entitled to present lists of candidates either at Länder or national level. The Kingdom of Denmark was also historically subdivided in two constituencies, with a separate one for Greenland which was dissolved in 1985 after the autonomous country
Political groups of the European Parliament dealt with at the plenary session of the European Parliament. Groups can table motions for resolutions and table amendments to reports. This is a summary of the standing of existing European Parliament groups, although these are subject to change. The first sitting of the new parliament was on 1 July 2014. Major changes compared to the period 2004–2009 are: The mandate of previous European Parliament ran from 2004 and 2009. It was composed of the following political groups. The Parliament does not form a government in the traditional sense and its politics have developed over consensual rather than adversarial lines.