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Liberal Democrat MEPs in the European Parliament

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The European Parliament

Although the European Parliament has existed since the creation of the European Community soon after the Second World War, the first direct elections by universal suffrage only took place in 1979. The Parliament today is in its sixth term and consists of 732 members representing the 450 million citizens of the 25 member states of the European Union. The largest member state, Germany has 99

sit within the third largest group in the Parliament, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), which has 90

Parliament meets in plenary sessions once a month for a week in Strasbourg, and for two days in Brussels. Committee and group work, as well as the secretariat, is based in Brussels.

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