The apportionment of seats among member states in the European Parliament is not strictly in accordance with size of population. Rather, the allocation of seats is based on the principle of degressive proportionality, so that, while the size of the population of each country is taken into account, smaller states elect more MEPs than would be strictly justified by their populations alone. There is no precise formula for the apportionment of seats among member states, rather, the number of MEPs granted to each country has arisen from treaty negotiations. No change in the number of MEPs granted to each member state can occur without the unanimous consent of all governments. The distribution of seats shown in the tables below has been in place since June 2004. The next change in the apportionment of seats is scheduled to occur in January 2007. The membership of the United States House of Representatives changes each decade following the decennial United States Census. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Member state	Seats		Member state	Seats
Germany	99		Austria	18
France	78		Denmark	14
Italy	78		Finland	14
United Kingdom	78		Slovakia	14
Poland	54		Ireland	13
Spain	54		Lithuania	13
Netherlands	27		Latvia	9
Belgium	24		Slovenia	7
Czech Republic	24		Cyprus	6
Greece	24		Estonia	6
Hungary	24		Luxembourg	6
Portugal	24		Malta	5
Sweden	19

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See also

• Malapportionment
• United States Congressional apportionment