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Model European Union
What is Model
EU?
Simulation of the EU
The European Parliament1. EU citizens vote directly for representatives to the EP every 5 years (736)2. The only elected body of the EU3. Apportionment of representatives is not strictly based on population so
smaller member- states have disproportionately greater representation than larger ones
4. The Lisbon Treaty enhanced the legislative powers of Parliament 5. MEP’s sit with political party affiliations6. Co-decision
ApportionmentRelative influence of voters from different EU countries'2
MemberstatePopulation
millionsMEPs Inhabitants
per MEPInfluence
Luxembourg 0.46 6 76,667 10.86
Malta 0.40 5 80,800 10.30
Cyprus 0.77 6 127,667 6.52
Estonia 1.34 6 224,000 3.72
Lithuania 3.40 12 283,583 2.94
Slovenia 2.00 7 286,143 2.91
Latvia 2.30 8 286,875 2.90
Ireland 4.21 12 350,750 2.37
Finland 5.26 13 404,308 2.06
Slovakia 5.39 13 414,538 2.01
Denmark 5.43 13 417,538 1.99
Bulgaria 7.72 17 454,059 1.83
Hungary 10.08 22 458,045 1.82
Czech Republic 10.25 22 465,955 1.79
Belgium 10.51 22 477,773 1.74
Portugal 10.57 22 480,455 1.73
Austria 8.27 17 486,235 1.71
Sweden 9.05 18 502,667 1.66
Greece 11.13 22 505,682 1.65
Netherlands 16.33 25 653,360 1.27
Romania 21.61 33 654,848 1.27
EU Total 492.87 736 669,662 1.24
Poland 38.16 50 763,140 1.09
Italy 58.75 72 816,000 1.02
Germany 82.43 99 832,606 1.00
United Kingdom 60.42 72 839,194 0.99
Spain 43.76 50 875,160 0.95
France 62.89 72 873,417 0.95
Distribution of Power
• MEP’s are grouped together on the basis of political affiliation rather than nationality.
• A minimum number of MEP’s from at least one quarter of the Member States is required to form a political group.
• MEP’s who do not belong to any group are automatically grouped together as ‘non-attached’ Members.
Distribution of Power
Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats)The Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European ParliamentAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for EuropeEuropean Conservatives and ReformistsThe Greens/European Free AllianceEuropean United Left/Nordic Green leftEurope of Freedom and Democracy Group
A Few Policy areas:
• Environment• Transportation• Consumer Protection and
the Free Movement of Goods and Workers
• Agriculture• Fisheries• Justice and Home Affairs
Initiatives• Tourism, Youth and Sport.
Plenary Sessions
• All the MEPs assemble either in the chamber in Strasbourg or, for additional, shorter sessions, in Brussels.
• The reports adopted in committee are once again debated, amended and adopted to reflect Parliament’s official position.
