ABSTRACT
The allocation of seats in the European Parliament between all 27 states forming the Union has to be consistent with restrictions imposed by paragraph 2 of Article I-20 of the European Reform Treaty. In particular, the distribution of seats in the future Parliament should obey the following rules:
The number of deputies should not exceed 750; The largest state (currently Germany) will obtain at most 96 seats; The smallest state (currently Malta) will obtain not fewer than 6 seats; The number of seats for each country will be distributed according to the principle of degressive proportionality.
