On Bounds for Allocation of Seats in the European Parliament

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:

 i.  The number of deputies should not exceed 750;

ii.  The largest state (currently Germany) will obtain at most 96 seats;

 iii. The smallest state (currently Malta) will obtain not fewer than 6 seats;

iv. The number of seats for each country will be distributed according to the principle of degressive proportionality.