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New composition of the European Parliament should be a wake-up call

The European Parliament's constitutional committee has begun negotiations on a new composition of its seats.

The rejected constitution – now being re-pasted into the Reform Treaty - includes radical change in the distribution of votes in the Council but only small adjustments of the composition of seats in the Parliament. Under its terms no country will have less than 6 seats. No country will have more than 96.

In the first discussion in the constitutional committee on Monday (3 S...

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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