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Adding 18 MEPs to the parliament now would temporarily raise the number of deputies to 754 - three more than foreseen under the Lisbon Treaty (Photo: European Parliament)

Member states set for tussle with parliament over 18 MEPs

EU President Herman Van Rompuy has formally requested the European Parliament not to call a broad discussion on how to legally establish the 18 extra MEPs foreseen under the Lisbon Treaty in the Brussels assembly.

In a letter unveiled by EU parliament chief Jerzy Buzek on Wednesday (20 January), Mr Van Rompuy asked MEPs to let member states call an intergovernmental conference (IGC) to tweak the EU treaty, without prior discussion in a convention.

Spain, currently heading the E...

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Adding 18 MEPs to the parliament now would temporarily raise the number of deputies to 754 - three more than foreseen under the Lisbon Treaty (Photo: European Parliament)

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