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This Article is From Feb 04, 2020

Brexit Gives 14 EU Nations Extra European Parliament Seats

The European Parliament shrank by 6% as a result of Brexit.

(Bloomberg) -- The European Parliament shrank by 6% as a result of Brexit. The U.K.'s departure from the European Union over the weekend led to a reallocation of 27 of the country's 73 seats in the EU assembly among 14 member nations. The remaining 46 British seats were placed in a reserve for nations aspiring to join the EU.

To contact the reporters on this story: Jonathan Stearns in Brussels at jstearns2@bloomberg.net;Samuel Dodge in London at sdodge6@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Ben Sills at bsills@bloomberg.net, Zoe Schneeweiss

©2020 Bloomberg L.P.

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