Eighth European Parliament

The eighth European Parliament was elected in the 2014 elections and lasted until the 2019 elections.

Major events

 * 22–25 May 2014
 * Elections to the Eighth Parliament.
 * 1 July 2014
 * First meeting (constitutive session) of the Eighth Parliament.
 * Martin Schulz is elected as President of the European Parliament.
 * Vice-presidents elections.
 * 17 January 2017
 * Antonio Tajani is elected as President of the European Parliament.
 * 18 January 2017
 * Vice-presidents elections.

Membership
After the 2014 election, the members formed seven groups with 52 independent members, mainly MEPs against the Union who failed to unify into a political group.


 * Apportionment