Tenth European Parliament

The tenth European Parliament was elected during the 2024 elections and is slated to remain in session until the forthcoming 2029 elections.

Major events

 * 6–9 June 2024
 * Elections to the 10th European Parliament
 * 16–19 July 2024 (constitutive plenary session of the European Parliament)
 * Election of the Bureau
 * Roberta Metsola (EPP, ML) elected President of the Parliament with 562 votes
 * Ursula von der Leyen (EPP, DE) elected President of the European Commission with 401 votes

Major resolutions

 * 17 July 2024: The need for the EU's continuous support for Ukraine 2024/2721(RSP)

European Parliament Bureau
The President of the European Parliament, together with fourteen Vice Presidents and 5 Quaestors are chosen through the votes of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) serving a term lasting 2.5 years, with the option for re-election.

Members
MEPs that previously served as head of state or government:


 * 🇧🇪 Elio Di Rupo (S&D), Prime Minister of Belgium (2011-2014)
 * 🇵🇱 Ewa Kopacz (EPP), Prime Minister of Poland (2014-2015)
 * 🇱🇻 Vilis Krištopāns (NI), Prime Minister of Latvia (1998-1999)
 * 🇱🇹 Andrius Kubilius (EPP), Prime Minister of Lithuania (1999-2000, 2008-2012)
 * 🇸🇰 Ľudovít Ódor (Renew), Prime Minister of Slovakia (2023)
 * 🇪🇪 Jüri Ratas (EPP), Prime Minister of Estonia (2016-2021)
 * 🇵🇱 Beata Szydło (ECR), Prime Minister of Poland (2015-2017)
 * 🇸🇮 Marjan Šarec (Renew), Prime Minister of Slovenia (2018-2020)
 * 🇷🇴 Mihai Tudose (S&D), Prime Minister of Romania (2017-2018)
 * 🇧🇪 Sophie Wilmès (Renew), Prime Minister of Belgium (2019-2020)

MEPs that previously served as presiding officer of national parliament:


 * 🇫🇮 Eero Heinäluoma (S&D), Speaker of Parliament of Finland (2011-2015)
 * 🇵🇱 Ewa Kopacz (EPP), Marshal of the Sejm (2011-2014)
 * 🇬🇷 Vangelis Meimarakis (EPP), President of the Boule of the Hellenes (2012-2015)
 * 🇧🇬 Nikola Minchev (Renew), Chairperson of the National Assembly of Bulgaria (2021-2022)
 * 🇪🇪 Jüri Ratas (EPP), President of the Riigikogu (2021-2023)
 * 🇸🇮 Matej Tonin (EPP), President of the National Assembly of Slovenia (2018)

MEPs that previously served as member of the European Commission:


 * 🇱🇹 Vytenis Andriukaitis (S&D), European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety (2014-2019)
 * 🇱🇻 Sandra Kalniete (EPP), European Commissioner for Agriculture and Fisheries (2004)
 * 🇵🇱 Janusz Lewandowski (EPP), European Commissioner for Financial Programming and the Budget (2010-2014)
 * 🇱🇹 Virginijus Sinkevičius (G/EFA), European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries (2019-2024)
 * 🇷🇴 Adina-Ioana Vălean (S&D), European Commissioner for Transport (2019-2024)

MEPs that previously served as minister of foreign and/or European affairs:


 * 🇪🇪 Marina Kaljurand (S&D), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2015-2016)
 * 🇫🇷 Nathalie Loiseau (Renew), Minister of European Affairs (2017-2019)
 * 🇪🇪 Sven Mikser (S&D), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2016-2019)
 * 🇪🇪 Urmas Paet (Renew), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2005-2014)
 * 🇭🇷 Tonino Picula (S&D), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2000-2003)
 * 🇭🇷 Davor Ivo Stier (EPP), Minister of Foreign and European Affairs (2016-2017)
 * 🇩🇰 Villy Søvndal (G/EFA), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2011-2013)
 * 🇧🇬 Kristian Vigenin (S&D), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2013-2014)
 *  Alexandr Vondra (ECR), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006-2007)
 * 🇧🇪 Sophie Wilmès (Renew), Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs (2020-2022)

Election of president
European Council proposed on 27 June 2024 Ursula von der Leyen as a candidate for a second term as President of the European Commission. European Parliament's secret vote took place on 18 July 2024.

Hearings of commissioner candidates
President-elect of the Commission will propose to the European Parliament candidates for members of the Commission.