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The distribution of seats in the EP clearly favors smaller countries. The smallest country, Malta, has one seat for every 70,227 people. Germany has one seat fo
by literallycancer 10y ago
The distribution of seats in the EP clearly favors smaller countries. The smallest country, Malta, has one seat for every 70,227 people. Germany has one seat for every 838,789 people.[1]
Even if Germany, France, the UK, Italy and Spain decided to vote together, the others can still win a vote against them. (Also, the EP is split according to political ideologies, not nationalities, so this scenario is unrealistic.)
1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apportionment_in_the_European_Parliament#2014_Amendment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apportionment_in_the_European_...
- NetStrikeForce 10y agoWith all due respect to coldtea (heresy! :)), but it is like the most hardcore Brexiters know very little about the EU. Who's to blame? Hard to say, but no one's free of guilt here.