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There are currently 751 MEPs. 73 of them are from the UK, which is due to leave the EU next year (Photo: European Parliament)

Brexit opens Pandora's Box on number of MEPs per country

A select group of members of the European Parliament will meet this week in Strasbourg to discuss what to do after Brexit with the 73 seats currently occupied by British members.

The sensitive question is heavily influenced by national interests and is used by some to advocate an introduction of pan-European lists.

The UK is set to leave the EU on 29 March 2019, less than two months before the citizens of the remaining 27 countries get to vote on the new composition of the Europea...

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There are currently 751 MEPs. 73 of them are from the UK, which is due to leave the EU next year (Photo: European Parliament)

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