sixth European Parliament

{{Infobox European Parliament

|number = 6th

|previous = Fifth

|next = Seventh

|start = 20 July 2004

|end = 7 May 2009

|president_half_one = Josep Borrell

|president_half_two = Hans-Gert Poettering

|vice-presidents=

|commission = Barroso

|groups = {{Flatlist|

}}

|meps = {{Plainlist|

732 (2004–2006)
785 (2007–2009)

}}

|election = {{Plainlist|

}}

|location =

|treaty = NiceThe Treaties of Rome and Treaty of Maastricht as amended by the Treaty of Nice and all preceding amending treaties.

}}

The sixth European Parliament was the sixth five-year term of the elected European Parliament. It began on Tuesday 20 July 2004 in Strasbourg[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/calendar/calendar?APP=PV1&LANGUE=EN European Parliament Minutes (Proceedings of the Sitting)] on the [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/ European Parliament website] following the 2004 elections and ended after the 2009 elections.

Major events

10–13 June 2004
Elections to the Sixth Parliament.
20 July 2004
First meeting (constitutive session) of the Sixth Parliament.
Giovanni Berlinguer presides as oldest member.
Josep Borrell is elected as President of the European Parliament.
22 July 2004
Parliament approves José Manuel Barroso as President of the European Commission.
27 September to 11 October 2004
Parliamentary hearings for the European Commissioners.
Parliament airs objections to Ingrida Udre, László Kovács, Neelie Kroes, Mariann Fischer-Boel and Rocco Buttiglione.
Buttiglione is replaced by Franco Frattini, Ingrida Udre replaced by Andris Piebalgs and László Kovács reshuffled.
18 November 2004
The Barroso Commission is approved by Parliament.
22 November 2004
Barroso Commission takes office.
12 December 2006
Parliament approves Meglena Kuneva and Leonard Orban as new European Commissioners for Romania and Bulgaria.
1 January 2007
Accession of Romania and Bulgaria, their observers in Parliament become full MEPs.
15 January 2007
Hans-Gert Pöttering is elected President of the European Parliament.
20 May 2007
Election of Bulgarian MEPs.
25 November 2007
Election of Romanian MEPs.
20 February 2008
Parliament approves the Lisbon Treaty.

Activity

class="wikitable"
!2004 !2005 !2006 !2007 !2008 !2009 !Source
Reports \|73 \|415 \|481 \|519 \|515 \|268 \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/reports/search.do?language=EN]
Resolutions and positions \|80 \|440 \|483 \|494 \|514 \|215 \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/ta/search.do?language=EN]
Parliamentary questions \|2525 \|6310 \|7032 \|7765 \|8266 \|3373 \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/QP-WEB/application/search.do?language=EN]
Written declarations \|27 \|82 \|91 \|115 \|106 \|52 \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/writtenDecl/wdSides.do?language=EN]

class="wikitable"

!2004

!2005

!2006

!2007

!2008

!2009

!Source

Reports

|73

|415

|481

|519

|515

|268

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/reports/search.do?language=EN]

Resolutions and positions

|80

|440

|483

|494

|514

|215

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/ta/search.do?language=EN]

Parliamentary questions

|2525

|6310

|7032

|7765

|8266

|3373

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/QP-WEB/application/search.do?language=EN]

Written declarations

|27

|82

|91

|115

|106

|52

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/writtenDecl/wdSides.do?language=EN]

Major resolutions and positions

class="wikitable"
Resolution/position number !Procedure number !Notes
[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2006-0552 P6_TA(2006)0552] \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=COD/2003/0256 COD/2003/0256] \|Amended and approved [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32006R1907:EN:NOT Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006], the REACH regulation
[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2007-0032 P6_TA(2007)0032] \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=INI/2006/2200 INI/2006/2200] \|European Parliament resolution on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners
[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2006-0490 P6_TA(2006)0490] \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=COD/2004/0001 COD/2004/0001] \|Amended and approved [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32006L0123:EN:NOT Directive 2006/123/EC], the Bolkestein directive
[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2007-0401 P6_TA(2007)0401] \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=COD/2004/0047 COD/2004/0047] \|Amended and approved [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32007L0058:EN:NOT Directive 2007/58/EC], the rail competition directive
[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2005-0275 P6_TA(2005)0275] \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=COD/2002/0047 COD/2002/0047] \|Rejected the proposed directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions
[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2007-0199 P6_TA(2007)0199] \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=COD/2006/0133 COD/2006/0133] \|Amended and approved [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32007R0717:EN:NOT Regulation (EC) No 717/2007], the mobile phone roaming regulation
[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2008-0342 P6_TA(2008)0342] \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=COD/2006/0130 COD/2006/0130] \|Amended and approved [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32008R1008:EN:NOT Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008], the air pricing clarity regulation
[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2008-0293 P6_TA(2008)0293] \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=COD/2005/0167 COD/2005/0167] \|Amended and approved [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32008L0115:EN:NOT Directive 2008/115/EC], the illegal immigration directive
[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2005-0132 P6_TA(2005)0132] \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=INI/2004/2172 INI/2004/2172] \|European Parliament resolution on the Common Foreign and Security Policy

class="wikitable"

Resolution/position number

!Procedure number

!Notes

[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2006-0552 P6_TA(2006)0552]

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=COD/2003/0256 COD/2003/0256]

|Amended and approved [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32006R1907:EN:NOT Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006], the REACH regulation

[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2007-0032 P6_TA(2007)0032]

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=INI/2006/2200 INI/2006/2200]

|European Parliament resolution on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners

[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2006-0490 P6_TA(2006)0490]

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=COD/2004/0001 COD/2004/0001]

|Amended and approved [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32006L0123:EN:NOT Directive 2006/123/EC], the Bolkestein directive

[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2007-0401 P6_TA(2007)0401]

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=COD/2004/0047 COD/2004/0047]

|Amended and approved [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32007L0058:EN:NOT Directive 2007/58/EC], the rail competition directive

[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2005-0275 P6_TA(2005)0275]

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=COD/2002/0047 COD/2002/0047]

|Rejected the proposed directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions

[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2007-0199 P6_TA(2007)0199]

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=COD/2006/0133 COD/2006/0133]

|Amended and approved [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32007R0717:EN:NOT Regulation (EC) No 717/2007], the mobile phone roaming regulation

[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2008-0342 P6_TA(2008)0342]

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=COD/2006/0130 COD/2006/0130]

|Amended and approved [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32008R1008:EN:NOT Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008], the air pricing clarity regulation

[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2008-0293 P6_TA(2008)0293]

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=COD/2005/0167 COD/2005/0167]

|Amended and approved [https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32008L0115:EN:NOT Directive 2008/115/EC], the illegal immigration directive

[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2005-0132 P6_TA(2005)0132]

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=INI/2004/2172 INI/2004/2172]

|European Parliament resolution on the Common Foreign and Security Policy

Committees

=Summary=

class="wikitable"
Type !Number !Sources !Notes
Standing committee \|20 (+2 subcommittees) \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/committeesList.do?language=EN] \|
Temporary committee \|3 \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/archives/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=156] \|See below for list
Committee of enquiry \|1 \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/archives/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=157] \|See below for list

class="wikitable"

Type

!Number

!Sources

!Notes

Standing committee

|20 (+2 subcommittees)

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/committeesList.do?language=EN]

Temporary committee

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/archives/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=156]

|See below for list

Committee of enquiry

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/archives/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=157]

|See below for list

=Temporary committees=

class="wikitable"
Code !Committee !Report !Sources
CLIM \|Temporary Committee on Climate Change \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+REPORT+A6-2008-0495+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN A6-2008-0495] \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=180]
TDIP \|Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+REPORT+A6-2007-0020+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN A6-2007-0020] \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/comparl/tempcom/tdip/default_en.htm]
FINP \|Temporary Committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007–2013 \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+REPORT+A6-2005-0153+0+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN A6-2005-0153] \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/comparl/tempcom/finp/default_en.htm]

class="wikitable"

Code

!Committee

!Report

!Sources

CLIM

|Temporary Committee on Climate Change

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+REPORT+A6-2008-0495+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN A6-2008-0495]

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=180]

TDIP

|Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries
by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+REPORT+A6-2007-0020+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN A6-2007-0020]

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/comparl/tempcom/tdip/default_en.htm]

FINP

|Temporary Committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007–2013

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+REPORT+A6-2005-0153+0+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN A6-2005-0153]

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/comparl/tempcom/finp/default_en.htm]

=Committees of enquiry=

class="wikitable"
Code !Committee !Report !Sources
EQUI \|Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+REPORT+A6-2007-0203+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN A6-2007-0203] \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/comparl/tempcom/equi/default_en.htm]

class="wikitable"

Code

!Committee

!Report

!Sources

EQUI

|Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+REPORT+A6-2007-0203+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN A6-2007-0203]

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/comparl/tempcom/equi/default_en.htm]

Delegations

class="wikitable"
Type !Number !Sources
Europe delegations \|10 \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/delegationsEUList.do?language=EN]
Non-Europe delegations \|24 \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/delegationsNEUList.do?language=EN]
Ad-hoc delegations \|1 \|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=161]

class="wikitable"

Type

!Number

!Sources

Europe delegations

|10

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/delegationsEUList.do?language=EN]

Non-Europe delegations

|24

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/delegationsNEUList.do?language=EN]

Ad-hoc delegations

|[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=161]

Political groups

:See membership below for details of size

class="wikitable"
Group name !Acronym
European People's Party–European Democrats \|EPP-ED
Party of European Socialists \|PES
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe \|ALDE
Greens/European Free Alliance \|G/EFA
European United Left-Nordic Green Left \|EUL-NGL
Independence/Democracy \|IND/DEM
Union for a Europe of Nations \|UEN
Identity, Tradition, SovereigntyCreated 15 January 2007, disbanded 14 November 2007 \|ITS
Non-InscritsIndependents, not a group \|NI

class="wikitable"

Group name

!Acronym

European People's Party–European Democrats

|EPP-ED

Party of European Socialists

|PES

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

|ALDE

Greens/European Free Alliance

|G/EFA

European United Left-Nordic Green Left

|EUL-NGL

Independence/Democracy

|IND/DEM

Union for a Europe of Nations

|UEN

Identity, Tradition, SovereigntyCreated 15 January 2007, disbanded 14 November 2007

|ITS

Non-InscritsIndependents, not a group

|NI

Leadership

=Presidents=

class="wikitable"
Term !President (or candidate) !colspan=2\|Group !State !Votes
bgcolor=#FFDDDD !rowspan=3\|20 July 2004– 14 January 2007 \|Josep Borrell \|bgcolor=#FF0000\| \|PES \|{{ESP}} \|align=right\|388
bgcolor=#FFFFDD \|Bronisław Geremek \|bgcolor=#FFFF00\| \|ALDE \|{{POL}} \|align=right\|208
bgcolor=#EECCCC \|Francis Wurtz \|bgcolor=#990000\| \|EUL/NGL \|{{FRA}} \|align=right\|51
bgcolor=#CCCCFF !rowspan=4\|15 January 2007– 14 July 2009[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/008-1954-015-01-03-901-20070115IPR01953-15-01-2007-2007-true/default_en.htm European Parliament Press Release on election] \|Hans-Gert Pöttering \|bgcolor=#0000FF\| \|EPP-ED \|{{DEU}} \|align=right\|450
bgcolor=#CCDDCC \|Monica Frassoni \|bgcolor=#009900\| \|G/EFA \|{{ITA}} \|align=right\|145
bgcolor=#EECCCC \|Francis Wurtz \|bgcolor=#990000\| \|EUL/NGL \|{{FRA}} \|align=right\|48
bgcolor=#FFEECC \|Jens-Peter Bonde \|bgcolor=#FF9900\| \|IND/DEM \|{{DEN}} \|align=right\|46

class="wikitable"

Term

!President
(or candidate)

!colspan=2|Group

!State

!Votes

bgcolor=#FFDDDD

!rowspan=3|20 July 2004–
14 January 2007

|Josep Borrell

|bgcolor=#FF0000|

|PES

|{{ESP}}

|align=right|388

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|Bronisław Geremek

|bgcolor=#FFFF00|

|ALDE

|{{POL}}

|align=right|208

bgcolor=#EECCCC

|Francis Wurtz

|bgcolor=#990000|

|EUL/NGL

|{{FRA}}

|align=right|51

bgcolor=#CCCCFF

!rowspan=4|15 January 2007–
14 July 2009[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/008-1954-015-01-03-901-20070115IPR01953-15-01-2007-2007-true/default_en.htm European Parliament Press Release on election]

|Hans-Gert Pöttering

|bgcolor=#0000FF|

|EPP-ED

|{{DEU}}

|align=right|450

bgcolor=#CCDDCC

|Monica Frassoni

|bgcolor=#009900|

|G/EFA

|{{ITA}}

|align=right|145

bgcolor=#EECCCC

|Francis Wurtz

|bgcolor=#990000|

|EUL/NGL

|{{FRA}}

|align=right|48

bgcolor=#FFEECC

|Jens-Peter Bonde

|bgcolor=#FF9900|

|IND/DEM

|{{DEN}}

|align=right|46

=Vice-Presidents=

class="wikitable"
Group !2004–2006 !2007–2009
EPP-ED \| Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca Antonios Trakatellis Edward McMillan-Scott Ingo Friedrich Mario Mauro Jacek Saryusz-Wolski Miroslav Ouzký \| Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Alejo Vidal-Quadras Edward McMillan-Scott Mario Mauro
PES \| Dagmar Roth-Behrendt António Costa Pierre Moscovici \| Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez Mechtild Rothe Pierre Moscovici Manuel António Dos Santos Marek Siwiec
ALDE \| Luigi Cocilovo Janusz Onyszkiewicz \| Luigi Cocilovo Diana Wallis
G/EFA \| Gérard Onesta \| Gérard Onesta
EUL-NGL \| Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann \| Luisa Morgantini
IND/DEM \|n/a \|n/a
UEN \|n/a \| Adam Bielan
ITS \|n/a \|n/a

class="wikitable"

Group

!2004–2006

!2007–2009

EPP-ED

Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca

Antonios Trakatellis

Edward McMillan-Scott

Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou

Alejo Vidal-Quadras

Edward McMillan-Scott

PES

Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez

Mechtild Rothe

Pierre Moscovici

Manuel António Dos Santos

ALDE

G/EFA

EUL-NGL

Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann

Luisa Morgantini

IND/DEM

|n/a

UEN

|n/a

Adam Bielan

ITS

|n/a

=Quaestors=

class="wikitable"
Group !2004–2006[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+CRE+20040721+ITEM-005+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN "Debates Wednesday, 21 July 2004 – Strasbourg > Election of Quaestors"] from [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/ https://www.europarl.europa.eu/] !2007–2009
EPP-ED \|James Nicholson Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl Astrid Lulling \|James Nicholson Astrid Lulling Ingo Friedrich
PES \|Genowefa Grabowska Mia De Vits \|Mia De Vits Szabolcs Fazakas
ALDE \|n/a \|Jan Mulder

class="wikitable"

Group

!2004–2006[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+CRE+20040721+ITEM-005+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN "Debates Wednesday, 21 July 2004 – Strasbourg > Election of Quaestors"] from [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/ https://www.europarl.europa.eu/]

!2007–2009

EPP-ED

|James Nicholson
Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl
Astrid Lulling

|James Nicholson
Astrid Lulling
Ingo Friedrich

PES

|Genowefa Grabowska
Mia De Vits

|Mia De Vits
Szabolcs Fazakas

ALDE

|n/a

|Jan Mulder

=Chairs of the political groups=

class="wikitable"
Group !Chairs
EPP-ED \|Hans-Gert Pöttering (until 2007), Joseph Daul (from 2007)
PES \|Martin Schulz
ALDE \|Graham Watson
G/EFA \|Monica Frassoni Daniel Cohn-Bendit
EUL-NGL \|Alonso José Puerta Francis Wurtz
IND/DEM \|Jens-Peter Bonde (until 2008), Kathy Sinnott (2008), Hanne Dahl (from 2008) Nigel Farage (full term)
UEN \|Brian Crowley (until 2009) Cristiana Muscardini
ITS \|Bruno Gollnisch (2007)

class="wikitable"

Group

!Chairs

EPP-ED

|Hans-Gert Pöttering (until 2007), Joseph Daul (from 2007)

PES

|Martin Schulz

ALDE

|Graham Watson

G/EFA

|Monica Frassoni
Daniel Cohn-Bendit

EUL-NGL

|Alonso José Puerta
Francis Wurtz

IND/DEM

|Jens-Peter Bonde (until 2008), Kathy Sinnott (2008), Hanne Dahl (from 2008)
Nigel Farage (full term)

UEN

|Brian Crowley (until 2009)
Cristiana Muscardini

ITS

|Bruno Gollnisch (2007)

Membership

:See List of members of the European Parliament 2004–2009 for the full list.

;Groups

class="wikitable"
rowspan=2\|Group !colspan=4\|Seats
2004 Tuesday 20 July 2004: first day of the constitutive session of the Sixth European Parliament. By Friday 23 July 2004, the composition had changed slightly. [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+PRESS+DN-20040720-1+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN 20040720] on the [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/ European Parliament website] !2007 Composition of 15 January 2007 following the creation of ITS [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6254945.stm "EU's surprise far-right coalition"], BBC, 15 January 2009 !2007 Following Bulgarian and Romanian elections [http://files.epp-ed.eu/Activities/docs/year2008/leaflet-group-en.pdf EPP-ED Overview 2008-02-10] !2009 Before 2009 election
EPP-ED \|268 \|277 \|288 \|288
PES \|200 \|218 \|215 \|217
ALDE \|88 \|106 \|101 \|104
G/EFA \|42 \|42 \|43 \|43
EUL-NGL \|41 \|40 \|41 \|41
IND/DEM \|33Four Lega Nord MEPs arrived on 20 July 2004, sat with the Non-Inscrits for one day, then sat with IND/DEM on 21 July 2004, bringing the number of IND/DEM MEPs up to 37. Consequently, "37" is sometimes given as the number of IND/DEM MEPs on 20 July 2004. \|23 \|24 \|22
UEN \|27 \|44 \|44 \|40
ITS \|n/a \|20 \|n/a \|n/a
NI \|33 \|14 \|29 \|30

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rowspan=2|Group

!colspan=4|Seats

2004
Tuesday 20 July 2004: first day of the constitutive session of the Sixth European Parliament. By Friday 23 July 2004, the composition had changed slightly.
[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+PRESS+DN-20040720-1+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN 20040720] on the [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/ European Parliament website]

!2007
Composition of 15 January 2007 following the creation of ITS
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6254945.stm "EU's surprise far-right coalition"], BBC, 15 January 2009

!2007
Following Bulgarian and Romanian elections
[http://files.epp-ed.eu/Activities/docs/year2008/leaflet-group-en.pdf EPP-ED Overview 2008-02-10]

!2009
Before 2009 election

EPP-ED

|268

|277

|288

PES

|200

|218

|215

|217

ALDE

|88

|106

|101

|104

G/EFA

|42

|43

EUL-NGL

|41

|40

|41

IND/DEM

|33Four Lega Nord MEPs arrived on 20 July 2004, sat with the Non-Inscrits for one day, then sat with IND/DEM on 21 July 2004, bringing the number of IND/DEM MEPs up to 37. Consequently, "37" is sometimes given as the number of IND/DEM MEPs on 20 July 2004.

|23

|24

|22

UEN

|27

|44

|40

ITS

|n/a

|20

|n/a

|33

|14

|29

|30

;Apportionment

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State !Seats ! !State !Seats
style="text-align:left"\|{{DEU}} \| 99 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{FRA}} \| 78
style="text-align:left"\|{{UK}} \| 78 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{ITA}} \| 78
style="text-align:left"\|{{ESP}} \| 54 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{POL}} \| 54
style="text-align:left"\|{{ROU}} \| 35 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{NLD}} \| 27
style="text-align:left"\|{{GRE}} \| 24 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{POR}} \| 24
style="text-align:left"\|{{BEL}} \| 24 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{CZE}} \| 24
style="text-align:left"\|{{HUN}} \| 24 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{SWE}} \| 19
style="text-align:left"\|{{AUT}} \| 18 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{BUL}} \| 18
style="text-align:left"\|{{DEN}} \| 14 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{SVK}} \| 14
style="text-align:left"\|{{FIN}} \| 14 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{IRL}} \| 13
style="text-align:left"\|{{LTU}} \| 13 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{LAT}} \| 9
style="text-align:left"\|{{SVN}} \| 7 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{EST}} \| 6
style="text-align:left"\|{{CYP}} \| 6 \| !style="text-align:left"\|{{LUX}} \| 6
style="text-align:left"\|{{MLT}} \| 5 \| !TotalBulgaria and Romania joined on 1 January 2007. Prior to 2007 there were 732 seats, following enlargement the Romanian and Bulgarian seats were added bringing it to 785. \| 732 / 785

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State

!Seats

!State

!Seats

style="text-align:left"|{{DEU}}

| 99

!style="text-align:left"|{{FRA}}

| 78

style="text-align:left"|{{UK}}

| 78

!style="text-align:left"|{{ITA}}

| 78

style="text-align:left"|{{ESP}}

| 54

!style="text-align:left"|{{POL}}

| 54

style="text-align:left"|{{ROU}}

| 35

!style="text-align:left"|{{NLD}}

| 27

style="text-align:left"|{{GRE}}

| 24

!style="text-align:left"|{{POR}}

| 24

style="text-align:left"|{{BEL}}

| 24

!style="text-align:left"|{{CZE}}

| 24

style="text-align:left"|{{HUN}}

| 24

!style="text-align:left"|{{SWE}}

| 19

style="text-align:left"|{{AUT}}

| 18

!style="text-align:left"|{{BUL}}

| 18

style="text-align:left"|{{DEN}}

| 14

!style="text-align:left"|{{SVK}}

| 14

style="text-align:left"|{{FIN}}

| 14

!style="text-align:left"|{{IRL}}

| 13

style="text-align:left"|{{LTU}}

| 13

!style="text-align:left"|{{LAT}}

| 9

style="text-align:left"|{{SVN}}

| 7

!style="text-align:left"|{{EST}}

| 6

style="text-align:left"|{{CYP}}

| 6

!style="text-align:left"|{{LUX}}

| 6

style="text-align:left"|{{MLT}}

| 5

!TotalBulgaria and Romania joined on 1 January 2007. Prior to 2007 there were 732 seats, following enlargement the Romanian and Bulgarian seats were added bringing it to 785.

| 732 / 785

Secretariat

Office !Post !Name !Source
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Office of the Secretary-General	Secretary-General of the European Parliament	Julian Priestley (to 2007) Harald Rømer (2007 to 2009) Klaus Welle (since 2009)	[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=2&language=EN]
Legal Service	Jurisconsult of the European Parliament	Christian Pennera	[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=13&language=EN]
Directorate-General for the Presidency	Director-General	David Harley	[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=3&language=EN]
Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union	Director-General	Riccardo Ribera d'Alcala	[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=4&language=EN]
Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union	Director-General	Dietmar Nickel	[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=5&language=EN]
Directorate-General for Communication	Director-General	Francesca R. Ratti	[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=6&language=EN]
Directorate-General for Personnel	Director-General	Barry Wilson	[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=7&language=EN]
Directorate-General for Infrastructure and Logistics	Director-General	Constantin Stratigakis	[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=8&language=EN]
Directorate-General for Translation	Director-General	Juana Lahousse-Juárez	[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=9&language=EN]
Directorate-General for Interpretation and Conferences	Director-General	Olga Cosmidou	[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=10&language=EN]
Directorate-General for Finance	Director-General	Roger Vanhaeren	[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=11&language=EN]

= Elections =

= Membership lists =

Notes

References

External links

[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/default_en.htm European Parliament]
[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=55&pageRank=3&language=EN Explanation of codecision]
[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/posip.do?language=EN European Parliament positions]
[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=2101 European Parliament and European Council common positions]
[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/jointText/search.do?language=EN European Parliament Conciliation Committee Joint texts]

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Major events

Activity

Major resolutions and positions

Committees

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Leadership

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Membership

Secretariat

See also

= Elections =

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