Anti-Brexit protesters wave EU and Union flags outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, November 14, 2017. ""This will make our institution leaner whilst ensuring its political operability. "EU national leaders are set to discuss the proposals at a summit in February, with a final decision in June. Any decision would then have to be ratified by the remaining 27 states in the union.The report by the European Parliament's constitutional affairs committee said 27 seats will be shared out among 14 remaining EU countries "that are currently slightly under-represented. "- 'Pan-European lists' -France and Spain would be the biggest winners with five more seats, while Italy would get three.EU countries receive a number of seats in the parliament -- the bloc's only directly elected body -- that is roughly proportionate to their population, meaning Germany and France have the most, and Malta and Luxembourg the fewest.Thirty of the 73 British seats should be kept in reserve for "possible pan-European lists", the report said.

Source: Egypt Today January 23, 2018 12:56 UTC