Germany (European Parliament constituency)
European Parliament constituency
Germany (German: Deutschland) is a European Parliament constituency representing the entire country of Germany. It was created in 1979.
Germany | |
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European Parliament constituency | |
Member state | Germany |
Created | 1979 |
MEPs | 81 (1979–1994) 99 (1994–2014) 96 (2014–present) |
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Before German reunification in 1990, only West Germany was a member of the European Union, so the constituency of Germany did not include East Germany. In 1990, when they both merged again to become Germany, the constituency expanded to include all of Germany.