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Czech Republic

Castle Karlstejn in the Czech Republic (Photo: European Commission)

The Czech Republic has a population of 10.25 million and an area of 78,866 km2. EU Member State from 1st May 2004. Has had a Europe agreement since 1995.

The Nice Summit in 2000 had offered the Czechs two fewer seats in the EU Parliament than Belgium and Portugal, although the Czech Republic has more inhabitants than either. The figures were heavily criticised by the EU Parliament. Subsequently, at the Copenhagen Summit in 2002, the number of Czech seats in the EU Parliament was increased by two.

The Czech Republic has 12 out of 321 votes in the Council, and 24 out of 732 seats in the EU Parliament.

The Lisbon Treaty proposes a distribution of seats in the European Parliament based on the principle of "degressive proportionality". This will give the Czech Republic 22 out of 751 seats after 2009.

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