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Hungary

Hungarian parliament in Budapest (Photo: European Commission)

Hungary has a population of 10.08 million and an area of 93,030 km².

It became an EU Member State on 1^st May 2004.

On 12 April 2003, 83.69% of Hungarians voted “Yes” to Hungary’s EU entry in the binding accession referendum. However, the turnout was low. Less than half of the population (45.62%) voted.

Hungary has 24 seats out of 785 in EU Parliament and 12 votes out of 345 in the Council.

The EU Constitution proposes a distribution of seats in the EU Parliament based on the principle of "degressive proportionality". This will give Hungary 22 out of 751 seats after 2009.

The Lisbon Treaty will reduce the Hungarian vote in the Council.

Links

http://www.mfa.gov.hu/Kulugyminiszterium/en