The European Parliament is set to grow, albeit only slightly. Yesterday, the MEPs in Strasbourg decided that there should be eleven additional seats after the European elections: 716 instead of 705. With this decision, the Parliament is responding to the demographic changes that have occurred since the 2019 elections. Spain and the Netherlands are set to receive two more seats each, while Austria, Denmark, Finland, Slovakia, Ireland, Slovenia and Latvia will each gain one seat. The enlargement still requires the approval of the member states.