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Verification of credentials

TA-10-2025-0026 · P10_TA(2025)0026 · PE766.635

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Parliament's decision verifies the credentials of Members of the European Parliament whose election was notified by national authorities and who made required declarations, subject to national dispute outcomes. It repeats requests for substitute lists, calls for completion of dispute examinations, and forwards the decision to national authorities.

Key points

  1. Declares valid the mandates of Members listed in the Annex, subject to decisions by competent national authorities on disputed election results.
  2. Requires Members to have made written declarations of no incompatible office, private interests, and assets as per Rule 3 and Annex I.
  3. Repeats request to Member States to inform Parliament of names of substitutes and their ranking.
  4. Calls on competent authorities of Member States to complete examination of possible disputes and notify Parliament of results.
  5. Notes that some Member States were late or failed to forward substitute lists, and that Spain's notification contained 60 names instead of 61 allocated.

Who is affected

  • Members of the European Parliament whose credentials are verified, subject to national decisions.
  • Competent national authorities of Member States, which must provide substitute lists and complete dispute examinations.

Figures and deadlines

  • Spain is allocated 61 representatives, but notification contained only 60 names.

Legal basis: Articles 10(1), 14(2) and 14(3) of the Treaty on European Union