THE TENTH LEGISLATIVE TERM OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: A CHANGE IN THE PROFILE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT?
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2025
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Department of International Relations and European Integration of the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
Abstract
The profiles and backgrounds of the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the tenth legislative term are considered by many to be unique due to changes in European politics, particularly in terms of practices, rhetoric, and methods. The article seeks to discover whether this is the case by analyzing the educational backgrounds, social profiles, professional experiences and political engagements of the MEPs while highlighting the similarities and the differences to the findings of existing studies conducted on the previous terms. It will also explore the links between the profiles of the MEPs and the leadership positions obtained within the institution. The study will use a quantitative methodology and will contribute to existing literature in the field by offering a new perspective on the trends when it comes to political profiles at the level of the European Parliament.
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This is an Open Access article under the CC-By 4.0 license available at: https://europolity.eu/2025-vol-19-no-1/
The article is published in EUROPOLITY. CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN EUROPEAN GOVERNANCE a biannual peer reviewed open access international academic journal published under the aegis of the Department of International Relations and European Integration of the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, through the Centre of European Studies (CES).
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European Parliament, European politics, Political parties
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Negrescu, V. (2025). THE TENTH LEGISLATIVE TERM OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: A CHANGE IN THE PROFILE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT? Europolity, 19(1), 153-178. http://doi.org/10.25019/europolity.2025.19.1.8