Decision of the European Parliament of 14 March 2007 on the number and numerical strength of the interparliamentary delegations
The European Parliament,
– having regard to Rule 188 of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to its decision of 10 March 2004 on the number of interparliamentary delegations, delegations to joint parliamentary committees and delegations to parliamentary cooperation committees(1),
– having regard to its decision of 14 September 2004 on the numerical strength of the interparliamentary delegations, delegations to joint parliamentary committees and delegations to parliamentary cooperation committees(2),
1. Decides that the number of members on the following interparliamentary delegations shall be as follows:
Delegation for relations with the countries of South-East Europe: 25 members
Delegation for relations with Belarus: 19 members
Delegation for relations with Israel: 25 members
Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council: 25 members
Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and
the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya): 25 members
Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries: 23 members
Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen: 19 members
Delegation for relations with Iran: 21 members
Delegation for relations with the United States: 42 members
Delegation for relations with Canada: 22 members
Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America: 26 members
Delegation for relations with the countries of the
Andean Community: 20 members
Delegation for relations with Mercosur: 28 members
Delegation for relations with Japan: 28 members
Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China: 39 members
Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia
and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): 22 members
Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula: 17 members
Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand: 24 members
Delegation for relations with South Africa: 17 members
2. Decides to split the Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) into three delegations and to lay down the number of members of each of them as follows:
Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia: 20 members
Delegation for relations with India: 22 members
Delegation for relations with Afghanistan: 16 members
3. Instructs its President to forward this decision for information to the Council and the Commission.