Title:

The allocation of seats in the European Parliament and the principle of degressive proportionality

Group publication title:

Mathematical Economics

Creator:

Peternek, Piotr ; Kośny, Marek

Subject and Keywords:

European Parliament ; degressive proportionality ; optimization

Description:

Mathematical Economics, 2015, Nr 11 (18), s. 99-113

Abstrakt:

One of the key issues in the process of preparing for an election to the European Parliament is to determine the number of seats for each country. The Treaty of Lisbon, signed by Member States of the European Union, has obliged the European Parliament to establish rules guaranteeing that the distribution of seats should be done according to, inter alia, the principle of degressive proportionality. The purpose of this paper is to explore how the principle of degressive proportionality is actually implemented, and to propose a compromise – a mathematical solution, guaranteeing that the distribution of seats is consistent with the requirements of the Lisbon Treaty.

Publisher:

Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu

Place of publication:

Wrocław

Date:

2015

Resource Type:

artykuł

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

doi:10.15611/me.2015.11.09

Language:

eng

Relation:

Mathematical Economics, 2015, Nr 11 (18)

Rights:

Pewne prawa zastrzeżone na rzecz Autorów i Wydawcy

Access Rights:

Dla wszystkich zgodnie z licencją

License:

CC BY-NC-ND

Location:

Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu