According to a study of the Center for European Policy cited by BTA information agency, Malta;s MEPs are the youngest in the European Parliament with an average age of 45. With an average age of a little over 47, Bulgaria’s present 18 deputies are the second.

The study points out that the last two enlargements - with 10 new members in 2004, and with Bulgaria and Romania in 2007, have led to a “younger” European Parliament as the average age of the MEPs who served in 2004-2009 is 54,8, compared to 57,2 for the previous European Parliament.

The average age of the MEPs from the EU 15 is higher than that of their colleagues from the 12 new member states - 56,5 years of age compared to 52,2 for the Eastern states’ deputies.

A recent study of the Votewatch organization has shown that only 6 of a total of 785 MEPs in the present European Parliament attended all plenary and committee sessions that they were supposed to attend.

After the 2009 European Parliament Elections, the total number of MEPs will be reduced from 785 to 736.

Source: Sofia News Agency

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