At the start of the plenary session on January 15, outgoing parliamentary President Josep Borrell, whose successor will be announced today, formally welcomed the 35 new members from Romania and the 18 from Bulgaria.
The arrival of MEPs from the two Balkan countries brings the total number of deputies to 785 from 732 previously.
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Posted January 16th, 2007 by Dinka
