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The 40 MEPs who actually matter — 2016 ranking

The 40 MEPs who actually matter — 2016 ranking

Here’s who you need to know in the European Parliament in 2016 — By RYAN HEATH

  1. 1

    MARTIN SCHULZ

    GERMANY

    MARTIN SCHULZ
  2. 3

    GUY VERHOFSTADT

    BELGIUM

    GUY VERHOFSTADT
  3. 4

    MANFRED WEBER

    GERMANY

    MANFRED WEBER
  4. 5

    NIGEL FARAGE

    UNITED KINGDOM

    NIGEL FARAGE
  5. 6

    GIANNI PITTELLA

    ITALY

    GIANNI PITTELLA
  6. 7

    HERBERT REUL

    GERMANY

    HERBERT REUL
  7. 10

    INGEBORG GRÄSSLE

    GERMANY

    INGEBORG GRÄSSLE
  8. 12

    PERVENCHE BERÈS

    FRANCE

    PERVENCHE BERÈS
  9. 13

    ANDREAS SCHWAB

    GERMANY

    ANDREAS SCHWAB
  10. 16

    DANIEL CASPARY

    GERMANY

    DANIEL CASPARY
  11. 17

    RYSZARD CZARNECKI

    POLAND

    RYSZARD CZARNECKI
  12. 18

    JAN PHILIPP ALBRECHT

    GERMANY

    JAN PHILIPP ALBRECHT
  13. 19

    CLAUDE MORAES

    UNITED KINGDOM

    CLAUDE MORAES
  14. 21

    PAVEL SVOBODA

    CZECH REPUBLIC

    PAVEL SVOBODA
  15. 22

    SYED KAMALL

    UNITED KINGDOM

    SYED KAMALL
  16. 23

    KATHLEEN VAN BREMPT

    BELGIUM

    KATHLEEN VAN BREMPT
  17. 24

    SVEN GIEGOLD

    GERMANY

    SVEN GIEGOLD
  18. 25

    SOPHIE IN 'T VELD

    THE NETHERLANDS

    SOPHIE IN 'T VELD
  19. 26

    ANGELIKA NIEBLER

    GERMANY

    ANGELIKA NIEBLER
  20. 27

    GLENIS WILLMOTT

    UNITED KINGDOM

    GLENIS WILLMOTT
  21. 29

    EVELYNE GEBHARDT

    GERMANY

    EVELYNE GEBHARDT
  22. 31

    SORIN MOISĀ

    ROMANIA

    SORIN MOISĀ
  23. 33

    DAVID MCALLISTER

    GERMANY

    DAVID MCALLISTER
  24. 34

    CHRISTOFER FJELLNER

    SWEDEN

    CHRISTOFER FJELLNER
  25. 36

    MARIETJE SCHAAKE

    THE NETHERLANDS

    MARIETJE SCHAAKE
  26. 37

    JULIA REDA

    GERMANY

    JULIA REDA
  27. 38

    ANTANAS GUOGA

    LITHUANIA

    ANTANAS GUOGA
  28. 39

    MORTEN MESSERSCHMIDT

    DENMARK

    MORTEN MESSERSCHMIDT

Click here for an explanation of what this ranking means.

Online presentation by Arnau Busquets Guàrdia