The European Parliament proposes that the "degressive proportionality" means that bigger Member States agree to accept fewer seats than they would receive if the total were divided according to population size, so as to allow for better representation of less-densely populated states.
Sistēmas pārskatīšana jāizmanto, lai izvērtētu tehniskās un politiskās iespējas vietu sadalījuma aprēķinos ņemt vērā nevis ES iedzīvotāju, bet pilsoņu skaitu, ko katru gadu nosaka Eiropas Kopienu Statistikas birojs.