Alle de mennesker, der bor i en medlemsstat, danner grundlag for beregningen af medlemsstatens antal pladser - som i Rådet - herunder tredjelandsstatsborgere, som bor i landet, for de er en del af samfundet.
All the people who live in the Member State concerned form the basis for calculating a Member State's seats - as with the Council - including third-country nationals living there, because they are part of this society.