Outgoing MEPs include, Hans Jansen (NI, NL) who passed away on 5 May.
Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner (ECR, FI) has joined the European parliament to replace outgoing MEP Sampo Terho.
In committee news, Nicola Danti (S&D, IT) has become the fourth vice-chair of the internal market and consumer protection committee (IMCO), replacing Sergio Gaetano Cofferati (S&D, IT).
Pavel Telička (ALDE, CZ) has joined the delegation for relations with the United States (D-US).
In parliament's Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group (EFDD), Ignazio Corrao (IT) has switched from vice-chair to member.
The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) launched a new policy group on subsidiarity and localism.
There were also big changes in two national parties, Jean-Marie Le Pen (NI, FR) has been suspended from Front National, while Nigel Farage (EFDD, UK) has stood down as leader of UKIP after failing in his bid to become a British MP.
And finally, the list of members in the working group against the interference of the tobacco industry has been made public and includes the following:
• Gilles Pargneaux (S&D, FR),
• Pervenche Beres (S&D, FR),
• Christel Schaldemose (S&D, DK)
• Marc Tarabella (S&D, BE),
• Claudia Schmidt (EPP, AT),
• Frédérique Ries (ALDE, BE),
• Bart Staes (Greens-EFA, BE),
• José Bove (Greens-EFA, FR)
• Michèle Rivasi (Greens-EFA, FR)
• Younous Omarjee (GUE/NGL, FR)
• Lynn Boylan (GUE, IE)
• Eleonora Evi (EFDD, IT)
• Fabio Massimo Castaldo (EFDD, IT)