EP Plenary session - Presentation by the Commission President elect of the College of Commissioners and its programme

EP Plenary session - Urgent need to tackle the gender pay gap

EP plenary session- Need for a comprehensive Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights mechanism

EP plenary session- Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - Situation in Venezuela

EP plenary session - Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - Situation in the Sea of Azov

EP plenary session - The Cum Ex Scandal : financial crime the loopholes in the current legal framework

EP plenary session- Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - The disappearance of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

EP plenary session- Commission statement - Commission Work Programme 2019

EP plenary session - Debate with the President of Romania, Klaus IOHANNIS, on the Future of Europe

EP plenary session - Votes followed by explanations of votes

EP plenary session - Commission statement - The use of Facebook users’ data by Cambridge Analytica and the impact on data protection

EP plenary session - General budget of the European Union for 2019

EP plenary session - Climate Change and Biological Diversity

EP plenary session - introductory remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President on the floods in France, Italy and Spain, on the terrorists attack on the polling station in Afghanistan, on press freedom and the request of the EP for an independant inquiry on the death of Jamal Khashoggi

EP plenary session - Resumption of session and order of business

EP plenary session- Animal welfare, antimicrobial use and the environmental impact of industrial broiler farming

EP plenary session- Situation in Yemen

Maroš SEFCOVIC, European Commissioner for Interistitutional Relations, addresses the plenary and the leaders of the Parliament’s political groups after the speech of the French Presidency of the Council of the EU. The motto of the French Presidency is “Recovery, Strength and a Sense of Belonging”, to underline that, in order to fight the health crisis, the rise of aggressive foreign powers and climate disruption, the best response is a European response. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery,

Presentation of the programme of activities of the French Presidency: statement by Maroš SEFCOVIC, European Commissioner for Interistitutional Relations

The FrenchPresident Emmanuel MACRON addresses the plenary, followed by interventions by the European Commissioner SEFCOVIC and the leaders of the Parliament’s political groups. The motto of the French Presidency is “Recovery, Strength and a Sense of Belonging”, to underline that, in order to fight the health crisis, the rise of aggressive foreign powers and climate disruption, the best response is a European response. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Presentation of the programme of activities of the French Presidency: opening statement by Emmanuel MACRON, President of the French Republic

The President of the European Parliament, Roberta METSOLA, gives her opening remarks before the debate on the priorities for the 6 months Presidency of the Council of the EU. The motto of the French Presidency is “Recovery, Strength and a Sense of Belonging”, to underline that, in order to fight the health crisis, the rise of aggressive foreign powers and climate disruption, the best response is a European response. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Presentation of the programme of activities of the French Presidency: ambiance prior to the debate and opening remark by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

The President of the French Republic, Emmanuel MACRON, arrives to the emicycle of the European Parlaiment in Strasbourg to present his priorities for the 6 months Presidency of the Council of the EU. The motto of the French Presidency is “Recovery, Strength and a Sense of Belonging”, to underline that, in order to fight the health crisis, the rise of aggressive foreign powers and climate disruption, the best response is a European response.

Presentation of the programme of activities of the French Presidency: arrival of Emmanuel MACRON, President of the French Republic

Roberta METSOLA (EPP, MT) is elected as the new President of the European Parliament. She gives her acceptance speech in front of the MEPs and explains the priorities of her mandate.

Election of the President of the European Parliament: Extracts from the election of Roberta METSOLA (EPP, MT)

On the 18th of January 2022 in Strasbourg, Roberta METSOLA (EPP, MT) is elected as the new President of the European Parliament. She gives her acceptance speech in front of the MEPs and explains the priorities of her mandate.

Election of the President of Parliament: statement by Roberta METSOLA, the new elected President

Roberta Metsola (EPP, MT), Alice Bah Kuhnke (Greens/EFA, SE), and Sira Rego (The Left, ES), the candidates to the office of EP president present their programme in front of the MEPs. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Election of the President of Parliament: short presentation by the candidates for election to the office of the President

Announcement of the candidates for election to the office of the EP President.

Election of the President of Parliament: announcement of the candidates

Ceremony in the honour of David SASSOLI, EP President who passed away on the 11 January 2022. The former Italian Prime Minister and former MEP Enrico LETTA will address the Chamber. His speech will be followed by the ones of the European Council President, Charles MICHEL, and by the French President Emmanuel MACRON. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Memorial ceremony for David SASSOLI, President of the European Parliament

Arrivals of the European presidents and national authorities and signature of the condolences book.

Arrivals at the Memorial ceremony for President David Maria Sassoli

Opening of the first ballot for the election of the new EP President.

Election of the President of Parliament: opening of the first ballot

The President announces the results of the second voting session, in particular the final vote of the motion for resoluion on the Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.

Voting session - Annoucement of the results of the second voting session, including the situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine

Parliament hold urgent debates on the human rights, democracy and rule of law topics and especially on the forced labour in the Linglong factory and environmental protests in Serbia.

Forced labour in the Linglong factory and environmental protests in Serbia: closing statement by Janez LENARČIČ, European Commissioner for Crisis Management

Parliament hold urgent debates on the human rights, democracy and rule of law topics and especially on the situation in Cuba, namely the cases of José Daniel Ferrer, Lady in White Aymara Nieto, Maykel Castillo, Luis Robles, Félix Navarro, Luis Manuel Otero, Reverend Lorenzo Fajardo, Andy Dunier García and Yunior García Aguilera. Closing statement by Janez LENARČIČ, European Commissioner for Crisis Management.

The situation in Cuba: closing statement by Janez LENARČIČ, European Commissioner for Crisis Management

Parliament hold urgent debates on the human rights, democracy and rule of law topics and especially on the continuous crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Russia: the case of human rights organisation Memorial. Closing statement by Janez LENARČIČ, European Commissioner for Crisis Management.

Continuous crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Russia - The case of human rights organisation Memorial: closing statement by Janez LENARČIČ, European Commissioner for Crisis Management

Recently, over one million EU citizens signed a petition demanding the European Commission ban the use of wild animals in circuses. Parliament quizzes the Commission on the options for introducing an EU-wide ban on the use of wild animals in circuses on Thursday morning.

EU ban on the use of wild animals in circuses: extracts from the Plenary debate

Parliament gives its green light to begin negotiations with member states on rules setting out what big online platforms will be allowed to do and not do in the EU. The Digital Markets Act (DMA) proposal blacklists certain practices used by large platforms acting as “gatekeepers” and enables the Commission to carry out market investigations and sanction non-compliant behaviours.

Digital Markets Act (DMA) - Extracts from the debate, results of the vote

MEPs quiz the Commission and the Council on the proposal to adapt EU asylum rules in Poland, Latvia and Lithuania to deal with migrants coming from Belarus. Closing statements by Margaritis SCHINAS, Vice-President of the European Commission and by Anže LOGAR, Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The proposed Council decision on provisional emergency measures for the external border with Belarus: closing statements by Margaritis SCHINAS, Vice-President of the European Commission and by Anže LOGAR, Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs

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