Evropski parlament in izvoljeni poslanci so glas državljanov Evropske unije. Zato želimo, da bi bil Parlament ljudem res blizu. V kratkih novicah vam v vseh uradnih jezikih Unije na kratko predstavljamo najpomembnejše dnevne teme. Oddajo pripravlja Evropski parlament. Več prispevkov in vsebin najdete na naslednjih spletnih mestih:

Kratka poročila – 21/12/2023 – slovenščina

V Európskej únii je Európsky parlament a jeho volení poslanci hlasom občanov a chce byť dostupný pre všetkých. Krátke správy vám ponúkajú stručný prehľad hlavných tém dňa vo všetkých úradných jazykoch Únie. Toto vysielanie vám prináša Európsky parlament. Ďalšie programy nájdete na našich webových stránkach:

Krátke správy – 21/12/2023 – slovenčina

Is í Parlaimint na hEorpa agus a cuid Feisirí tofa guth na saoránach san Aontas Eorpach. Is é sin an chúis ar mhaith linn rochtain ar an bParlaimint a thabhairt do gach duine. Tugann na Blúiríní Nuachta léargas tapa duit ar phríomhscéalta an lae i dteangacha oifigiúla uile an Aontais. Is craoladh de chuid Pharlaimint na hEorpa an craoladh seo. Is féidir teacht ar níos mó clár anseo:

Blúiríní Nuachta – 21/12/2023 – Gaeilge

Il Parlamento europeo, con i suoi deputati eletti, è la voce dei cittadini nell'Unione europea. Ecco perché vogliamo che sia accessibile a tutti. Le Notizie in breve offrono una sintesi dei principali temi del giorno in tutte le lingue ufficiali dell'Unione. Questa trasmissione vi è presentata dal Parlamento europeo. Troverete ulteriori programmi ai seguenti indirizzi:

Notizie in breve – 21/12/2023 – italiano

Az Európai Unióban a polgárok az Európai Parlamenten és választott képviselőiken keresztül hallathatják hangjukat. Ezért szeretnénk a Parlamentet mindenki számára elérhetővé tenni. A „Hírek röviden” gyors áttekintést nyújt a nap fő témáiról az Unió valamennyi hivatalos nyelvén. Ezt az adást az Európai Parlament készítette. További műsorokat itt talál:

Hírek röviden – 21/12/2023 – magyar

Euroopan parlamentti ja sen vaaleilla valitut jäsenet tuovat kansalaisten äänen kuuluviin Euroopan unionissa. Siksi haluamme, että parlamentti on kaikkien ulottuvilla. ”Uutisia lyhyesti” on pikakatsaus päivän tärkeimpiin uutisaiheisiin kaikilla unionin virallisilla kielillä. Lähetykset toimittaa Euroopan parlamentti. Lisää ohjelmia löytyy seuraavilta verkkosivuilta:

Uutisia lyhyesti – 21/12/2023 – suomi

Eiropas Parlaments un tajā ievēlētie deputāti ir iedzīvotāju balss Eiropas Savienībā. Tāpēc vēlamies, lai Eiropas Parlaments būtu pieejams ikvienam. Raidījumā “Ziņas īsumā” Eiropas Parlaments piedāvā īsu pārskatu par dienas svarīgākajām norisēm visās Eiropas Savienības oficiālajās valodās. Esam sagatavojuši arī citas programmas, kas pieejamas šādās vietnēs:

Ziņas īsumā – 21/12/2023 – latviešu valoda

Europos Parlamentas ir išrinkti jo nariai yra Europos Sąjungos piliečių balsas. Todėl norime, kad Parlamentas būtų prieinamas visiems. Visomis oficialiomis Sąjungos kalbomis pateikiamose žiniose trumpai apžvelgiamos svarbiausios dienos naujienos. Šias transliacijas rengia Europos Parlamentas. Daugiau programų rasite čia:

Trumposios žinios – 21/12/2023 – lietùvių kalba

Europski parlament i njegovi zastupnici glas su građana u Europskoj uniji. Želimo da taj glas bude svima dostupan. „Kratke vijesti” sažet je pregled glavnih dnevnih tema na svim službenim jezicima Unije. Ovaj sadržaj omogućio vam je Europski parlament. Saznajte više na našim stranicama:

Kratke vijesti – 21/12/2023 - hrvatski

Euroopa Parlament ja selle liikmed esindavad Euroopa Liidu kodanike häält. Seetõttu peab parlament olema kõigile kodanikele ka kättesaadav. Lühiuudistes antakse kõigis ELi ametlikes keeltes kiire ülevaade päeva peamistest teemadest. Uudised toob teieni Euroopa Parlament. Tutvuge ka järgmiste veebisaitidega:

Lühiuudised – 21/12/2023 – eesti keel

Le Parlement européen, à travers ses députés, porte la voix des citoyens. Il se veut proche de chacun. Les brèves présentent un aperçu des sujets du moment, dans les 24 langues officielles. Cette émission vous est présentée par le Parlement européen. Retrouvez nos autres émissions ici:

Brèves – 21/12/2023 – français

O Parlamento Europeu e os respetivos deputados eleitos são a voz dos cidadãos na União Europeia. É por este motivo que pretendemos que o Parlamento seja acessível a todos. As notícias breves oferecem uma visão rápida dos temas principais do dia em todas as línguas oficiais da União. Esta transmissão é disponibilizada pelo Parlamento Europeu. Para mais programas, vá a:

Destaques do dia – 20/12/2023 – português

Krátke správy – 20/12/2023 – slovenčina

Blúiríní Nuachta – 20/12/2023 – Gaeilge

Notizie in breve – 20/12/2023 – italiano

Hírek röviden – 20/12/2023 – magyar

Roaming fees for calling, sending text messages and using mobile internet abroad in the EU banned since 15 June 2017.

Since 2006, the European Commission has taken action to address the high roaming charges paid by consumers for using their mobile phones when travelling abroad in another EU Member State. In 2015, the European Parliament and the Council adopted a fourth Roaming Regulation, which entered into force on 29 November 2015. In January 2016, the European Parliament voted on its resolution 'Towards a single market act' for a timely wholesale review, to end roaming charges for all European consumers by 15 June 2017. During the third trilogue meeting on 31 January 2017, an agreement was reached between the Parliament and the Council. The Final Act was published in the Official Journal on 9 June 2017. As a result, since 15 June 2017 retail roaming charges have disappeared in the EU and EEA/EFTA countries (as they decided also to abolish them). The wholesale roaming charges were again reduced.

#EUelections2019 - Roaming

As part of a shift in EU policy towards a circular economy, the European Parliament worked on four legislative proposals introducing new waste-management targets regarding reuse, recycling and landfilling. The proposals also strengthen provisions on waste prevention and extended producer responsibility, and streamline definitions, reporting obligations and calculation methods for targets.

#EUelections2019 - Circular economy

The European Parliament has adopted new rules to allow parents and carers to better reconcile their work and family lives.

The new rules for a better work-life balance, adopted on 4 April 2019, aim to increase the employment rate for women, create incentives for fathers to take family-related leave, and promote gender equality and equal opportunities. Parliament and Council agree on measures to reconcile career and private life:

- Ten working days paternity leave, paid at not less than the level of sick pay

- Two months of non-transferable paid parental leave

- Five days of annual carers’ leave

- Flexible working patterns, including remote working.

#EUelections2019 - Work-life balance

On 27 March 2019, Parliament approved a new law banning single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery, straws and cotton buds.

A milestone success is the ban of single-use plastic products such as cutlery, cotton buds, plates, straws, beverage stirrers and balloon sticks which will be banned from the EU market from 2021.

#EUelections2019 - Single use plastics

The informal European Council brings together EU heads of state or government in Sibiu, Romania on 9 May 2019.

EU leaders will discuss the EU's next strategic agenda for the period 2019-2024. They will exchange views on the challenges and priorities for the EU for the years to come. The discussions in Sibiu will be based on a Leaders' Agenda note prepared by President Tusk and will be divided in two parts: one on the external dimensions and one on the internal dimensions.

Informal meeting of heads of state or government, Sibiu, 09/05/2019

At its party meeting on 21 March in Brussels, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) party nominated its team of seven lead candidates (Team Europe) for the presidency of the European Commission. Margrethe Vestager is the candidate taking part in the May 15 Eurovision debate. Other members of Team Europe are Nicola Beer, Emma Bonino, Violeta Bulc, Katalin Cseh, Luis Garicano and Guy Verhofstadt.

Margrethe VESTAGER, 51 (Radikale Venstre, Denmark), since 2014 serves as the European Commissioner for Competition. Previously, she was the Minister for Economic and Interior Affairs (2011) and the Minister for Education (1998) in Denmark. The candidate obtained her degree in Economics at the University of Copenhagen (1993).

#EUelections2019 - Margrethe VESTAGER, lead candidate for ALDE as member

Jan Zahradil (ODS, Czech Republic) was designated as the lead candidate for the Reformists Alliance of Europe (ACRE) on 14 November 2018.

Jan ZAHRADIL, 55, is member of the European Parliament (ECR group) since 2004 and serves as the President of ACRE. Before 2004, he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic. Mr Zahradil is a researcher by profession, holding an engineering degree from the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague.

#EUelections2019 - Jan ZAHRADIL, lead candidate for the ACRE

The Party of the European Left has elected Nico Cué, 62, and Violeta Tomič, as its lead candidates.

Nico CUÉ (Liège, Belgium) is a leading figure of the Walloon and international unions’ movement and held the office of Secretary-General of the steelworkers in the FGBT union (Fédération Générale du Travail de Belgique) for 12 years.

#EUelections2019 - Nico CUÉ, lead candidate for the European Left

The European People’s Party (EPP) elected Manfred Weber (CSU, Germany) as its lead candidate for the European elections on 8 November 2018, at the Helsinki party congress.

Manfred WEBER, 46, started his political career in the regional Parliament (Bayerischer Landtag) in 2002 and was elected to the European Parliament in 2004. Since 2014, he has served as the chairman of the European People’s Party (EPP) - EPP group. The candidate obtained his degree in physical engineering at Munich University of Applied Sciences.

#EUelections2019 - Manfred WEBER, lead candidate for the EPP

European Green Party (EGP) nominated Ska Keller and Bas Eickhout as their two lead candidates for the European elections at its 23-25 November congress in Berlin. Ska Keller is the candidate taking part in the May 15 Eurovision debate.

Ska KELLER (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, Germany) studied Islamic Studies, Turkology and Jewish Studies at the Free University Berlin and the Sabanci Üniversitesi Istanbul. Elected to the European Parliament for the first time in 2009, she ran as the EGP lead candidate in the 2014 European elections campaign. Keller is co-chair of the Greens group in Parliament.

#EUelections2019 - Ska KELLER, lead candidate for the EGP

Tax avoidance by companies cost EU countries €160-190 billion per year in lost revenue.

According to a Eurobarometer survey commissioned by the European Parliament, 75% of the EU population expects more EU action on the fight against tax fraud: it is necessary to respond effectively to this concern.
The European Parliament is leading this fight by adopting ambitious and concrete proposals to increase tax transparency and combat tax avoidance. Parliament is calling for the automatic exchange of tax rulings between member states and public country-by-country reporting for multinationals, together with a common definition of tax havens and strong and concrete sanctions.

#EUelections2019 - Corporate tax transparency

The European Parliament has been pushing for the implemention of its 2030 goals to be in line with the targets set by the Paris Agreement. MEPs managed to push through a higher target for reducing EU fleet-wide emissions for new cars by 2030 (40% compared to the EU Commission’s 30%; year of reference 2021). There is an intermediate target of 20% by 2025. Similar targets are set for new vans as well.

On 17 December 2015 the EP decided to set up the Committee of inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector (EMIS) to investigate in detail alleged breaches and maladministration in relation to emission measurements in the automotive sector. On 4 April 2019, the EMIS final report was discussed and legislation voted and approved during the plenary session in Strasbourg.

#EUelections2019 - Car emissions

The refugee and migrant crisis in Europe has exposed the need for reform of the Common European Asylum System, in general, and of the Dublin rules, in particular.

Parliament’s lead MEP on the reform of the Dublin system, Swedish liberal Cecilia Wikström, presented her draft report to the Civil Liberties Committee in October 2017. The draft report, approved by the Plenary of the Parliament in November 2017, is a first response to the Commission’s proposal, presented in May 2016, for reform of the Dublin regulation. This regulation, which determines which member state is responsible for processing an asylum application, constitutes the cornerstone of the EU asylum system, which is currently undergoing a major revamp.

The European Parliament is therefore ready to start talks on revamping the Dublin system to ensure that asylum seekers are fairly shared among EU member states.

#EUelections2019 - Common asylum policy - Dublin reform

Since 2009, the EU has undertaken a large number of reforms to establish a safer, more resilient, transparent and responsible financial system, serving the economy and society as a whole.

However, the size and complexity of a number of banks remain an issue of concern. The balance sheet of some of these banks is larger than the GDP of their home countries. These banks remain 'too big to fail' and, as a result, take advantage of the presumption that the sovereign will bail them out with taxpayers' money in case of substantial trouble, instead of letting them fail.

#EUelections2019 - Safer banks

Parliament wants all workers to benefit from minimum rights on working conditions, including those on non-traditional contracts.

On 16th April 2019 MEPs approved minimum rights for workers with on-demand, voucher-based or platform jobs, like with Uber or Deliveroo. The new rules include: minimum rights agreed for workers in casual or short-term employment; working conditions that must be made clear to workers on their first day on the job, and probationary periods that may not be longer than six months.

How is the EU fighting youth unemployment? With more than 26 million Europeans out of work, unemployment is one of the biggest issues that Europe is facing today.

#EUelections2019 - Employment

The European Parliament has been pushing for the implemention of its 2030 goals to be in line with the targets set by the Paris Agreement.

To achieve the set goals the EU’s budget should also be coherent with its international commitments, and the post-2020 long-term budget should have climate and energy targets at its heart. The share of climate-related spending should be increased from 20% to 30% as soon as possible, and all remaining spending should be Paris-compliant and not counter-productive to climate efforts.

#EUelections2019 - Climate change

EP Plenary session - Parliament’s statements - Preparation of the EU-Western Balkans Summit

Committee on Budgets

BUDG

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

AFCO

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

EMPL

Joint committee on Foreign Affairs and committee on Development and committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

FEMM

AFET

DEVE

Joint committee on Foreign Affairs and committee on Development

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

AGRI

Joint committee on Foreign Affairs and committee on Budgets

Subcommittee on Tax Matters

FISC

Committee on Development

Committee on Culture and Education

CULT

Article 17 TFEU Dialogue seminar with churches, religious and philosophical organisations on: The importance of the Article 17 dialogue for raising awareness against disinformation and foreign interfe

Joint committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and committee on Employment and Social Affairs

LIBE

European Parliamentary Week 2024 - Plenary sessions II

Joint committee on Foreign Affairs and committee on Development and subcommittee on Human Rights

DROI

Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Committee on Legal Affairs

JURI

Subcommittee on Public Health

SANT

Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection

IMCO

Civil society organisations meet with the European Parliament’s 2024 Sakharov Prize laureates and finalists

EP Plenary session - Preparation of the European Council of 19-20 December 2024

Sakharov Youth Seminar

Bulgarian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Danish MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Finnish MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term

French MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Greek MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Hungarian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Irish MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Dutch MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term

Polish MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term

Slovakian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term

Slovenian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Italian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Belgian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Cyprus MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Czech MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Lithuanian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Maltese MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Romanian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

The 24th of August 2024 is the 33rd anniversary of the Ukrainian independence day. This news item shows the raising of the Ukrainian flag, the ceremony for the anniversary and the unfurling of a 30-meter long flag on the Esplanade Solidarność 1980 in front of the European Parliament in Brussels. Extracts of speeches by Sophie WILMES Vice-President of the European Parliament, by Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for the Internal Market, by Serhiy TERESHKO, Deputy Head of Mission of Ukraine to the EU. Cutaways of the ceremony on Ukrainian National anthem performed by Lukiia APANOVYCH.

Anniversary of the Ukrainian Independence Day: raising of the Ukrainian flag at the EP building in Brussels, extracts from the ceremony and unfurling of a Ukrainian 30-metres flag

Europa-Parlamentet opfordrer folk fra hele EU til at engagere sig i den demokratiske proces.

Together.eu er et fællesskab drevet af Europa-Parlamentet, hvor du kan møde mennesker - online og offline - der interesserer sig for demokrati, og få din stemme hørt om europæiske spørgsmål.

Ligesom Mireya i Madrid og Cille i Danmark mødes together.eu-frivillige fra hele EU, debatterer, udveksler idéer og organiserer arrangementer for at sætte fokus på, hvad EU-institutionerne gør for borgerne, og hvorfor demokratisk deltagelse er afgørende.

Mød dit fællesskab, og slut dig til det på together.eu.

Vær med til at styrke demokratiet i EU! Mød Mireya og Cille

Hvad er bedre end en snak om demokrati? En snak om demokrati med gratis kaffe!
Mød Cille, en frivillig fra together.eu, som har opstillet en kaffevogn i København for at fremme demokratisk deltagelse i EU. 
Sammen med sit team organiserer hun EU-relaterede arrangementer i løbet af året for at få folk til at tale om, hvad EU kan gøre for dem, og hvordan EU-institutionerne spiller en rolle i alles liv. 
Together.eu er et fællesskab af mennesker, der interesserer sig for EU og dets fremtid. Ved at støtte fællesskabet together.eu opfordrer Europa-Parlamentet folk fra hele EU til at engagere sig i den demokratiske proces.

Styrk den demokratiske deltagelse med Cille, frivillig for together.eu 9:16

Ruslands invasion af Ukraine udløste en energikrise og høj inflation i hele Europa. Europa-Parlamentet vil sikre, at EU er resilient nok til at modstå andre kriser i fremtiden. Derfor støtter det dristige, visionære projekter, der gør vores økonomi og samfund stærkere.

Erik hjalp de svenske selskaber Amokabel og Bennesveds Åkeri med at opstille landets første selvforsynende brintstation: Uppvidinge Vätgas. Den leverer rent brændstof, der er produceret ved brug af lokal vindkraft. 

I Irland er Hannah CO2-specialist hos Bord na Móna, et selskab som gik fra udvinding af tørv til at blive ledende i produktionen af ren energi. Hun hjælper med at rehabilitere landets tørveområder, som kan lagre store mængder CO2, og hjælper således EU med at nå sine klimamål.
 
Initiativer som disse, finansieret af EU´s genopretnings- og resiliensfacilitet, står i centrum af et stærkere og mere responsivt Europa.

Opbygning af fremtidens EU-økonomi: mød Erik og Hannah - 9:16

Ruslands invasion af Ukraine udløste en energikrise og høj inflation i hele Europa. Europa-Parlamentet vil sikre, at EU er resilient nok til at modstå andre kriser i fremtiden. Derfor støtter det dristige, visionære projekter, der gør vores økonomi og samfund stærkere.

Erik hjalp de svenske selskaber Amokabel og Bennesveds Åkeri med at opstille landets første selvforsynende brintstation: Uppvidinge Vätgas. Den leverer rent brændstof, der er produceret ved brug af lokal vindkraft. 

I Irland er Hannah CO2-specialist hos Bord na Móna, et selskab som gik fra udvinding af tørv til at blive ledende i produktionen af ren energi. Hun hjælper med at rehabilitere landets tørveområder, som kan lagre store mængder CO2, og hjælper således EU med at nå sine klimamål.

Initiativer som disse, finansieret af EU´s genopretnings- og resiliensfacilitet, står i centrum af et stærkere og mere responsivt Europa.

Opbygning af fremtidens EU-økonomi: mød Erik og Hannah

This infoclip shows in the first sequence footage of collection of unsold food (which otherwise would have been wasted) from a market, and in the second sequence collection of second hand clothes and its upcycling. With a Waste Framework Directive MEPs propose higher binding waste reduction targets to be met at national level by 31 December 2030 - at least 20% in food processing and manufacturing (instead of 10% proposed by the Commission) and 40% per capita in retail, restaurants, food services and households (instead of 30%). Parliament also wants the Commission to evaluate if higher targets for 2035 (at least 30% and 50% respectively) should be introduced, and if so, asks them to come up with a legislative proposal. MEPs agree to extend producer responsibility (EPR) schemes, through which producers that sell textiles in the EU would have to cover the costs for collecting, sorting and recycling them separately.

Infoclip: Texile and food waste

I juni deltog millioner af europæere i verdens største transnationale valg. Nu, hvor stemmerne er talt op, og de nye MEP´ere er valgt, så lad os se, hvordan det nye Europa-Parlament ser ud. Hvor mange MEP´ere er der i hver politisk gruppe? Hvor mange MEP´ere er der per land? Hvem valgte de som formand for Europa-Parlamentet og Europa-Kommissionen?

Hvad er sammensætningen af det nye Europa-Parlament?

I juni deltog millioner af europæere i verdens største transnationale valg. Nu, hvor stemmerne er talt op, og de nye MEP´ere er valgt, så lad os se, hvordan det nye Europa-Parlament ser ud. 
 
Hvor mange MEP´ere er der i hver politisk gruppe? Hvor mange MEP´ere er der per land? Hvem valgt de som formand for Europa-Parlamentet og Europa-Kommissionen?

Hvad er sammensætningen af det nye Europa-Parlament? - 9:16

This news item shows extracts from the AFET (Foreign Affairs), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Home Affairs and Justice), ITRE (Industry, research and Energy), ECON (Economy and Monetary Affairs), ENVI (Environment, Public Health and Food Safety), DEVE (Development) and AGRI (Agriculture) Committee's constitutive meetings and the election of their Bureau. The constitutive meetings of the European Parliament's standing committees and subcommittees take place in Brussels following the appointments of their members in the plenary sitting of 16-19 July. During the constitutive meetings, each committee and subcommittee elects its respective bureau, made up of a Chair and Vice-Chairs, for a two-and-a-half year mandate. The newly set up committees then starts holding their regular meetings during the same week following their constitutive meeting.

Constitutive meetings of the Committees (AFET, LIBE, ITRE, ECON, ENVI, DEVE and AGRI): extracts

I juli 2024 bekræftede Europa-Parlamentet Ursula von der Leyen i endnu en periode som kommissionsformand. Hun skal lede et team af kommissærer – en fra hvert EU-land – som skal foreslå og overvåge implementeringen af EU-lovgivning i de næste fem år.    
 
At vælge formanden for EU-Kommissionen er en af Parlamentets første opgaver efter EU-valget. 
    
EU-landenes ledere udpeger en kandidat til posten som kommissionsformand under hensyntagen til resultaterne af EU-valget.    
   
Kandidaten skal godkendes af Parlamentet med støtte fra et flertal af dets siddende medlemmer plus én stemme i en hemmelig afstemning.   
   
Hvis kandidaten ikke får det nødvendige flertal, skal Det Europæiske Råd foreslå en anden kandidat inden for en måned.   
   
For at få mere at vide: https://elections.europa.eu/da/commission-president/

Europa-Parlamentet genvælger von der Leyen som kommissionsformand

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President-elect of the European Commission, give a joint press conference after the reelection of Mrs VON DER LEYEN, as EC President. The Commission President-elect will now send official letters to member state heads of state or government inviting them to put forward their candidates for European Commissioner posts. Parliament will then organise nominee hearings in the relevant committees after the summer. The full college of Commissioners then needs to be endorsed by Parliament. Extracts from the press conference.

Election of the President of the European Commission: extracts from the joint press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Ursula von der LEYEN, President-elect of the European Commission

With 401 votes in favour, the European Parliament elected Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission in a secret ballot on 18 July. Following the election, Roberta Metsola, EP President, and Ursula von der Leyen hold a press conference in Strasbourg. This will be Ursula von der Leyen’s second term as Commission President. She was first elected by MEPs in July 2019. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Joint press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President-elect of the European Commission

This news item shows extracts from the arrival of Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President-elect of the European Commission, to the hemicycle, announcement of the results and congratulations by political group's leaders and MEPs to her after being elected by the Parliament. Parliament elects Ursula von der Leyen as President of the Commission in a secret ballot. The Parliament is currently composed of 719 deputies, so the majority required for its election was 360 votes. 401 deputies voted in favour, 284 against and 22 voted blank or invalid. The President-elect of the Commission will now send official letters to the Heads of State and Government of the Member States inviting them to put forward their candidates for the posts of European Commissioners. Parliament will then proceed to hear the candidates in the relevant committees after the summer.

Election of the President of the European Commission: extracts from the results of the vote

Roberta METSOLA, EP President announces the result of the vote of the election of the President of the European Commission: Ursula VON DER LEYEN is reelected President of the European Commission with 401 votes in favour.

Election of the President of the European Commission: announcement of the results of the vote

Ursula von der Leyen takes the floor in Parliament’s plenary session and outline her vision and plans as Commission President, followed by a debate with MEPs. The vote by secret ballot follows the debate. Background Article 14 of the Treaty of the European Union provides that the EP “shall elect the President of the Commission.” In practice, based on Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, the candidate proposed by the European Council has to present their political guidelines to Parliament, followed by a debate. Parliament then elects the President of the Commission by a majority of its component MEPs - i.e. 361, in a Parliament of 720 Members.

Election of the President of the European Commission: extracts from the arrival and speech by Ursula VON DER LEYEN, candidate President of the European Commission

This news item shows cutaways and illustrations during the vote on Ursula von der Leyen’s nomination for Commission President. The vote by secret paper ballot took place 18/07/2024 at 13h, following the debate.

Election of the President of the European Commission: atmosphere shots from the vote

MEPs vote in the election of the President of the European Commission. Before the vote, Ursula VON DER LEYEN, candidate for a second mandate 2024-2029 presented her political priorities and outlined her vision and plans as Commission President

Election of the President of the European Commission: atmosphere in the chamber

MEPs vote on the election of the President of the European Commission. Before the vote, Ursula VON DER LEYEN, candidate for a second mandate 2024-2029 presented her political priorities and outlined her vision and plans as Commission President

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