María Corina Machado und Edmundo González Urrutia erhalten den Sacharow-Preis für geistige Freiheit des Europäischen Parlaments 2024. 

Seit 1988 ehrt das Parlament mit dem Sacharow-Preis Einzelpersonen und Organisationen, die sich in besonderer Weise für die Menschenrechte und Grundfreiheiten starkmachen.

Der Sacharow-Preis für geistige Freiheit 2024

Wer an das Europäische Parlament denkt, hat meist ein bestimmtes Bild vor Augen: die Mitglieder des Parlaments, die im Plenarsaal sitzen und über etwas abstimmen. Tatsächlich finden Abstimmungen aber nur einmal Monat statt – und zwar während der Plenartagungen. In diesem Podcast geht es darum, was genau Plenartagungen sind und wie sie ablaufen.

Was ist eine Plenartagung?

Fachwörterwirrwarr: Welche Aufgaben hat die Präsidentin des Europäischen Parlaments?

Welche Aufgaben hat die Präsidentin des Europäischen Parlaments?

On 19 March 1958, the European Parliamentary Assembly hold a first meeting in Strasbourg. Luciano GRANZOTTO BASSO, Oldest member of the Assembly leads the election. The representatives elect Robert Schuman as President. He is the single candidate at the function.

Constitutive session of the European Parliamentary Assembly: election of Robert SCHUMAN, as President of the Assembly

A formal sitting is&nbsp;held to mark an official visit to the European Parliament, made at the President’s invitation after consulting with the Conference of Presidents.

The official guest is seated to the right of the President on the podium. After the welcoming remarks by the President, the official guest addresses the&nbsp; Parliament from the central rostrum in the Chamber.

The address for a formal sitting of Parliament&nbsp;usually lasts 30 minutes and generally takes place before the voting session.

Formal Sittings

On certain occasions, David SASSOLI, President of the European Parliament, gives a speech during plenary sessions highlighting the news, a special event or pays tribute to a personality and asks for a minute of silence.

Statements of David SASSOLI, EP President in Plenary

EP Plenary session - EU funding of physical border protection structures such as walls, fences or other barriers at the external border

EP Plenary session - Voting session

EP Plenary session - Cryptocurrencies - need for global standards

EP Plenary session - Combating Desertification: 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention

EP Plenary session - Stepping up international action to protect whales following Iceland’s decision to extend commercial whaling until 2029

EP Plenary session - Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law

EP Plenary session - EU financing through the LIFE programme of entities lobbying EU institutions and the need for transparency

EP Plenary session - Links between organised crime and smuggling of migrants in light of the recent UN reports

EP Plenary session - Failure of the negotiations in Busan for a UN plastic treaty and the urgent need to tackle plastic pollution at international and Union level

EP Plenary session - Addressing EU demographic challenges: towards the implementation of the 2023 Demography Toolbox

EP Plenary session - Uniting Europe against actors hostile to the EU: time to strengthen our security and defence

EP Plenary session - Presentation of the programme of activities of the Polish Presidency

EP Plenary session - Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 December 2024

Strasbourg's Plenary session through the lens . Week 4

EP Plenary session - Humanitarian crisis in Sudan

EP Plenary session - Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025

Live Replay of the EP Plenary session - Protection of investigative journalists in Europe: the case of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová - Opening statements

(01) EP Plenary session - Protection of investigative journalists in Europe: the case of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová - First round of political group speakers (16:17 - 16:35)

(02) EP Plenary session - Protection of investigative journalists in Europe: the case of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová - Opening statement by Julian KING, Member of the EC in charge of the Security Union (16:09 - 16:17)

Statement by Jean Claude JUNCKER, President of the European Commission during the Debate with the António Costa, Portuguese Prime Minister, on the Future of Europe during the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe: Statement by Jean-Claude JUNCKER, EC President

Statement byPhilippe LAMBERTS, Greens/EFA Group Leader during the debate with the Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, on the Future of Europe.

(05) EP Plenary session - Debate on the Future of Europe - First round of political group leaders: Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE), Greens/EFA Group Leader (11:11 - 11:15)

Live Replay of the EP Plenary session - US decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium during the plenary session in Strasbourg (12-15 March 2018). First round of political group leaders

(04) EP Plenary session - US decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium. First round of political group speakers: Marietje SCHAAKE (ALDE, NL) (08:49 - 08:52)

(01) EP Plenary session - Protection of investigative journalists in Europe: the case of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová - Opening statement by Monika PANAYOTOVA, Bulgarian Presidency (16:05 - 16:09)

During the EP plenary session (12 - 15 March 2018) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate and vote a resolution laying out the EP’s position on a possible framework for EU-UK future relations. The draft resolution suggests that an association agreement could provide an appropriate framework for the future relationship and stresses that even closely aligned third countries with identical legislation cannot enjoy similar benefits or market access to those of EU member states. The resultas are: 554 in favour, 110 against and 51 abstentions. Statements by ean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC, Guy VERHOFSTADT and Michel BARNIER.

Guidelines on the framework of future EU-UK relations: extracts from the vote and from the debate (13/03)

(03) EP Plenary session - US decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium. First round of political group speakers: Emma McCLARKIN (ECR, UK) (08:47 - 08:49)

(02) EP Plenary session - US decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium. First round of political group speakers: Bernd LANGE (S&D, DE) (08:45 - 08:47)

Live Replay of the EP Plenary session - US decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium during the plenary session in Strasbourg (12-15 March 2018) . Opening statement by the Commission

(02) EP Plenary session - US decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium. Opening statement by Cecilia MALMSTRÖM, Member of the EC incharge of Trade (08:37 - 08:41)

(01) EP Plenary session - US decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium. First round of political group speakers: Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE) (08:41 - 08:45)

(01) EP Plenary session - US decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium. Opening statement by Jyrki KATAINEN, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness (08:32 - 08:37)

(06) EP Plenary session - US decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium. First round of political group speakers: Helmut SCHOLZ (GUE/NGL, DE) (08:54 - 08:58)

(08) EP Plenary session - US decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium. First round of political group speakers: Nicolas BAY (ENF, FR) (09:00 - 09:03)

Live Replay of the EP Plenary session - Protection of investigative journalists in Europe: the case of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová - Closing statements

(02) EP Plenary session - Protection of investigative journalists in Europe: the case of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová - Closing statement by Monika PANAYOTOVA, Bulgarian Presidency (17:38 - 17:40)

(09) EP Plenary session - US decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium. First round of political group speakers: Lampros FOUNTOULIS,(NI, EL) (09:03 - 09:04)

Live Replay of the EP Plenary session - US decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium during the plenary session in Strasbourg (12-15 March 2018) . Closing statement by the Commission

(02) EP Plenary session - US decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium. Closing statement by Jyrki KATAINEN, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness (10:04 - 10:07)

(01) EP Plenary session - Protection of investigative journalists in Europe: the case of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová - Closing statement by Julian KING, Member of the EC in charge of the Security Union (17:35 - 17:38)

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