EP Plenary session - Election of the new EP President

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EP Plenary session.- Election of the new EP President

Committee on Transport and Tourism

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Special committee on organised crime, corruption and money laundering

Daniel COHN-BENDIT, Rebecca HARMS - GREENS/EFA Co-Presidents - José BOVE, Martin HÄUSLING and Alyn SMITH

Gianni PITTELLA - Vice - President of the EP, Isabelle DURANT - Vice-Presidents of the EP - and Father PAOLO (Syria)

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Policy Department A ( Economic and Scientific Policy )/ ENVI

Committee on Development

Committee on International Trade

Committee on Legal Affairs

Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Committee on Foreign Affairs

Committee on Budgetary Control

Committee on Regional Development

Meeting of the EP Conference of President with the participation of Charles MICHEL, President of the European Council

Finnish MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term

Italian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term

Italian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Spanish MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term

German MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Bulgarian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Estonian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Czech MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Dutch MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Slovenian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Croatian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

DROI Committee meeting on Militarization of Crimea and security situation one year after the illegal  annexation by Russia

Eric ANDRIEU, Czeslaw Adam SIEKIERSKI, Phil HOGAN

AGRI Committee meeting - Exchange of views with the Commissioner responsible for Agriculture and Rural Development, on the simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

Inter-parliamentary Seminar organised in cooperation with the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Affairs.:  Developing political culture and enhancing political dialogue for sustainable democracy

Outside view of Headquarters of the Europen Parliament in Brussels

AGRI Committee meeting - Exchange of views with the Commissioner in charge of Health & Food safety

ECON Committee meeting. Monetary Dialogue with President of the ECB

Ioan Mircea PASCU, Andi CRISTEA, Petras AUSTREVICIUS

EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee Meeting

Eurico DE MELO during a Plenary session in Strasbourg in July 1996.

Eastman construction site - Renovation of the building for the House of European History

INTA committee meeting. Discussion with Cecilia MALMSTROM, commissioner for Trade, on the public consultation on modalities for investment protection and investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

INTA Committee - Debate on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

TRAN Committee hearing:  Sustainable Mobility: Promoting modal shift, decarbonisation and mitigating the Environmental Impact of Transport

Michael CRAMER , Mathieu GROSCH , Michael NIELSEN

TRAN Committee hearing:  Transport and Economic Growth: Promoting job creation, Competitiveness, Innovation, and developing a modern transport infrastructure across the EU

Outside view of the Adenauer passerelle between ASP building and JAN building at the Headquarters of the European Parliament in Brussels.

Official visit of the President of the European Parliament to China

Martin SCHULZ President of the European Parliament travelling by high speed train from Beijing to Tianjin for a meeting with SAN Guojun during an official visit to China.

IMCO Committee - Discussion on the amendments of the report on cable installations

Martin SCHULZ President of the European Parliament in a meeting in Beijing with Chairman of the National People's Congress ZHANG Dejiang in the Great Hall of the People on an official visit to China.

Manuel MEDINA ORTEGA,  Klaus HANSCH EP President, Karel VASAK,  Javier SOLANA

Klaus HANSCH EP President meets  with Karel VASAK.

With a July deadline for his reappointment been and gone, Jose Manuel Barroso is doing the rounds of the political groups in a final effort to persuade them of his suitability. Though the European Conservatives and Reformists have already spoken out in hi

Europarl Today: Barroso's last stand

It’s sixteen against eleven Member States – the majority argue that a new European milk regulation is necessary to complement a phase-out of milk quotas by 2015. If no solution is found dairy producers will continue with strike plans during the Strasbourg

Europarl Today: Battle lines are drawn in milk feud

The second Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty is drawing near, and the 'yes' camp had been sure of victory, but the 'no' camp seem to be gaining on them. It's not a decision to be taken lightly, as Europe and Ireland's futures hang in the balance.

Europarl Today: Just say 'Yes/No' to Lisbon

In 1989, 2 million people from pro-independence movements formed the world's largest human chain across the Baltic states. In 2009, Mini-Europe recreated this event with over 600 people on a 1/25 scale-model.

Europarl Today: Recreating world’s largest human chain in miniature

Iran’s opposition movements are under threat, as the exiles are ousted from Camp Ashraf in Iraq, the mass trials of post-election protestors continue in Tehran. MEPs and a professor discuss the possible alternatives to the ruling regime.

Action: Iran - between Iraq and a hard place

US Congressman Paul Kanjorski meets European counterparts to square views on financial regulation and prevent Europe gaining the upper hand through regulatory changes.

The Interview: US Congress keeps tabs on EU finance regulators

MEPs will vote on the new Commission president during Strasbourg plenary session on 16 September. The session may be overshadowed by European Council meeting ahead of G-20 in US.

Europarl Today: Barroso’s future at stake

Commission President Barroso remains a divisive figure for the MEPs, but the vote for or against his re-appointment seems increasingly likely for the September plenary.

Europarl Today: No-one wants a lame duck Commission in a time of crisis

European citizens share their expectations of the new European Parliament and its Polish president.

Have your say: Which way onwards after the European Elections?

As Europe braces itself for a full-blown pandemic, preparations are underway for Swedish Presidency's extraordinary meeting on the H1N1 virus. In the meantime theories on miracle solutions leave citizens in the dark. Zsuzsanna Jakab from the European Cent

The Interview: H1N1 - separating facts from fiction

Whilst Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi threatens to gag EU commissioners over the growing immigration row, the issue of legitimate asylum seekers remains. Two MEPs and an expert dissect the issue over which they don't see eye to eye.

Debate: Immigration at flash point

Dairy producers are taking their battle to Brussels threatening strike action if no solution is found. Pricing and quota problems continue to dog the debate.

Europarl Today: EU Milk debate turning sour

Landing a plum role as a Commissioner is no picnic. They must first pass oral examinations with MEPs. First up on the chopping block is Karel de Gucht for development and humanitarian aid.

Europarl Today: Wannabe Commissioners get grilled

Weaknesses in EU governance exposed: André Sapir of Brussels-based think tank Bruegel calls on the incoming Commission to show strategic leadership, take risks, and stand up for European interests in a bid to revive the EU economy.

Interview Today: Memos to the Commission

Until recently, the People's Mujahideen of Iran figured on the EU's list of terrorist organisations. Now some MEPs are taking their cause to heart. The stakes are high with protests over the Ahmadinejad regime escalating in July.

Action: Iran’s exiled opposition poses new questions for EU

What were you doing at key moments in the history of the European Parliament? We set the major European events within the broader context of the world at large � and what ordinary people were doing at the time.

History of the European Parliament: From Beatles to Bail-outs

The Confederal Group of the European United Left and Nordic Green Left.

The Political Groups: GUE/NGL

MEPs return to Brussels for the first Committee week of the new term. On the agenda: confirming three Commissioners to their posts, and the priorities of the Swedish Presidency.

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