MEPs backed Ursula von der Leyen’s Commission, which will now take office on 1 December. Parliament also approved the 2020 budget and set an EU goal of climate neutrality by 2050.

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Plenary highlights: the von der Leyen Commission, 2020 budget and  COP25

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461 MEPs backed Ursula von der Leyen's team of commissioners,

after she presented her programme and goals.

The new Commission will take office on 1 December.

calling on the EU to adopt net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050,

securing the EU's position as a world leader

This year's COP25 kicks off in Madrid on 2 December.

after getting an additional €850 million

for investment in climate action, innovation and youth.

Oleg Sentsov was in Parliament to accept the 2018 Sakharov Prize

after his recent release from a Russian prison.

The Ukrainian filmmaker continues to fight

for the release of 314 Ukrainians still imprisoned in Russia.

Teona Mitevska's film 'God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya'

won the 13th edition of Parliament's LUX Film Prize.