María Corina Machado et Edmundo González Urrutia sont les lauréats 2024 du prix Sakharov du Parlement européen pour la liberté de l’esprit. 

Le prix Sakharov pour la liberté de l’esprit a été créé en 1988 pour rendre hommage à des personnes et organisations qui défendent les droits de l’homme et les libertés fondamentales.

Le prix Sakharov pour la liberté de l’esprit 2024

Lorsque l’on pense au Parlement européen, le plus souvent, on imagine les députés en train de voter dans l’hémicycle. En réalité, ces votes ne se déroulent qu’une fois par mois, pendant les périodes de session plénière. Mais en quoi consistent ces périodes de session et comment se déroulent-elles?

Qu’est-ce que la session plénière?

Hors de la jungle du jargon. Quelles sont les fonctions du Président du Parlement européen?

Quelles sont les fonctions de la Présidente du Parlement européen?

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

Strasbourg's Plenary session through the lens . Week 11

Strasbourg's Plenary session through the lens . Week 11.

EP Plenary session - European Schools Alliance: potential to achieve the European education area by driving innovation, enhancing mobility and championing inclusivity

EP Plenary session - Voting session

EP Plenary session - Action Plan for Affordable Energy

EP Plenary session - A Vision for Agriculture and Food

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

EP Plenary session - EU Consumers Day: filling the gaps in protecting 440 million consumers in the EU

EP Plenary session - Accelerating the phase-out of Russian gas and other Russian energy commodities in the EU

EP Plenary session - Frozen Russian assets

EP Plenary session - Adoption of the proposal for a Parenthood Regulation

EP Plenary session - Social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rights

EP Plenary session - Union of Skills: striving for more and better opportunities to study, train or work in the EU and to bring our talents back home

EP Plenary session - 100 days of the new Commission – Delivering on Defence, Competitiveness, Simplification and Migration as our priorities

EP Plenary session - Action Plan for the Automotive Industry

EP Plenary session - European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025

EP Plenary session - Deteriorating situation in Gaza following the non-extension of the ceasefire

EP Plenary session - The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria

Debate on Bringing transparency, coordination and convergence to Corporate Tax policies&nbsp;during the EP plenary session in Strasbourg. Statements by Anneliese DODDS (S&amp;D, UK), rapporteur,Ludek NIEDERMAYER (EPP, CZ), Rapporteur, and Christos STYLIANIDES, Member of the EC in charge of Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management

Bringing transparency, coordination and convergence to Corporate Tax policies: extracts from the debate

Debate on the outcome of the COP 21&nbsp;during the EP plenary session in Strasbourg. Statements by Miguel ARIAS CANETE, Member of the EC in charge of Climate Action and Energy, Giovanni LA VIA (EPP, IT), Chair of the EP delegation to COP 21, Kathleen VAN BREMPT (S&amp;D, BE), Ian DUNCAN (ECR, UK), Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY (ALDE, NL), Anne-Marie MINEUR (GUE/NGL, NL), and Yannick JADOT (Greens/EFA, FR)

Outcome of the COP 21: extracts from the debate

Launch of the Book of Sakharov Laureates&nbsp;during the EP plenary session in Strasbourg. Opening speech by Martin SCHULZ, EP President

Launch of the Book of Sakharov Laureates: opening speech by Martin SCHULZ, EP President

Debate on the decision adopted on European Border and Coast Guard package&nbsp;during the EP plenary session in Strasbourg.&nbsp;Statements by Monika HOHLMEIER (EPP, DE), Cecilia WIKSTROM (ALDE, SE), Birgit SIPPEL (S&amp;D, DE), Ska KELLER (Greens/EFA, DE) and Angelika MLINAR (ALDE, AT)

Decision adopted on European Border and Coast Guard package: MEPs debate

Debate on Eurozone recommendation during the EP plenary session in Strasbourg. Opening statements by Jeroen DIJSSELBLOEM, President of the Eurogroup and Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC

Eurozone recommendation: extracts from the opening statements by Jeroen DIJSSELBLOEM, President of the Eurogroup and Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC

Debate on Eurozone recommendation during the EP plenary session in Strasbourg. Statements by Maria Joao RODRIGUES (S&D, PT), Esther de LANGE (EPP, NL), Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE), Elisa FERREIRA (S&D, PT), Sylvie GOULARD (ALDE, FR), and Jeroen DIJSSELBLOEM, President of the Eurogroup,

Eurozone recommendation: MEPs debate

Debate on the decision adopted on European Border and Coast Guard package during the EP plenary session in Strasbourg. Opening statements by Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS, Member of the EC in charge of Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship

Decision adopted on European Border and Coast Guard package: extracts from the opening statements

Joint debate on Energy Union during the EP plenary session in Strasbourg. Statements by Evzen TOSENOVSKY (ECR, CZ), Rapporteur, Peter ERIKSSON (Greens/EFA, SE), Rapporteur, and Miguel ARIAS CANETE, Member of the EC in charge of Climate Action and Energy

Energy Union: extracts from the opening statements

Opening remarks on the result of the COP 21 by Martin SCHULZ, EP President,&nbsp;during the EP plenary session in Strasbourg.

Opening remarks by Martin SCHULZ, EP President on the result of the COP 21

Debate on Circular Economy Package during the EP plenary session in Brussels. Statements by Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Jyrki KATAINEN, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, Giovanni LA VIA (EPP, IT), Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY (ALDE, NL), Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ (GUE/NGL, ES) and Davor SKRLEC (Greens/EFA, HR)

Circular Economy Package : extracts from the debate

Debate on Setting up a special committee on tax rulings and appointments during the EP plenary session in Brussels. Extracts from the vote

Setting up a special committee on tax rulings and appointments: extracts from the vote

Debate on the Outcome of the EU-Turkey summit, during the EP plenary session in Brussels. Statements by Nicolas SCHMIT, on behalf of the Luxembourg Presidency, Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Giovanni PITTELLA (S&D, IT), Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK) and Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE)

Outcome of the EU-Turkey summit: extracts from the debate

EP Plenary session (02/12): - editing shots

EP Plenary session (02/12): editing shots

Opening remarks by Martin SCHULZ, EP President on the Setting up and appointments to new Special EP Committee on Tax Rulings,&nbsp;during the EP plenary session in Brussels.

Opening remarks by Martin SCHULZ, EP President, on the Setting up and appointments to new Special EP Committee on Tax Rulings

Ceremony of award of the LUX Prize 2015 to Deniz Gamze Ergüven for her film "Mustang", during the EP plenary session in Strasbourg.

LUX Prize 2015: extracts from the ceremony of award to Deniz Gamze Ergüven for her film "Mustang"

During the EP plenary session in Strasbourg, MEPs debate and vote on the European single market for electronic communications, a report by Pilar del CASTILLO VERA (EPP,ES)

European single market for electronic communications: extracts from the vote on the report by Pilar del CASTILLO VERA (EPP,ES)

During the EP plenary session in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 15 October 2015 and the Leaders' Meeting on refugee flows along the Western Balkans route of 25 October 2015. Statements by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Giovanni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE) and Rebecca HARMS (Greens/EFA, DE)

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 15 October 2015 and the Leaders' Meeting on refugee flows along the Western Balkans route of 25 October 2015: extracts from the MEPs debate

During the EP plenary session in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the European single market for electronic communications. Statements by Pilar del CASTILLO VERA (EPP, ES), Rapporteur, Andrus ANSIP, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Digital Single Market, Krisjānis KARINS (EPP, LV), Patrizia TOIA (S&amp;D, IT) and Vicky FORD (ECR, UK)

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