EP Plenary session - Election of the new EP President

Illustration of journalists working around the Plenary chamber

Committee on Transport and Tourism

Briefing on parliamentary agenda

Euroscola

Dates of forthcoming sittings

Dates of forthcoming sittings : see Minutes

Voting time

Azerbaijan: the case of Ramil Safarov

Persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Burma

South Africa: massacre of striking miners

267117: László Surján

Council position at first reading: see Minutes

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting : see Minutes

Explanations of vote

Tackling multiple sclerosis in Europe (written declaration)

272125: Othmar Karas

Composition of committees and delegations : see Minutes

Spanish MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term

Estonian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

French MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Croatian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Italian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term

Bulgarian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term.

Slovakian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term

Polish MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term

Portuguese MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term

Romanian MEPs official portraits - 10th Parliamentary term

Announcement of Karlspreis winners

EP President meets with Prime Minister of Greece

Alexis TSIPRAS, Martin SCHULZ - EP President

Martin SCHULZ - EP President welcomes Alexis TSIPRAS - Prime Minister of Greece at the European Parliament in Brussels

General view inside the European Parliament in Strasbourg

Carles-Alfred GASOLIBA I BOHM, Inigo MENDEZ DE VIGO

Opening of a photo exhibition on the Spanish folklore

EUROTOUR 95 Cycling race in Europe

Exhibition on the European Union

Plenary session in Strasbourg

Conference on finance and banking

EUROPOL Meeting

Tibor SZANYI in the plenary chamber in Strasbourg

Karl von WOGAU, Pedro SOLBES, Alman METTEN

EPP meeting

Stefano DE LUCA meets with Leon BRITTAN

Completion of the buildings ASP in Brussels

C.I.G meeting in Luxembourg

CASTER: Conference and Association of Steel Territories

Plenary session week 11 2015 in Strasbourg - Explanation of votes

MEPs Elmar BROK and Peter LIESE

Sweden is currently holding the EU Presidency and is a pionneer in terms of environment-friendly energy production as well as a champion of integrative social policies - still, the Swedish social model might be undergoing noxious reforms from its current

Action: The end of the Swedish social model? (Extended version)

Eva Joly - an ex-judge made famous by her anti-corruption crusade was a surprise selection for the chair of the Development Committee. It was however while she was working with organisations engaged for poor countries that she discovered what was going to

The Interview: Corruption hinders development of the poorest

Nigal Farage and Pervenche Berès both have very different views on how much the European Union should or can intervene in issues such as regulating the financial markets, banks, hedge funds and many others. Their opposite ends of the spectrum ensure a liv

Action: Should the next Commission improve the regulation of the financial markets? (extended version)

What is the relationship between national assemblies and the European Parliament? Theory and practice don't always match in this respect.

How It Works: Can national parliaments veto EU legislation?

Will MEPs debate Barroso  in September or wait until after Ireland's Lisbon referendum?

Europarl Today: New Parliament, New Committees

Italian MEP Rosario Crocetta is taking on the mob by calling for an Anti-Mafia Committee to be established in the European Parliament. He claims that the Cosa Nostra (meaning 'our thing) needs to be tackled at EU level in order to effectively break their

Interview Today: Cosa Nostra no longer ‘our thing’ for Italian MEP Crocetta (Extended version)

Interview Today: Cosa Nostra no longer ‘our thing’ for Italian MEP Crocetta

As the economic crisis lingers on, the number of unemployed is expanding exponentially. The EU came up with some solutions to keep the existing jobs, and also prepare for the future. But is it enough?

How we do it: Combatting unemployment in Europe

When Herbert Reul was appointed chair of the Industry, Transport, Research and Energy committee, it stirred quite some controversy: He had a histroy of collisions with environmentalists. The German EPP MEP explains how that translates into reconciling int

The Interview: It takes courage to lead a committee - Herbert Reul (Extended version)

The Interview: Corruption hinders development of the poorest (Extended version)

How We Do It: Combatting unemployment in Europe (Extended version)

In September, MEPs will have to start working in their committees and to appoint a new European Commission President as the EU will finally know the result of the second Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.

Europarl Today: Looking ahead to September's activities (extended version)

The water of 21,400 European beaches was controlled. To find out whether your beach is clean or not, visit the European Environment Agency website.

Nine beaches in ten are clean!

Who will become the European Parliament 13th President? Several candidates stand the chance. In order to be elected, one must gain respect from as many MEPs as possible.

The bets are on for the President

Thousands of Iranians are protesting. They reject the election results. All around the world, countries condemn the violence used against protesters.

Iran at breaking point

The economic crisis is hitting Europe hard. Millions are out of work and more are expected to follow. The EU is more or less trying to efficiently cope with the situation. The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund helps unemployed Europeans to operate su

How We Do It: Europe in crisis, what employment policy?

When Herbert Reul was appointed chair of the Industry, Transport, Research and Energy committee, it stirred quite some controversy: He had a histroy of collisions with environmentalists. The German Conservative MEP explains how that translates into reconc

The Interview: It takes combativeness to lead a committee - Herbert Reul

The Strasbourg plenary saw the committee chairs appointed, who were then greeted by angry milk producers on their return to Brussels, marking somewhat unceremoniously the beginning of the challenge ahead.

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