María Corina Machado i Edmundo González Urrutia dobitnici su Nagrade Saharov za slobodu mišljenja Europskog parlamenta za 2024. Nagrada se dodjeljuje od 1988. pojedincima i organizacijama koji brane ljudska prava i temeljne slobode.

Nagrada Saharov za slobodu mišljenja za 2024.

Kad pomislimo na Europski parlament, obično zamišljamo zastupnike koji glasaju u vijećnici. Glasanje se zapravo odvija samo jedanput mjesečno tijekom plenarne sjednice. No, što su plenarne sjednice i kako one funkcioniraju?

Što je plenarna sjednica?

Izgubljeni u žargonu EU-a: koje su dužnosti predsjednika Europskog parlamenta?

Koje su dužnosti predsjednika Europskog parlamenta?

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

During the EP plenary session (5-8 February 2018) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate a legislative initiative to shrink the EP from 751 to 705 MEPs when the UK leaves the EU and to elect a number of MEPs through “transnational” electoral lists comprising the entire territory of the Union. In another resolution, Parliament says it is ready to reject any candidate for EU Commission President who is not nominated as a “lead candidate” (Spitzenkandidat) ahead of the 2019 EU elections. Statements by Danuta Maria HÜBNER (EPP, PL), Jo LEINEN (S&D, DE), Monika PANAYOTOVA, Deputy Minister for the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU, Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT) and António MARINHO E PINTO (ALDE, PT).

Reform of the electoral law of the European Union: extracts from the debate

During the EP plenary session (5-8 February 2018) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the consequences of rising socio-economic inequalities for European citizens. Statements by Udo BULLMANN (S&D, DE), Monika PANAYOTOVA, Deputy Minister for the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU, Marianne THYSSEN, Member of the EC in charge of Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, Maria João RODRIGUES (S&D, PT), Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK) and Sofia RIBEIRO (EPP, PT).

The consequences of rising socio-economic inequalities for European citizens: extracts from the debate

During the EP plenary session (5-8 February 2018) in Strasbourg, MEPs vote the early termination of the office of Ryszard CZARNECKI, EP Vice-President. The results are: 447 in favour, 196 against and 30 abstentions.

Early termination of the office of a Vice-President of the European Parliament (Ryszard Czarnecki): extracts from the vote

During the EP plenary session (5-8 February 2018) in Strasbourg, a representative of International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), Nobel Peace Prize 2017, addresses in the Chamber.

Address by a representative of International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), Nobel Peace Prize 2017: extract

Antonio TAJANI, EP President, gives a statement before the address by a representative of International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), Nobel Peace Prize 2017.

Address by a representative of International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), Nobel Peace Prize 2017: ambiance shots of the arrival and Introductory speech by Antonio TAJANI, EP President (12:01 - 12:05)

During the EP plenary session (5-8 February 2018) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on threats to the rule of law by the Romanian justice system reform. Statements by Monika PANAYOTOVA, Deputy Minister for the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU, Vĕra JOUROVÁ, Member of the EC in charge of Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, Roberta METSOLA (EPP, MT), Victor BOŞTINARU (S&D, RO), Monica MACOVEI (ECR, RO), Sophia IN'T VELD (ALDE, NL) and Ska KELLER (Greens/EFA, DE).

Threats to the rule of law by the Romanian justice system reform: extracts from the debate

Live replay of the debate with Andrej PLENKOVIC, Croatian Prime Minister, on the Future of Europe

(01) Debate with Andrej PLENKOVIC, Croatian Prime Minister, on the Future of Europe: Catch the Eye (10:51 - 11:03)

(05) Debate with Andrej PLENKOVIC, Croatian Prime Minister, on the Future of Europe - Catch the Eye (11:28 - 11:38)

(02) Debate with Andrej PLENKOVIC, Croatian Prime Minister, on the Future of Europe: answer by Andrej PLENKOVIC following the catch the eye (11:03 -11:09)

(08) Debate with Andrej PLENKOVIC, Croatian Prime Minister, on the Future of Europe - Round of political group speakers: Matteo SALVINI (ENF, IT) (10:30 - 10:34)

During the EP plenary session (5-8 February 2018) in Strasbourg, MEPs vote new rules to better cross-border access for online buyers to products, hotel bookings, car rentals or concert tickets. Traders will have to treat online shoppers from another EU country in the same way as local customers, i.e. grant them access to the same prices or sales conditions. Statements by Róża Gräfin von THUN UND HOHENSTEIN (EPP, PL), Rapporteur. The results from the vote are: 557 in favour, 89 against and 33 abstentions. Illustrative shots

Geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination based on customers' nationality, place of residence or place of establishment: extracts from the vote, statement by Róża Gräfin von THUN UND HOHENSTEIN (EPP, PL), rapporteur and illustrative shots

Debate with Andrej PLENKOVIC, Croatian Prime Minister, on the Future of Europe: answers by Andrej PLENKOVIC (10:36 - 10:51)

(03) Debate with Andrej PLENKOVIC, Croatian Prime Minister, on the Future of Europe - Round of political group speakers: Ruža TOMAŠIĆ, (ECR, HR) (10:10 - 10:14)

(02) Debate with Andrej PLENKOVIC, Croatian Prime Minister, on the Future of Europe - Round of political group speakers: Josef WEIDENHOLZER (S&D, AU) (10:06 - 10:10)

(06) Debate with Andrej PLENKOVIC, Croatian Prime Minister, on the Future of Europe: answer by Andrej PLENKOVIC following the catch the eye (11:38 - 11:44)

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