María Corina Machado u Edmundo González Urrutia huma r-rebbieħa tal-edizzjoni 2024 tal-Premju Sakharov għal-Libertà tal-Ħsieb tal-Parlament Ewropew. Il-Premju Sakharov għal-Libertà tal-Ħsieb twaqqaf fl-1988 biex jonora individwi u organizzazzjonijiet li jiddefendu d-drittijiet tal-bniedem u l-libertajiet fundamentali.

Il-Premju Sakharov għal-Libertà tal-Ħsieb 2024

Meta naħsbu fil-Parlament Ewropew, ħafna drabi nimmaġinaw lill-Membri jivvutaw fl-Emiċiklu. Fil-verità, dawn il-votazzjonijiet isiru biss darba f’xahar, waqt is-sessjoni plenarja. Imma fiex jikkonsistu dawn is-sessjonijiet plenarji, u kif isiru?

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Ħallina mill-Kliem Tqil. X’tagħmel il-President tal-Parlament Ewropew?

X’tagħmel il-President tal-Parlament Ewropew?

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

Holocaust Remembrance Day - Group photo with the leaders of political groups

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

International Holocaust Remembrance Day - Meeting between Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and Corrie Hermann, daughter of Hungarian-born cellist Pál Hermann

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

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (19-23 October 2020), David SASSOLI, EP President, makes opening remarks on the plenary sessions in Strasbourg. He pays tribute to Samuel PATY, French professor, murdered on the 16/10 and minute of silence. The following transcription is the result of an automatic process. Check Against delivery.

Resumption of session and order of business: opening remarks by David SASSOLI, EP President, on the murder of Samuel PATY, French professor

Exterior and interior shots of the European Parliament during the plenary session (19-23/10/2020) in Brussels. Due to COVID-19 pandemy, some MEPs participate remotely.

EP Plenary session (19-23/10): editing shots of the plenary session with some MEPs participating remotely

During the plenary session (19-23 October 2020) of the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs present their demands on how digital services, including online platforms and marketplaces, should be regulated and how they expect the Commission to address and tackle current shortcomings in the online environment in its Digital Services package, due to be presented by the end of the year. MEPs discussed in the plenary the proposals on several guiding principles that must be taken into account by future laws including a human-centric, human-made and human-controlled AI; safety, transparency and accountability; safeguards against bias and discrimination; right to redress; social and environmental responsibility, and respect for fundamental rights.

Digital services and artificial intelligence: extracts from the joint debate

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (19-23 October 2020), Joint debate on Digital services and Artificial intelligence. Opening statements by the rapporteurs Alex AGIUS SALIBA (S&D, MT), Tiemo WÖLKEN (S&D, DE), Kris PEETERS (EPP, BE), Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO (S&D, ES), Axel VOSS (EPP,DE) and Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ (Renew,FR) and the EP Committees representatives The following transcription is the result of an automatic process. Check Against delivery.

Joint debate - Digital services and Artificial intelligence: Opening statements by the rapporteurs and EP Committees representatives

This memoclip illustrates the relations between the European Parliament and United Kingdom, before and after the accession of the State to the European Union: Winston Churchill on Europe, EEC enlargement to UK, 1975 referendum, first European election in UK, British Prime Ministers (Margaret Thatcher, John Major,Tony Blair and Gordon Brown) before the EP, 2016 UK referendum on EU membership and its outcome, the vote on the withdrawal Agreement of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the EU and Euratom and the negotiations between the EU and the United Kingdom following the withdrawal.

Memoclip: United Kingdom and the European Parliament (update version 10/2020)

This infoclip shows footage of the main leader of the political groups represented in the European Parliament during the Covid-19 pandemic period - when masks and social distancing have been put in place. Images show in order of appearance: Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), EPP Group Leader; Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D, ES), S&D Group Leader; Dacian CIOLOS (RE, RO), RE Group Leader; Marco ZANNI (ID, IT), ID Group Leader; and Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE), Group Leader.

European Parliament Stockshots 9th Parliamentary Term: Brussels – Political group Leaders

This stockshots shows the atmosphere in the corridor and during several debates taking place in the hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels with the new health conditions due to the Covid pademia (social distancing, wearing a mask ...).

European Parliament Stockshots 9th Parliamentary Term: Brussels – Interior (updated version)

During the plenary session (5-8 October 2020) of the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate (06/10) and vote on the report Petri SARVAMAA (EPP, FI) on the European Forest Strategy.

European Forest Strategy - The Way Forward: extracts from the debate (06/10) and from the vote on the report Petri SARVAMAA (EPP, FI)

During the plenary session (5-8 October 2020) of the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate and vote a resolution on the situation of rule of law and fundamental rights as well as the ongoing protests against corruption and alleged state capture in Bulgaria.

Rule of law and fundamental rights in Bulgaria: extracts from the debate (05/10), from the vote and illustration shots

During the plenary session (5-8 October 2020) of the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on the fight against money laundering, following the FinCEN files.

Fight against money laundering, following the FinCEN files: extracts from the debate

During the plenary session (5-8 October 2020) of the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on the impact of Covid-19 outbreak on long-term care facilities with Dubravka SUICA, EC Vice-President.

Impact of Covid-19 outbreak on long-term care facilities: extracts from the debate

During the plenary (5-8 October) of the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs vote on a more ambitious 2030 emissions reduction target. The European climate law aims to transform political promises that the EU will become climate-neutral by 2050 into a binding obligation, to give European citizens and businesses the legal certainty and predictability they need to plan for the transformation.

European Climate Law: extracts from the vote on the report by Jytte GUTELAND (S&D,SE) and from the Press conference (07/10)

This Infoclip illustrates the MEPs debate with Josep Borrell Fontelles, EC High Representative and Vice-President, on the resumption of hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan during the plenary session (5-8 October 2020) of the European Parliament in Brussels,

Resumption of hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan in relation to Nagorno-Karabakh enclave: extracts from the debate

Following the hearings of Mairead McGUINNESS, Commissioner-designate, Financial Services, Financial Stability and the Capital Markets Union and Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Executive Vice-President designate, An Economy that Works for People, MEPs voted today on their appointment during the plenary session (5-8 October 2020) of the European Parliament in Brussels. They were both approved by a large majority: Valdis DOMBROVSKIS (voters: 695; in favour 515; against 110; abstentions 70). Mairead McGuiness (voters: 695; in favour 583; against 75; abstentions 37).

Hearings of Mairead McGUINNESS and Valdis DOMBROVSKIS: extracts from the hearings (02/10) and results of the votes

During the plenary session (5-8 October 2020) of the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate the European Climate Law. MEPs debate (part 2/3)

Plenary session - European Climate Law. MEPs debate (part 2/3)

During the plenary session (5-8 October 2020) of the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate the European Council meetings of 1-2 October and of 15-16 October 2020. MEPs debate 2/3

Joint debate - European Council meetings of 1-2 October and of 15-16 October 2020. MEPs debate 2/3

During the plenary (5-8 October) of the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on a more ambitious 2030 emissions reduction target. The European climate law aims to transform political promises that the EU will become climate-neutral by 2050 into a binding obligation, to give European citizens and businesses the legal certainty and predictability they need to plan for the transformation.

European Climate Law: extracts from the debate

During the plenary session (5-8 October 2020) of the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate the European Climate Law. Opening statements by Jytte GUTELAND (S&D, SE), rapporteur and by Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI (ECR, PL), ITRE, by Frans TIMMERMANS, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal, by Tilly METZ (Greens/EFA,LU), TRAN, Caroline ROOSE (Greens/EFA,FR), REGI and Asger CHRISTENSEN (Renew, DK), AGRI. The following transcription is the result of an automatic process. Check Against delivery.

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