María Corina Machado en Edmundo González Urrutia winnen dit jaar de Sacharovprijs voor de vrijheid van denken van het Europees Parlement. De Sacharovprijs voor de vrijheid van denken werd in 1988 in het leven geroepen om personen en organisaties te eren die opkomen voor mensenrechten en fundamentele vrijheden.

De Sacharovprijs voor de vrijheid van denken 2024

Als we denken aan het Europees Parlement, dan stellen we ons vaak parlementariërs voor die in een grote vergaderzaal hun stem uitbrengen. Die stemmingen vinden eigenlijk maar één keer per maand plaats, tijdens zogenoemde vergaderperiodes. Maar wat is een vergaderperiode dan precies? En hoe verloopt een plenaire vergadering?

Wat is de plenaire vergadering?

Vaktaal verklaard. Wat zijn de taken van de voorzitter van het Europees Parlement?

Wat zijn de taken van de voorzitter van het Europees Parlement?

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

MEPs discuss what the EU can do to protect children fleeing war in Ukraine, in particular from trafficking and exploitation, following the activation on 3 March of the temporary protection status for refugees from Ukraine, which gives them temporary residence rights and access to education and the labour market. Second part of the debate.

EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine: MEPs debate (part 2/3)

MEPs discuss what the EU can do to protect children fleeing war in Ukraine, in particular from trafficking and exploitation, following the activation on 3 March of the temporary protection status for refugees from Ukraine, which gives them temporary residence rights and access to education and the labour market. First part of the debate.

EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine: MEPs debate (part 1/3)

MEPs discuss with Council and Commission what the EU can do to protect children fleeing war in Ukraine, in particular from trafficking and exploitation during a debate in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Following the activation on 3 March of the temporary protection status for refugees from Ukraine -which gives them temporary residence rights and access to education and the labour market-, the Commission and the French Presidency of the Council are working on a 10-point plan to enhance the European common response.

EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine: extracts from the debate

MEPs discuss what the EU can do to protect children fleeing war in Ukraine, in particular from trafficking and exploitation, following the activation on 3 March of the temporary protection status for refugees from Ukraine, which gives them temporary residence rights and access to education and the labour market. Opening statements by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Dubravka ŠUICA, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Democracy and Demography. This transcript is a resul of an authomatic process. Please check against delivery.

EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine: opening statements by Ylva JOHANSSON, European Commissioner for Home Affairs and by Dubravka ŠUICA, Vice-President of the European Commission for Democracy

MEPs debate on the Future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean. Closing statements by Manuel PIZARRO (S&D, PT), rapporteur and by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment

Future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean: closing statements by Manuel PIZARRO (S&D, PT), rapporteur and by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment

MEPs debate on the Future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean.

Future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean: MEPs debate

MEPs debate the Future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean. Opening statements by Manuel PIZARRO (S&D, PT), rapporteur and by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment.

Future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean: opening statements by Manuel PIZARRO (S&D, PT), rapporteur and by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment

MEPs discuss with the Commission and Council the latest the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which calls for urgent measures to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Closing statement by Frans TIMMERMANS, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal, and Commissioner for Climate Action Policy.

Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): closing statement by Frans TIMMERMANS, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission

MEPs discuss with the Commission and Council the latest the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which calls for urgent measures to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Second part of the debate.

Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): MEPs debate (part 2/2)

MEPs discuss with the Commission and Council the latest the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which calls for urgent measures to limit global warming to 1.5°C. First part of the debate.

Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): MEPs debate (part 1/2)

MEPs discuss with the Commission and Council the latest the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which calls for urgent measures to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Opening statement by Frans TIMMERMANS, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal.

Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): opening statement by Frans TIMMERMANS, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, opens the plenary session in Strasbourg by giving a statement after her visit in Ukraine and Poland, followed by a minute of silence in memory of the civilians killed by Russian army in the village of Bucha.

Plenary session: opening remarks by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, after her visit in Ukraine and in Poland, with a minute of silence for the Bucha's victims

Illustrations of EP Parliament during the plenary session in Strasbourg. External shots with flags, EP buildings, arrival of civil servants and members. Internal shots, ambiance shots, corridors and chamber

EP Plenary session 4-7 April 2022: editing shots

Resumption of session and order of business of the plenary session in Strasbourg. Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE) and Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D, ES) congratulate the EP President on her visit of solidarity to Ukraine. Statement of Roberta METSOLA, EP President, on the 65th anniversary of the treaty of Rome.

Resumption of session and order of business: statements by two main political groups leaders on the visit to Ukraine and by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, on the 65th anniversary of the treaty of Rome

Components of the Conference on the Future of Europe debate the first draft proposals of the Citizens Panel 4 on Migration. Debate and closing remarks.

Conference on the Future of Europe: Panel 4 - Migration - debate and closing remarks

Components of the Conference on the Future of Europe debate the first draft proposals of the Citizens Panel 4 on Migration. Opening remarks by Alessandro ALFIERI, Chair of the WG and Krasimir ZLATINOV, Citizens Spokesperson.

Conference on the Future of Europe: Panel 4 - Migration - Opening remarks by Alessandro ALFIERI, Chair of the WG and Krasimir ZLATINOV, Citizens Spokesperson

Components of the Conference on the Future of Europe debate the first draft proposals of the Citizens' Panel 4 on the role of the EU in the World. Debate and closing remarks.

Conference on the Future of Europe: Panel 4 - EU in the World - Debate and closing remarks

Components of the Conference on the Future of Europe debate the first draft proposals of the Citizens' Panel 4 on the role of the EU in the World. Opening remarks by Asees AHUJA, Chair of the WG and Mansef CAMPOS, Citizens Spokesperson.

Conference on the Future of Europe: Panel 4 - EU in the World - Opening remarks by Asees AHUJA, Chair of the WG and Mansef CAMPOS, Citizens Spokesperson

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