Press conference by Antonio TAJANI, President of the EP on the Informal meeting of the 27 heads of state or government

Informal meeting of the 27 heads of state or government Arrival

Informal meeting of the 27 heads of state or government - Roundtable

Antonio TAJANI, President of the EP, speaks to the press about the Informal meeting of the 27 heads of state or government, at the Justus Lipsius building press room, Brussels

(2) Press conference by Antonio TAJANI, President of the EP on the Informal meeting of the 27 heads of state or government: statement on the composition of the EP and Electoral Law (IT) (13:15 - 13:21)

(3) Press conference by Antonio TAJANI, President of the EP on the Informal meeting of the 27 heads of state or government: QA (OT) (13:21 - 13:44)

(1) Press conference by Antonio TAJANI, President of the EP on the Informal meeting of the 27 heads of state or government: statement on MFF (EN) (13:09 - 13:15)

Ahead of the Informal meeting of the 27 heads of state or government, ALDE leaders meet at Sofitel Hotel in Brussels. Arrivals of Guy VERHOFSTADT, Vĕra JOUROVA, Member of the EC in charge of Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, Miro CERAR, Slovenian Prime Minister, Mark RUTTE, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Charles MICHEL, Belgian Prime Minister, Xavier BETTEL, Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Andrej BABIS, Czech Prime Minister, Lars Løkke RASMUSSEN, Danish Prime Minister, Margrethe VESTAGER, Member of the EC in charge of Competition, and Jüri RATAS, Estonian Prime Minister. Statements by Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN (ALDE, NL).

ALDE leaders meet ahead of the Informal meeting of the 27 heads of state or government: arrivals and statements

Ahead of the Informal meeting of the 27 heads of state or government, Socialist leaders meet at PES headquarters in Brussels. Arrivals of Frans TIMMERMANS, first EC vice-president, Joseph MUSCAT, Maltese Prime Minister, Udo BULLMAN MEP, acting President of the S&D group, Stefan LÖFVEN, Swedish Prime Minister, Karl-Heinz LAMBERTZ, President of the European Committee of the Regions, Sergei STANISHEV, President of PES, Alexis TSIPRAS, Greek Prime Minister, Federica MOGHERINI, Paolo GENTILONI, Italian Prime Minister. Statement byUdo BULLMANN (S&D, DE).

Socialist leaders meet ahead of the Informal meeting of the 27 heads of state or government: arrivals and statements

Antonio TAJANI, EP President, speaks to the press about Informal meeting of the 27 heads of state or government, at the Justus Lipsius building press room, Brussels.

Informal meeting of the 27 heads of state or government: extracts from the press conference by Antonio TAJANI, EP President

Arrival of Antonio TAJANI, EP President, and statement on the Informal meeting of the 27 heads of state or government.

Informal meeting of the 27 heads of state or government: arrival of Antonio TAJANI, EP President, and statement

Press conference by Danuta Maria HÜBNER (EPP, PL) and Pedro SILVA PEREIRA (S&D, PT), rapporteurs, speak to the press about the composition of the European Parliament, during the EP plenary session (5-8 February 2018) in Strasbourg.

Press conference by Danuta Maria HÜBNER (EPP, PL) and Pedro SILVA PEREIRA (S&D, PT), rapporteurs, on the composition of the European Parliament

During the plenary session of February the EP voted on the decision on the early termination of the office of a EP Vice-President, on the composition of the EP in the perspective of the European elections, on the revision of the Framework Agreement on relations between the EP and the EC, on the protection and non-discrimination with regard to minorities in the EU Member States and on a resolution zero Tolerance for female genital mutilation.

EP Plenary session - Votes

During the EP plenary session (5-8 February 2018) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the composition of the European Parliament. The European Parliament should shrink from 751 to 705 MEPs when the UK leaves the EU and a number of MEPs could be elected through “transnational” electoral lists comprising the entire territory of the Union. Statements by Danuta Maria HÜBNER (EPP, PL), Rapporteur, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA (S&D, PT), Rapporteur, György SCHÖPFLIN (EPP, HU), Mercedes BRESSO (S&D, IT), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE) and Fabio Massimo CASTALDO (EFDD, IT).

Composition of the European Parliament: extracts from the debate

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 vote the composition of the European Parliament. The European Parliament should shrink from 751 to 705 MEPs when the UK leaves the EU and a number of MEPs should be elected through “transnational” electoral lists comprising the entire territory of the Union. The results are: 400 in favour, 183 against and 96 abstentions.

The Composition of the European Parliament: extracts from the vote

During the meeting of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) in the EP in Brussels, MEPs vote on a new distribution of Parliament's seats for the 2019 -2024 legislative term. MEPs also vote on whether or not to set up transnational electoral lists comprising the entire territory of the European Union. Statements by Danuta Maria HÜBNER (EPP, PL) and Pedro SILVA PEREIRA (S&D, PT)

Composition of the European Parliament: extracts from the vote and statements by Danuta Maria HÜBNER (EPP, PL) and Pedro SILVA PEREIRA (S&D, PT)

During a joint meeting in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs vote on letting 18 new MEPs take up seats.

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