EP Plenary session - The findings of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Poland's abortion law

EP Plenary session - Seven years from the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia: lack of progress in restoring the rule of law in Malta

EP Plenary session - U-turn on EU bureaucracy: the need to axe unnecessary burden and reporting to unleash competitiveness and innovation

Press conference  on the adoption of Parliament's position on the 2025 EU budget

Plenary session - Week 06  2018 in Strasbourg - Decision adopted on the EU Enlargement Strategy - Western Balkans

Plenary session - Week 06  2018 in Strasbourg - Zero tolerance for female genital mutilation

Ines AYALA SENDER MEP in the EP in Strasbourg

Antonio TAJANI - EP President meets with Andrej PLENKOVIC - Prime Minister of Croatia

Ines AYALA SENDER MEP in the EP in Strasbourg - Voting

Benedek JAVOR  in the EP in Strasbourg - Voting

Action against female genital mutilation - FGM is #MYISSUETOO

Nicolas CAPUTO in the EP in Strasbourg

Plenary session - Week 06  2018 in Strasbourg - Votes followed by explanations of votes

Plenary session - Week 06  2018 in Strasbourg - Debate with the Prime Minister of Croatia on the Future of Europe

Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU in the EP in Strasbourg

Iuliu WINKLER MEP voting in plenary session - Week 6 2018 in Strasbourg

Andrea BOCSKOR in the EP in Strasbourg

Bulgarian MEPs of the ALDE group meet with a delegation in Strasbourg

EP Press Seminar - Round table meeting with Rapporteur : ' Cost-effective emissions reductions and low carbon investments Emission trading system (ETS) '

Antonio TAJANI - EP President meets with Andrej PLENKOVIC - Prime Minister of Croatia- Roundtable and signing of the  Distinguished Visitors Book

Antonio TAJANI - EP President meets with Andrej PLENKOVIC - Prime Minister of Croatia- Arrival

Antonio TAJANI - EP President meets with Andrej PLENKOVIC - Prime Minister of Croatia - Arrival

Vote during the plenary session of January in Strasbourg on the black list of countries at risk of money-laundering.&nbsp;Opening of the vote and announcement of the results. Total voters 670: 393 in favour, 67 against, 210 abstentions. Adopted.

Black list of countries at risk of money-laundering: extracts from the vote

Debate on Emergency Aid for refugees and migrants facing severe weather conditions in European camps, during the EP plenary session (16-19 January) in Strasbourg. Statements by Ian BORG, EU Presidency Maltese Parliamentary Secretary, Christos STYLIANIDES, Member of the EC in charge of Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Agust&iacute;n D&Iacute;AZ DE MERA GARC&Iacute;A CONSUEGRA (EPP, ES), Josef WEIDENHOLZER (S&amp;D, AU), Notis MARIAS (ECR, EL), Cecilia WIKSTR&Ouml;M (ALDE, SE) and Barbara SPINELLI (GUE/NGL, IT).

Emergency Aid for refugees and migrants facing severe weather conditions in European camps: extracts from the debate

Election of the President and Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament, during the EP plenary session (16-19 January) in Strasbourg. Statements by Martin SCHULZ, EP President, Laurențiu REBEGA (ENF, RO), Jean LAMBERT (Greens/EFA, UK), Eleonora FORENZA (GUE/NGL, IT), Helga STEVENS (ECR, BE), Gianni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT)Antonio TAJANI (EPP, IT). Atmosphere shots during the vote and as a result, Antonio TAJANI, is elected President of the EP. Statement by&nbsp;&nbsp;Antonio TAJANI, EP President. Election of EP Vice-President

Election of the President and Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament: Best of

Debate on the programme of the Maltese Presidency of the Council, during the EP plenary session (16-19 January) in Strasbourg. Statements by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Maria Jo&atilde;o RODRIGUES (S&amp;D, PT), Syed KAMALL (ECR, UK), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), Neoclis SYLIKIOTIS (GUE/NGL, CY) and Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE).

Presentation of the programme of the Maltese Presidency of the Council: extracts from the debate

Election of the Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament, during the EP plenary session (16-19 January) in Strasbourg. Vote and final results&nbsp;are : Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (ALDE, DE) 393, Ulrike Lunacek (Greens/EFA, AT) 441, Dimitrios Papadimoulis (GUE/ NGL, EL) 469, Ioan Mircea Pas&ccedil;u (S&amp;D, RO) 517, Indrek TARAND (Greens, Estonia) 271. Out of these Pas&ccedil;u, Papadimoulis, Lambsdorff, Lunacek have obtained the absolute majority of the votes expressed, and are elected.

Election of the Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament: extracts from the vote and results

Press conference by Antonio TAJANI,&nbsp;EP President, Jean-Claude JUNCKER,&nbsp;President of the EC and Joseph MUSCAT, Maltese Prime Minister on the priorities of the programme of activities of the Maltese Presidency, during the EP plenary session (16-19 January) in Strasbourg.

Priorities of the programme of activities of the Maltese Presidency: extracts from the press conference by Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC and Joseph MUSCAT, Maltese Prime Minister

Debate on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 15 December 2016 about external policies and migration, during the EP plenary session (16-19 January) in Strasbourg. Statements by Donald TUSK, President of the European Council, Jyrki KATAINEN, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Elmar BROK (EPP, DE), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), and Ska KELLER (Greens/EFA, DE).

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 15 December 2016: extracts from the debate on external policies and migration

Debate on the&nbsp;programme of the Maltese Presidency of the Council, during the EP plenary session (16-19 January) in Strasbourg. Statements by Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Joseph MUSCAT, Maltese Prime Minister and Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President of the EC.

Debate on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 15 December 2016 about Brexit, during the EP plenary session (16-19 January) in Strasbourg. Statements by Donald TUSK, President of the European Council, Jyrki KATAINEN, Vice-President of the EC in charge of Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE), Ska KELLER (Greens/EFA, DE) and Paul NUTTALL (EFDD, UK).

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 15 December 2016: extracts from the debate on Brexit

Visit to the EP of Joseph MUSCAT, Maltese Prime Minister to the EP and President of the the Council of the European Union, during the EP plenary session (16-19 January) in Strasbourg. Arrival, welcome by Antonio TAJANI, EP President and meeting

Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with Joseph MUSCAT, Maltese Prime Minister and President of the the Council of the EU: arrival and roundtable

EP Plenary session: Election of the President of Parliament - Short presentations by the candidates for election to the office of the President.

(07) Short presentation by Antonio TAJANI (EPP, IT). EP Plenary session: Election of the President of Parliament (9:32 - 09:37)

After the vote for the election of the President of the European Parliament, during the EP plenary session (16-19 January) in Strasbourg, Martin SCHULZ, EP President annonces the results of the second ballot: 725 votes cast, 34 invalid votes. 691 valid votes, that means the absolute majority is 346 votes, that&rsquo;s necessary for a victory in this second ballot. Ms Forenza, 42 votes, Ms Lamberts 51 votes, Mr Pittella 200 votes, Mr Rebega 45 votes, Ms Stevens 66 votes, Mr Tajani 287 votes. None of the candidates obtained an absolute majority of valid votes, so that takes us to a third ballot.

Election of the President of the European Parliament: extracts from the announcement of the results of the second ballot

Presentations by the candidates for election to the office of the President&nbsp;of the European Parliament, during the EP plenary session (16-19 January) in Strasbourg. The 6 persons running to the Presidency of the European Parliament are Antonio Tajani (EPP), Gianni Pittella (S&amp;D), Helga Stevens (ECR), Jean Lamberts (GUE), Eleonora Forenza (Greens), Laurentiu Rebega (ENF).

Election of the President of the European Parliament: extracts from the presentations by the candidates for election to the office of the President

Election of the President of the European Parliament, during the EP plenary session (16-19 January) in Strasbourg. Amongst the&nbsp;6 persons running to the Presidency of the European Parliament: Antonio Tajani (EPP), Gianni Pittella (S&amp;D), Helga Stevens (ECR), Jean Lambert (Greens), Eleonora Forenza (GUE), Laurentiu Rebega (ENF), one will be elected as president of the EP.

Election of the President of the European Parliament: ambiance shots of the arrivals

After the vote for the election of the President of the European Parliament during the EP plenary session (16-19 January) in Strasbourg, EP President Martin SCHULZ announces the results of the first ballot&nbsp; : 718 votes cast, 35 invalid votes. 683 valid votes, that means the absolute majority is 342 votes, that&rsquo;s necessary for a victory in the first round. Ms Forenza obtained 50 votes, Ms Lamberts 56 votes, Mr Pittella 183 votes, Mr Rebega 43 votes, Ms Stevens 77 votes, Mr Tajani 274 votes. None of the candidates obtained an absolute majority of the votes cast and that means we proceed to a second round of voting.

Election of the President of the European Parliament: extracts from the results of the first ballot

Election of the President of the European Parliament, during the EP plenary session (16-19 January) in Strasbourg. Ambiance shots of the vote, fourth and last ballot. Announcement of&nbsp;the result of the vote by Martin SCHULZ, EP President : Total votes cast: 713, abstentions: 80, valid votes cast: 633. Gianni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT) obtains 282 and Antonio TAJANI(EPP, IT) 351 votes. Applause. Martin SCHULZ proclaims Antonio TAJANI EP President and invites him to take the Chair. Applause and&nbsp;acceptance speech by the newly elected EP President&nbsp;Antonio TAJANI.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Election of the President of the European Parliament: ambiance shots of the vote, extracts from the results of the fourth and last ballot and acceptance speech by the newly elected EP President.

After the vote for the election of the President of the European Parliament, during the EP plenary session (16-19 January) in Strasbourg, Martin SCHULZ, EP President announces the results of the third ballot:&nbsp;719 votes cast, 29 invalid votes, 690 valid votes, Absolute majority: 346 votes. The results are: Forenza: 45 votes; Lambert: 35 votes; Pittella: 199 votes; Rebega: 44 votes; Stevens: 58 votes; Tajani: 291 votes. The third round being inconclusive, a fourth round will be held between the two candidates with the highest votes:&nbsp;Mr Tajani and&nbsp;Mr Pittella.

Election of the President of the European Parliament: extracts from the vote, third ballot and extracts from the results of the third ballot

Election of the President of the European Parliament, during the EP plenary session (16-19 January) in Strasbourg. Amongst the&nbsp;6 persons running to the Presidency of the European Parliament: Antonio Tajani (EPP), Gianni Pittella (S&amp;D), Helga Stevens (ECR), Jean Lambert (Greens), Eleonora Forenza (GUE), Laurentiu Rebega (ENF), one will be elected as president of the EP. After an inconclusive first ballot, a second ballot is held. EP President Martin SCHULZ announces the vote and cutaways of the 6 candidates voting.

6.393 rezultate