María Corina Machado și Edmundo González Urrutia au câștigat Premiul Saharov pentru libertatea de gândire al Parlamentului European pentru 2024. Premiul Saharov pentru libertatea de gândire a fost înființat în 1988 pentru a aduce un omagiu persoanelor și organizațiilor care apără drepturile omului și libertățile fundamentale.

Premiul Saharov pentru libertatea de gândire, ediția 2024

Când ne gândim la Parlamentul European, ne imaginăm de cele mai multe ori deputații europeni care votează în hemiciclu. În realitate, aceste voturi nu au loc decât o dată pe lună, în perioadele de sesiune. Dar ce sunt aceste perioade de sesiune și cum se desfășoară ele?

Ce este sesiunea plenară?

Jargonul european pe înțelesul tuturor: care sunt atribuțiile președintei Parlamentului European ?

Care sunt atribuțiile președintei Parlamentului European?

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 - 100 days of the new Commission – Delivering on Defence, Competitiveness, Simplification and Migration as our priorities

EP Plenary session - Voting session

EP Plenary session - Action Plan for the Automotive Industry

EP Plenary session - European Semester for economic policy coordination 2025

EP Plenary session - Deteriorating situation in Gaza following the non-extension of the ceasefire

EP Plenary session - The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria

EP Plenary session - Clean Industrial Deal

EP Plenary session - White paper on the future of European defence

EP Plenary session - Presentation of the proposal on a new common approach on returns

EP Plenary session - Presentation of the proposal on Critical Medicines Act (CMA)

EP Plenary session - Roadmap for Women`s Rights

EP Plenary session - defence - Voting session

EP Plenary session International Women's Day Celebration

EP Plenary session - defence - European Council meetings and European Security

EP Plenary session - European Social Fund Plus post-2027

EP Plenary session - Establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Republic of Moldova

EP Plenary session - Cutting red tape and simplifying business in the EU: the first Omnibus proposals

EP Plenary session - Supporting the EU’s most vulnerable regions against devastating effects of climate change, such as the recent cyclone hitting La Reunion

Statement by Philippe LIORET, Winner of LUX Prize 2009 for his film " Welcome", during the EP plenray session in Strasbourg.

LUX Prize 2009: statement by Philippe LIORET, Winner of the Prize

In the framework of the 20th anniversary of Democratic Change in Central and Eastern Europe, Vaclav HAVEL, former President of the Czech Republic, gives an address at the formal sitting, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Celebration of the 20th anniversary of Democratic Change in Central and Eastern Europe - Formal sitting: extracts from the address by Jerzy BUZEK, EP President and Vaclav HAVEL, former President of the Czech Republic

Extract from the vote on the Election of the President of the European Commission during the EP Plenary session in Strasbourg.

Election of the President of the European Commission : extracts from the votes

Statement of the President designate of the European Commission, Jose Manuel BARROSO before his election.

Statement by Jose Manuel BARROSO, President-designate of the Commission: extracts

Gordon Brown, British Prime Minister, participate to the debate on the Preparation of the G20 Summit on 2 April.

Preparation of the G20 Summit on 2 April : Statement by Gordon Brown, British Prime Minister

In July 1995, the Bosnian town of Srebrenica fell into the hands of Serbian militias leading to "several days of carnage". In a resolution adopted by 556 votes to 9 with 22 abstentions, the European Parliament calls on the Council and Commission to commemorate appropriately the anniversary of the Srebrenica-Potočari act of genocide by supporting the European Parliament's recognition of 11 July as the day of commemoration throughout the EU.

Remembrance day on the Srebrenica victims: extracts from the votes

During the EP plenary session in Strasbourg: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING, EP President, awards the LUX Prize 2008 to Luc DARDENNE for "Le Silence de Lorna" and statement by the laureate.

LUX Prize 2008: award of the Prize by Hans-Gert PÖTTERING, EP President, to Luc DARDENNE for "Le Silence de Lorna" and statement by the laureate

Ingrid Betancourt Pulecio is a Colombian-French politician, former senator and anti-corruption activist, especially opposing political corruption. Betancourt was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on 23 February 2002 while campaigning for the Colombian presidency as a Green, and was rescued by Colombian security forces six and a half years later on 2 July 2008. On the 11th November 2009 she visited the European Parliament and addressed the plenary.

Visit of Ingrid BETANCOURT at the European Parliament : arrival, meeting with Hans-Gert POËTTERING, EP President, address in the formal sitting

Final vote by the European Parliament on the recommendation for Treaty of Lisbon and statement by Hans-Gert PÖTTERING, EP President.

Treaty of Lisbon : Extracts of the votes and statement by Hans-Gert POETTERING, EP President

Extracts from the debate on the report by Íñigo MENDEZ de VIGO (PPE-DE, SP) and Richard CORBETT (PSE, UK) followed by the Council and Commission statements and the MEPs debate.

The Lisbon Treaty : extracts from the report by Inigo MENDEZ de VIGO and Richard CORBETT - Council and Commission statements and MEPs debate

Salih Mahmoud OSMAN, Sudanese defence lawyer for the victims of the war in Darfur, receives the Sakharov Prize 2007 award during a ceremony held in the plenary in Strasbourg.

Sakharov Prize 2007: award to Salih Mahmoud OSMAN, Sudanese defence lawyer for the victims of the war in Darfur

Extracts from the address of Nicolas SARKOZY, President of the French Republic.

Address by Nicolas SARKOZY, President of the French Republic: extracts from the formal sitting

During the EP plenary session in Strasbourg, Hans-Gert PÖTTERING, EP President, awards the LUX Prize 2007 to Hanna SCHYGULLA for her film "Auf der anderen Seite".

LUX Prize 2007: handing over of the Prize by Hans-Gert PÖTTERING, EP President, and statement by the winner Hanna SCHYGULLA for her film "Auf der anderen Seite"

Angela MERKEL, German Federal Chancellor, makes a statement during the debate on the outcome of German Presidency in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Outcome of German Presidency: extracts from the statement by Angela MERKEL, German Federal Chancellor

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome, the European Parliament organises a extraordinary plenary session in Brussels. Thirteen Europeans who have been honoured with the Nobel Prize are at the European Parliament. They take part in a discussion on the past, present and future of the European Union. Taking place on Europe Day, the objective is to focus on the scientific, intellectual and cultural achievements of Europeans since 1957.

Address by John HUME and David TRIMBLE, joint laureates of the Nobel Peace Prize 1998

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, an extraordinary plenary session is held in the European Parliament during the Europe Day, in Brussels. To mark this anniversary, a group of European Nobel Prize winners is invited to take part in a debate on the past, present and future of the EU, focusing on its scientific, intellectual and cultural achievements. Among the participants: Rita LEVI-MONTALCINI, Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1986, Timothy HUNT, Noble Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2001, Reinhard SELTEN, Nobel Prize for Economics in 1994, Carlo RUBBIA, Nobel Prize for Physics in 1984, Martinus VELTMAN, Nobel Prize for physics in 1999, John HUME (MEP between 1999 and 2004), Nobel Peace Prize in 1998, Mairead CORRIGAN MAGUIRE, Nobel Peace Prize in 1976, Elisabeth WILLIAMS, Nobel Peace Prize in 1976, and Lech WALESA, Nobel Peace Prize in 1983. The ceremony ends with the playing of the European Hymn - Ode to Joy.

50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome - Address by European Nobel Prize laureates: arrivals and extracts from the extraordinary plenary session

The European Parliament, meeting in Plenary session in Brussels, discussed relations with Russia after the assassination of the campaigning Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya and to pay homage to her. She was shot in her Moscow apartment block by unknown assailants on 7 October. MEps voted on a resolution on relations between the EU and Russia after her assassination.

EU - Russia: vote on the resolution on relations between the EU and Russia after the assassination of Anna POLITKOVSKAÏA, Russian journalist

Ellen JOHNSON-SIRLEAF, President of the Republic of Liberia, addresses the European Parliament during a formal sitting in plenary.

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