The Prodi Commission was the European Commission in office between 1999 and 2004. The administration was led by former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi.

The commission took office on 16 September 1999 following the scandal and subsequent resignation of the Santer Commission which had damaged the reputation of the institution. The College consisted of 20 Commissioners which grew to 30 following the Enlargement of the European Union in 2004. It was the last commission to see two members allocated to the larger member states.

Appointment of the Prodi Commission

Mr Romano PRODI's Commission was made up of twenty Members, two from the five most heavily populated states and one from each of the remaining ten. The team was presented on 9 July 1999.

The team of European Commissioners - proposed by its President designate - 'shall be subject as a body to a vote of approval by the European Parliament'. Before taking this vote, European Parliament committees conduct hearings with the proposed Commissioners in accordance with Parliament's internal Rules of Procedure.

The candidate commissioners presented were scrutinised by the European Parliament committees from 30 August to 7 September 1999

1999 - Hearings of the Commissioners-designate

20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement - Interviews

EP Plenary session - 20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement

20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement - Arrivals and family photo

Plenary Session in Brussels - February 2000

Celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaties of Rome - Forum on the Future of Europe

Klaus HANSCH EP President meets with Romano PRODI

Lamberto DINI, Klaus HANSCH EP President, Romano PRODI

EP photo

Klaus HANSCH EP President, m??eets with Romano PRODI, Prime Minister of Italy in Brussels in June 1996.

Romano PRODI, Jose Maria GIL-ROBLES GIL-DELGADO EP President

Romano PRODI, Italian Prime Minister meets Jose Maria GIL-ROBLES GIL-DELGADO EP President in Brussels on February 28, 1998.

Luigi COCILOVO, Romano PRODI EC President

Plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

European Council President-in-Office Jose Maria Aznar an Romano PRODI, EC President report to MEPs on the outcome of the Barcelona European Council during a special plenary session in Brussels on March 20, 2002.

Pat COX EP President, Romano PRODI EC President

Pat COX EP President meets Romano PRODI EC President in Strasbourg on March 12, 2002.

AFET exchange of views with Romano PRODI, UN Special Envoy for the Sahel, on the situation in the region

PRODI Romano in the hemicycle of the European Parliament in Strasbourg in 2000

Michel BARNIER, Romano PRODI - EC President, Nicole FONTAINE - EP President, FRERICHS

Second European Forum on Cohesion.

EC President adresses the plenary session of the EP in Strasbourg.

Romano PRODI - EC President, Pat COX - EP President, Constantin SIMITIS

Visit of the Prime Minister of Greece and Acting President of the Council to the EP in Strasbourg, following the Summit on Iraq.

Romano PRODI - EC President, Pat COX - EP President, Franco FRATTINI

Press conference with the EP President, the EC President and the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Luigi COCILOVO in Plenary Session in Strasbourg.

EC President in a meeting at the EP in Brussels.

This memoclip shows extracts from Romano Prodi's tenure as President of the European Commission, focusing on the relationship with the European Parliament. Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004, played a key role in the introduction of the euro and led the EU's largest expansion, welcoming ten new member states. His leadership was instrumental in promoting economic integration and strengthening the EU’s global influence, while his vision of a more united Europe helped shape the Union's political and economic future.

Memoclip: Romano PRODI, former President of the European Commission (1999-2004), and the European Parliament

EP President Roberta Metsola, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, former EP President Pat Cox, and former Commission President Romano Prodi participate in a formal sitting of Parliament to mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 EU enlargement round along with representatives from the ten countries that joined the EU 20 years ago. During the ceremony, the guests answer questions from a group of young people born on or around 1 May 2004 from the Member States, who are invited to attend the sitting. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement: Speech by Romano PRODI, former President of the European Commission

European Parliament celebrates the 20th anniversary of the EU’s biggest enlargement On Wednesday morning, MEPs, EU and member state representatives, and young people born in May 2004, will mark the ten countries joining the EU 20 years ago. On this occasion, EP President Roberta Metsola welcomes Leszek MILLER, Pat COX, Günter VERHEUGEN, Vaira VIKE-FREIBERGA, Peter MEDGYESSY, Lawrence GONZI, Anton ROP, Mikulas DZURINDA, Kristiina OJULAND, Giorgios IACOVOU, Antanas VALIONIS, Pavel TELIČKA and Romano PRODI

20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement: extracts from the arrivals

EP President Roberta Metsola, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, former EP President Pat Cox, and former Commission President Romano Prodi participates in a formal sitting of Parliament to mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 EU enlargement round along with representatives from the ten countries, that joined the EU 20 years ago. During the ceremony, the guests answer questions from a group of young people born on or around 1 May 2004 from the new member states, who are invited to attend the sitting.

20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement: extracts from the ceremony

This memoclip looks back at José María GIL-ROBLES GIL-DELGADO, former EP President (1997-1999), who passed away on 13th February 2023.

Memoclip: José María GIL-ROBLES GIL-DELGADO, former EP President (1997-1999)

The Fossoli camp was an internment camp in Italy (Carpi, Emilia-Romagna), established during World War II. The massacre of Cibeno (Eccidio di Cibeno) has been perpetrated by the SS on July 12, 1944 at the shooting range of Cibeno, where 67 people locked up in the Camp of Fossoli were shot. David SASSOLI, EP President and Ursula von der LEYEN, EC President, participate to the commemoration by visiting the Concentration camp of Fossoli, taking part to the ceremony and visiting the Museum of Deportation of Carpi (Emilia Romagna).

Commemoration of the 77th anniversary of the Cibeno nazi massacre with David SASSOLI, EP President and Ursula von der LEYEN, EC President: visit of the Concentration camp of Fossoli, extracts from the ceremony and visit of the Museum

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (2 February 1926 - 2 December 2020) was a French politician and President of France from 1974 to 1981. He served as a member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1993, being a Member of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Group. He was also President of the European Convention from 2002 to 2003.

Memoclip: Valéry GISCARD D'ESTAING and the European Union

David SASSOLI, EP President, invites Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission and Romano PRODI, former Commission President with interventions from Sir Tim BERNERS-LEE, computer scientist and Simona LEVI, founder of Xnet, in a debate entitled "Internet access, a new human right" in the framework of the new series of dialogues called "Ideas for a new world", in the European Parliament in Brussels

Video debate with David SASSOLI, EP President: "Internet access: a new human right"

Arrival before the European ceremony of honour for former Chancellor and Honorary Citizen of Europe Helmut KOHL: arrival and Signature of the condeleance - Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Aaron FARRUGIA, Parliamentary Secretary Farrugia for EU Funds and Social Dialogue, Romano PRODI, Former EC President, Donald TUSK, President of the Council, Angelino ALFANO, Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Alexander VAN DER BELLEN, President of Austria, Goran PERSSON, Former Swedish Prime Minister, Stefan LÖFVEN, Swedish Prime Minister.

(08) Official arrivals at the European ceremony for former Chancellor Helmut KOHL: arrival and Signature of book of condolence by Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Aaron FARRUGIA, Romano PRODI, Donald TUSK, Angelino ALFANO and Alexander VAN DER BELLEN

European Ceremony of Honour for Dr. Helmut KOHL,Former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of GermanyandHonorary Citizen of Europe (1930 - 2017) in the EP in Strasbourg. Cutaways end of the ceremony

European Ceremony of Honour for Helmut KOHL: Cutaways end of the ceremony

This memoclip illustrates the relations between Simone Veil and the European institutions, from her election as President of the European Parliament in 1979 until the inauguration of the Simone Veil Agora in Brussels in 2011. Simone Veil was the first President of the European Parliament elected by universal suffrage, from 1979 to 1982.

Memoclip: Tribute to Simone VEIL

This memoclip illustrates the main treaties (from Paris to Lisbon) and their consequences on the European Parliament

Memoclip: The treaties

Jacques CHIRAC and the European Institutions, from 1979 to 2007

Memoclip: Jacques CHIRAC and the European Institutions

This audiovisual press kit illustrates the relations between the European Parliament and Denmark before and after the accession process: Key dates of the accession process - Official of the Royal Family and members of the government at the European Parliament - Official visits of European Parliament President and MEPs in Denmark - Signature of Treaties - Referendum - European Elections - Hearing of Danish Commissioner designate.

Memoclip: European Parliament - Denmark

This best of illustrates the milestones in the actual passage to the euro: from the launching of the final countdown by Belgium the 30/12/2001 to the first commercial uses of euro notes and coins in everyday life 01/01/2002, and the first assessments 02 and 03/01/2002.

Best of: Changeover to the euro, 30/12/01- 03/01/02

Statements at the European Parliament following terrorists attacks in the United States (from 12.9.to 14.9.2001):Wim DUISENBERG, President of the European Central Bank –12/9/2001, Nicole Fontaine, President of the EP, Guy VERHOFSTADT, Prime Minister of Belgium and President of the EU Council, Romano PRODI, President of the European Commission-12/9/2001, Nicole FONTAINE address to the Macedonian Parliament-13/9/2001, EU mourning day in Brussels, (3 minutes of silence) in solidarity with the UnitedStates 14/9/2001.

Statements at the European Parliament following terrorists attacks in the United States (12-14/09/2001)

During the plenary session (12-15/03/2001) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 23 and 24 March 2001, organised in Stockholm. Among the discussed topics: the demographic challenge of an ageing population, the employment in a competitive Union, the strategic guidance for the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines, the review of economic and social questions, the candidate countries in the goals and procedures of the Lisbon strategy. Extracts from the statements by Anna LINDH, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs and President in office of the Council of the EU, and Romano PRODI, President of the European Commission.

Conclusions of the Stockholm European Council meeting of 23 and 24 March 2001: extracts from the debate

Official ceremony on the occasion of the 50th anniversart of the Robert SCHUMAN declaration with the participation of Nicole FONTAINE, EP President and Romano PRODI, EC President. Statement by Nicole Fontaine, raising of the European flag and European Anthem by a fanfare.

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