European Elections 2019 - Election night: arrival of Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), EPP lead candidate for the Presidency of the EC

European Elections 2019 - First reactions by Political group leaders: statement by Gabrielle ZIMMER, GUE group leader

European Elections 2019 - Election night: arrival of Kris PEETERS

European Elections 2019 - Election night: arrival of Margrethe VESTAGER, ALDE lead candidate as member of Team Europe for the Presidency of the EC

European Elections 2019 - Election night - backstage

European elections 2019 - STRASBOURG-COUNTING

Elections Day 2019 - Ambiance and technical set around EP Building

European Elections 2019 - Election night - Ambiance Shots

European elections 2019 - General atmosphere inside the Plenary chamber in European Parliament in Brussels

European Elections 2019 - Make-up session prior to the first statements round

Elections 2019 - Election night: First reactions by European Parliament group leaders

European Elections 2019 - Election night: First reaction by Udo BULLMANN (S&D, DE), S&D Group leader

European Elections 2019 - Arrivals of Political group leaders: arrival of Gabriele ZIMMER (GUE/NGL, DE), GUE/NGL Group leader

The EP’s Press service organises a briefing for journalists to mark 100 days before the new European Parliament will be elected, which will focus on upcoming key dates, lead candidate debates, media tools and practical details on facilities available on Election Day itself as well as in the run-up, in the European Parliament in Brussels. In this framework, the chamber of the EP in Brussels will be transformed into a giant press room between the 24 and 27 May where the announcements about projections and results will be made and the candidates will be offered the possibility to share their first reactions. During the press conference, a first set of projections has been published on how the next chamber would look like based on national polling data taken up to the beginning of February 2019. The data is based on a selection of reliable polls conducted by national polling institutes in the Member States and aggregated by Kantar public on behalf of Parliament.

Press briefing for journalists to mark 100 days before the election of the new European Parliament

The European elections this year coincide with the 40th anniversary of the first elections to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, held in June 1979. The Historical Archives of the European Parliament, guardians of the Parliament's memory, are celebrating this anniversary with an exhibition of electoral posters that were produced during the institutional electoral campaigns between 1979 and 2014 to highlight the importance of voting.

40 years of European elections - exhibition of posters

The EP’s Press service organises a briefing for journalists to mark 100 days before the new European Parliament will be elected, which will focus on upcoming key dates, lead candidate debates, media tools and practical details on facilities available on Election Day itself as well as in the run-up, in the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Press briefing for journalists to mark 100 days before the new European Parliament will be elected, which will focus on upcoming key dates, lead candidate debates, media tools and practical details on facilities available on Election Day

In the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Antonio TAJANI, EP President, signs a strategic communications partnership with professional football player association, a memorandum of understanding to help get out the vote ahead of the European elections 2019. Participants from the FIFPro side include Jonas BAER-HOFFMANN , Secretary General FIFPro Division Europe; Damiano TOMMASI, former player and President of the Italian Footballers’ Association (AIC) and Dario ŠIMIČ, former player and President of the Croatian Association Football Union (HUNS), Alexander BIELEFELD Senior Manager Policy & Strategic Relations at FIFPro, Filippo CORTI. EP President Antonio Tajani and Secretary General of footballers’ federation FIFPro Europe Jonas Baer-Hoffmann signed an agreement to mobilise voters ahead of the 2019 EP elections

Signature of memorandum FIF-PRO by Antonio TAJANI, EP President

Antonio TAJANI, EP President, officially launches the campaign for EE2019 "This time I’m voting" in Rome, Italy.

This time I’m voting: extracts of the official launch of the campaign by Antonio TAJANI, EP President

This infoclip shows the different plastic packaging that are commonly found in supermarkets. Addressing the circular cycle, the clip finishes with the recycling waste plant ECODEAL in Portugal where plastic is recycled.

Infoclip: Circular economy - Packaging and plastic recycling

Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Christoph LEITL, President of Eurochambres, sign the Memorandum of Understanding in the European Parliament in Brussels. The partnership between the European Parliament and Eurochambres, an organisation representing over 20 million companies of which more than 93% are SMEs, will help to generate momentum and citizen involvement in the run-up to the European elections. Arrival, roundtable, signature and statements

Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding by Antonio TAJANI, EP President and Christoph LEITL, President of Eurochambres: arrival, roundtable, signature and statements

This infoclip illustrates fathers and mothers taking care of their children at different ages.

Infoclip: Social protection - parental leave

This infoclip illustrates an example of a school canteen and of a kitchen providing organic food and vegetables from local producers, in Namur (Wallonia).

Infoclip: Social protection - Healthy food in educational establishments

On the 28th of January, during the new years reception of the European Left, the 2 lead candidates of the group in the run up to the European elections of May 2019 had been announced. Nico CUE, lead candidate for the Presidency of the European Commission, coming from Belgium addressed his comrades in a restaurant, in Brussels.

Announcement of lead candidates for the Presidency of the European Commission - European Left (EL)

During the Party of European Socialists (PES) Congres in Lisbon on the 7 and 8th December 2018, Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of the Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, was endorsed as the lead candidate for the PES for the European Elections on the 26th of May 2019. The event welcomed Maros SEFCOVIC, Vice-President of the EC in charge of the Energy Union, Pedro SANCHEZ, Spanish Prime Minister, Antonio COSTA, Portuguese Prime Minister and Sergei STANISHEV, President of the Party of European Socialists.

Announcement of lead candidates for the Presidency of the European Commission - Party of European Socialists (PES)

Antonio TAJANI, EP President, participates in the signing ceremony of the communication action plan in the run-up to the European elections between the European Parliament (EP) and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).

Signing ceremony of the EP - EESC communication action plan in the run-up to the European elections with the participation with the participation of Antonio TAJANI, EP President

Illustrative footage on the European Parties’ lead candidates for the Presidency of the European Commission - European Greens (EGP). This video presents the three contending candidates: Ska KELLER (DE, EFA/Greens), Bas EICKHOUT (NL, EFA/Greens) and Petra DE SUTTER, Belgian Senator, participaing in the European Greens Council meeting, in Berlin.

Announcement of lead candidates for the Presidency of the European Commission - European Greens (EGP)

Antonio TAJANI, EP President, speaks to the press about the launch of the new website " WHAT EUROPE DOES FOR ME" during the plenary session (12-15/11/18) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Launch of the new website " WHAT EUROPE DOES FOR ME": extracts from the press conference by Antonio TAJANI, EP President

During the plenary session (12-15/11/18) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on increasing EU resilience against the influence of foreign actors on the upcoming EP election campaign. Statements by Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT), rapporteur, Vĕra JOUROVÁ, Member of the EC in charge of Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), Claude MORAES (S&D, UK), Pavel TELIČKA (ALDE, CZ), Rebecca HARMS (Greens/EFA, DE) and Elmar BROK (EPP, DE).

Increasing EU resilience against the influence of foreign actors on the upcoming EP election campaign: extracts from the debate

Illustrative footage on the European Parties’ lead candidates for the Presidency of the European Commission - Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE) / European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR). The video shows Jan ZAHRADIL (ECR, CZ), giving a press point in Brussels.

Announcement of lead candidates for the Presidency of the European Commission - Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE)

Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Etienne BASSOT, director at the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS), and Jaume DUCH, Director-General for Communication of the EP and Spokesperson, speak to the press about the launch of the new website " WHAT EUROPE DOES FOR ME" during the plenary session (12-15/11/18) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Jaume DUCH also announces the upcoming launch of the "Citizen's app".

Press conference by Antonio TAJANI, EP President, Etienne BASSOT, director at the EPRS, and Jaume DUCH, Director-General for Communication of the EP and Spokesperson, on the launch of the new website " WHAT EUROPE DOES FOR ME"

Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding with ENEX (European News Exchange) in the framework of the European Elections 2019 in the European Parliament in Brussels. Statements by Adrian WELLS, Managing director of ENEX, and Jaume DUCH GUILLOT, Directeur-General of DG COMM du PE.

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